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'RuPaul's Drag Race' announces season 16 cast — and new 'Rate-A-Queen' twist

The Emmy-winning reality competition series revealed the 14 new drag queens competing for the title of America’s next drag superstar.
RuPaul in 2022.
RuPaul in 2022.

Uganda accuses U.S. of pushing 'LGBT agenda' after new sanctions

Uganda this year enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, which calls for the death penalty for certain same-sex acts.
Two shadowed people look out of window , while adjusting curtains
Two shadowed people look out of window , while adjusting curtains
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3 suspects arrested in murder of Phoenix man whose family says was targeted for being gay

Family and friends of 30-year-old Bernardo Pantaleon have said they believe he was the victim of a hate crime.
Bernardo Pantaleon, a 30 year old Phoenix man who was murdered on Nov. 25, 2023.
Bernardo Pantaleon, a 30 year old Phoenix man who was murdered on Nov. 25, 2023.

Florida mother of trans student athlete suggests teen was outed amid controversy

A high school principal and four other school staffers were reassigned as the school district investigates “allegations of improper student participation in sports.”
Monarch High School students conduct a walkout on Nov. 28, 2023, in Coconut Creek, Fla.
Monarch High School students conduct a walkout on Nov. 28, 2023, in Coconut Creek, Fla.
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U.S. restricts visas for Ugandan and Zimbabwean officials, citing repression

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, was enacted in May and carries the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media in Dubai, on Dec. 1, 2023.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media in Dubai, on Dec. 1, 2023.

Billie Eilish on coming out: 'I didn't realize people didn't know'

The singer-songwriter told Variety in November that while she didn’t often relate to women, she was “physically attracted to them.”
Image: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 3rd Annual Gala Presented By Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Image: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 3rd Annual Gala Presented By Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’

Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.
Soviet Union Era Youth Orgaznization Komsomol Rallies At Moscow's Red Square
Soviet Union Era Youth Orgaznization Komsomol Rallies At Moscow's Red Square
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Iowa court affirms hate crime conviction of man who left anti-gay notes at homes with Pride flags

Handwritten notes with anti-gay slurs turned up in June of 2021 taped to the front doors of five renters and homeowners in the town of Boone who displayed rainbow flags or decals.
Image: The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York.
Image: The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York.
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Julianna Margulies apologizes for saying Black people have been ‘brainwashed to hate Jews’

Margulies, who plays a lesbian character on "The Morning Show," also shared outrage at Black and queer people for supporting Palestinians.
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies
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Tennessee’s penalties for HIV-positive people are discriminatory, DOJ says

Tennessee is the only state that imposes a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” if convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV.
tennessee government building
tennessee government building
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Women's sports to rake in more than $1 billion for first time in 2024, up 300% since 2021

“There’s something here,” Deloitte’s Pete Giorgio said. “The capital markets agree, the investors agree, you’re seeing it in terms of money flowing into this space.”
Megan Rapinoe at Lumen Field in Seattle
Megan Rapinoe at Lumen Field in Seattle

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