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The audience was significant because it showed a sign of continuity with Francis, who more worked to make the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ Catholics.

In January, Kathryn Jones began a quest to visit every exhibit at the Smithsonian's museums in Washington, D.C., and read every plaque. Her journey has taken on new urgency.

The changes come after the restaurant chain scrapped a new logo that sparked a conservative-led backlash.

The finding followed an investigation into Denver's East High School's conversion of a girl's restroom into an all-gender restroom in January.

Critics say it is the latest attack on the LGBTQ community by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature.

The mandate comes just days after the Trump administration terminated funding for a sex education program in California.

Mitch Brown, a former defender for the West Coast Eagles, said he kept his sexuality secret during his playing career in part because of a “hyper-masculine” culture in the league.

Indonesia's conservative Aceh province allows up to 100 lashes for morality offenses, including gay sex and sex between unmarried people.

Protesters have used multicolored chalk to fill in the crosswalk repeatedly since the state Transportation Department initially painted over the rainbow colors last week.

The disruptions follow multiple efforts by the Trump administration to block such care for patients younger than 19.

The prosecutor said the encounter had a "significant impact" on the male partner's "mental wellbeing.”