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    How Drag Culture Became A Fixture In Las Vegas

    Jan 22, 2021

    Nevada has a dark history when it comes to LGBT folks.

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    Middle East
    A pro-LGBTQ banner is flipped over on a wall outside the U.S. Embassy in downtown Jerusalem.
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    At Jerusalem's Request, U.S. Embassy Briefly Takes Down Its LGBTQ Pride Banner

    Jun 23, 2020
    The city's deputy mayor said the banner was removed because he received complaints that it was offensive to residents.
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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    A More Supportive Therapy Option For The LGBTQ Community

    Nov 06, 2019

    Mental illness and suicide are massive problems in Nevada, especially for LGBTQ people. 

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    Criminal Justice Collaborative
    A jury awarded Sgt. Keith Wildhaber nearly $20 million in a discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis County Police Department.
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    Missouri Cop Who Says He Was Told 'Tone Down Your Gayness' Wins Discrimination Case

    Oct 30, 2019

    Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued the St. Louis County Police Department in 2017, alleging he was passed over for promotions because he is gay. A jury agreed and awarded him nearly $20 million on Friday.

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    Business
    Mattel's new Creatable World dolls.
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    Mattel Launches New Gender-Neutral Dolls

    Sep 25, 2019
    The toy manufacturing giant behind Barbie aims to allow nonbinary youth to play with gender expression in its new line of dolls.
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    Dem Candidate Buttigieg Stresses Climate Change, Civil Rights

    Feb 21, 2020

    Many question whether the U.S. is ready to elect a gay president.

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    World
    Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.
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    Russian LGBT Activist Is Found Dead; Friends Say She Was Threatened

    Jul 23, 2019
    Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.
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    Shots - Health News
    In a May 19, 2015 file photo, R. Scott Turner, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Memory Disorder Center at Georgetown University Hospital, points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospit
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    LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds

    Jul 17, 2019
    Research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Convention found that LGBTQ Americans are three times more likely to experience cognitive decline than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.
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    Technology
    YouTube's decision not to ban a right-wing vlogger for targeting a gay journalist has rekindled debates around hate speech, censorship, and whether companies "walk the walk" of supporting LGBTQ people during Pride Month.
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    Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators?

    Jun 08, 2019
    The decision not to ban a right-wing YouTuber for personal attacks on a gay journalist taps into the debate over hate speech on social media — and whether companies do enough to support LGBTQ users.
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    National
    Mike Hollinger of IBM joined a group of business leaders at a news conference on the steps of the capitol in Austin, Texas. The business leaders oppose the so-called religious refusal laws currently under consideration in the Texas legislature.
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    Business Leaders Oppose 'License To Discriminate' Against LGBT Texans

    May 06, 2019
    Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans.
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    National
    A new study finds that up to 20 percent of the LGBT population in this country live in rural America. For the most part, they chose that life for the same reasons others do: tight-knit communities with a shared sense of values.
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    New Study Finds: LGBT People A 'Fundamental Part of The Fabric Of Rural Communities'

    Apr 04, 2019
    Up to 20 percent of LGBT Americans live in rural parts of the country. A new study says they shouldn't have to choose between being protected from discrimination and choosing where they call home.
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    News
    Michelle Sherman found an unexpected LGBT ally when she came out — her 93-year-old grandmother, Alice Palmer.
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    LGBT Navajos Discover Unexpected Champions: Their Grandparents

    Jan 26, 2019
    LGBT Navajo youth are three times as likely to attempt suicide as their non-Native counterparts. Some are finding unexpected allies among elders whose tradition embraces the "two spirited."
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    Shots - Health News
    Sarah Spiegel, a third-year student at New York Medical College, pushed for more education on LGBT health issues for students.
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    Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities

    Jan 20, 2019
    One in 5 LGBT adults has avoided medical care for fear of discrimination, according to a recent survey, and 80 percent of physicians surveyed say they feel "not competent" to treat LGBT patients.
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    National
    A group of mostly LGBT Central American migrants are the first to reach northern Mexico. On Sunday about 80 of them arrived in Tijuana. They plan to apply for asylum as early as Thursday.
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    LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

    Nov 13, 2018
    About 80 mostly LGBT migrants reached the border city south of San Diego on Sunday. They plan to seek political asylum as early as Thursday, arriving weeks ahead of thousands en route to the U.S.
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    Elections
    After winning Kansas' 3rd District, Sharice Davids is projected to become one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ person to represent the state in the lawmaking body.
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    'Rainbow Wave': How Did The Record Class Of LGBTQ Nominees Fare?

