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Man arrested for killing gay man on Christmas Eve for $1.

A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal beating of a gay man on Christmas Eve. Early in the morning on December 24, 2019, 60-year-old Juan Fresnada was beaten to death by three men while walking with his husband Byron Caceres in…

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Financial gap widens between contenders and pretenders.

Presidential candidates have begun to report their earnings for Quarter 4 (October-December) of 2019, which is considered a major indicator of how candidates will fare during the early primaries and caucuses, starting with Iowa’s on February 3rd, New Hampshire’s on February 11th…

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United Methodists release plan to split over LGBT issues.

The United Methodist Church, the third-largest Christian denomination in the U.S., is set to split the entire church due to conflicting positions on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. Church leaders unveiled a proposal to allow “traditionalist” Methodists to form a…

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Indiana senator tries to ban vouchers over LGBT discrimination.

A proposal aimed at banning private schools that discriminate against gay employees and students from receiving Indiana voucher program money is being back by the state’s Republican school superintendent. The bill filed Friday by Democratic Sen. J.D. Ford of Indianapolis comes… 

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GOP leader to resign after using anti-gay slur on Facebook.

A Delaware GOP leader has announced he will resign from his position, but will not apologize, after using an anti-gay slur in a Facebook comment. New Castle County Republican Party Chairman Chris Rowe made the comment after Facebook removed a…