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Zapping: The protest tactic that ignited early LGBT activism

Charles Silverstein was a university student in psychology when he attended a workshop at a behavioural therapy convention in October 1972. The topic was aversion therapy, a form of pseudoscientific conversion therapy in which gay men were administered electric shocks and other…

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Legendary gay bar defaced with horrific homophobic slur

The legendary Dublin gay bar Pantibar was targeted by homophobic vandals in a “premeditated” attack on Sunday night (13 June). Iconic Irish drag queen Panti Bliss, who owns Pantibar in Dublin’s city centre, shared a photo of the homophobic graffiti on…

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Politician attacks corporate rainbow hypocrisy during Pride

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is ripping into corporations who are touting their support for Pride Month while they also throw money at anti-LGBTQ politicians who persecute the queer community. Jayapal has taken to Twitter showing screenshots of companies who’ve changed…

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8 times LGBT celebrities were outed by their own allies

Earlier this month, Ricky Martin opened up about the time Barbara Walters tried outing him in an interview. Speaking to People, the 49-year-old singer said he felt “violated” by the iconic journalist’s line of questioning when they sat down together in…