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FDA Panel Says At Home HIV Test is Safe Effective

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Behind barbed wire and glass, organizers found a queer Cameroonian mother exhausted, fearful of medical care, and determined not to lose hope.

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Five out Democrats advanced in Florida House races as Equality Florida-backed school board candidates defeated extreme conservative rivals.

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A group of transgender men who call themselves the "SB244 compliance crew” have been using women’s bathrooms in protest of a Kansas law that mandates that they do so.

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The lesbian comedian said she had “no interest” in the Fox News host after his crew confronted her outside a New York theater.

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The Norfolk Police Department said the recruit’s presence broke no rules. Former officer Meghan Grabow claims she was told to “learn to deal with it.”

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The sailors on the ship are desperate, and I know how terrifying it is when no one sees it, writes John Casey.

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

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Adam Hlavaty and Henry Parra were remembered as a loving couple devoted to family, travel, and service.

The new film shines a light on queer bodybuilding and the pressures on men to seek physical perfection.

Behind barbed wire and glass, organizers found a queer Cameroonian mother exhausted, fearful of medical care, and determined not to lose hope.

Five out Democrats advanced in Florida House races as Equality Florida-backed school board candidates defeated extreme conservative rivals.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

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The Anne Arundel County policy change came after Education Secretary Linda McMahon urged the Justice Department to punish the district, citing parental rights protections.

A group of transgender men who call themselves the "SB244 compliance crew” have been using women’s bathrooms in protest of a Kansas law that mandates that they do so.

The lesbian comedian said she had “no interest” in the Fox News host after his crew confronted her outside a New York theater.

The Norfolk Police Department said the recruit’s presence broke no rules. Former officer Meghan Grabow claims she was told to “learn to deal with it.”

The sailors on the ship are desperate, and I know how terrifying it is when no one sees it, writes John Casey.

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