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Nintendo to recognize gay marriages despite Japanese ban

The Japanese multinational video game company Nintendo announced they would recognize gay marriages regardless of the country’s rulings. In June, a district court in Osaka ruled that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not go against the constitution…

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Library closes when staff quits after anti-LGBT protests

The Vinton Public Library has lost two directors in two years as city residents have complained about the library’s display of LGBTQ books and books about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Most recently departing the library was…

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What went wrong with the rollout of the monkeypox vaccine?

A series of crucial mistakes in the rollout of the monkeypox vaccine has significantly inhibited America’s ability to distribute doses and prevent the troubling and in some cases extremely painful disease from becoming endemic. In the meantime, the virus has…