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International

Hungary's Anti-LGBTQ+ Pride Ban Sparks Protests

Several thousand protesters chanting anti-government slogans gathered after the vote outside Hungary's parliament. They later staged a blockade of the Margaret...

by Justin Spike | Mar 19

Hungary's Parliament Passes a Law Banning Pride Events, in a New Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights

Hungarian lawmakers passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown...

by Justin Spike | Mar 18

National

A New Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill in Tennessee is Headed to the Governor's Desk

A proposal in Tennessee that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms "by immutable biological sex" is headed...

by Kimberlee Kruesi | Mar 20

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Return Two Transgender Inmates to Women's Prisons

A judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to federal women's prisons after they had been sent to...

by Michael R. Sisak | Mar 20

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Politics

Wash. Congressman Says if He Uses Grindr, It's News to His Wife

A newly elected Republican congressman from Washington state was asked about whether he used Grindr in secret.

Mar 20

Chris Grace Looks to Talk Back to 'Boss' Donald Trump at July Kennedy Center Gig

Actor and comic Chris Grace brings his solo piece "Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson" to the Kennedy Center this July and sees it as an opportunity to speak to...

by Kilian Melloy | Mar 19

Business

RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Causes AIDS. Is He Behind the Crackdown on the Drug?

HHS head Robert Kennedy Jr. has addressed how he believes AIDS is caused by popper use. This week the FDA, an agency under his control, has cracked down on the...

Mar 15

Will Bathhouses Return to San Francisco Anytime Soon? (Maybe)

Gay bathhouses, once a mainstay of queer culture in San Francisco, are on the cusp of returning to the city after the last of ordinances banning them was...

Mar 11

Health

Appeals Court Blocks Ohio's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges...

by Julie Carr Smyth | Mar 19

Meet the New Yorker who Measures Up to Oscar

New Yorker Jonah Falcon opens up about how difficult being large really is.

Mar 17