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Former Police Officers Found Guilty Of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

Former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights when they stood by as former police officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd by holding his knee on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes
L-R Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane (mug shots)
Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights when they failed to intervene as former police officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng now face the possibility of life in prison. Continue reading “Former Police Officers Found Guilty Of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights”

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World Leaders Condemn Russian Attack On Ukraine Calling For ‘Heavy Sanctions’

After weeks of watching Russian forces amass at Ukraine’s borders on three sides, Russia has launched an invasion of the neighboring country with attacks in several major Ukraine cities including Kyiv, the nation’s capitol. Continue reading “World Leaders Condemn Russian Attack On Ukraine Calling For ‘Heavy Sanctions’”

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News Round-Up: February 23, 2022

Boy culture: The Series
A scene from Boy Culture: The Series
Some news items you might have missed: • Boy Culture: Boy Culture: The Series will make its ‘down under’ debut at the 2022 Mardi Gras Film Fest in Australia, and will also be featured at the premier LGBTQ film fest of London, BFI Flare. Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 23, 2022”

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Tom Holland On Spidey Suit Secrets And More News Stories

Tom Holland on Spidey suit secrets
Tom Holland (via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • UpRoxx: Tom Holland on Spidey suit secrets – the actor (above) recently shared that former Spider-Men Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who appear in the multiverse romp, Spider-Man: No Way, got a little help in the padding of their old Spidey suit. “I’m not going to tell you who, but one of us has a fake ass in their suit.” Continue reading “Tom Holland On Spidey Suit Secrets And More News Stories”

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Anti-LGBTQ Appointees By NYC Mayor Are Cause For Concern

New York City's novice Mayor, Eric Adams, is concerning queer advocates by choosing anti-LGBTQ appointees for municipal posts.
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City (screen capture)
Guest post by Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. In the city where Pride began, New York City’s novice Mayor, Eric Adams, is concerning queer advocates by choosing anti-LGBTQ appointees for municipal posts. Continue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Appointees By NYC Mayor Are Cause For Concern”

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Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Roddie Bryan were found guilty of federal hate crimes in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery Three white men have been found guilty of hate crime charges in the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. They were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights and other violations when they hunted him down and killed him for the crime of jogging while Black. Continue reading “Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder”

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News Round-Up: February 21, 2022

American Idol favorite David Archuleta has cancelled his 32 city concert tour due to vocal issues
American Idol favorite David Archuleta (photo: Zack Knudsen)
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: American Idol runner-up David Archuleta has cancelled his 32 city concert tour due to vocal issues which are taking longer to heal than expected. The singer came out as a member of the LGBTQ community last year. Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 21, 2022”

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Percentage Of U.S. Identifying As LGBTQ Doubled Since 2012

More Americans are identifying as LGBTQ at a faster pace than ever before according to new report from Gallup A new report from Gallup indicates the percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as LGBTQ (or something other than heterosexual) has doubled from 3.5% in 2012 (when Gallup first began to ask the question) to a new high of 7.1% in 2021. Continue reading “Percentage Of U.S. Identifying As LGBTQ Doubled Since 2012”