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        The Hilarious Ad From the Gay Man Running for Minneapolis Mayor
    Tom Hoch — who dreams of leading Minnesota's largest city — just released a commercial featuring him and his husband.
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The Hilarious Ad From the Gay Man Running for Minneapolis Mayor

Tom Hoch — who dreams of leading Minnesota's largest city — just released a commercial featuring him and his husband.

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The Hilarious Ad From the Gay Man Running for Minneapolis Mayor

Tom Hoch — who dreams of leading Minnesota's largest city — just released a commercial featuring him and his husband.

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Calls for removal are escalating as the president’s violent language blurs the line between attacking Iran’s government and committing genocide against its people.

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Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.

The "looksmaxxing" influencer was just given a history lesson by a group of transgender women.

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

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Social media is on fire as people are calling out the former Attorney General's failed alignment with the president.

Police say the suspect fired multiple shots into Pulse Ultra Club, marking the first use of the city’s hate intimidation ordinance.