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Florida county adopts new sex-ed curriculum — without the sex
A new middle school sex education curriculum in Orange County, Florida, obtained by Popular Information, eliminates previous lessons on…
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Ex-rugby professional player Sam Stanley marries his partner
Former professional British rugby player Sam Stanley has announced that he and his long-term partner, Laurence Hicks, have wed…
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US charities give barely any support to LGBT groups
In an era marked by both significant advances and setbacks for LGBTQ+ people, charitable giving to LGBTQ+ organizations more than doubled in a recent…
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This Texas city just elected its first out gay City Counsel member
Voters in Odessa, Texas, rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with…
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Paul Cadmus and the fight against censorship of gay art
When Cadmus’s 1934 painting The Fleet’s In! was censored by the US Navy, the artist responded by deftly brokering his artwork’s visibility…
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Teacher punished for defending LGBT students wins lawsuit
Eileen Brennock, a teacher in Oregon, has won a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Newberg-Dundee Public Schools after alleging retaliation for advocating for…
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Lavender marriages: Why young people seek platonic love
No one is having a good time dating these days. The backlash against the apps, bubbling up for years, has settled into a deep and lasting malaise. Every day brings troubling reports…