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Is it homophobic to speculate about a politician’s sexuality?

In 2004, LGBT activist and journalist Mike Rogers posted a story on his website—Blog ACTIVE—suggesting that Edward Schrock, a Republican congressman representing Virginia’s second district, solicited sex with other men through a phone service. For years, Schrock had advocated…

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Forbes: Destructive “No Promo Homo” laws still exist in 7 states.

Earlier this week, Kathy Hoffman, Arizona’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced that that she believes it is time to repeal the state’s law that forbids teachers from portraying “homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle [or suggesting] that some methods…

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92 times the Trump admin has attacked the LGBT community.

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump managed to work in a paragraph that included an admirable goal: to end HIV transmission in the United States by 2030. Trump’s throwaway promise was met with scorn by LGBTQ activists…

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Texas Republicans say LGBT equality would ‘outlaw Christianity’.

Conservatives warn a new crop of pro-LGBTQ bills would “effectively ban the Bible” in the state of Texas. Right-wing websites have taken issue with eight pieces of legislation filed by Texas Democrats between Nov. 12 and Jan. 23. Writing for The Resurgent, far-right pundit…