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Ohio Republicans want genital inspections for girls in school sports

Late Wednesday night, Ohio Republicans passed a bill requiring certain high school and college athletes competing in women’s sports to have their genitals inspected to ensure that they are not transgender. H.B. 61, known as the “Save Women’s Sports Act…

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Monkeypox: US cases hit 25 as CDC warns of rapid growth

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed there are now 25 cases of monkeypox in the US as it warns of community spread.  The CDC has identified 25 confirmed monkeypox cases across almost a dozen states as…

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Church to self-appoint LGBT pastors after bishop denies request

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on Sunday will self-appoint two LGBTQ staff members to pastor positions after their requests for appointments were rejected by the bishop of North Texas. The Rev. Rachel Baughman will appoint Isabel Marquez and…

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Kuwait scolds US embassy over LGBT rights support

The government of Kuwait on Thursday said it summoned a senior American diplomat after the U.S. Embassy tweeted its support of LGBTQ rights. A Kuwaiti Foreign Affairs Ministry statement notes Nawaf Abdul Latif Al-Ahmad, the country’s acting assistant secretary of…

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NY Port Authority to stop undercover public bathroom stings

The Port Authority Police Department has agreed to end undercover stings by plainclothes officers that critics claimed targeted and entrapped restroom users — primarily gay and bisexual men — resulting in them being prosecuted on trumped-up charges of “public lewdness.”…