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Pushback as town rejects Pride because of no ‘Straight Pride.’

A small town’s government refused to recognize Pride Month, saying that it would be unfair because there’s no “Straight Pride.” But LGBTQ activists – armed with rainbow flags, feather boas, and balloons – put together an “ambush” Pride parade for the town…

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Turkish president accuses ‘sneaky’ gays of poisoning youth.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged action against LGBTQ people in the country, accusing them of “sneaking up” on Turkey’s values and trying to “poison” the country’s youth. Erdoğan made the comments during a speech on Monday, June 29, following…

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‘Titan Games’ hunk is gay, an out nurse, and has 2 moms.

The Titan Games again featured an out LGBTQ competitor on NBC this week, this time openly gay CrossFit athlete Robbie Rodriguez. Rodriguez talked during the episode about being gay, being out, being a nurse testing people in Florida for COVID-19, and…

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Anti-LGBT religious schools now have a right to taxpayer $$$.

Today, in a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that a state cannot exclude religious schools from state programs that fund private schools, even if the religious schools are anti-LGBTQ or discriminate against others. The case of Espinoza v….

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Companies are pulling Facebook ads to fight hate speech.

As a form of protest over Facebook’s handling of hate speech and misinformation, a slew of big budget advertisers — including Starbucks, Ford, Coca-Cola, Honda, and Verizon — are pulling their ads from the platform throughout the month of July…

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(Gay gasp!) Broadway will remain shuttered for the rest of 2020.

Broadway theatres will not be reopening in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced. New York industry trade association The Broadway League confirmed that all 41 venues will remain closed until the end of 2020, as theatre bosses struggle to…

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How the rainbow flag is evolving to embrace everyone.

As America has appeared to collectively wake up to the injustices marginalized communities — especially Black Americans — face daily, a controversy has been brewing around a beloved symbol of queer identity and diversity: The rainbow flag. Many members of the…