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Why GaysOverCovid has sparked a ‘gay civil war’

Public shaming wasn’t invented with the advent of Twitter, but the coexistence of social media and the coronavirus pandemic has elevated it into high art or bloodsport, depending on where you stand. GaysOverCovid is an Instagram account that first became…

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Lawsuit alleging LGBT discrimination at YouTube tossed out

A California judge tossed out a lawsuit against YouTube on Wednesday alleging that the platform unfairly discriminates against LGBTQ+ creators. In 2019, five LGBTQ+ YouTubers filed a joint lawsuit alleging that they had been unfairly targeted by the platform’s content moderation…

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Tommy Lasorda died leaving behind a messy gay legacy

The Los Angeles Dodgers issued a statement via Twitter today announcing the death of Tommy Lasorda, the Hall of Fame manager of the team from 1976 to 1996. According to the Dodgers, he died of a heart attack Thursday night at his…

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Garland may have to answer for rulings against LGBT plaintiffs

Merrick Garland, chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to become the next U.S. attorney general, may have to answer during his confirmation process for his record as a federal judge for a series of rulings against LGBTQ plaintiffs, including LGBTQ protesters who…

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Divorce: When did these lesbians actually get married?

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the state must honor marriages of same-sex couples performed before the state legalized marriage equality in 2014. The case involves two women – Mary Elizabeth LaFrance and Gail Cline – who got a civil union in…

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Gay teen endures horrific abuse during conversion therapy

A gay man has recounted the horrifying moment he was told that masturbating to images of women would “cure” his sexuality in a conversion therapy session. Curtis Galloway, from Kentucky, recounted his traumatising experience of conversion therapy in an op-ed…