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The website for hunting gay people finally taken down.

A website designed to help users to hunt and torture Russian gay people has finally been taken down by authorities after more than a year online. The “game” was based on the Saw horror movie franchise, and encouraged users to…

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Philadelphia fires 13 cops for posting anti-LGBT comments.

Thirteen police officers in Philadelphia will be fired after they were found posting racist, homophobic, and transphobic messages on social media. The social media posts were found by the Plain View Project, which tracks hate speech by law enforcement officials…

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You’re gonna wanna read this Grindr exposé.

Gays, please pretend that you’re not illiterate for a second because you’re going to want to read the following Grindr exposé from service top to bossy bottom. A new longform feature by BuzzFeed News reporter Ryan Mac explores Grindr’s year-and-a-half long descent from…

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An airline seems to have a problem with same-sex couples.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is investigating why a customer service email claimed cabin crew could intervene if a passenger felt uncomfortable about being on the same flight as a same-sex couple. A screenshot of the email, widely shared on Twitter, suggests that…

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The A-list celebrities donating to Mayor Pete’s campaign.

Gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has received hefty contributions from more than 50 well-known celebrity donors, according to PinkNews. Celebrities that donated to Buttigieg’s campaign include George Takei ($1,200), Barbara Streisand ($1,000), Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi ($2,800), John Stamos ($1,000), Gwyneth Paltrow ($2,800), Kevin Bacon ($2,800)…

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Newspaper to distribute ‘LGBT-free zone’ stickers.

Polish conservative newspaper Gazeta Polska has said it will distribute “LGBT-free zone” stickers to readers with its next edition on July 24. The stickers show a Pride flag with a black over it, at the words “LGBT-free zone” in Polish…

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Netflix roasted straight pride before threatening to sue.

In response to straight pride, Netflix just declared “Gay rights!” Last June, the internet collectively roasted Boston’s straight pride parade, a “celebration” of khaki pants wearing, Mountain Dew drinkers who wanted their own day to openly celebrate their heterosexuality in…