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Cuba Enacts Landmark Law Allowing Trans People to Change Gender Markers Without Surgery
Cuba’s National Assembly has approved a groundbreaking law granting transgender citizens the right to update gender markers on official identification without...
Gay Makeup Artist Andry Hernández Romero Details Harrowing Abuse at El Salvador’s CECOT Prison After Release
Venezuelan gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero has spoken publicly about enduring severe sexual and physical abuse while imprisoned at CECOT in El...
National
Kim Davis Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk known for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its...
Disgraced Former US Rep. George Santos to Begin Serving His 7-Year Fraud Sentence
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is set to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress
Politics
Trans people in Illinois prepare for the Trump years
The blue state has been aggressive in pursuing trans rights, but many are still working to protect their health and safety during Trump's presidency.
Republicans Advance Proposal to Rename Kennedy Center After Melania Trump
House Republicans have advanced a measure to rename the Kennedy Center's iconic Opera House after former First Lady Melania Trump, a move that has drawn sharp...
Business
Tradition Meets AI in Nishijinori Weaving Style From Japan's Ancient Capital
Nishijinori, the intricate weaving for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a modern-day high-tech...
Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots
Tech companies selling AI to the federal government now face a new challenge: proving their chatbots aren't "woke."
Health
"Gooning" - A Once-Niche Queer Slang Term Redefines Solo Pleasure
A once-niche term, "gooning" has entered mainstream queer conversations, describing a unique and intense solo practice built around prolonged edging and...
Kaiser Permanente to End Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Patients Under 19 Nationwide
Kaiser Permanente has announced it will halt gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting August 29, 2025, citing mounting legal and regulatory...