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How the GOP is squashing cultural studies programs.

Trump’s Department of Education has threatened to pull hundreds of thousands in federal funds from the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies because the consortium doesn’t emphasize “positive aspects” of Judaism and Christianity in the region enough for…

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Billy Porter makes LGBT history with Emmy win.

“The category is love, y’all,” actor Billy Porter said while accepting his Emmy award for lead actor in a drama series.Porter, who was honored for his work in FX’s ground-breaking period drama “Pose,” made history Sunday night by becoming the first…

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Anti-LGBT professor confirmed to human rights position.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Robert Destro as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Destro, a law professor at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, won confirmation by a 49-44 vote margin…

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Indonesia set to ban same-sex couples from living together.

Indonesian lawmakers are considering a bill that could have disastrous implications for LGBTQ+ citizens and tourists, criminalizing same-sex relationships, cohabitation, and even criticizing the president. Indonesian President Joko Widodo had planned to bring the law forward in the next week…