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Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that […]
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F.D.A. Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it had formally ended the agency’s wide-ranging prohibition on blood donations from gay […]
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Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform
Supreme Court Ethics – The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps […]
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Israeli same-sex couples, trans, single fathers approved for surrogacy
Israeli same-sex couples, trans, single fathers approved for surrogacy All Israeli Citizens – including single fathers, same-sex couples and transgender […]
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When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests (NIPT) Are Usually Wrong
Some of the NIPT tests look for missing snippets of chromosomes. For every 15 times they correctly find a problem, […]
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Pete and Chasten Buttigieg Announce They Are Parents
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten are expecting a child. Out gay US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and […]
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The C.D.C. endorses Covid vaccinations during pregnancy
The C.D.C. endorses Covid vaccinations during pregnancy Federal health officials on Wednesday bolstered their recommendation that pregnant people be vaccinated […]
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Biden Announces Two Lesbian Nominees to Federal Judiciary
Judicial nominations announced Thursday by President Joe Biden include two lesbian nominees with long records of human rights work. The […]
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Israel’s high court opens the way for same-sex couples to have children via surrogacy
A decision by Israel’s high court Sunday paved the way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogacy, capping a […]
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Tennessee governor approves transgender youth treatment ban
After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee’s Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation […]
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U.S. Lutheran Church Elects Its First Openly Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Megan Rohrer, the first openly transgender Bishop, was elected to lead a synod that includes about 200 Lutheran […]
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An Inheritance Tax Bill You ‘Can’t Fathom’: $10.8 Billion - Samsung
The Samsung family in South Korea will also donate billions of dollars’ worth of art, including Picasso and Monet. Picasso, […]
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He was adopted months after he was born. After decades of searching, he's finally met his birth family
The door was open and a “frail little voice” called out for the brothers to come inside. Sitting in […]
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Connecticut Looks To Ensure Parentage Rights For LGBTQ Couples
Connecticut lawmakers will consider a bill that would extend parental status to non-biological, unmarried and LGBTQ couples for the children […]
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Biden's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau declares anti-LGBTQ credit discrimination illegal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that sex-based protections include LGBTQ people now that Joe Biden is in office. The […]
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Three dads, a baby and the legal battle to get their names added to a birth certificate
Meet the three dads: Ian Jenkins and his partners, Alan and Jeremy. They’re a “throuple”: a committed polyamorous relationship involving […]
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House Passes The Equality Act - Sweeping Gay and Transgender Equality Legislation
The bill, The Equality Act, which was first passed by the Democratic-led House in 2019, faces a steep climb in […]
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Cuomo Directs Insurers to Cover Fertility Services for Queer Couples
Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing insurers to begin covering fertility services for queer couples. Health insurance companies in New York […]
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Couple Forced to Adopt Their Own Children After a Surrogate Pregnancy
Tammy and Jordan Myers will have to adopt their twins after two Michigan judges denied them parental rights because the […]
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New surrogacy rules mean single man can live his fatherhood dream in UK
A teacher has become one of the first single fathers by choice in the UK after a change in the […]
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