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Is ‘D#ke’ a slur? Issues in reclaiming the derogatory term

Even in same-sex relationships, people often try to identify the masculine and the feminine half of a couple. For lesbians, this has given rise to language like “butch”, “femme”, “lipstick lesbian”, and “dyke”. These terms are controversial in the gay…

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Miami Beach’s Pride-themed squad car met with homophobia

The police department in Miami Beach, Florida, covered one of its cars in stripes from the LGBTQ Progress flag and rolled it through the Miami Beach Pride Parade last month, as the department’s Instagram account proudly proclaimed at the time…

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US Soccer has officially banned anti-LGBT chants

U.S. Soccer has passed a new policy that bans discriminatory chants at international matches sanctioned or managed by the organization. The news first appeared on Major League Soccer’s official website. But we have more. A source close to U.S. Soccer…