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Netflix cancels Turkish series after gay character controversy.

Netflix has canceled an international series after authorities in Turkey took issue with a gay character. As Deadline reports, plans for If Only, a new Turkish original series, were announced in March. Popular Turkish television and film actress Özge Özpirinçci…

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Trump memo explains how to spot a transgender woman.

A copy of the new rule that will allow homeless shelters to refuse transgender people has been leaked to the media, and it contains instructions on how to spot transgender women to target them for discrimination. Earlier this month, the…

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Science suggests some men really are bisexual.

Is male bisexuality real? According to a new review, the answer is a definitive “yes.” “The current study found very strong and consistent evidence that bisexual men do in fact tend to have bisexual arousal patterns,” noted study author…

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Broadcaster sues NBC claiming ‘anti-straight discrimination.’

Former Chicago Blackhawks standout Jeremy Roenick was fired from his job as an NBC Sports hockey commentator back in February after making lewd remarks about fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen and Patrick Sharp on a podcast. Imagine if, in response…

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Hospital claims religious exemption in denying trans man.

The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland is being sued after refusing to treat a transgender man. The facility says it follows the “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services” drawn up by…

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WH officials helped funnel cash into 45’s evangelical base.

Recordings of conference phone calls held by White House officials – including several religious figures that work with or support Trump – reveal that Christian leaders were secretly walked through how to obtain emergency funding from the government. Participants in the calls…