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Gay Porn Emits Estimated 17 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide a Year

Gay porn could be severely hurting the environment, causing high levels of carbon dioxide emissions, according to a study done by French think tank The Shift Project.High levels of carbon dioxide emissions ...

UN Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Expert in LGBTQ Protection

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to renew the mandate of the U.N. Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) for ...

Lesbian Tennis Players Make History at Wimbledon, Talk Coming Out in Sports

Lesbian tennis players Alison Van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen, the first openly gay couple to play doubles at Wimbledon, spoke about wanting to see more athletes come out after their Wimbledon win on Wednesday (J...

Lady Gaga and Others Commemorate Stonewall Anniversary at WorldPride

Thousands celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots yesterday (June 28) in New York at WorldPride with a rally featuring a number of celebrities, reported ABC 7.Lady Gaga made a surprise appea...

High Court of Botswana Decriminalizes Gay Sex

The High Court in African country Botswana has repealed laws that criminalize gay sex, according to PinkNews.The court voted unanimously yesterday (June 11) to overturn Sections 164(a), 164(c), and 167 of t...

The Vatican Releases Document Rejecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Identities

The Vatican released a document on Monday (June 10) which rejects transgender people, saying gender nonconformity is “a gradual process of denaturalization.”The Congregation for Catholic Education released ...

International Mr. Leather 2019: A Class of Diversity

The world of leather has long been a place where men of different shapes, sizes, colors, and leather getups get to express themselves as a whole to those in the scene and outside of it. Over Memorial Day weeken...

Madonna to Appear at WorldPride in New York

NYC Pride, organizers of WorldPride NYC 2019 and Stonewall 50, announced Monday that Madonna will make an appearance, and is expected to perform a few songs, at Pride Island on Sunday, June 30.Madonna annou...

Trump Recognizes Pride Month, Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality

For the first time in three years in office, President Trump has recognized June as LGBT Pride Month, referencing his administration’s international initiative to decriminalize homosexuality.“As we celebrat...

Intersex Organizations Call out WHO for Classifying Intersex Traits as “Disorders”

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified intersex traits as “disorders of sex development,” causing more than 50 intersex advocacy organizations to release a letter condemning the organization.The int...

Taiwanese LGBTQ Couples Celebrate Marriage Equality with Mass Same-Sex Wedding

Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage on May 17. After the law went into effect today (May 24), Taiwanese LGBTQ couples celebrated by finally getting married.166 couples were r...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Gay Influencers Make TIME’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet

Netflix Calls Out “Straight Pride” Organizers

HIV Vaccine Moves On to Late-Stage Testing

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

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Onstage Atlanta Back in the Game with “Spring Awakening”

Billy Porter Makes History with Emmy Nomination