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Why does this anti-LGBT religious right group hate Target?

If you need a reason to patronize Target when shopping for holiday gifts or everyday supplies, here’s one: The religious right, especially the virulently anti-LGBTQ American Family Association, really, really hates the big-box retailer. The primary source of the AFA’s ire is…  

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LGBT protections in the new NAFTA deal were just nullified by Trump.

A North America trade agreement’s LGBTQ provisions have been rendered meaningless – by a footnote. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) – the trade deal meant to replace NAFTA – includes a paragraph protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace…  

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Another country is denying asylum to LGBT refugees.

Italy’s coalition government passed legislation to stop offering asylum to LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in their home countries, reported Reuters. Italy’s Lower House in Rome, championed by Matteo Salvini, voted to turn away immigrants applying for asylum on “humanitarian grounds”…