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Jerry Falwell Jr. admits the whole evangelical thing was just an act

Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife, Becki, are finally opening up about that whole pool boy scandal that destroyed their sterling reputation among evangelicals, crushed their powerful influence in the Republican party, and led to Jerry’s resignation from Liberty University in…

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LGBT Afghans ‘gang raped, attacked and hunted’ by Taliban

LGBT+ Afghans are facing an “increasingly desperate situation” since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and OutRight Action International. The 43-page report, entitled “Even If You Go To The Skies, We’ll Find You”, features…

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The 16 LGBT athletes competing in the Winter Olympics

LeDuc became the first openly gay athlete to win gold in a US pairs’ event with their figure skating partner, Ashley Cain-Gribble, in 2019. The pair also won the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships. “Queer people still face a lot of challenges…

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Trans Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider breaks new record

Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider continued her incredible winning streak on the hit quiz show, surpassing former contestant Matt Amodio’s incredible 38-game winning streak. Only Ken Jenning’s mind-blowing 74-game record of consecutive wins is left before the transgender woman could take…