Inside a Transgender Boarding School in Indonesia

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Inside a Transgender Boarding School in Indonesia

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Inside a Transgender Boarding School in Indonesia

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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.

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Apparently working out next to women is so tempting, these guys just have to pack into the sauna together.

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

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Equality Ohio changed Amy Acton’s rating from an “A” to “pending,” saying her comments scapegoated transgender Ohioans.

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