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Homophobe Shane Gillis fired from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

“Saturday Night Live” is officially cutting ties with Shane Gillis. “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ‘SNL,’” an “SNL” spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels said in a statement. “We want SNL to…

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Former gay conversion therapist warns of suicide risk.

Former gay conversion therapist John Smid has joined the fight to prohibit the controversial religious practice after coming out as gay himself.For 22 years, Mr Smid helped run Love In Action, one of the largest Christian gay conversion organisations in America…

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‘We are seeing a push back on human rights’ within Europe.

LGBTQ and women’s rights are particularly targeted in the current proliferation of hate speech and backsliding on human rights in the world, including in some EU countries. This is acknowledged by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, appointed in March…