    Nov 07, 2018
    Hundreds of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer candidates made the ballot Tuesday. And by Election Day's end, several of them had also made U.S. history.
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    The Picture Show
    Michael Lynch (top, left) performs a monologue from <em>Street Theater</em> by Doric Wilson. Murray Hill (top, right) and Flloyd also took to the stage.
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    Wigstock, 'An Iconic Piece of Drag History,' Lets Its Roots Show At 2018 Revival

    Oct 04, 2018
    For years, Wigstock was a staple of New York City's drag scene. And after a 17-year hiatus and a boom in drag's popularity, the outdoor festival returned.
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    Goats and Soda
    From left: Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva at the Cannes Film Festival.
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    'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

    Sep 28, 2018
    In the hopes of becoming an Oscar contender, the Kenyan film board allowed the movie to play in Nairobi for a week. Director Wanuri Kahiu sees it as the beginning of a fight for freedom of expression.
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    World
    Keshav Suri, 33, executive director of the Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, which runs several hotels across India. Suri, a vocal LGBTQ advocate, acknowledges that wealth and power allow him to create a center of gay life at his New Delhi hotel.
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    India's LGBTQ Activists Await Supreme Court Verdict On Same-Sex Intercourse Ban

    Jul 26, 2018
    Activists are challenging the law, which dates back to the British colonial era. More Indian cities are hosting gay pride parades, but some polls show most Indians still frown on homosexuality.
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    World
    Sarah Hegazy, shown here in Cairo, was arrested after raising a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo last year. She was released on bail after three months in jail.
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    After Crackdown, Egypt's LGBT Community Contemplates 'Dark Future'

    Jun 18, 2018
    Homosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt but human rights groups say other laws have been used to target LGBT Egyptians. "Prison killed me. It destroyed me," says an Egyptian woman jailed after a concert.
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    The Two-Way
    Kathy Renbarger's service dog sits at her feet during a pro-gun rally at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday.
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    In A One-Two Punch, Oklahoma Governor Angers LGBTQ and Guns Rights Activists

    May 12, 2018
    Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill allowing adults to carry firearms without a license. She signed a bill to let private agencies deny placing a child for adoption based on religious beliefs.
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    Religion
    A Friday chapel service at Calvin College.
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    Christian Colleges Are Tangled In Their Own LGBT Policies

    Mar 27, 2018
    Conservative Christian colleges worry their official positions on LGBT issues could run afoul of sex discrimination law and harm relations with their own students.
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    Shots - Health News
    How do LGBTQ adults experience discrimination and how does it impact their health? Experts discussed the issue in a webcast from Harvard's Chan School of Public Health.
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    Forum: How Discrimination Damages Health In LGBTQ Communities

    Mar 21, 2018
    How do LGBTQ adults experience discrimination and how does it impact their health? Join us for a discussion with experts in a webcast from Harvard's Chan School of Public Health at noon ET Wednesday.
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    The Torch
    Skier Gus Kenworthy speaks during the 100 Days Out 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Celebration with Team USA in November.
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    Gus Kenworthy Will Be The Second Openly Gay Man To Compete For U.S. In Winter Games

    Jan 22, 2018
    The skier, who came out in 2015, secured a spot on the U.S. team on Sunday. A vocal advocate of LGBTQ visibility in sports, Kenworthy took silver at the 2014 Sochi Games.
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    The Two-Way
    Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay prince, uses his fame and status to raise awareness for HIV advocacy and LGBTQ rights.
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    India's Gay Prince To Open His Palace To LGBTQ People In Need

    Jan 11, 2018
    Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil plans to use his ancestral estate as a center for Indians who've been ostracized for their sexuality.
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    The Two-Way
    The Supreme Court declined to take up a case over a Mississippi law that provides specific protection for three "sincerely held" religious beliefs.
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    Controversial Mississippi Law Limiting LGBT Rights Not Heading To Supreme Court

    Jan 08, 2018
    The justices leave in place a federal appeals court decision that allowed the law to take effect. It came into force in October.

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