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5 things social media can do to combat anti-LGBT disinformation

Social media platforms have a major anti-LGBTQ disinformation problem that enables myths, lies, and misleading content to spread to large audiences and earn high engagement. These platforms have occasionally shown that they are capable of quelling disinformation and removing or…

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Why every LGBT person needs to thank Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams is rightly being given her flowers after the Democrats won at least one – and possibly two – Senate seats in the Georgia run-offs. Raphael Warnock is projected to win the first off two Georgia Senate run-offs, unseating the anti-LGBT+…

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Anti-gay Dubai is about to host a major LGBT rights conference

Homosexuality is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and even cross-dressing is forbidden, but Dubai will host the International Conference on Gender Identity and LGBT Rights in May. The country has recently started to modernize its legal system to make…

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U.S. House adopts gender-neutral language

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved gender-neutral language in the official House rules and established a permanent Office of Diversity and Inclusion. These measures were part of a rules package adopted Monday, The Hill reports. The House approves a…