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Walgreens Clerk Refused To Sell Condoms ‘Because Of My Faith’

A Walgreens clerk refused to sell condoms to a woman because of his "faith." Over the 4th of July weekend, Jessica Pentz and her husband, Nate, were vacationing in Wisconsin when she realized she left her oral contraception at home. She stopped at a Walgreens drugstore to pick up condoms but the clerk refused to sell condoms “because of my faith.” Continue reading “Walgreens Clerk Refused To Sell Condoms ‘Because Of My Faith’”

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Boston LGBTQ Senior Housing Project Defaced + More News

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Some news items you might have missed: • Boston.com: LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit that works to create affordable housing for LGBTQ+ seniors, said in a Facebook post Sunday that signs at The Pryde — their current housing project in Hyde Park — had anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech spray-painted on them. Continue reading “Boston LGBTQ Senior Housing Project Defaced + More News”

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Buttigieg Schools Fox News Host On The Rights Of Americans To Protest

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked about a tweet that his husband, Chasten, posted regarding Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The tweet drew the ire of conservatives. Continue reading “Buttigieg Schools Fox News Host On The Rights Of Americans To Protest”

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Pregnant Woman Argues HOV Ticket Citing Unborn Child Is A ‘Person’

Pregnant woman driving claims her fetus qualifies as a person so she can use the HOV lane
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A pregnant woman in Dallas attempted to argue her way out of a ticket after using the HOV lane even though she was alone in the car. Her argument? In light of the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, and numerous Texas officials arguing a fetus is a person, she told the officers there were two people in the car: herself and the 34-week-old fetus in her stomach. Continue reading “Pregnant Woman Argues HOV Ticket Citing Unborn Child Is A ‘Person’”

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Georgia: Stacey Abrams Outpaces Kemp In Campaign Fundraising

Stacey Abrams is far out-pacing her Republican opponent in the race for governor in Georgia
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (image via Facebook)
Things could get very interesting down in Georgia this election cycle as campaign officials for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced they raised $22 million in the past two months ending in June. Continue reading “Georgia: Stacey Abrams Outpaces Kemp In Campaign Fundraising”

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News Round-Up: July 8, 2022

The Supreme Court of Slovenia ruled today that the country's bans on same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples are unconstitutional Some news items you might have missed: • Total Slovenia: The Constitutional Court of Slovenia legalized same-sex marriage and adoptions effective immediately after finding a law under which only heterosexual partners can marry and same-sex couples cannot adopt children to be unconstitutional. Continue reading “News Round-Up: July 8, 2022”