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Samuel Braslow
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The Motley Crew of LGTBQ Activists Fighting for Migrants

This group of volunteer heroes battled pounding rain and bureaucratic hurdles to deliver supplies to asylum-seekers.

December 05 2018 5:03 AM
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George H.W. Bush's AIDS Neglect Reflected America's Gay Hate

The 41st president was far from a hero when it came to HIV, but he was in lockstep, if not ahead, of the average American at the time.

December 04 2018 3:26 PM
Benjamin Brenkert commentary on Catholic Church
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To the Catholic Church, All I Am Is Sin

Pope Francis cannot take away the dignity of gay Catholics, Benjamin Brenkert writes. 

December 04 2018 6:01 AM
Can't Be Converted: Child Abuse in Utah
Conversion Therapy
Can't Be Converted: Child Abuse in Utah

When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents discovered she had a girlfriend. What followed is truly terrifying.

December 03 2018 5:03 AM
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Gay Grief Is Different

On this 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, Sue Rakowski explains how LGBTQ mourning is singular.

December 01 2018 2:24 PM
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How Do We Convince Guys to Get on PrEP?

Messaging about HIV prevention is failing to reach gay and bi black men.

November 30 2018 6:04 AM
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Conversion Therapy
Can't Be Converted: Torture in Texas for a Young Gay Man

Billy Lawley is now an opera singer in a healthy relationship, but he went through the hell of conversion therapy before he found happiness.

November 29 2018 1:27 PM
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