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Watchmaker sues Malaysia for seizure of Pride watches

Swiss watchmaker Swatch says it has begun legal proceedings against the Malaysian government for seizing LGBTQ-themed watches from its stores. The move comes after officials impounded 172 watches from its rainbow-coloured Pride collection, on sale at shopping malls across Malaysia…

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Gay sports power couple celebrates a birthday

Carl Nassib has been officially dating Søren Dahl for quite some time now. Nassib is a bright star in the National Football League (NFL) who, after making a name for himself at the Cleveland Browns and the Las Vegas Raiders…

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A data nerd does a deep dive on religion and homophobia

Two weeks ago I published an excerpt from Probably Overthinking It where I presented data from the General Social Survey showing a steep decrease in the percentage of people in the U.S. who think homosexuality is wrong…

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School board fires teacher over a song about acceptance

In March, a Wisconsin school district banned elementary students from performing the Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet song, “Rainbowland.” The school board has now fired the teacher responsible, who said she only chose the song because it has a…