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Mormons: Don’t bar “conversion therapy” for LGBT minors.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it’s against a proposed ban in Utah of so-called conversion therapy by psychologists for LGBTQ minors, reports the CBS affililiate here, KUTV. In a statement released Tuesday night, the church said it opposes…

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Waitress fired for refusing to serve transphobic couple.

A waitress in Wisconsin has reportedly been fired for standing up for a transgender patron. Until recently, Brittany Spencer was a server at Fat Joe’s Bar & Grill in Fond du Lac, a lakefront town 150 miles north of Chicago. Last weekend, she says, she…

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Scotland pardons gay men convicted under homophobic laws.

Gay and bisexual men in Scotland prosecuted for consensual same-sex activity will receive an automatic pardon under a law which came into effect on Tuesday aiming to correct a “historic wrong” but stopped short of offering compensation. The law will cover anyone convicted for…

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Marco Rubio feels ‘disrespected’ by Elizabeth Warren.

A prominent Republican decided to take a snappy clapback from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) personally. Last week at the LGBTQ Town Hall, Warren was asked what she would say to a hypothetical supporter who believes that marriage is between one man and one woman…