Americans Bought 150 Million Guns in the Past Decade

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        Americans Bought 150 Million Guns in the Past Decade
     
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Americans Bought 150 Million Guns in the Past Decade

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Pete Buttigieg warns that beating Trump won’t fix what made him possible

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North Carolina Republican lawmaker wants the state to police what transgender teachers can wear

Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

The people who called AIDS God’s punishment for gays are helping measles make a comeback

Opinion: Conservative and religious communities that enable the spread of preventible diseases could learn a lot from the queer people they vilified during the AIDS crisis, writes Josh Ackley.

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The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

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If anyone should get a motel room, it’s Senator John Kennedy and Donald Trump

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At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

Opinion: Conservative and religious communities that enable the spread of preventible diseases could learn a lot from the queer people they vilified during the AIDS crisis, writes Josh Ackley.

The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

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Amy Acton did not attend as trans leaders were blocked, removed and left angrier over her anti-trans remarks.

Jace Yarbrough is running in the GOP primary for Texas's 32nd Congressional District.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.