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Philadelphia fires 13 cops for posting anti-LGBTQ & racist comments online
Officers were using the word “f–got” on social media and saying transgender women should get raped. The Fraternal Order of Police says they are “disappointed officers will be fired without due process.”
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GOP Congressmen push Amazon to sell ‘ex-gay’ therapy books because gays wield ‘extravagant’ power
“How long until the most widely read book in the world is banned because it takes a dim view of homosexuality?” the GOP is asking
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A man viciously beat a lesbian couple while calling one of women ‘a dude’
The attacker knocked her unconscious and then bashed her head against the ground because he thought she was too butch.
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Out political candidate admits she lied about saving the lives of 32 Pulse victims
“I removed 77 bullets out of 32 people, and helped with the triage,” she originally said. “It is really sad that this has become such a big deal.”
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California city will ban gendered language like ‘manhole’ & ‘pregnant women’ from municipal code
“Manpower” becomes “human effort,” “pregnant women” will be changed to “pregnant employees,” and personal pronouns like “he” or “she” will be rebranded “they.”
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Criminal charges against Kevin Spacey dropped after accuser pleads the fifth
With the accuser unwilling to testify, the case had to be dropped.
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Apple unveils new queer emojis, but there still won’t be a trans flag
75 different possible combinations of couples, displaying different genders and races, will be possible but there’s still one glaring omission.
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Ricky Martin will join massive Puerto Rican protests over governor’s antigay comments
Puerto Ricans have taken to the streets after leaked chat messages show Governor Ricardo Rosselló and other politicians using ugly antigay slurs – including comments about the singer.
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A Christian school is suing to get government money even though it bans LGBTQ people
The religious school says they don’t know of any LGBTQ kids who attend, so they can’t discriminate against them.
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A gay teen who was brutally bullied for years stabbed one of his attackers. He’s going to prison.
The teen defended himself with a knife during a violent attack at school after the school did nothing to stop the bullying.