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Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail

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Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed as Thailand’s Landmark Marriage Bill Takes Effect

Trump Demands Apology from Bishop Who Asked Him to Have Mercy on LGBTQ+ People and Migrants

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde explains why she made a direct plea to President Trump in viral speech

White House Orders Government DEI Employees to be Placed on Leave

Trump’s executive order threatens LGBTQ+ rights and health care

Service at Washington National Cathedral Calls for Mercy for Marginalized Groups

Greg Abbott: Gay-marriage ban in state’s interest

What’s Better than Republicans?

An apology from OutSmart on a book review in the November issue

Sex and Surrender

The War on Sexually Oriented Cupcakes…

2010 OutSmart Readers’ Choice Survey