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Taliban promises to brutally execute gays if it regains power

A Taliban judge is promising that Sharia law will be reinstated in Afghanistan after coalition forces have left the country and the brutal Islamic force regains power. Gay people, he promised, will be prosecuted and would be executed by stoning…

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Christian organization attacks fast food for being too pro-LGBT

A group of evangelical Christians are now hitting out at the major fast food corporations for being seen as too “liberal” or pro-LGBTQ in their spending or policy decisions. Both McDonald’s and Burger King are being denounced for having perfect…

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Kentucky renews deal with an anti-LGBT adoption agency

The state of Kentucky has struck a deal with a religiously affiliated children’s agency that discriminates against same-sex couples. The state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services revealed that they have entered a one year contract with Sunrise Children’s Services…

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Dozens arrested at a transgender rights protest in Los Angeles

Forty people were arrested as protesters and counterprotesters clashed outside a Los Angeles spa over transgender rights Saturday, according to the LAPD. This is the second time protests have turned violent outside the spa since a video of an angry…

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IOC reject calls to remove trans athlete from Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will continue to follow their guidance and will not ban a transgender athlete from participating in the upcoming Olympic Games. “The rules for qualification have been established by the International Weightlifting Federation before the qualifications…

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2020 was an excellent year for LGBT representation in films

Films from major studios included more LGBTQ characters onscreen for longer amounts of time in 2020 compared to the year prior, according to an annual study conducted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). But the organization said there’s…