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 Protests Against Same-sex Marriage Break Out In Taiwan
  Protesters oppose an amendment aiming to legalize same-sex marriage in Taipei.
 
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Protests Against Same-sex Marriage Break Out In Taiwan

Protesters oppose an amendment aiming to legalize same-sex marriage in Taipei.

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The South Carolina Republican is escalating attacks on LGBTQ+ people and lawmakers of color.

White House communications director Steven Cheung reaches for a juvenile, 40-year-old sex fiction to criticize an actor’s defense of USAID, writes John Casey.

Opinion: Many men held up as role models to boys are being exposed as dangerous charlatans, writes Josh Ackley.

The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.

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The Center for American Progress says its new framework will help Democrats confront anti-LGBTQ+ attacks without abandoning civil rights. Transgender people aren't so sure.

University police found a student in an argument with juveniles on campus and ended up pepper-spraying her multiple times.

The mayor’s office in Spokane had initially defended the hateful sign as protected speech under the First Amendment.

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

Self-described MAGA misogynist Andrew Tate was arrested in Florida on rape and human trafficking charges.

The anti-trans Republican congresswoman is getting heat for using photos of Drag Race stars at an anti-drag hearing.