From an engagement at NYC's Pri March to a profsnal athlete announcg "I'm gay," here are some of NBC Out's top good news stori of 2018.
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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
After everythg that lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people experienced 2017 seemed only fair that 2018 would start off wh a small glimmer of hope. What we didn’t expect was that hope would be served up om nearly all rners of the earth. * lgbt news 2018 *
After everythg that lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people experienced 2017 — om roundups and torture Chechnya to antigay wch hunts Egypt and Indonia, closure of queer-iendly health facili Tanzania, and a ncerted effort by the Tmp admistratn to roll back equal rights the Uned Stat — seemed only fair that 2018 would start off wh a small glimmer of hope.
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Rho Island banned the e of “gay or trans panic” fens, and Massachetts prohibed the placement of prisoners solary nfement bee of their LGBTQ stat.