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Amsterdam ‘stumbling stones’ commemorate gay victims of Nazis

More than 75 years after they were murdered in the gas chambers or shot, gay victims of Nazi persecution were remembered with “stumbling stones” laid in Amsterdam this week. The Netherlands has about 8,500 Stolpersteine, (stumbling stones), the brass memorial plaques embedded…

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Where is the poster boy of the ex-gay movement now?

For over a decade, John Paulk was the poster boy of the ex-gay movement. As a self-proclaimed converted gay man happily married to his wife, an ex-lesbian named Anne, he made countless media appearances, spoke at Exodus conferences, and publicly…

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A record number of LGBT athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics

At least 121 publicly out gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and nonbinary athletes are headed to Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Games, more than double the number who participated at the 2016 Rio Games. The number of publicly out LGBTQ athletes in…

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The American LGBT museum moves towards reality

The New-York Historical Society, a museum and library dedicated to telling the stories of America’s largest city, announced a major expansion, which will include an entire floor dedicated to the forthcoming American LGBTQ+ Museum. The addition to the Historical Society’s…