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Man pleads guilty to using explicit selfies to extort Grindr victims
A Chicago man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in an Ohio federal courtroom to extorting money and sex from men he met through social media and…
Month: May 2024
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LGBT tennis players removing barriers at the French Open
The second Grand Slam event on the 2024 tennis calendar, the French Open – also known as Roland-Garros – gets underway this weekend in Paris, and there are likely to be…
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It is now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBT books
Minnesota has banned book bans, making it illegal for libraries to remove titles based on ideology. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed HF3782 into law last week, which…
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Louisiana to reclassify abortion pills as controlled substances
Louisiana’s Legislature approved a bill on May 23, 2024, that would reclassify two abortion pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, as “controlled, dangerous…
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NBA great’s nonprofit to make ‘safe spaces’ for LGBT kids of color
NBA star and Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, alongside his transgender daughter Zaya, is launching a non-profit dedicated to providing queer youth of color a…
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Gay and bisexual men still can’t donate tissue like corneas
Until 2015, men who have had sex with another man weren’t allowed to donate blood – and there were still limits on their donations until last year, when the federal government lifted…
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Tampa Bay Rays’ rainbow clapback to Ron DeSantis
When you think of the Tampa Bay Rays and Pride, you immediately picture five relief pitchers ripping rainbow logos off their jerseys two years ago. It was…