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No city, no problem: The rise of the suburban gays

Cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are strongholds for LGBTQ populations, but some gay guys say they’re happier as suburbanites than urbanites. So we’ve gleaned, at least, from a thread on the topic in…

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Why gay sex in the animal kingdom matters to us all

As far as LGBTQIA people are concerned, what is old is new again. Recent pushes to restrict classroom representation of sexuality and gender identity, to intimidate libraries out of queer-friendly programming, and to legislate away the right to choose gender…

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Bodycam footage shows the arrest of gay D.C. reporter

A newly released video shows an Ohio National Guard officer instigating a confrontation with a national TV news reporter during a press conference in Ohio Wednesday, which resulted in the correspondent and not the general being violently tackled and arrested…

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Nets’ player fined $40,000 for saying gay slur on live TV

Update: On Friday, the NBA fined Thomas $40,000 for using “derogatory and disparaging language during a live TV interview.” Original story: Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas apologized Thursday after uttering the anti-gay slur “no homo” in a TV broadcast after…