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Iowa Republicans give up on fighting trans protections.

The sponsor of a bill in the Iowa legislature that would have removed transgender people from the state’s Civil Rights Act has announced that the proposal won’t move forward. Nine GOP state representatives introduced HF 2164, which proposed “removing gender identity…

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Anti-gay baker at center of SCOTUS case gets book deal.

A Denver baker notable for his involvement in a Supreme Court case regarding his refusal to design a wedding cake for a gay couple is writing a memoir. Jack Phillips, who runs the Masterpiece Cakeshop, is writing a memoir released by…

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Grindr scam drained batteries and consumed data plans.

Grindr is back in the headlines after the gay dating app was hit by a “sophisticated” fraud scheme that drained users’ batteries, consumed their data plans, and defrauded advertisers. It comes just weeks after Grindr was found to be exposing…