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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey isn’t the only one who forgot Chick-fil-A is anti-LGBT.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is getting a very public reminding that Chick-fil-A is not an LGBT-supportive company — though he’s far from the only one who has forgotten. If the crowds at your local Chick-fil-A are any indication, much of the United States, even in progressive cities and on college campuses…  

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This town is showing serious LGBTQ pride, and residents are loving it.

Maplewood residents of all stripes were out in force Thursday night, celebrating the township’s diversity and inclusion by officially opening a set of crosswalks at a key intersection painted in the rainbow colors of the LGBTQ community. The famously progressive and picturesque Essex County suburb just west of Newark…

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Adoption agencies that deny LGBTQ people get millions from taxpayers.

Nonprofit foster and adoption agencies that discriminate against LGBTQ people have received millions of local, state and federal taxpayer dollars in the last several years, HuffPost has found. States and counties pay private agencies, including faith-based nonprofits, to provide certain foster and adoption services.  

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Out gay Associate Athletic Director Drew Martin hired by University of Texas.

Drew Martin has been hired by the Univ. of Texas to a high-profile position as the new Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs, a powerful position in one of the highest-profile athletics departments in the country. It’s a reflection of Martin’s excellent track record in college sports, and a commitment to inclusion by Texas.  

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HIV ‘game changer’ drug linked with fall in condom use among gay men.

A “game-changer” HIV drug which cuts the risk of being infected by more than 90 per cent has led to a “striking reduction” in regular condom use among gay and bisexual men, Australian researchers have found. Analysis of sexual health trends before and after daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug, Truvada, became widely available…  

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Republican politician who filmed herself harassing transgender woman loses election.

A Republican candidate who live-streamed herself harassing a transgender woman in a bathroom has lost her election. Jazmina Saavedra, who was running as a Republican in California’s 44th Congressional district, came in third place in the primary election. Saavedra, who is also a spokesperson for the group ‘Latinos For Trump’, made headlines…