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GOP co-chair spouts blatant homophobia against Pete Buttigieg

On Sunday, Meshawn Maddock, the co-chair of Michigan’s Republican party took to Twitter to attack United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Maddock’s tweet was in response to a recent interview Buttigieg had done about the shift away from gas-powered…

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Fox News boosts outrage against pro-trans hospitals

While children’s hospitals were facing a deluge of violent threats in August from an online campaign of intimidation and misinformation fueled by anti-LGBTQ trolls, Fox News repeatedly provided a platform for the individuals responsible for the harassment to amplify their…

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What is queerbaiting and who is the most guilty celebrity?

Especially now that they’ve kissed other men in public venues in the past two weeks—Exhibits A and B—singer-turned-actor Harry Styles and Latin trap star Bad Bunny have stoked accusations of “queerbaiting,” in that critics suspect that the…

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Boise Pride cancels drag event after death threats

Organizers of this weekend’s Boise Pride event in Idaho had to cancel a half-hour “Drag Kids” event after its producers started receiving death threats. The event would’ve allowed children to “put on sparkly dresses and lip-sync to songs…