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Russia dissolves LGBT rights group using ‘gay propaganda’ law

Last week the Kuibyshevsky District Court in St. Petersburg ordered that Charitable Foundation Sphere be liquidated. In February, Russia’s Justice Ministry filed a lawsuit seeking to “liquidate” [disband and dissolve] Sphere Foundation, the legal entity under which the Russian…

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Report documents abuse of LGBT asylum seekers in ICE custody

Human Rights First on Thursday released a report that documents the abuse of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers who entered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after President Biden took office. The report notes an ICE PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003)…

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Sheriff urges library to yank books with LGBT content

The Florida chapter of Moms 4 Liberty (M4L), a far-right “parents’ rights group”, has filed a criminal complaint against the Indian River County School District for having library books with LGBTQ themes. Even more concerning was the local sheriff’s response to…

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Photos surface of anti-LGBT Rep. Madison Cawthorn in lingerie

Photographs obtained by POLITICO appear to show Madison Cawthorn, the embattled Republican congressman from North Carolina who recently accused his GOP colleagues of inviting him to orgies, wearing lingerie in what appears to be a party setting…

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Bomb threats against Merriam-Webster over definition of female

A man was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, 2022 and charged with making threats against Merriam-Webster, Inc according to a release from the Department of Justice. California-based Jeremy David Hanson, was charged in federal court in Springfield, Mass. after allgedly threatening to…