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Brazil’s president said masks were ‘too gay’ now has COVID.

Brazil’s homophobic president Jair Bolsonaro reportedly refused to wear a face mask because he thought they were ‘too gay’ – before he tested positive for coronavirus. The far-right leader tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, after months of minimising the…

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Thailand one step closer to legalizing same-sex civil unions.

Thailand’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that will legally recognize same-sex civil partnerships and give greater rights to same-sex couples, a potential first for any nation in Southeast Asia if passed into law. If ratified by parliament…

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Trump gave anti-LGBT hate groups millions in COVID relief funds.

The Trump administration resisted giving a public accounting of where it spent money meant to support small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, but today they released a list of loans given out worth over $150,000. The Paycheck Protection Program provided…

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Experts warn LGBT internet freedoms at risk with new chief.

LGBTQ internet freedoms may be at risk on a global scale due to the new leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, according to technology freedom experts. The agency, which operates independently from the U.S. government, oversees five different…

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Candidate pulled child from college for being for gay marriage.

LGBTQ groups are criticizing a California Republican congressional candidate over a video of her bragging that she withdrew her daughter from college after the young woman expressed support for marriage equality. Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel, who is challenging…