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What's it really like to have monkeypox? Patients and experts explain.
With the number of cases rising exponentially in the U.S.. many are anxiously clamoring for answers.
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More than 5% of Americans under 30 now identify as transgender or nonbinary, new research finds
Meanwhile, more than four in 10 people (or 44%) say they know a trans person — up from 42% in 2021 and 37% in 2017.
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Why was J.K. Rowling canceled? The 'Harry Potter' author's controversies explained.
Here, a complete history of why J.K. Rowling got canceled.
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Model Valentina Sampaio says she was ‘fired and humiliated’ on a modeling job for being trans
Model Valentina Sampaio spoke on Victoria's Secret's podcast VS Voices about how she was fired from a modeling job for being trans.
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Gay ER doctor who survived COVID-19 says he can't donate plasma because he’s sexually active: 'We’re sitting on something that could be saving lives'
A gay emergency room doctor and his partner who survived the coronavirus says they cannot donate plasma to other patients due to FDA restrictions.
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LGBTQ bar owner who was lending support to George Floyd protesters speaks out about being fired at by police
“Everyone there in the parking lot had come to sit peacefully and wash people’s eyes out — queer folks, mind you, so, a group of people already marginalized and who have to look over their shoulder,” Tim Lemuel says.
Yahoo LifeJ.K. Rowling accused of transphobia after tweeting support for woman fired for stating 'men cannot change into women'
The author has been criticized by her followers and fans over her decision to support Maya Forstater, a British woman fired for calling biological sex "immutable."
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LGBTQ fairy tale pulled from library after pastor calls it an ‘intentional leading of children into sin’
Officials are set to vote on the book's removal following outcry from GLAAD and others.
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Stanford University Swimmer Says He Was Kicked Off the Team for Being Gay: 'This Is a Pattern'
Stanford Swimmer: I Was Kicked Off Team for Being Gay
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High school's first Gay Straight Alliance meeting disrupted by teens waving MAGA flags
According to a parent, "straight kids" entered the meeting, holding hands, while shouting, "This is what's right!"
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Video showing LGBTQ patrons being forcefully removed from bar goes viral: 'They threw us out'
A group of LGBTQ patrons were forcefully removed from a bar in Los Angeles on Friday during a local Pride festival.
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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Mandating Public Schools Teach LGBTQ History
The measure is being praised as a "life-saving law” that has placed the state “on the right side of history.”
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Residents slam 'shameful' church for refusing to hold dying man's funeral because of gay son
Jessie Goodman says Lee's Chapel Baptist Church will not hold a funeral service for his dying father.
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'Straight Pride Parade' permit submitted in California 'in time for the 2020 election cycle'
A flier for the Straight Pride Parade asks attendees to celebrate "heterosexuality, masculinity, femininity, babies (born and unborn), Western civilization, our wonderful country and Christianity."
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Man behind biblical theme park warns that 'libraries are becoming dangerous places for kids'
The Ark Encounter founder is taking issue with public libraries for being homes to books "dedicated to LGBTQ topics."
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Makeup artist speaks out after bride refuses to hire her because she's gay: 'Homophobia is a real issue'
A bride decided not to hire a hair and makeup artist in Lubbock, Texas, after discovering the makeup artist was gay, saying, "I don’t want you walking into my church."
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Teen fired from Christian camp counselor job for being gay: ‘I’m heartbroken’
While Jace Taylor’s immediate family welcomed the gay teen with open arms, it was his “second family” that betrayed him, he says.
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Texas school district donates money from anti-LGBTQ church to Pride festival
The Austin, Texas, school district will donate $10,000 of the money they have received from Celebration Church to the Austin Pride Parade and other LGBT districtwide activities.
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Woman finds homophobic sticker on her car: 'Someone is out here being hateful'
“I put my stickers on my car to let people know that I’m a safe person, and to see something on my car - it immediately made me feel uncomfortable,” the woman said.
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'Not all country boys are bigots': Photo of college student's truck tailgate goes viral
Cody Barlow, a student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., took to Facebook to share a photo of his truck, which he decorated for Pride Month.
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Gay bar owner's alleged Facebook posts threaten his new business: 'I hate Israel'
The Minneapolis business owner says he did not author any of the Facebook posts.
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Valedictorian says school wouldn't allow him to speak at graduation because he wrote about being gay
The 2019valedictorian of Sheboygan Lutheran High School says that after administration read the draft of his speech, they requested he remove references to his being gay. He agreed to revamp his speech but was ultimately told he could not speak.
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Stormchaser proposes to his boyfriend as tornado looms: 'It was my happiest place'
"I felt like it would be this perfect way to seal the deal," the newly engaged meteorologist said.
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Bar threatened with boycott after booking 'racist and homophobic' rappers to perform during Pride Week
People are upset about the "Crazy White Boy Tour" featuring controversial "hick-hop" performers Adam Calhoun and Demun Jones.
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Sarah Jessica Parker's Memorial Day tribute honoring 'LGBT veterans' sparks controversy: 'Make me vomit'
Some of the star's followers objected to her singling out the LGBTQ community, a month after Trump's transgender military ban went into effect.
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Utah commissioner Nathan Ivie comes out as gay in Facebook video: 'I need to be honest'
"You can be a gay Republican," says the Utah commissioner.