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Why Putin is being worshipped by the American right

As Vladimir Putin has assembled nearly 200,000 Russian troops surrounding three sides of Ukraine, and he has already invaded portions of that sovereign nation’s east and southern regions, the twice impeached and disgraced former President of the United States, Donald Trump…

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Despite outrage, Florida House passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s primary schools. The legislation — titled the Parental Rights in Education bill but dubbed by critics the…

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Lesbian asylum seeker told she should look ‘less mannish’

A legal expert has told the Women and Equalities Select Committee that Britain’s stance on “discretion” for LGBT+ asylum seekers is the “worst example” in Europe. In 2010, the Supreme Court told the Home Office it must stop sending asylum seekers…