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30 brave football players who came out of the closet

When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Scott Frantz came out to the nation as gay, he shared that his teammates (to whom he’d come out earlier) had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms…

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Why gay men are still banned from donating sperm

Sperm banks already have an uphill battle trying to get men of color, especially Black men, to donate sperm. A Washington Post analysis found Black sperm donors represent less than 2 percent of all sperm donors at the country’s four…

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MAGA candidate jailed for pleasuring himself near a preschool

An Arizona Republican candidate who said he wanted “our children protected [from] the progressive left” was arrested for masturbating near a preschool. Randy Kaufman suspended his campaign for the Maricopa County Community College Governing Board earlier this week following media…

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The 5 wildest and wonderful gay wedding proposals

Some couples are so in sync, they finish each other’s senten– marriage proposals. When Corey Francis headed out on a romantic Puerto Vallarta vacation with his boyfriend, Trevor Turk, he had an engagement ring on hand, and a plan to…

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A bill banning all public drag performances is being proposed

An Idaho-based Christian right-wing group has helped draft legislation looking to ban drag performances in public venues in the state, according to the Idaho Capital Sun. The bill will be introduced into the Idaho Legislature in January, the president of…