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A vocal conversion therapy victim is found dead.

On Monday, 24-year-old Alana Chen was found dead near the Boulder County foothills in Colorado, presumably the result of suicide. While more specifics have not yet been released to the public, Chen made news a couple of months ago when she…

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Chick-fil-A donated another $1.8 million to anti-LGBT groups.

Documents show that Chick-fil-A donated to anti-LGBTQ organizations in 2018, a year after its 2017 donations, which came to light earlier this year. This past March, the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s tax returns showed that the organization had donated $1.8 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…

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One Million Moms to boycott Hallmark Channel over a kiss.

A division of the Christian-right American Family Association, One Million Moms, is calling on people to boycott the Hallmark Channel after a Zola commercial featuring a same-sex couple getting married was aired on its network. The organization posted a call to…

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YouTube changes its policy on anti-LGBT hate speech, but will it work?

Today, YouTube announced new policies banning video creators from making violent and implied threats and forbidding racist and anti-LGBTQ attacks against public and private individuals, including other video creators, politicians, and celebrities. But some people doubt their new policies will…