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TikTok gets caught banning LGBT hashtags …again.

Another day, another story of TikTok censoring minorities on its platform. In case you haven’t been keeping up, the Chinese-owned app previously banned pro-LGBTQ+ content, blocked a user who criticised China, and suppressed posts by those deemed…

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Councilwoman shuts down whining anti-LGBT bigots.

During the first week of September, Magic City Equality temporarily flew the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community beneath the U.S. flag in front of Minot City Hall, in North Dakota. The action was accompanied by…

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Canada may not be the LGBT utopia we thought it was.

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Canadians are nearly three times more likely than heterosexuals to experience sexual or physical assault, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. Among members of sexual minority groups — including LGB people and those who otherwise…