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Russia has a Drag Race knockoff but without anything gay

A new Russian knockoff of RuPaul’s Drag Race has angered many LGBTQ+ activists, who have accused the show’s creators of exploiting drag culture without including the country’s severely oppressed LGBTQ+ community. Titled Royal Cobras, the show is hosted by Russian TV…

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Lesbian rejected by refugee foster care program files suit

Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Lambda Legal, together with the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for enabling discrimination against LGBTQ foster parent applicants…

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Netflix CEO doubles down on Dave Chappelle defense

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comic Dave Chappelle. After addressing top leadership in a Friday memo, Sarandos sent an email on Monday to…

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Texas removes LGBT youth suicide hotline from state webpages

Texas officials removed two webpages in late August that provided resources for LGBTQ youths — including a link to a suicide prevention hotline — a few hours after criticism from one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Republican primary challengers. The candidate, Don Huffines…