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Homophobe to chair State Dept’s human rights commission.

A Harvard Law School professor who is known for her opposition to same-sex marriage will chair the State Department’s new human rights advisory commission that will stress “natural law and natural rights.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday told…

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Catholic church fires priest who wrote book about being gay.

An Amsterdam priest who was told to stop practising after he came out as gay and wrote a book about his sexual experiences has been fired, public broadcaster NOS reported. Pierre Valkering (57) unexpectedly presented his book ‘Ontkleed niet naakt staan’…

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Formerly homophobic people reveal what changed their mindset.

It’s 2019, and homophobia and transphobia is running rampant. Everyone assumed that when gay marriage was won in the Supreme Court the mountaintop was reached… this is not so. There is a silver lining, for every homophobe, there are two reformed homophobes…

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Documentary on Pete Buttigieg’s campaign in development.

A documentary focused on South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign run is currently filming. Story Syndicate, a production company headed by filmmakers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan, has started filming Buttigieg’s campaign events and the recent Democratic debate…