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Podcast: Figure Skater Amber Glenn, Radio Station KGAY, New Music From Bentley Robles

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In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, Amber Glenn came out on top at this year’s U.S. Figure skating championship, becoming the first queer woman to win the title. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Figure Skater Amber Glenn, Radio Station KGAY, New Music From Bentley Robles”

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Hungary Refuses To Change Anti-LGBTQ Policies + More News

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Some news items you might have missed: • AP News: Hungary’s government will not change policies the European Union believes infringe on LGBTQ+ rights and those of asylum seekers, even if doing so would unfreeze billions in funding the bloc has withheld from Budapest. Continue reading “Hungary Refuses To Change Anti-LGBTQ Policies + More News”

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Nigeria: 60+ Detained By Police For Celebrating Same-Sex Wedding

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At least 67 people were arrested by Nigerian police on Monday for celebrating a same-sex wedding. According to reports, this was one of the largest mass detentions to target LGBTQ people in the African nation. Continue reading “Nigeria: 60+ Detained By Police For Celebrating Same-Sex Wedding”

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NC Gov Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ Bills But GOP Holds Super-Majority

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has vetoed three anti-LGBTQ bills, but with veto-proof majorities in both chambers, political watchers in the state expect his vetoes to be overridden.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (photo: official Facebook)
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has vetoed three anti-LGBTQ bills, but with veto-proof majorities in both chambers, political watchers in the state expect his vetoes to be overridden. Continue reading “NC Gov Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ Bills But GOP Holds Super-Majority”

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Lizzo’s Big Donation + Kenya + RFK Jr. + More News

Recording superstar Lizzo has donated $50,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, an organization named after the transgender Stonewall veteran that protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people.
Recording superstar Lizzo (via Instagram)
Some news stories you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Recording superstar Lizzo has donated $50,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, an organization named after the transgender Stonewall veteran that protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people. Continue reading “Lizzo’s Big Donation + Kenya + RFK Jr. + More News”

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Ugandan President Wants Anti-LGBTQ Bill To Include “Rehabilitation” Measures

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has announced he plans to sign into law the severe anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in his country's parliament last month once provisions are added to "strengthen" the bill.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (screen capture)
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced he plans to sign into law the severe anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in his country’s parliament last month once provisions are added to “strengthen” the bill. Continue reading “Ugandan President Wants Anti-LGBTQ Bill To Include “Rehabilitation” Measures”