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State Department releases global human rights report.

The State Department’s annual human rights report that was released on Wednesday notes violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was commonplace around the world in 2019. The report notes authorities in Chechnya continued “a campaign of violence…

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Disney CEO shuts down anti-LGBT bigot at shareholder meeting.

The CEO of the Walt Disney Company shut down an LGBTQ critic who claimed that the company is losing money because its products “promote LGBT ideology.” During a shareholding meeting Wednesday, Caroline Farrow, an anti-LGBTQ activist, asked Disney CEO Bob Chapek if…

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Grindr issues warning as hook-ups thrive during pandemic.

Grindr and other gay dating apps have begun issuing alerts to users with guidance about the risks of coronavirus. Several European countries seeking to minimise the spread of COVID-19 have called on people to stay home as part of “social distancing”…

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Pastor: Only “sissies” & “pansies” wash hands to prevent coronavirus.

A conservative Christian pastor issued an angry rebuke of churches taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, calling them “sissies” and “pansies” who have been “neutered.” Jonathan Shuttlesworth, a televangelist who co-founded Revival Today TV, called out European churches that…

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Groups warn LGBT people at higher risk to the coronavirus.

More than 100 LGBTQ or LGBTQ supportive organizations on March 11 released a joint open letter to health care providers and media outlets urging them to be aware that LGBTQ people may be at greater risk for the Coronavirus than the general public…