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Life
A gay psychiatrist donned a Nixon mask & came out to colleagues in 1972. He changed the world.
“Dr. Anonymous” bravely took on the American Psychiatric Association to declare that being gay is not a mental illness.
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Politics
Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes bill to repeal sodomy ban & anti-trans laws
While other states are attacking LGBTQ+ rights, Massachusetts is supporting equality.
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Politics
Lauren Boebert & other conservatives rage at Pete Buttigieg over FAA policy promoting diversity
They’re blaming airline safety issues on disabled people, Black people, women, and drag queens to gin up anti-diversity sentiment.
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Politics
SC House passes bill banning gender-affirming care & requiring schools to out students
The bill’s supporters compared being trans to drug addiction and called trans kids “mentally disturbed youth.”
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News (World)
Gay man from Chechnya who was tortured in a police station finally escaped Russia
He was outed by a group of local extortionists and held in a police station basement.
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News (World)
The Pride flag is back after a small town reverses its controversial ban
One city councilor even resigned in protest over the original ban. Now all communities can fly their flags in the town.
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Election News
GOP politician says Rachel Maddow “wants to look like a man” so she should stop bashing Donald Trump
Maddow said MSNBC wouldn’t show Trump’s speech because a network shouldn’t be “knowingly broadcasting untrue things.”
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News (USA)
Almost 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have already been filed across the country in 2024
It’s more than half the total number proposed in 2023 – and that’s only the first two weeks of January
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Life
Elon Musk threatened to sue an anti-hate speech group. Its CEO is still blasting Musk’s bigotry.
“I’ve never seen a CEO of any company resent their customers as much as Elon Musk resents his customers.”
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Election News
Does Donald Trump have secondary syphilis?
His hands have strange red spots on them, which has led to speculation online.
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News (USA)
Ron DeSantis administration bans diversity programs in colleges
Promoting diversity is “discrimination,” according to Ron DeSantis.
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News (USA)
Bill O’Reilly is outraged that the book ban law he supports caused his own books to be banned
“I can’t look up the definition of ‘ironic,’ because Florida banned dictionaries.”
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News (USA)
Texas’s anti-LGBTQ+ book ban law blocked by federal court
The law requires book sellers to rate sexual content in books… or else.
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News (USA)
Transphobic legislator introduces bill to force kids to work full-time on farms
Child labor good. Child transitioning bad.
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Politics
Ohio governor defends trans candidates & tells election officials to stop kicking them off ballots
The law has been used to disqualify three trans Democrats from running for office. But at least one is fighting back.
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News (USA)
Deranged right-winger threatened to slaughter LGBTQ+ activists. He’s going away for a long time.
“You deserve to be shot and hung in the streets,” he messaged one state lawmaker.
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Life
Jennifer Lopez-impersonating drag queen screams with joy when she finally meets the real J.Lo
The pop star made a surprise appearance to a historic gay club over the weekend to honor its new owner.
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Politics
GOP bill would have animal control remove furries from schools
An anti-LGBTQ+ politician might believe in a ridiculous urban legend.
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News (USA)
Two major trans rights organizations are merging to fight hate with “double the power”
The leaders of each org decided “something cataclysmic” is needed to fight today’s GOP.
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Commentary
MAGA Republicans know marginalized groups are stronger together. That’s why they want to divide us.
Most recently, MAGA Republicans have used Jewish students as pawns in its quest to eliminate DEI programs and terminate academic freedom.