5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: March 2019
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Why federal laws don’t ban discrimination against LGBT citizens.
Polls show that most Americans oppose discrimination against LGBT people, and many believe that it’s already illegal. But federal laws don’t ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity the way they do regarding sex and religion. And the odds of…
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‘Nones’ now as big as evangelicals, Catholics in the US.
In a shift that stands to impact both religion and politics, survey data suggests that the percentage of Americans who don’t affiliate with any specific religious tradition is now roughly the same as those who identify as evangelical or Catholic…
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Adele and Jennifer Lawrence just partied hard at a NYC gay bar.
Do women belong in gay bars? The answer is apparently a resounding yes — if they happen to be an Oscar-winning actress and a British, Grammy-winning musical icon. On an otherwise unremarkable night in New York City, Adele and Jennifer Lawrence had a…
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Google, when is that LGBT hate app coming down?
Pressure continues to mount on Google for ignoring calls to pull an app promoting the dangerous and scientifically debunked practice of so-called “conversion therapy,” which claims to be able to change one’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Google has met months of…
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If you have gay sex here, you’ll be stoned to death.
Brunei will pass its Sharia Penal Code (SPC) by 3 April, Gay Star News has learned. The controversial penal code includes death by stoning for people convicted of sodomy, among other numerous brutal sentences. Other Sharia punishments include the amputation of…
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