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History
Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s Advice to a Closeted Teen

10 years before the Stonewall uprising, Martin Luther King Jr. gave advice to a scared, closeted teen… but was it good advice?

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TV
Did ‘Animaniacs’ Have Surprising Queer Elements Hiding in Plain Sight All This Time?

In celebration of the Animaniacs reboot on Hulu, we’re paying tribute to perhaps the strangest queer icon ever: Chicken Boo

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Culture
It’s a Sweet Story How This Closeted High School Swimmer Ended Up With the Football Captain

A high school swimmer named Hunter Sigmund was closeted and scared until he came out to Jake Bain, the openly gay football captain — then they began dating

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Culture
Chinese New Year Isn’t Always Happy for Closeted Asian Men (Video)

Social expectations force millions of Chinese LGBTQs to remain closeted during the Chinese New year or heterosexually married in sham arrangements

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