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Gay Times sacks editor after antisemitic and offensive tweets emerge.

The editor of Gay Times has been sacked for tweeting a series of antisemitic and misogynistic comments as well as using Twitter to attack gay people, homeless people and disabled children. Josh Rivers, the first BME editor of a gay men’s magazine… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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According to the Feds, the rainbow-painted crosswalk in Lexington is a safety hazard.

A rainbow-colored crosswalk honoring the LGBT community in Lexington, Kentucky, is a distracting safety hazard and should be removed, a federal official says. Officials painted the crosswalk at a busy intersection across from the county courthouse earlier this year to… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Twitter is not happy with all of HRC’s Corporate Equality Index leaders.

According to some very piquant Twitter takes, it’s pretty clear that many in the LGBT community hate that the Human Rights Campaign gave Monsanto a perfect score on its Corporate Equality Index Tuesday. The HRC’s CEI rating grades businesses with 500 full-time employees… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality    

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Where have all the lesbian (and gay) bars gone?

At a recent newly-launched lesbian party in Brooklyn, women scattered themselves haphazardly throughout the backyard of a gay bar filled mostly with men. Wearing dark jeans and denim jackets, they stood in small groups, intermittently scanning the room while talking… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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The coffee industry is taking a bitter shot at the LGBT community.

The world’s biggest coffee trade group has sent members into open revolt over a new policy that critics are calling “a direct affront to queer, trans, and allied coffee professionals across the planet.” In September, the organization — known as the Specialty Coffee Association — awarded three of its top tournaments… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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HRC yanks Walmart’s perfect LGBT score after complaints of anti-trans discrimination.

“Good corporate policy must be matched by a commitment to enforcement.” Walmart received a perfect 100 in HRC’s new 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), but the LGBT advocacy group is retracting that score amid employee complaints of harassment and discrimination. The penalty marks only the second time in the 16-year history of the CEI that a company’s rating has been suspended. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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Indonesia blocks GIFs on WhatsApp to stop ‘gay pictures’ from being shared.

Indonesia has blocked GIFs on WhatsApp in an attempt to stop “obscene” images from being shared, including “gay photos”. The country has been seen to be cracking down on LGBT+ people, as earlier this week four people were arrested for posting photos online. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality