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Tennessee moves to the forefront with anti-transgender laws

Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state’s political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people. Lawmakers passed and Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed five new bills into…

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Employees punished for banning lesbian girl from school bus

Two employees at a Kansas school will receive disciplinary action after banning a student from the bus because they overheard her say “I’m a lesbian.” An internal investigation by the school district’s board found that by banning eighth grader…

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Woman at center of infamous gay meme identifies herself

We’ve all seen it by now: the image of a young woman, seemingly alone and adrift amid a sea of half-naked, canoodling men. The picture has been meme’d innumerable times, wordlessly conveying the feeling of being single or, simply, invisible…

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Germany’s quiet Catholic rebellion on gays and women

The church bells fade away, the organ starts playing and Father Jan Korditschke walks up to the altar to say Mass. It all looks like a very ordinary Sunday Catholic service. But there’s a feeling of nervous anticipation in the…

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Yelp makes it easier to find and support LGBT-owned businesses

Yelp is celebrating Pride Month by making it easier for consumers to support LGBTQ-friendly businesses and find safe and welcoming spaces to enjoy June’s festivities. Starting today—a week before the official revelry kicks off—Yelp invites business owners to…

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Dignitaries tour the 60% completed USNS Harvey Milk

The construction work on the future U.S. Navy fleet oiler named for slain gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk is nearly sixty-percent completed according to a spokesperson for the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company division of General Dynamics Corporation commonly…

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Televangelist: gay people need warning labels on foreheads

Anti-LGBTQ televangelist and right-wing pastor Andrew Wommack said on Monday that gay people should wear warning labels on their foreheads to communicate that their sexuality could be “hazardous” to their health. Wommack made the comments while talking about the high…