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Los Angeles’ lesbian Fire Chief is looking for a new job
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley who served as not only the first woman, but…
Month: February 2025
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Out gay college diver finds a new home at Georgia Tech
Alex Scott was in a rough place when he was diving at his former university. Out of high school, the Georgia native had found a place to compete in…
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Judge blocks Trump from terminating DEI-related grants
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI as…
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Texas pushes NCAA to start ‘sex-screening’ student athletes
Texas is suing the largest college sports governing body in the country in the hopes that a court will order the organization to “immediately begin screening the…
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A worrying trend: More Americans are heading for the exits
In February 2023, I published an article in The New Republic about Americans, particularly from marginalized communities, who were looking to exit the…
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Republicans say its time to overturn same-sex marriage rights
Oklahoma state Rep. David Bullard (R) and Mat Staver, the founder and chairperson of the anti-LGBTQ+ legal organization the Liberty Counsel, have both…
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Why the ‘CEO of Everything Gay’ bought Fire Island
Tristan Schukraft almost didn’t go to Fire Island. A California native, the serial tech entrepreneur was in New York City on a business trip about…