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Gay Fathers Receive Less Parental Leave than Straight and Lesbian Couples Worldwide

A study found that gay men worldwide receive less paid parental leave on average than lesbian or heterosexual couples, reported Reuters.The research, conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (...

Genetic Mutation Results in HIV Immunity, Spanish Researchers Discover

Spanish scientists have discovered a rare genetic mutation that makes people resistant to HIV, which could help lead to new HIV treatments.Researchers from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid tested...

New Study Debunks “Gay Gene” Myth

Scientists have debunked the myth that originated in the early 90s that there is a single “gay gene” in a study into the biological and genetic basis of sexual behavior.The myth was originally introduced in...

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The High Court in African country Botswana has repealed laws that criminalize gay sex, according to PinkNews.The court voted unanimously yesterday (June 11) to overturn Sections 164(a), 164(c), and 167 of t...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

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

Mike Pence Called Homosexuality “A Choice” in the ’90s

Racism on Grindr Negatively Affects Self Esteem and Life Satisfaction, Study Finds

Singer Sam Smith Now Uses “They/Them” Pronouns

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Getting to Know the Creator of “For They Know Not What They Do”

Bowen Yang Becomes First Asian LGBTQ SNL Cast Member

Get A Glimpse into the 2019 Out on Film Features