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Senate GOP quoted J.K. Rolling when blocking the Equality Act.

Following the historic win for LGBTQ rights at the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Democrats pushed Thursday for a vote on Equality Act to codify and expand those protections — but were thwarted by an Oklahoma Republican who cited “Harry Potter” author…

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EU threatens funding cuts to Poland over LGBT discrimination.

The European Union warned Poland that it may cut its pandemic relief funding due to the anti-LGBT+ discrimination currently playing out in the country. Last weekend, Polish President Andrzej Duda said he wished to enshrine marriage as between a man…

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Prominent gay Trump supporter has melt down over face mask.

Brandon Straka, the self-described gay “former liberal” and creator of the #WalkAway movement, was thrown off a recent American Airlines flight for refusing to wear a face mask — his resulting meltdown was caught on video by multiple witnesses…

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Openly gay black bishop ordained by Missouri Episcopalians.

The Rt. Rev. Deon Kevin Johnson has become the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, making him the first openly gay Black man to hold the post in the diocese’s 179-year history. Johnson was ordained and consecrated Saturday…