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Mayor who called for gays to be killed running for re-election.

Mark Chambers, the Republican mayor of Carbon Hill, Alabama, came under fire over a Facebook post calling for gay people to be “killed out” in June. After posting a meme attacking “a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites…

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Same-sex marriage one step closer for Northern Ireland.

Britain’s parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of a plan that would compel the government to legalize same-sex marriage and extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland, if the province is unable to re-establish its own devolved government…

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“Unalienable Rights” commission may roll back LGBT protections.

A new Trump administration commission could try to roll back protections for LGBTQ people, women, and minorities, according to critics. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday unveiled the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights, which will purportedly examine…

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Toy Story 4 boycotted by One Million Moms for ‘lesbian’ scene.

The anti-LGBT+ evangelical group One Million Moms is boycotting Disney, saying “families are blindsided” by “lesbian” scenes in Toy Story 4. Two scenes, which last only a few seconds, show two mothers dropping their child off at school and then picking…

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Nivea silent about executive’s ugly comment on gay men.

Skincare brand Nivea has become embroiled in controversy over supposedly anti-gay remarks an executive made in a meeting with their longtime ad agency, FCB. The agencies that make up the FCB network have worked with the German company for over…

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Cathedral settles with teacher after firing over gay marriage.

Cathedral High School has reached a confidential settlement with a gay teacher who was recently fired because he is in a same-sex marriage, according to an attorney representing the teacher. Attorney Kathleen Delaney issued a joint statement on behalf of…