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Dictionary.com replaces ‘homosexual’ in largest update ever.

Dictionary.com has issued a massive update, altering more than 15,000 entries on its site. The changes, which comprise the largest update ever to the resource, are mostly aimed at putting people first and respecting (and reflecting) the relationship language has with…

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Facebook’s algorithm ‘actively promotes’ conspiracy theories.

Facebook’s algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content, according to an investigation by a UK-based anti-extremism organisation. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that searching the word “Holocaust” on Facebook leads users to denial pages and groups, The Guardian reports…

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Grocery store’s sign: LGBT people ‘spread deadly diseases.’

Wenger’s Grocery Outlet, a discount supermarket in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania angered customers and locals by posting a horrific sign on their door that promoted coronavirus conspiracy theories and told customers to “respect” patrons who refused to wear masks…

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Bank boots Christian charity over LGBT conversion therapy.

Barclays has closed the bank account of a U.K. Christian charity the Core Issues Trust, who offer LGBT conversion therapy, says, Premier Christian News. It follows criticism from LGBT activists, who say the bank–the lead sponsor of Pride in London for…

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How corporate America went from LGBT enemy to ally.

Big business wasn’t exactly the first place activists looked for allies as the modern gay rights movement emerged. Large corporations have long been seen as a force for social conformity, antagonistic or at best indifferent toward liberation movements…