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UN report: LGBT rights being ‘deliberately undermined’ in US

“Despite five decades of progress, equality is not within reach, and often not even within sight, for all persons impacted by violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States,’’ said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the…

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Virginia Judge refuses to label LGBT books ‘obscene’

A circuit court judge in Virginia has rejected petitions to label two books — included the much-maligned Maia Kobabe graphic novel Gender Queer — as “obscene,” a designation which would have made it illegal to sell or lend the books in the…

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How Princess Diana changed how the world viewed AIDS

Princess Diana is remembered for her kindness and generosity – and 25 years after her death, there is no better example than her visit to a group of HIV/AIDS patients. Twenty-five years ago, on August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales…

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US anti-LGBT hate group linked to Putin’s anti-LGBT agenda

A video posted this month by the far-right anti-LGBTQ Libs of TikTok Twitter account has since spread among anti-LGBTQ Russian and European disinformation networks, effectively furthering the anti-queer agenda of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The account’s founder has pledged to…

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US reports first death of person diagnosed with monkeypox

Texas on Tuesday reported the first death in a severely immunocompromised person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, according to state health department officials. The case is still under investigation to see what role monkeypox played in the death. Although painful…

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Texas drag brunch defended by armed counter-protesters

Fueled by months of lies teed up by far-right conspiracy mongers like Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichiklike and Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, what happened on Sunday in Roanoke, Texas, has by now become something of a familiar…

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‘Educational gag order’ bills have increased 250% over last year

The number of bills seeking to impose “educational gag orders” that limit or ban certain types of topics or discussions from school classrooms has increased more than twofold in the past year, according to a new report. The report, “America’s Censored Classrooms,” which…