GLAAD Stars Share Stories of Their First Queer Kisses

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        GLAAD Stars Share Stories of Their First Queer Kisses
    The Advocate's Daniel Reynolds asked stars of Supergirl, 13 Reasons Why, and Steven Universe about their first — and very special — same-sex kiss.
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GLAAD Stars Share Stories of Their First Queer Kisses

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GLAAD Stars Share Stories of Their First Queer Kisses

The Advocate's Daniel Reynolds asked stars of Supergirl, 13 Reasons Why, and Steven Universe about their first — and very special — same-sex kiss.

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Opinion: The speaker reads the Trump Bible, while Pope Leo uses the King James Version, which teaches love, compassion, and acceptance, writes John Casey.

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"You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know," Becca Good pointed out.

With Black Americans disproportionately affected by HIV, it's a day to encourage testing, prevention, and treatment but also to talk about systemic barriers.

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Strayhorn wrote many of Ellington's big hits and lived as an out gay man in mid-century America.

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