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Politics
Lauren Boebert attacked Joe Biden’s mental acuity. It backfired spectacularly.
“You would fail a basic civics test.”
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Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely calls church shooter “a trans from El Salvador”
She rushed to blame the shooting entirely on the shooter’s identity… and then got that identity wrong.
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News (USA)
US police officers competed alongside Chechen officers who tortured LGBTQ+ people
New York and San Antonio’s police forces played alongside the torturers in an international “Olympic” game for cops.
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News (USA)
Right-wingers falsely blame Sunday’s megachurch shooting on a trans woman
The shooter used a male alias, but police say there’s no indication that she’s trans.
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Life
“Radical freedom is reclaiming rest” says activist Elle Moxley
“We are going to give our community permission to focus on their mind, body and spirit.”
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News (USA)
Gay adult film star beat up cops during January 6 riots. Now he’s going away for a long time.
He blamed the FBI, his drug-using mother, and “BLMAntifaTerroristThugs” for his actions during the insurrection.
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Life
“Transamerica” star Felicity Huffman wouldn’t play a trans woman now. But is she okay with that?
Huffman recently said she hopes to see a future “where anyone can play anything.”
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Life
Donald Trump Jr. accuses Michelle Obama of being transgender in bizarre Super Bowl post
The idea that the mother-of-two is secretly trans has been an article of faith for many on the far-right for years.
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Politics
House GOP has attacked LGBTQ+ people hundreds of times in just the past year
The Congressional Equality Caucus dropped a report detailing all the times Republicans have used their House majority to attack LGBTQ+ rights.
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News (USA)
Trans advocates stage die-ins at Florida DMVs to protest rule erasing their identities
A DeSantis rule change now criminalizes accurate drivers’ licenses.
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News (USA)
New Stop WOKE bill targets teacher training programs. But can lawmakers police speech among adults?
The bill comes amidst a massive teacher shortage, and LGBTQ+ advocates say it is clearly intended to keep folks “uneducated” & “in the dark.”
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News (USA)
Police know who shot this gay man to death. They still haven’t arrested him.
“We looked around at each other and I thought, this guy just killed our friend and he is not in handcuffs?”
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Election News
Donald Trump begs Taylor Swift not to endorse Joe Biden. He says she owes him.
President Biden then trolled the right for its Taylor Swift conspiracy theories.
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News (USA)
Billion-dollar ad campaign fueled by anti-LGBTQ+ forces returns to Super Bowl to promote Jesus
The campaign preaches love, yet it’s major funders also back a prominent anti-LGBTQ+ hate group.
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Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls LGBTQ+ people “groomers, pedophiles” while standing up for LibsofTikTok
Greene said she stands with a woman accused of inspiring bomb threats “100% of the time.”
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Commentary
Yes, Joe Biden’s age is a concern. But Donald Trump’s threat to democracy is a bigger one.
Besides, the former president’s behavior on the campaign trail raises some serious issues about his cognitive grip.
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Life
Researchers hope virtual reality goggles could increase empathy for LGBTQ+ people
Some say immersive 3D films can create an “empathy machine” to benefit marginalized groups, but others are skeptical.
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Bias Watch
Conservative Christians are outraged at Pandora jewelry ad for showing happy lesbian couple
They even have a petition that says the ad “offends” them and “offends many other conservative consumers.”
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News (USA)
LGBTQ+ parenting rights win in landmark court decision
Nicole Junior and Chanel Glover went through the entire IVF process together. Then Glover decided she wanted to be a single mom.
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News (World)
Japanese court allows trans man to update gender on official docs without surgery in landmark case
“It’s like I’m standing at the start line of my new life.”