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The ex-gays held a very sad little ‘Freedom March’ in DC

The Changed movement, a group of “ex-gay” advocates that claimed to have left behind their LGBTQ identities, embarked on Washington D.C. this weekend as part of their CHANGED DC “tour.” One of the main events of the tour was what…

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The LGBT community was just pulled into the chicken sandwich wars

The chicken sandwich war took a political turn this weekend.  After renewed calls were made over social media to boycott Chick-fil-A, Burger King took it as an opportunity to show its solidarity with the LGBTQ community.  Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy…

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US military is posting rainbows on social media for Pride Month

Official social media pages for various arms of the United States military showed their support this week for Pride Month, an annual tribute to the LGBTQ community. Marine Corps Recruiting posted on Facebook on Friday, writing, “We celebrate the opportunity to…

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Oakland A’s rename Pride Night after Glenn Burke

Ever since universally retiring Jackie Robinson’s number 42 in 1997, Major League Baseball has stepped up its commitment to honoring trailblazing heroes from the game’s past. One of the most prominent ways it has done so has been designating official days to…

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A first! An out gay Black man just won an election in Texas

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, a high school math teacher and graduate student who has lived in San Antonio since 2013, beat his former boss and incumbent in the runoff race for the San Antonio City Council. With his victory, McKee-Rodriguez became the first…