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USA
For decades, U.S. intelligence agencies worked to accept LGBT officers into the CIA, but under Trump, that system collapsed in just a couple of weeks
Over seven decades, the CIA went from purging LGBTQ officers to supporting them—until the second…
Lifestyle
“Bears” on Ozempic: How a Gay Subculture Built on Accepting Bigger Bodies Is Navigating the Age of Weight-Loss Drugs (Yes, We’re Writing About This Again)
In the late 1970s, the “bear” movement emerged within the gay community—large, often hairy men who…
Society
“At first I was euphoric, but then it all hit me.” How LGBTQ people from Russia seek asylum in Argentina—and how they live in a country undergoing change
This is a Current Time article Over the past four years, Russians have become the largest group seeking political asylum in Argentina.…
Off-topic
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands kissed his fiancé at the Field Hockey World Cup. A video of the moment went viral.
On August 16, 2026, at the Field Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands, the head of government…
Russia
There are no clear rules, so you have to play it safe. There is a whole set of criteria: LGBTQ issues, drugs, the childfree movement—the head of Eksmo on how to publish a book in Russia today
This is Meduza’s brief summary of an interview that Oleg Novikov, president of the Eksmo-AST publishing group, gave to Forbes. The meaning and context have been fully preserved…
Beauty
Chest Hair and a Shaved Stomach: What the New Compromise in Male “Naturalness” Looks Like
A few years ago, male grooming was moving in one direction: the less body hair, the better.…
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