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Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics

World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.

Kazakhstan Politicians Call for DNA Testing to Identify Gays

Extreme conservatives in this Central Asian country believe "degeneratism" can be found in a gay person's DNA.

Sherman Hemsley Still Unburied, Pending DNA Test

The body of the late star of The Jeffersons remains refrigerated in an El Paso, Texas, mortuary, while a man alleging he is Hemsley's brother awaits results of a court-ordered DNA test.

World Athletics to require DNA testing of athletes in women's track and field

The athletic body will not do the same with men's track and field.

'Gay DNA' App Is Unreliable and Dangerous, Scientists Say

The app can't really predict a user's sexual orientation but could be used to make them a target for discrimination and violence, according to scientists.

Lesbian Couple's Foster Daughter ID'd in Car Crash Murder/Suicide

Jennifer Hart drove her wife and foster kids into the Pacific Ocean last year. Now only one child's remains are unaccounted for.

Former Gay Adult Film Star Trace Michaels Arrested for 2010 Murder

New information in the execution-style murder fingered Aaron Michael Dobbins, who performed as Michaels.

Trans Woman Accuses Chicago Police Officer of Sexual Assault

The officer has now retired, but the police department is continuing to investigate.

Investigators believe DNA could identify all victims of suspected gay serial killer Herb Baumeister

The wealthy Republican businessman is suspected of killing up to 25 young men and boys before he died by suicide after police discovered human remains on his estate in 1996.

Complex Solutions to Something That Never Was a Problem

The GOP's concern with civil liberties begins at the Second Amendment and ends somewhere near a public restroom. 

Family of gay man killed in Air India disaster mistakenly received wrong remains

The mother of Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek was told in India her DNA matched remains found at the crash site, but a coroner in the U.K. said that isn't true.

Business Before Pleasure?

An HIV "outbreak" in the straight porn industry has once again raised talk of mandatory testing for all performers in the state of California. But will the gay porn studios get on board or take their business elsewhere?

Transgender Bird Discovered

This bellbird has female DNA and male characteristics.