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Joel Schumacher: Reluctant conflicted gay trailblazer.

I first interviewed Joel Schumacher in 2003, when he was enthusiastically promoting his latest film, Phone Booth. I had heard that Schumacher was gay, as pretty much everyone had at that point, but I also knew that he had said…

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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…

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Christian pundits say homosexuality is a bigger sin than slavery.

Two white conservative Christians came to the conclusion that Black people should stop “sitting in a chair and crying” over slavery because homosexuality is a “worse” sin. Anti-LGBTQ activist Scott Lively discussed racism on his Breaking News Bible Study show with…

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GA lawmakers pass historic LGBT-inclusive hate crimes bill.

The Georgia General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a historic hate crimes bill on Tuesday, a measure that for the first time in state history includes protections for LGBTQ people. The measure passed the state Senate by a 47 to 6 vote. Less than…