Rainbow celebrations set sail on a U.S. blue tsunami; remembering the San Francisco assassinations in November 1978 that shocked the world; Tasmania approves reparations to anti-queer sex law victims, U.S. Supremes let Trump’s X gender passport ban stand, a federal appeals court lets Texas continue to ban drag, British actor/dancer Jonathan Bailey becomes the first out gay to be named People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a challenge to marriage equality, and more LGBTQ news from around the world.
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