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Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBT phones

Before Omar leaves home in the morning, he carefully uninstalls the apps on his phone one by one – no WhatsApp, no Facebook, no Grindr. “The paranoia is constant,” said the 19-year-old gay Egyptian man, who asked the Thomson Reuters Foundation…

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Ukraine’s president once danced shirtless in high heels on TV

Long before his country was invaded and bombed by bigoted Russian President Vladimir Putin, 44-year-old Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky performed shirtless in high heels with four other men on Ukrainian TV. Back in 2003, Zelensky co-founded and performed in a comedy…

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Ron DeSantis’ press secretary just spewed horrific LGBT hate

LGBTQ+ advocates called for the resignation of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press secretary after she called legislation under consideration that would limit and sometimes ban  discussion of LGBTQ+ topics in school, an “anti-grooming bill.” “The bill that liberals inaccurately call…

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Here’s why Brittney Griner was in Russia before being detained

Today, news broke that Brittney Griner, a decorated basketball player, was detained by Russian authorities. Russian Federal Customs Service announced that they had detained an American basketball player who had won two Olympic gold medals. That player was later identified…