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Nazi violence against LGBT people must never be forgotten.

It is 75 years today since Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, which signalled the beginning of the end of one of the most horrifying chapters in modern history: the Holocaust. Every year on this day, the world remembers the millions of people…

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‘Out on Television’ tracks evolution of LGBT portrayals.

Actor Wilson Cruz says a new documentary on the evolution of LGBTQ depictions on television is a ‘œlove letter’ to the medium’s power. It’s also a testament to how LGBTQ people and their allies harnessed TV to tell the community’s stories…

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A rare piece of LGBT history just turned up on Google.

Researchers at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University found themselves the beneficiaries of a lucky twist of fate when a simple Google search led them to a rare document credited with helping to lay the foundation for the gay rights movement…

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The 2010s have been filled with some epic LGBT milestones.

At the dawn of the year 2010, few Americans could predict that the coming decade would revolutionize the legal and cultural landscape for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. After all, it was only in 2003 that homosexuality was decriminalized across the country…

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The ten most shocking LGBT stories of 2019.

LGBTQ news isn’t always positive, as these stories show. Just like every other year, LGBTQ people fell victim to violence, hate speech, and discrimination. Documenting these stories not only helps to humanize statistics about hatred and discrimination, but they help other victims…