Matt Baume

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Matt Baume, based in West Hollywood, Calif., is a Research and Communications Manager for the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) in Los Angeles.

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  10 up-and-coming vloggers about to take over YouTube

  Saturday, October 7, 2017

  They are our future, so you might as well start enjoying them now.

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  All the news Trump doesn’t want you to know in under 2-minutes

  Friday, April 28, 2017

  From Trump's first 100 days to new efforts to stop so-called "ex-gay" therapy, here's all the buzz from the week that was.

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  Watch this week’s LGBTQ news you can use: Chechnya, Roy Moore, adoption & more

  Saturday, April 22, 2017

  Why do Alabama lawmakers think barring gay adoptions will increase the number of children who find loving homes?

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  Everything you need to know about our world right now in under 4 minutes

  Friday, April 14, 2017

  From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume's got you covered with this week's debrief.

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  ICYMI: What happened this week in just 3 minutes

  Friday, March 31, 2017

  Matt Baume offers a quick, queer debrief of the week's news for the LGBTQ community.

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  Defying Trump administration, Ohio moves toward protecting our community

  Thursday, March 30, 2017

  Cities across the state are passing ordinances to protect the lives and jobs of LGBTQ Ohioans.

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  Mike Huckabee queerbaits Lindsey Graham

  Thursday, March 30, 2017

  Did Mike Huckabee really suggest Sen. Lindsey Graham is gay?

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  Christian extremist still furious about ‘gay moment’ in ‘Beauty and the Beast’

  Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  James Dobson is outraged over a few seconds of film that acknowledge same-sex attraction, what he calls "Disney's blatant, agenda-driven decision to introduce homosexuality."

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  Orlando mayor offers non-apology for omitting LGBTQs from Pulse memorial

  Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  Nearly one year later, LGBTQ victims and survivors of the Pulse massacre are being erased by politicians from local mayors all the way up to the governor.

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  Gay student publicly attacked by Rick Perry challenges him to meet face to face

  Tuesday, March 28, 2017

  Each of them have made history in their lifetimes, but it's clear the former governor could learn a lot about public discourse from the college junior.

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