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Malaysian Police Say They Broke Up Gay Sex Party, Arrested 37 Men

Police in Malaysia, where sodomy is a crime, broke up a gay sex party and arrested 37 men, including a Briton and a Chinese national, a senior official said Tuesday. Police, acting on a public tip-off, raided a fitness center in northern Penang island Sunday while a sex party was in progress and arrested the 37 men, aged between 20 and 45, said local police chief Azam Abdul Hamid. Apart from the two foreigners, all of the men are ethnic Chinese Malaysians, including three who work at the center, he said.

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The country remains one of the most dangerous for the LGBTQ+ community.

A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.

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Title VII is a huge victory for LGBTQ+ employees and shouldn't be undermined, but the Equality Act is the big kahuna.

The group objected to commercial use of the iconic message.

Stella Keating testified eloquently in favor of the LGBTQ+ rights bill, while Alphonso David stood up to the South Carolina senator's distortions.

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