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Wal-Mart heirs set up $1M fund for LGBT groups in Arkansas

In an announcement made Thursday by the Alice L. Walton Foundation, named for the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam and his wife Helen Walton, family members working through the foundation are launching a $1 million fund for groups assisting LGBTQ people…

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The LGBT community was just pulled into the chicken sandwich wars

The chicken sandwich war took a political turn this weekend.  After renewed calls were made over social media to boycott Chick-fil-A, Burger King took it as an opportunity to show its solidarity with the LGBTQ community.  Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy…

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Pride pays: LGBT-friendly businesses are more profitable

A growing body of research has in recent years shown that companies promoting gender and racial diversity tend to perform better financially, but fresh analysis out of Finland now provides evidence that the same is true of companies championing LGBT-friendly policies…

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Yelp makes it easier to find and support LGBT-owned businesses

Yelp is celebrating Pride Month by making it easier for consumers to support LGBTQ-friendly businesses and find safe and welcoming spaces to enjoy June’s festivities. Starting today—a week before the official revelry kicks off—Yelp invites business owners to…

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TikTok pushes hate speech directed against LGBT people

Social video sharing app TikTok’s notorious algorithm has been caught circulating anti-LGBTQ+ content, adding to its long track record of homophobic actions. A new analysis from progressive media watchdog Media Matters is drawing attention to an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ content…