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The Vatican takes another shot at the LGBT community.

The Vatican issued an official document Monday rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual “complementarity” of men and women to make babies. The document, published during LGBT Pride Month, was immediately…

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Perception of LGBT rights under federal law largely incorrect.

Almost half of all Americans incorrectly believe that federal law protects lesbian, gay and bisexual people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released this week. A month ago, the Democratic-controlled…

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How did Americans’ views on gay rights change so quickly?

Steve and Teri Augustine met, fell in love and got married in a conservative evangelical Christian community. They grew up believing homosexuality was a sin, and that the “gay agenda” was an attack on their values. Then, six years ago…

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Anti-LGBT politician expects a cure for homosexuality.

Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe has defended her stance on so-called gay conversion therapy and said that “science may yet produce” a cure for homosexuality. The veteran anti-LGBT campaigner made the comments today (June 2) on Sky Newswhen pressed about a…

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Aaron Schock and the politics of outing.

A sexually explicit video, allegedly of disgraced former Republican congressman Aaron Schock, lit up the internet and social media this week. Coupled with photos of him that circulated in recent weeks said to show him partying with gay men…

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So, is Utah LGBT-friendly or not?

If you want to understand this country’s LGBTQ future, look no further than Utah. From the outside, the Beehive State might seem full of contrasts: Salt Lake City mayor Jackie Biskupski is a lesbian Democrat, but the state legislature is…