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This gay right-winger believes Fox News is too pro-LGBT.

There are many things one could say of the Fox News Channel — that it has a reliably conservative bent and that it’s Donald Trump’s favorite news source, for instance. But now a right-wing pundit — who is himself gay — is claiming it’s become too pro-LGBT.    

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All LGBTQ children in foster care are under attack.

This is a dangerous time for LGBTQ people, and children across the country are paying the price. Already this year, Oklahoma, Kansas, and South Carolina have passed legislation paving the way for child welfare providers to turn away prospective LGBTQ foster parents or others who do not pass a religious litmus test…        

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Christian activist claims the “B” in LGBT stands for “bestiality”.

Quick: What does LGBT stand for? If you think the “B” means “bisexual,” you’d be wrong… according to Religious Right activist Star Parker. She said on the Vocal Point radio show yesterday that it stood for “bestiality” — because that’s really the same thing as being gay, lesbian, or transgender. She added that the “Q” went from Queer to Questioning, therefore…    

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Hey NY Times, joking that Trump and Putin are gay is homophobia.

Since the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, LGBTQ people have been confronted with a curiously offensive idea that we’ve been told to accept as humor: that the strange relationship between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could in some way be romantic or sexual.    

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The ‘minor attracted persons’ flag appears to be a hoax to connect LGBTQs with pedophilia.

The LGBT! community has been attacked by accusations of pedophilia since the beginning of the movement. The latest warning is that ‘Minor Attracted Persons,’ a fancy term for ‘pedophiles,’ have developed their own Pride Flag. But have they really? There have been a number of warnings on Twitter and other social networks alerting underage people about the flag above.  

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Is a constitutional amendment the route to LGBTQ equality?

Facing an uphill battle to protect recent gains, LGBTQ Americans can ill afford to rule out any paths to justice. It was a bittersweet Fourth of July for many LGBTQ Americans. Even as we watched the spectacle of fireworks celebrating America’s independence, many of us couldn’t help but envision so many of our hard-fought…  

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These five court cases could change the future of LGBT rights.

The possibility of a right-wing Supreme Court Justice has LGBT campaigners rightly nervous. Trump’s appointment will also coincide with key LGBT equality cases hitting the courts. The Supreme Court nominee President Trump is expected to announce on Monday could play as large a role in unraveling LGBT rights as retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy did in recognizing them.