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Lesbian Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach continues winning

Jeopardy! contestant Mattea Roach just won her 13th consecutive game, earning her a coveted spot in the upcoming Tournament of Champions. The 23-year-old has been blazing an impressive trail on the iconic game show, racking up $286,081 (£222,314) in winnings so far…

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Pervy Ted Cruz worried Disney will release gay porn staring Mickey

Senator Ted Cruz mockingly suggested Disney would soon introduce a storyline featuring iconic cartoon characters Mickey and Pluto as more than just animated friends. Cruz made the outrageous remark at a Young America’s Foundation event held at Yale University on…

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Overview of 2022 anti-LGBT bills as the count now tops over 300

In May 2021, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) officially announced the worst year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in recent history. At the time, state lawmakers introduced over 250 bills – from anti-Trans sports legislation to religious refusal measures – in statehouses across the country, 17 of…

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Maryland school board bans ‘gateway’ rainbow flags

The Carroll County Public Schools district has banned rainbow flags, saying they could be a “gateway for other flags” and that teachers were bullied into displaying them. A local chapter of PFLAG had donated small Pride flags to the district…

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Twitter suspends a gay country singer’s side business…again

Twitter isn’t letting gay country star Steve Grand show his grand derrière on the timeline. The out singer-songwriter is the owner of Grand Axis, a clothing company that sells underwear, swimwear, shorts, and t-shirts. Recently, the official Twitter account for…

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Florida issues Texas-like guidance for care for trans kids

The Florida Health Department issued guidance Wednesday that seeks to bar both “social gender transition” and gender-affirming medical care for people under 18 in the state. The nonbinding guidance, which doesn’t change the law, comes as Republicans in dozens of states…