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GOP US senator: COVID shots are used to spread AIDS

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, responded to a man claiming COVID vaccines give people AIDS by telling him “everything you say may be true.” Johnson was speaking to Todd Callendar, who bills himself as an “international lawyer”…

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Video shows anti-gay Madison Cawthorn naked in bed with man

Another embarrassing moment from anti-LGBTQ Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-NC) past have come to light, and Cawthorn’s defense is that he’s not a drag queen. A video posted online by a group called American Muckrakers PAC shows Cawthorn, naked, humping a…

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What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for marriage equality

The Supreme Court voted in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito. The document, obtained by Politico and reported Monday, is a version of an opinion being circulated among the justices…

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Louisiana lawmakers actually reject a ‘Don’t say gay’ bill

A sweeping bill that would bar school employees from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in K-12 classrooms in the state was killed in the Louisiana House Education Committee Tuesday. House Bill 837, introduced by state Representative Dodie Horton, (R-District 9-Bossier)…

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US officials finally say Brittney Griner is ‘wrongfully detained’

The State Department has determined Russia “wrongfully detained” WNBA star Brittney Griner earlier this year. Russian authorities in February took Griner — a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist who is a lesbian and married to…

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Grindr users’ precise location data was sold to the highest bidder

Precise location data for millions of Grindr users was collected from a digital advertising network and sold to third parties. The Wall Street Journal reported that user locations were collected and sold from 2017 until around 2020. It noted that Grindr…