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LGBT Norwegians stage ‘spontaneous Pride parade’ after attack

Norway’s LGBTQ+ community has remained defiant in the face of a mass shooting in front of an LGBTQ+ venue in Oslo by staging a “spontaneous” Pride parade. Only hours before the capital city’s annual Pride parade, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen…

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Right-wingers are now vandalizing libraries and schools

Anyone even remotely familiar with Twitter.com is likely aware that the term “groomer” has become as ubiquitously misused as “gaslight.” Now, in the midst of concurrent censorship conflicts—from bans on books to sexual education to drag queen events—right-wing…

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A rainbow light display shines through the heart of San Francisco

Surprise! A massive public art installation has more or less snuck up on San Francisco this Pride Weekend.  Beginning last night at 9:30 p.m. and running until midnight,  ‘Welcome’ will continue through Sunday, projecting six 4.1-mile laser beams in the…

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Shake Shack burgers help fund an anti-LGBT Christian nationalist

The international burger chain Shake Shack is facing blowback for its use of Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls, a burger bun created by a company that gave large donations to Republican Pennsylvania senator and gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, an anti-LGBTQ Christian…

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Thomas pushes for review of gay marriage and sodomy rulings

LGBTQ activists have expressed alarm over a concurring opinion issued on Friday by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas calling for the high court to “reconsider” previous decisions overturning state sodomy laws and legalizing same-sex marriage as a follow-up to…

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Pride canceled after shooting rampage at Oslo LGBT nightclub

A man has been charged with terrorism after killing two people and injuring at least 19 outside one of Norway’s largest LGBTQ+ venues in Oslo. The 42-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts for…