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These evangelicals claim LGBT rights threaten women.

An evangelical Christian group that lobbies against access to women’s healthcare, Alliance Defending Freedom, is claiming that LGBT+ rights will undermine women’s rights. reaThe fundamentalist Christian group has mobilised to lobby against the Equality Act, a bill submitted to Congress…

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Education Secretary refuses to answer on LGBT discrimination.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tiptoed around a question regarding LGBT discrimination in schools at a House budget hearing Tuesday, refusing a Democratic congressman’s request for a yes or no answer. “I noticed you never mentioned sexual orientation or gender identity,”…

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This Christian charity gave over $50 million to hate groups.

The National Christian Foundation is America’s eighth largest public charity, but it doesn’t build houses, educate children, feed the hungry, or provide other goods or services one might commonly associate with a charity. It’s also not a household name like…

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Freddie Mercury has gone straight…at least in China.

Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody was released in China on Friday, but references to the Queen singer’s sexuality and AIDS diagnosis were censored. Several minutes of footage were edited out of the film, including scenes of two men kissing …

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Most Americans back LGBT protections — but support is sliding.

A majority of Americans across every state and almost every demographic support LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonprofit research firm Public Religion Research Institute. The nonpartisan organization’s “American Values Atlas” survey found that 69 percent…