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Exxon’s new ban on Pride flags triggers employee revolt

Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to prohibit the LGBTQ-rights flag from being flown on the corporate flagpole outside its offices during Pride month in June, prompting a furious backlash from Houston-based employees. Exxon updated company guidance on what flags can be…

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Why Lightyear’s ‘touching’ same-sex kiss is so important

A Pixar producer has explained the importance of a “touching” same-sex kiss in Lightyear being restored after it was initially cut from the film. According to Variety, the origin story of Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear features Pixar’s first onscreen…

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GOP lawmaker hits a new low using LGBT hate to raise money

A Michigan Republican sent an unhinged text message to supporters to raise funds for his campaign that claimed that their children had been signed up for “gender reassignment surgery.” Like many anti-LGBTQ demagogues before him, state Sen. Thom Barrett (R)…