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Transgender Texas Teens Vs. Governor + More LGBTQ News

A new lawsuit filed Wednesday is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. Some news stories you might have missed: • Texas Tribune: A new lawsuit is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. According to the lawsuit, a 16-year-old transgender boy tried to kill himself the same day that Abbott issued the child abuse directive. Continue reading “Transgender Texas Teens Vs. Governor + More LGBTQ News”

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News Round-Up: June 8, 2022

Lil Nas X slammed the BET Awards after the Grammy Award winner's debut album received zero nominations. Lil Nas X called out the homophobia.
Lil Nas X
Some news items you might have missed: • Out: Lil Nas X slammed the BET Awards after the Grammy Award winner’s debut album received zero nominations. “This not over no BET Award. This is about the bigger problem of homophobia in the Black community, y’all can sit and pretend all u want, but I’mma risk it all for us.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: June 8, 2022”

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Todd & Julie Chrisley Found Guilty On All Charges Of Bank Fraud And Tax Evasion

Reality stars Todd (totally not gay) Chrisley and his wife, Julie, were found guilty on all counts of bank fraud and tax evasion by a federal jury Tuesday in downtown Atlanta.
Todd and Julie Chrisley (image via official Facebook page)
Reality stars Todd (totally not gay) Chrisley and his wife, Julie, were found guilty on all counts of bank fraud and tax evasion by a federal jury Tuesday in downtown Atlanta. Continue reading “Todd & Julie Chrisley Found Guilty On All Charges Of Bank Fraud And Tax Evasion”

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Burger King’s Pride Whopper + More LGBTQ News

Burger King Austria is celebrating Pride Month by introducing its new Pride Whopper, which features “same-sex” buns — two tops or two bottoms. Some news stories you might have missed: • Inside Hook: Burger King Austria is celebrating Pride Month by introducing its new Pride Whopper, which features “same-sex” buns — two tops or two bottoms. #ThatsNotEvenFunny Here in the U.S. BK has a history of supporting LGBTQ causes even without a Pride Whopper. Continue reading “Burger King’s Pride Whopper + More LGBTQ News”

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Pride Music, Milo Yiannopoulos + More News

Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing gay troll turned “ex-gay,” is now an unpaid intern in anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office
Milo Yiannopoulos (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing gay troll turned “ex-gay,” is now an unpaid intern in anti-LGBTQ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office. Reminder: Yiannopoulos resigned as a tech writer for far-right Breitbart website in 2017 after an interview surfaced in which he defended sex between men and boys, saying it was only pedophilia if the boy hadn’t reached puberty. Continue reading “Pride Music, Milo Yiannopoulos + More News”

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5 Proud Boys Charged With Seditious Conspiracy

Five members of the Proud Boys have been charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to their alleged roles in the January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
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Enrique Tarrio, longtime chairman of the extremist group Proud Boys, has been indicted on a new federal charge of seditious conspiracy along with four top Proud Boys members, in connection with the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building. The new charges dramatically expand the cases against them. Continue reading “5 Proud Boys Charged With Seditious Conspiracy”

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45% Say Trump Responsible For Capitol Invasion

The percentage of people who feel Donald Trump was responsible for the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol building has dropped in 16 months.
Donald Trump at CPAC in 2019 (screen capture)
A new poll by NBC News shows the percentage of Americans who say Donald Trump was responsible for the deadly invasion of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, has dropped to 45 percent. Continue reading “45% Say Trump Responsible For Capitol Invasion”

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4 Measures That Could Have Made A Difference In Mass Shootings

The New York Times analyzed data from all mass shootings since Columbine and found four legislative measures that might have saved lives in some of the mass shootings
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The New York Times took a look at the federal legislative options being considered to curb mass shootings in the U.S. by analyzing the Violence Project Mass Shooter Database. That analysis found 4 measures currently proposed by Democrats in Congress that might have changed the course of at least 35 mass shootings that killed a combined 482 people. Continue reading “4 Measures That Could Have Made A Difference In Mass Shootings”

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Lance Bass On Being ‘The Shy One’ + More News

Lance Bass and husband Michael Turchin
R-L Lance Bass and husband Michael Turchin (photo: Lori Dorman)
Some news items you might have missed: • TODAY Parents: Former boy-bander Lance Bass recently shared that at the beginning of his NSYNC career, he created a persona as “the shy one” in the band to hide his closeted personal life. “During big interviews, I wouldn’t speak…I became the quiet one. That’s the personality that I created so that I wasn’t expected to talk much.” Continue reading “Lance Bass On Being ‘The Shy One’ + More News”