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Has Donald Trump Heard This Iraqi Family's Story?
The family sold everything to come to the United States, only to be stopped at the airport on Friday.
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Has Donald Trump Heard This Iraqi Family's Story?

The family sold everything to come to the United States, only to be stopped at the airport on Friday.

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The unsolved murder, dubbed the "gay Black Dahlia," was cracked wide open by director Rachel Mason after 25 years.

In Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, the legendary performer details descending into an impassioned, drug-fueled affair with the filmmaker during the filming of the 1977 movie musical New York, New York.

The award-winning journalist isn't backing down despite what the current administration throws at him.

A civil rights group claims that backlash to the show's popularity has caused an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ hate from fellow players and coaches.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Most Popular

Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

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Opinion: Proximity to (and even building) misogynistic machinery will not protect you, writes contributor Josh Ackley.

The far-right influencer for months accused the CEO of Turning Point USA of being involved in her husband, Charlie Kirk's, murder.

The Texas Republican championed a federal ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for minors.