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News (USA)
Trump gives up: The military will start recruiting trans people on Monday
After two appeals courts refused to delay open recruitment, the Department of Justice has given up.
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News (USA)
Republican pressured to resign after comparing homosexuality to pedophilia
He asked why Democrats aren’t mad about Barney Frank… but what did Barney Frank do?
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Commentary
Dept. of Silver Linings 2017: Trump fails to ban transgender troops from serving
Trump hasn’t revisited the topic since his 140-character outburst, but he’s finding out that the courts depend on the law, not on his impulsive tweets.
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News (USA)
NY Governor Cuomo pardoned a Latina trans activist so she can become a US citizen
Lorena Borjas’ convictions stemmed from her time as a forced sex worker. She’s spent her life helping others in similar situations.
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Commentary
Dept. of Silver Linings 2017: #MeToo finally exposes creepy men (including gay ones)
Largely undiscussed in the conversation about #metoo is its impact on the closet.
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News (USA)
Roseanne Barr has been bashing liberals on Twitter & trying to justify her vote for Trump
She’s gone full on conspiracy theory.
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News (USA)
Trump fires his HIV/AIDS council without warning & won’t explain why he did it
Experts assume new members appointed by Trump/Pence will focus on failed abstinence-only programs while ignoring people of color and LGBT people.
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News (USA)
Judge tells Christian bakers cake isn’t free speech, so pay the fine for discriminating
Even though they’re used in a ceremony, they “are still cakes made to be eaten” and they aren’t “art” if the customer tells you what to make.
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Commentary
LGBTQ Nation’s ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ voting ends this week
Cast your vote while you can. The winner will be announced next week.
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News (USA)
Latino reporter discovers his byline was edited to include a gay slur on Christmas
“It was a very poor decision made by an employee who is no longer in a position to make that same mistake.”
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News (World)
Russian senator argues against animal abuse law because it could lead to gay rights
Another lawmaker objected to the comparison… and came to the defense of dogs.
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News (USA)
The editor’s notes for Milo’s canceled book are scathing & on point
The internet went wild after she posted numerous screenshots of the comments from Milo’s disgusted editor to Twitter.
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News (USA)
Transgender woman sues Walmart for workplace discrimination
This is the latest case of anti-LGBTQ discrimination brought against the company.
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News (USA)
A Republican pundit just burned Roy Moore so bad he’ll need sunscreen for a year
The disgraced former Alabama senate candidate is claiming voter fraud happened because too many black people voted against him.
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News (USA)
Lesbian family viciously slaughtered in their own home at Christmas
Both women and their two children were bound and then the killer slashed their throats.
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Commentary
Dept. of Silver Linings 2017: Opposition to marriage equality is dying off (literally)
Millennials are overwhelmingly pro-marriage equality, while the most hard-core opponents are in their 70s and 80s.
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News (USA)
GOP candidate for Texas governor: I’d ‘gladly’ kill gay people
“Biblical law is a blessing,” he said to justify his “Kill the gays” position.
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News (World)
A gay refugee was forced to apologize on TV for ‘disgracing’ Chechnya
“They said that I must first think about my family. I was also told that if I continue to speak, I would have problems.”
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News (World)
This politician blamed gay suicide on weak anal muscles
A lot of people are laughing at him, but he claims he’s a courageous truth-teller.