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Gay grandpas, giggles, & why lesbians make more money

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Need some giggles this morning? I got you. Here are five transgender comedians that’ll make you LOL and five queer women cracking up the internet.

Want a real life laugh? Canadian police trolled a reckless driver that had an anti-gay bumper sticker after they towed his car.

Gay swans built a nest together so the zoo gave them 3D-printed eggs to raise

Also in the animal world, researchers discovered a rare half-male, half-female bird and it is stunning. Just look at this fancy little gentlethem!

A gay couple who were CNN’s first New Year’s kiss went viral. They continue to spread love.

They’re not letting any Debbie Downers get under their skin.

Dolly Parton surprises Texas drag queen with unexpected gift

“I honestly can’t believe it’s even real,” the queen gushed.

Residents saved a beloved queer beach

Neighbors wanted to make it more “family-friendly” by building a playground next to it.

These gay grandpas had the sweetest holiday message

Awwwwwwwww.

8 queer facts you didn’t know about Disney

It was a gay man who “gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.”

Dylan Mulvaney has another reason to celebrate her life

No wonder she’s toasting the year ahead.

Lesbians make more money than straight women. Men aren’t holding them back.

If you want something done, ask a lesbian so it gets done right the first time.

These books were going to be burned. Now they’re being given away to Florida kids.

22,500 school library books were saved and are now being given away for free.

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