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Newly out gay soccer player appears on the cover of ‘Men’s Health’

Josh Cavallo, an openly gay Australian professional soccer player, recently appeared on the cover of Men’s Health, telling the magazine, in a feature interview, about his experiences, challenges, and successes since coming out as gay last October. Cavallo, a player for…

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Same-sex couples will soon be able to marry and adopt in Slovenia

Same-sex couples in Slovenia can now marry and adopt children after the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled a law that limits marriage and adoption to heterosexual partners is unconstitutional. Media reports indicate the court ordered the Slovenian National Assembly…

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UN condemns anti-LGBT violence and discrimination

The United Nations Human Rights Council Thursday adopted four new resolutions, including one in which it extends the mandate of the independent expert on protection from violence and discrimination related to sexual orientation and gender identity for three years…

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The untold truth of the Westboro Baptist Church

The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most notorious and infamous churches in the United States. According to Britannica, Fred Phelps founded the church, which is based out of Topeka, Kansas, and he also served as the church’s first pastor…

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Megan Rapinoe awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Soccer player and LBGTQ activist Megan Rapinoe was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with 16 others in a ceremony Thursday at the White House. Rapinoe, who turned 37 on Tuesday, flashed a big grin as Biden put the medal…

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13-year-old wearing a Pride flag arrested at Florida protest

Video of a 13-year-old being arrested at a July 4 pro-choice rally in Lakeland, Florida went viral earlier this week. The video, filmed and shared on social media by Rain Johnson’s mother Lauren Johnson, shows the teen draped in a…

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California’s governor trolls Florida’s governor with freedom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a commercial attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential political rival, by encouraging Floridians to move to California if they dislike the right-wing agenda being pursued by Florida lawmakers. In a 30-second spot that…