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News (USA)
Fox News now accusing Scrabble of being too “woke”
The game doesn’t allow racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs?!? WOKE.
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News (USA)
O.J. Simpson’s “drag queen dad” blamed for his “murderous rage”
Simpson’s father was reportedly well-known in San Francisco’s drag scene before his death in 1986.
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News (USA)
Cops trap ex-policeman suspected of killing ex-boyfriend with axe & gun
He fled police and escaped into a neighboring state before police eventually outsmarted him.
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Life
Gay “Mean Girls” actor Jonathan Bennett is a godfather now
He and his husband spent their honeymoon on one of Carnival’s epic cruiseliners.
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News (USA)
New bill would censor all LGBTQ+ websites for as “harmful” to minors
A picture of two women holding hands could qualify as “explicit adult content” under the law.
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News (USA)
GOP lawmaker says first-cousins should be allowed to marry because gays are
His parents were first-cousins.
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News (USA)
Maine lawmakers face down death threats & advance bill protecting gender-affirming care
Libs of TikTok and other right-wing transphobes targeted the bill’s Democratic supporters.
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Life
J.K. Rowling says she’ll never forgive “Harry Potter” actors for supporting trans people
She said Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are complicit in harming kids.
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Commentary
Adm. Rachel Levine is optimistic about the future of trans Americans. I’m not convinced.
LGBTQ Nation chats with Adm. Rachel Levine about the attack on trans rights and the importance of visibility in an election year.
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Commentary
Palestinians are dying in the name of LGBTQ+ people. This is not what we stand for.
When we think of pinkwashing, we often think of corporations, but it’s also a propaganda strategy used by both the US and Israel’s elite decision-makers.
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Life
Heartstopper actor announces engagement in heartwarming post
“I never thought I’d find someone who’s gets me and loves me for me.”
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News (USA)
Trans folks are peeing in bottles & avoiding water to dodge harassment under Florida’s bathroom law
Residents have taken it upon themselves to police restrooms, traumatizing trans folks and often incorrectly enforcing the law.
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News (World)
UK will investigate adult trans health clinics following controversial review on trans youth
Activists have accused the government of trying to completely end gender-affirming care.
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News (USA)
Trans detainees file complaint detailing extreme abuse & neglect at ICE facility
“I think it is intentionally bad here. It is a way to get people to give up on themselves.”
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News (USA)
Lawmakers don’t let tornadoes stop them from meeting to advance two anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Staying safe from severe weather was apparently not as important as going after LGBTQ+ youth.
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News (USA)
Right-wingers claim trans women have unfair advantage in hot dog-eating contests
The kicker: The champion they targeted for “stealing” the victory isn’t even trans.
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Life
The child activist who helped wake up the world to the reality of living with AIDS
Hydeia Broadbent shattered stereotypes, challenged stigmas, and fostered a greater understanding and empathy for those living with HIV/AIDS.
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Politics
The GOP has had enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s antics: “Nobody cares” what she thinks
Greene has refused to back down from her vendetta against Speaker Mike Johnson after his attempt to hash things out with her on Wednesday.
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News (World)
Trans activists outraged over major study questioning the benefits of gender-affirming care
The Cass Review flies in the face of most American medical guidance, and activists are terrified of the repercussions.
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Commentary
The archaic Comstock laws were named for a man who also fueled the US obsession with book banning
Anthony Comstock destroyed 15 tons of books during his 1800s quest for a “pure” nation, which also included banning abortion medications through the mail.