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India Supreme Court fails to legalize same-sex marriage
India’s Supreme Court has declined legalisation of same-sex marriage after a lengthy campaign, and public support, for a change in law…
Month: October 2023
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FBI finds a sharp increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes
Compared to 2021 estimates, hate crimes last year that were motivated by bias against the victims’ sexual orientation rose 13.8 percent while those motivated by bias against the victims’ gender identity rose 32.9 percent, according to data from the FBI…
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An epic journey to America’s last lesbian bars
Many LGBTQ+ people of a certain age don’t look back fondly at the ’80s, but there was one bright spot then — lesbian bars were ubiquitous among the urban landscape, with well over 200 operating in 1987. Now, only a few dozen remain…
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University professor attacked over Drag Queen Story Hour
A queer Arizona State University professor sustained minor injuries after a confrontation with members of the right-wing student group, Turning Point USA, during which the members accused the professor of being a pedophile for co-founding a drag story hour organization…
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Why heart disease is more common in LGBT people
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and it doesn’t discriminate. In 2021, about 695,000 people in the United States died due to the condition, according to most recent data from the…
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MAGA anti-LGBT Republican elected as Louisiana’s governor
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry will become Louisiana’s 57th governor, after winning Saturday’s primary in a field with three other Republican candidates, a conservative independent and a lone Democrat…
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Poland’s anti-LGBT far-right government loses majority
Poland’s right-wing government appears to have lost its majority after the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday…