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Furniture chain donates to Hurricane Harvey-impacted LGBT community.

Forty LGBTQ and HIV-positive Houstonians were given $10,000 vouchers to roam through a furniture chain’s warehouse Saturday, where a selection of sofas, dining room sets, lamps, decorations, rugs and mattresses had been curated for them as potential replacements for items lost to Harvey’s floodwaters. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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At this unusual startup accelerator, being gay is a prerequisite.

Among the dozens of Bay Area startup accelerators, where entrepreneurs guzzle free coffee and work feverishly on products they hope will change the world, StartOut Growth Lab stands out, thanks to one unusual statistic. Each of the seven startups under its roof has a gay founder… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Gay Times sacks editor after antisemitic and offensive tweets emerge.

The editor of Gay Times has been sacked for tweeting a series of antisemitic and misogynistic comments as well as using Twitter to attack gay people, homeless people and disabled children. Josh Rivers, the first BME editor of a gay men’s magazine… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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According to the Feds, the rainbow-painted crosswalk in Lexington is a safety hazard.

A rainbow-colored crosswalk honoring the LGBT community in Lexington, Kentucky, is a distracting safety hazard and should be removed, a federal official says. Officials painted the crosswalk at a busy intersection across from the county courthouse earlier this year to… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Twitter is not happy with all of HRC’s Corporate Equality Index leaders.

According to some very piquant Twitter takes, it’s pretty clear that many in the LGBT community hate that the Human Rights Campaign gave Monsanto a perfect score on its Corporate Equality Index Tuesday. The HRC’s CEI rating grades businesses with 500 full-time employees… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality    

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Where have all the lesbian (and gay) bars gone?

At a recent newly-launched lesbian party in Brooklyn, women scattered themselves haphazardly throughout the backyard of a gay bar filled mostly with men. Wearing dark jeans and denim jackets, they stood in small groups, intermittently scanning the room while talking… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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The coffee industry is taking a bitter shot at the LGBT community.

The world’s biggest coffee trade group has sent members into open revolt over a new policy that critics are calling “a direct affront to queer, trans, and allied coffee professionals across the planet.” In September, the organization — known as the Specialty Coffee Association — awarded three of its top tournaments… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality