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Ellen just outed a group of C-list celebrities

Ellen dropped an anvil on straight people when she publicly revealed all the gay cartoon characters on her show. With HBO Max announcing they’ll be making a show about Velma Dinkley from Scooby Doo, the internet has erupted as everyone…

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DOJ tells agencies LGBT students are protected under Title IX

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has told federal agencies that gay and transgender students are protected from discrimination under civil rights laws, reversing Trump administration guidance that limited the impact of a landmark Supreme Court decision last year extending employment…

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Arkansas governor vetoes cruel bill banning healthcare for trans kids

In a televised appearance Monday, Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that he had vetoed HB 1570, legislation that would have made Arkansas the first state to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. According to the Governor, the legislation…

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NCAA finally condemns anti-trans student athletes bills

After weeks of silence regarding the unprecedented tide of transphobic bills sweeping the country, the NCAA has condemned efforts to discriminate against trans athletes. In a Friday letter to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), NCAA president Mark Emmert claimed the…

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Anti-LGBT activists are now funding voter suppression

Apparently, attacking LGBTQ rights isn’t enough full-time work for a variety of right-wing groups. So they’ve taken up other projects, adding voter suppression efforts and disinformation about the COVID vaccine to their portfolio. In addition to fundraising for themselves…