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2023: Where change is coming for LGBT rights around the world

If progress in 2022 is anything to go by, there’s reason to be optimistic about the global direction of travel when it comes to same-sex relationships, LGBTQ campaigners say. In the second half of the year, there was a flurry of movement to decriminalize…

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UK government blocks Scotland’s gender reform bill

The UK government has blocked Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from getting Royal Assent. On Monday (16 January), Scotland Secretary Alister Jack confirmed that he will enact a section 35 order at Westminster tomorrow to prevent the legislation from being…

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Here’s how to use Grindr (without losing your mind)

When Grindr launched as an iOS mobile app on March 25, 2009, it revolutionized the way we meet potential partners. I mean the convenience, the options, the doomscrolling! Not only did it offer the ease of finding locals from the…

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States with the most active hate groups per person

On Jan. 16, 2023, the United States will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, one day after the 94th anniversary of his birth. As a civil rights leader, King stood up, not only against the institutional racism enforced by the…