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A California man was arrested this week for making anti-LGBTQ threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. The Department of Justice announced on Friday that Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, has been charged with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence. Back in October, Rossmoor allegedly sent a series of “threatening messages and comments […]
The Trump administration has scrapped Obama-era healthcare protections for members of the LGBTQ community, according to NPR. On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it had finalized a rule that will effectively reverse a policy that prohibited health care providers from discriminating against transgender patients. The original 2016 rule—Section 1557 of Obamacare—expanded protections by […]
A major American city has reportedly agreed to allow a Straight Pride parade. Organizer Mark Sahady shared that the parade would take place in Boston in August. “It looks like the Boston Straight Pride Parade will happen. We filed a discrimination complaint and it appears the City of Boston understands they would lose in litigation,” Sahady […]
Taylor Swift kicked off Pride Month by taking a stand for LGBTQ rights. On Saturday, the singer-songwriter published a letter that encouraged Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander to support the Equality Act. The House-approved bill aims to protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination in public settings, including schools and the workplace. The Equality Act will now […]
The Nation of Brunei, a country in Southeast Asia, has officially established a set of highly controversial laws, including several anti-LGBTQ+ rules that make gay sex an offense punishable by death. CNN has reported that, despite the immense international backlash, the new laws are set to go in effect today (April 3). POST CONTINUES BELOW Countries that stone / […]
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