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Going against the trend Maryland wants to protect LGBT kids

The Maryland General Assembly is one step closer to codifying anti-discrimination protections for students in all grades, which will now include sexual orientation and gender identity. The legislation will put into law guidance already established by the Maryland State Department…

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GOP candidate targets LGBT children in ‘disgusting’ ad

Magic City Acceptance Academy in Homewood, Ala. is beefing up security on campus after being targeted by Tim James, a Republican candidate running for governor of Alabama, in a recent campaign ad. The academy drew James’s ire because it’s a…

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Man charged with brutal murder of two gay men

Yousef Palani, 22, has been charged with the murder of two gay men and assaulting another in County Sligo, Ireland. Palani appeared in Sligo district court Thursday afternoon (14 April), charged with the murders of Aidan Moffitt, 41, and Michael Snee, 58…

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Federal arrest in arson case of Brooklyn LGBT nightclub

A criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn charging a borough resident, John Lhota, 24, with the April 3, 2022 arson of Rash, a bar and nightclub in Bushwick frequented by members of the LGBTQ+ community. Lhota was arrested yesterday…