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Buttigieg is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member

Pete Buttigieg was approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as transportation secretary with bipartisan support, marking the first time an openly gay person has been confirmed to a Cabinet-level position and a long overdue achievement for the LGBTQ community…

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The mystery of Martin Luther King Jr’s views on LGBT rights

On Martin Luther King Jr Day, we revisit the legendary civil rights leader’s relationship with LGBT+ rights. Dr King’s legacy is towering and complex. He devoted his life to – and was ultimately murdered for – advancing the rights of Black Americans…

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1990 Vancouver Gay Games come alive again in online

In 1990, Vancouver hosted an international sports event that attracted more than 7,000 athletes plus thousands of artists, writers and tourists from around the world. It was called Celebration ’90 Gay Games III & Cultural Festival. For eight days in August, it put Vancouver…

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Ancient Roman ‘homophobic graffiti’ unearthed in Pompeii

Archaeologists who have been excavating an Ancient Roman snack bar in Pompeii, Italy, have discovered “homophobic” graffiti scrawled on the walls. According to a press release from Pompeii Sites, the colourful Thermopolium of Regio V was one of the…