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Alabama’s capital panics after pro-LGBT ordinance fails

Montgomery, the capital of Alabama and a center of the African-American civil rights struggle, is reeling after the city council last week rejected an anti-discrimination ordinance codifying protections for race, religion, gender, marital status, and LGBTQ+ identity…

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Blame this anti-LGBT group for OnlyFans’ ban on porn

An anti-LGBTQ+ conservative group is reportedly linked to OnlyFans’ recent decision to ban most sexually explicit content from its platform starting in October. The subscription-based platform, which has provided a safe avenue for online sex work to its 2 million content…

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Rachel Maddow reaches multi-year deal, stays with MSNBC

One of the most visible LGBTQ journalists and MSNBC’s most popular primetime anchor, Rachel Maddow, has negotiated a new multi-year contractual deal with parent company NBCUniversal according to Business Insider magazine Sunday. Maddow’s decision to stay with the network also…