News + Politics
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Snickers apologizes for “shameful” ad after accusations of homophobia
Spain's equality minister accused Snickers of deploying "homophobia as a business strategy" following outcry over a new ad
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claims gender-affirming surgeries for minors are “child abuse”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Department of Family Protective Services to classify gender-affirming medical care as "child abuse."
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Foo Fighters trolled anti-gay Westboro Baptist protesters with disco music
Foo Fighters' front man Dave Grohl told hate group Westboro Baptist Church, "You shouldn't be hating...you should be dancing!"
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Carl Nassib received “nothing but love and support” from his NFL teammates after coming out
Carl Nassib, who will likely become the NFL's first openly gay active player this fall, said he hoped his coming out had "helped people"
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Christian author claims COVID is God’s “judgment” for U.S. being “so pro-LGBT”
Right-wing author William Koenig also claimed that LGBTQ people are prepping children to be "groomed and sexualized"
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Former Massachusetts superintendent alleges he was fired because he’s gay
A former Massachusetts school district superintendent claims he was fired without cause for texting with a 21-year-old former town resident.
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President Biden nominates two LGBTQ women to federal courts in historic firsts
President Biden has nominated two out LGBTQ women to appointments at the federal appeals and district court levels.
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Transgender students sue Tennessee over law barring them from restrooms matching their gender
Two transgender students and their families are suing Tennessee over a law barring them from restrooms matching their gender identity.
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Red Bear Brewing launches Woof! hard seltzers
Gay-owned brewery Red Bear offers a lighter, refreshing companion to its popular brews
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Oregon man threatens to stone Black city official for being a ‘gay sinner’
A gay city manager claims a man called him "a sinner for being gay" and said he needed "to be stoned"
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Anti-LGBTQ Republican who mocked COVID and vaccines dies after contracting virus
Dickinson council member H. Scott Apley, an anti-LGBTQ Republican, shared mocked the COVID vaccine days before he died
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New Jersey man charged in fatal shooting of trans advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton
A man has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old transgender advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Atlanta police investigating stabbing of lesbian and her dog in Midtown-area park
Police are still investigating the dual stabbings of a lesbian woman and her dog at a public park in Midtown Atlanta last week.
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A proposed law in Ghana would jail people who advocate for LGTBQ equality for up to 10 years
A proposed law in Ghana would imprison known LGBTQ people for up to five years, and anyone who advocates for LGBTQ human rights for 10...
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Matt Damon backtracks, says he’s never called anyone “f****t”
Matt Damon has issued a statement after he was heavily criticized for comments suggesting he was using "f****t" only "months ago."
