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Straight Men Have a Lot of Gay Sex, Study Shows

A significant number of straight men have gay sex, a study has shown. The analysis of 24,000 undergraduate students revealed that of the men whose last hookup was with a male partner, one in eight defined as heterosexual. This figure twice as high among women, with one in four whose last sexual experience was a lesbian one identifying as straight. One explanation for this gap in same-sex encounters between men and women is another study, published in March, which showed that women who have sex with women are much, much more likely to orgasm. That study, which had 2,300 respondents, […]

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Hawaii Has Passed a Ban on Gay ‘Cure’ Therapy

Hawaii has become the twelfth state to pass a ban on gay ‘cure’ therapy for minors. On April 27, a conference committee cleared the way for the bill to be sent to Democratic Governor David Ige, who is expected to sign SB 270 into law. Earlier this month, the state’s House of Representatives passed the bill, which bans efforts to “engage in or attempt to engage in sexual orientation change efforts on a person under eight years of age.” It sailed through the Democrat-dominated legislature with just two votes against, from Republican leaders Gene Ward and Bob McDermott. This followed the state […]

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Equality California Endorses Vivian Romero for State Senate District 32

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, has endorsed Vivian Romero’s campaign for Senate District 32. Romero currently serves as Montebello’s first openly LGBTQ city councilmember and previously served as the city’s first openly LGBTQ mayor. “Equality California is proud to endorse Vivian Romero because she knows first-hand that diversity and inclusion are what make California great,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur. “We’re confident that when she gets to Sacramento, Councilwoman Romero will fight for equal pay, stand up against attacks on immigrant communities and provide critical representation for our LGBTQ community as a member […]

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Yiannopoulos’ business implodes after death of crypto-billionaire

Running out of money and down on his luck, right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos laid off the small staff of Milo Entertainment Inc. earlier this month, according to three people familiar with the situation. Yiannopoulos’ company has fallen on hard times ever since his former patrons, Robert and Rebekah Mercer, severed their financial backing last year. According to the sources, Yiannopoulos had been expecting to instead receive significant financial backing from the banking heir and cryptocurrency billionaire Matthew Mellon. But those hopes were dashed with Mellon’s unexpected death from an apparent drug overdose on April 16. On Monday, Yiannopoulos posted a […]

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Male Parkland Activists Post “Prom 2018” Photo

The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports: Parkland shooting survivors Cameron Kasky and David Hogg are reportedly going to prom together. On Monday, Kasky shared a Tweet of himself smiling and embracing Hogg with the caption “Prom 2018.” The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students have been among the most visible survivors of the Feb. 14 mass school shooting. Hogg, a senior, and Kasky, a junior, have appeared together in interviews advocating for gun control and school safety. They also helped organize the “March For Our Lives’’ rally in Washington, D.C. last month. The school’s senior class is organizing an “over the top” […]

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Equality California Endorses TJ Cox for Congress in CA-21

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, has endorsed TJ Cox in California’s 21st Congressional District. The son of immigrants, Cox is a community development leader, health care advocate and entrepreneur running to represent the Central Valley district, which is one of the most competitive in the country after Hillary Clinton carried it in 2016 by 15.5 percentage points. “California’s 21st district deserves a Congressman who will fight for everyone in the Central Valley — no matter where they came from, who they are or whom they love,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur. “TJ Cox […]

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Republicans Introduce Joint Bill To Legalize Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Adoption Agencies Nationwide

If federal lawmakers want to show they care about children and families, there’s perhaps no better opportunity in the near term than by passing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (CWPIA). Pending in the House as H.R. 1881 (introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Penn.)), and in the Senate as S. 811 (introduced by Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)), CWPIA would ensure that the maximum number of adoption providers remain in the marketplace and are able to serve America’s overloaded and burdened foster-care systems. As FRC’s Travis Weber recently pointed out in an analysis of the topic, CWPIA is a win-win solution […]

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Bills Against LGBT Rights are failing in US Legislatures

In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBT rights has been completely stymied in state capitols around the country this year amid anxiety by Republican leaders over igniting economic backlash if they are depicted as discriminatory. In the thick of this year’s legislative sessions, LGBT activists were tracking about 120 proposed bills that they viewed as threats to their civil rights. Not one of them has been enacted as many sessions now wind down; only two remain under serious consideration. A key factor in the shift: In the Republican-led states where these types of bills surface, moderate […]

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Doctor Denies Treatment to 6-day-old Baby Because Her Parents — and it’s Completely Legal

A couple’s newborn baby faced discrimination because of their sexual orientation. The discrimination is 100 percent legal. Michigan residents, Jami and Krista Contreras, took their newborn baby to the doctor, and their daughter was denied care.  Is our doctor coming in? She said no-I’m going to be your doctor,  your doctor prayed on it and decided she won’t see you all today,” Krista said in an interview with ABC 7. The couple is speaking out in the new ‘Beyond I do’ campaign that aims to raise awareness about the issues the LGBTQ community experiences. The couple was surprised to learn that the discrimination […]

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Fighting Back: Queers & the Class Divide at SFs GLBT HIstorical Society

The latest in the GLBT Historical Society’s monthly “Fighting Back” series exploring contemporary queer issues in a historical context, “Queers and the Class Divide” will offer a conversation about intersections between LGBTQ politics and growing class divisions locally and nationally. A panel of historians, veteran organizers and younger activists will discuss the history of economic inequality in the Bay Area and United States, the impact of wealth and poverty on LGBTQ community and politics, and how this history can help inform today’s resistance movements. Wed, April 25, 2018 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT LOCATION The GLBT History Museum 4127 […]

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