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NASA won’t rename new telescope despite anti-LGBT controversy

NASA says they do not plan to rename the multi-billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope, despite concerns from astronomers, the public, and agency employees. James Webb, who was an influential figure at NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, participated in the…

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Librarians may be charged with obscenity over LGBT books

The culture wars over LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusion, LGBTQ+ materials and library books has now gotten librarians at the Campbell County Public Library facing the potential for criminal proceedings by Campbell County Attorney Mitchell Damsky. A spokesperson for Sheriff Scott Matheny confirmed…

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LGBT news publisher leans far right on gender pronouns

TJ Montemer — the publisher of the Mirror Media Group including publications such as the Santa Monica Mirror, Palisades News, and LGBTQ newspaper The Pride LA — allegedly denounced a teacher being criticized for asking his students what their preferred pronouns are…

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China to ban LGBT stereotype characters from video games

China will ban video games featuring same-sex relationships, ‘effeminate’ men and moral choices, according to a leaked memo. The internal memo from a recent internal training by the state-backed gaming association was revealed by the South China Morning Post, lays…