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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek won a second term, beating Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan for the second time in four years. The Associated Press called the race for the Democrat early Wednesday. Kotek declared victory before the AP call, at the Democratic Party of Oregon’s election night watch party atContinue Reading

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Vermont Proposal 4 passed Tuesday, Nov. 3, adding explicit LGBTQ+ equality protections to the state constitution. The Associated Press called the result just after 11 p.m. Eastern, Vermont Public reported. The amendment bars the state from denying equal treatment based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. It buildsContinue Reading

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Democrat J.D. Ford unseated Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, the Associated Press declared. The two-term state senator from Indianapolis will become Indiana’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress, according to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. He defeated a three-term Republican in a district that favored the GOP headingContinue Reading

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The hanky code is a system of colored bandanas worn in a back pocket to signal sexual interests. The color names the activity, and the pocket names the role: left usually means top or active, right usually means bottom or passive. It took off in 1970s gay leather bars andContinue Reading

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On February 18, 1895, the Marquess of Queensberry left a calling card at London’s Albemarle Club. The card was meant for Oscar Wilde. About three months later, London’s star playwright was in prison. Oscar Wilde (1854 to 1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and novelist, best known for The PictureContinue Reading