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Argentina/U.S. collab, gay couple murdered, Ghana law, bank card
Philadelphia health providers recently took their knowledge of trans-affirming surgery to Argentina, The Washington Blade noted. (Philadelphia Gay News originally published the piece.) Alireza...
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NATIONAL Ex-governor’s policies, Calif. bill, anti-DEI move, Cleve Jones
Five Democratic lawmakers of the Maryland House of Delegates—representing most of the state’s nine-member legislative LGBTQ+ caucus—were slated to issue a statement criticizing Republican former...
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A Chicago lesbian couple explains why their 50-year-old relationship still works
Shortly after Katharine Eagon and Diane Fields met each other in 1974, while regularly playing volleyball and then softball, they fell in love. They played other sports over the years and that mutual...
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Thai king signs marriage equality into law; country makes history
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette stated on Sept. 24—making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality,...
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WORLD World Bank, Georgia law, priest, UK’s LGBTQ+ housing
The World Bank is trying to reach a compromise with Uganda concerning conflicting stances about same-sex relationships, Business Insider Africa noted. In 2023, Uganda imposed a strict anti-gay bill...
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Ald. Ramirez-Rosa marries longtime partner
On Oct. 5, Chicago Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa married longtime partner Bryan Bautista in Logan Square. Bautista was born and raised in Yakima, Washington and earned his B.A. from the University of...
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WORLD Indian bishops, court rulings, Black History Month, HIV drug
In India, the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) reaffirmed its opposition to same-sex relationships after a film the Council previously criticized won a major award, New Ways Ministry noted. The...
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Former Personal PAC head marries partner
By Terry Cosgrove, Special to Windy City Times On Oct. 11, former Personal PAC President & CEO Terry Cosgrove, married longtime partner Robert Ruggero Ruggero is a retired radiologist who hails...
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WORLD Safest countries, Korean lawsuit, Axel Hotels, Moscow raid
Swedish flag. Photo by Mustafa for Pexels A recent study developed by MouseNotifier, a Disney dining alert software system, has ranked 203 countries based on their safety for LGBTQ+ travelers,...
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WORLD Pope Francis, Italian ban, marriage bills, Tegan and Sara
Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks with LGBTQ+-rights activists at the Vatican, Reuters reported. The...
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