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LGBTQ Prime
Not too big and not too small: 5 mid-sized cities to retire in (plus one far-flung surprise)
These geographically diverse towns offer the best of all worlds: big city amenities with a small-town vibe, including price.
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Election 2022
Rent control is quickly becoming an election issue for LGBTQ voters in urban areas
Every $100 increase in rent is associated with a 9% increase in the homelessness rate and rents are skyrocketing in gayborhoods.
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Life
Drag queen turns into Pied Piper when kids take over Pride
Conservatives spent the week arguing that it’s child abuse for children to look at drag queens. But one defiant queen with a fan showed them that drag is for everyone.
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Bias Watch
Influential conservative activist claims schools are teaching kids how to be furries
An internet troll complained that Redditors didn’t fall for their “furries in school” hoax. Two week later, Chaya Raichik fell for it.
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Life
Olympic diver “wouldn’t be here” if not for his gay dad
“I tell everyone, when they ask me why I dive, I dive purely for my dad,” Jordan Windle proudly said.
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News (USA)
School calls transgender book “inappropriate” & offers counseling to kids who heard it
Some parents are calling for the teacher to be fired, while others are worried about how the controversy will make trans kids feel.
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Life
Meet the trans teen becoming one of the first female Eagle Scouts
“My hope is that the lessons I learned through my struggles will help you too.”
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Commentary
We’ve lived all over the world as a gay couple. Now we’re holed up in suburban Texas.
The world seemed wide open, and we were growing more intrepid by the month. Now we’re living in a suburb with an SUV in every driveway.
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Health and Wellness
Here are tips that LGBTQ people can use to deal with the outbreak of Coronavirus
Come get your life(-saving tips) from LGBTQ health and wellness providers. Spoiler alert: the masks are not doing you any favors, sweetie.
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Life
Drag queen was turned away from a fast food restaurant & called a “security risk”
A Whataburger restaurant turned away drag performer Erika Klash because of her makeup.
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News (USA)
Trans woman fights for life after brutal stabbing in Austin
The stabbing left her intestines hanging out of her body.
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Life
The secret life of Austin’s most famous homeless cross-dresser gets revealed in a new film
Locals knew Leslie by his eye-catching thongs and high heels … but those were only a small part of his inspiring life story.
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News (USA)
After an Austin gay-bashing, a newly formed ”Rainbow Patrol” stands up
After bigots jumped a couple for holding hands, locals began fighting back.
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News (USA)
Texas pastors file federal lawsuit seeking license to discriminate against LGBTQ people
They say LGBTQ rights are “modern-day cultural fads” and they shouldn’t have to follow a law that already includes a religious exemption.
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News (USA)
Texas man gets probation after using ‘gay panic’ defense to explain killing his neighbor
The jury ruled that if a gay man makes a pass at a straight man, it is deserving of death.
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News (USA)
These 9 cities should be disqualified from Amazon’s HQ2 selection, LGBT groups say
LGBT employees would not be protected from discrimination in almost half of the company’s announced finalist locations.
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News (USA)
These 14 cities are holding Trans Day of Remembrance events & you should go
Trans people are expected to support National Coming Out Day, but are you honoring Trans Day of Remembrance? You should be.
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News (USA)
Car dealership invokes First Amendment to justify firing a transgender man
Attorneys for the dealership argue that firing Ruskin makes a public statement and, therefore, the business is within its legal rights to do so.
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News (USA)
Dudebros enraged by female-only Wonder Woman screenings
“It’s sexist!” roared the men, refusing to acknowledge that nearly every superhero and comic book film is geared toward males.
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News (USA)
One year later, man still fights for justice for murdered ex-boyfriend
After Stephen Sylvester was murdered by his live-in lover, a surprising hero has stepped forward to demand justice.