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By ditching usernames, OKCupid is removing a crucial protective barrier.

Days after deleting an OKCupid profile that included personal information, Reddit user Drinkscocoaandreads logged onto Facebook to find an unpleasant surprise. “I had like three guys find me on Facebook within two days, screaming at me for leaving mid-conversation/not ever acknowledging their initial message,” the Redditor wrote in a thread… Read the full article HERE.

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Los Angeles Federal Judge issues fourth nationwide injunction to halt Trump’s military transgender ban.

A federal judge in Los Angeles Friday issued the fourth nationwide preliminary injunction halting President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban transgender individuals from openly serving in the military while it is challenged in the courts. Federal District Judge Jesus G. Bernal ruled the ban was discriminatory and unlawful. Read the full article HERE.

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GOP candidate for TX Gov: “I’d gladly execute” gay people (like the bible says).

he race to replace Greg Abbott as Governor of Texas already has a number of candidates who plan to run in the primaries. While most are Democrats, Abbott himself will face a Republican primary challenger in Larry SECEDE Kilgore. (His middle name is literally “SECEDE.”) Four years ago, Kilgore took 1.4% of the primary votes compared… Read the full article HERE.  

BUSINESS

There is now a cryptocurrency for the LGBT community.

LGBTQoin (LGBTQ) had a good 24 hours as the cryptocurrency jumped $0.00054801 or 30.77% trading at $0.00232908. According to Cryptocoin Analysts, LGBTQoin (LGBTQ) eyes $0.002561988 target on the road to $0.00463364423284011. LGBTQ last traded at Yobit exchange. It had high of $0.00232908 and low of $0.00164406 for December 24-25. The open was $0.00178107. Read the full article HERE.

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In 2017, LGBTQ progress was built on local elections.

It was the “year of the trans candidate” in the U.S., and generally a victorious year for LGBTQ politicians in city and state elections. But we are a long way away from proportional representation. Before Jenny Durkan was elected mayor of Seattle in November, there had only been two other openly lesbian… Read the full article HERE.

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Four ways every company can advance LGBT rights in 2018.

In the first year of Trump’s tumultuous presidency, many businesses stood on the side of fairness and equality, just as threats to LGBTQ rights mounted. Last March, for example, business leaders pushed North Carolina to revise its discriminatory HB2 legislation, which barred transgender people from using restrooms in government buildings and… Read the full article HERE.