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		<title>Inside the history of Boston’s bygone gay bathhouses </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[From sexual health support to discreet gathering place, bathhouses were once a small but important part of the city’s gay community]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Boy Scouts of America avoided a big fight over trans youth. But can it be a model for inclusion?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[After one family fought to have their trans son included in Cub Scouts five years ago, the Boy Scouts of America have welcomed trans youth—but some challenges remain]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Experts weigh-in on the questions about inflammatory bowel disease and anal sex you’re probably too embarrassed to ask]]></description>
		
		
		
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