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    Trump travels to Middle East countries with death penalty for homosexuality

    May 19, 2025 / Michael K. Lavers of The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    Feb 28, 2025 / Wire Report
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    Aug 27, 2024 / Wire Report
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    Kuwait, Lebanon move to ban ‘Barbie’ over gender and sexuality

    Aug 11, 2023 / Wire Report
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    United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ over same-sex kiss

    Jun 14, 2022 / Wire Report
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    US regains seat on UN Human Rights Council

    Oct 19, 2021 / Michael K. Lavers of the Washington Blade, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
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    Emirati filmmaker unsettles traditions, exposes hidden lives

    Aug 28, 2017 / Wire Report
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  • Activists protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025. The justices on that day heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
    Nation / 18 minutes ago

    Colorado activists condemn SCOTUS conversion therapy ruling

  • News / 51 minutes ago

    Orlando moves forward with permanent Pulse memorial

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    Nation / 51 minutes ago

    Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ as husband’s alleged fetish spending surfaces

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