Molly Sprayregen

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Lesbians make more money than straight women & it’s likely because men aren’t holding them back

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Experts have long explored what has come to be known as the “lesbian wage premium” – the fact that on average, lesbians around the world earn about 9% more than heterosexual women. The number is even higher in the United States, with lesbians earning about 20% more than straight women.  In a recent video, TikToker Aria Velz analyzed several studies to explain why this might be. “We can start at the obvious,” she said, “lesbians tend to be more educated than straight women, are less likely to have children, live more predominantly in cities, and have more professional jobs.”  Related: But she […]

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Gay man murdered & mutilated in vile hate crime. Then the killers sent photos to his family.

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Police have identified three suspects in the brutal murder of a 30-year-old gay man, whose body was found in a park in Phoenix, Arizona on November 26. The alleged killers – all of whom have confessed to being involved in the murder – shot Bernardo Pantaleon multiple times before mutilating his body with a knife. According to Arizona’s Family, his body was in such bad condition that police told his family they should not see him.  Related: Court documents reveal that the crime was likely motivated by anti-gay hate. The documents stated that 21-year-old Leonardo Santiago told police he killed the victim because […]

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LGBTQ+ youth center vandalized with paint & slurs three nights in a row

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An LGBTQ+ youth center in Spokane, Washington was vandalized three nights in a row last week, after already experiencing vandalism of its Pride mural a month ago.  On Thursday night, the sign for the Odyssey Youth Movement (OYM), located in the South Perry neighborhood, was covered in paint, as was the nearby rainbow crosswalk. The following evening, the windows and doors were covered in anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech. And finally, on Saturday night, a black pick-up truck left rubber tire treads across the rainbow crosswalk.  This isn’t the first time that 4-H has faced trouble over LGBTQ+ issues. “We’re all saddened […]

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Michigan Supreme Court says state judges must respect pronouns in court

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In a 5-2 vote, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that all judges in the state must respect the pronouns of the parties that come before their court. The rule will be implemented beginning on January 1. While it prevents judges from disrespecting a person’s pronouns, it does allow them to refer to a party as “attorney” or “plaintiff” along with their last name should they want to avoid pronouns altogether.  “Courts must use the individual’s name, the designated salutation or personal pronouns, or other respectful means that is not inconsistent with the individual’s designated salutation or personal pronouns,” the decision stated.  […]

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School board orders removal of student-painted mural containing LGBTQ+ imagery

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A West Michigan school board has ordered the removal of a student’s mural after parents freaked out over some LGBTQ+ imagery included in the artwork.  Grant High School student Evelyn Gonzales painted the mural at the Child and Adolescent Health Center at Grant Middle School after winning an art contest.  The mural shows kids and animals wearing hats with red crosses on them. The kids have diverse skin colors and one wears a hijab. One girl in the mural wears rainbow colors. Another student wears a transgender flag shirt while getting a shot from a bunny nurse. And two kids […]

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Utah judge says trans minors must turn over private health records in sports ban lawsuit

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A Utah judge has ruled the state can access the private medical records of two transgender minors who are suing to overturn the state’s anti-trans sports ban.  According to the Salt Lake Tribune – which called the decision unprecedented – Judge Keith Kelly stated that the medical records of the two trans girls speak to how the sports ban has affected their mental health and that information about their transitions and medical care “go to the issues that are squarely raised in this case.” He added, “Their physical, mental, and emotional conditions are all relevant issues.”  The girls’ attorneys say the true […]

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Brazil makes homophobic hate speech punishable by prison

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Brazil’s high court has ruled that homophobic hate speech is on par with racial hate speech and punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years. The Supreme Court’s 9-1 ruling stated it was a “constitutional imperative” for LGBTQ+ people in the country to have this protection.  France 24 explained that the court already ruled in 2019 that homophobia was a crime on par with racism, but that ruling applied to the overall LGBTQ+ community, rather than to speech directed at specific people. The most recent lawsuit was brought by ABGLT, a Brazilian LGBTQ+ rights group. The injunction comes after the […]

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Republicans are using trans kids to try to trick people into voting against abortion

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Support for abortion access remains high among both Democratic and Republican voters, and as such, Republicans have resorted to trying to trick people into voting for anti-abortion measures – and they’re using anti-trans fearmongering to do it.  In several states, Republicans have tried to convince voters that ballot measures seeking to restrict reproductive rights will also protect youth from Democrats – who they say are trying to force children into gender transitions.  A recent report from Slate detailed how Republicans have (unsuccessfully so far) used this tactic in Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.  In Michigan last year, Republicans spent millions of dollars trying to […]

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Idaho’s Teacher of the Year flees state after being attacked for LGBTQ+ allyship

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Idaho’s 2023 Teacher of the Year has fled the state after facing vicious attacks from right-wing parents. Fourth-grade teacher Karen Lauritzen told the Boston Globe it has been one of the worst years ever in her two-decade-long career. After being honored as Teacher of the Year, conservatives began attacking Lauritzen for her previous social media posts supporting LGBTQ+ people. The conservative Idaho Tribune called Lauritzen a “left-wing activist” who “follows drag queens on social media, promotes LGBT events, promotes transgenderism, Black Lives Matter, and is active in local politics, promoting liberal ideology.” The article also blasted her for liking posts on social and emotional learning […]

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Ron DeSantis gaslights LGBTQ+ people: I’m not “demeaning” anyone!

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Gov. Ron DeSantis – one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ governors in history – has yet again stood behind his widely mocked anti-LGBTQ+ campaign video by claiming he is not in favor of “demeaning” anyone.  While speaking to Bret Baier on Fox News, DeSantis took “responsibility” for the ad and yet also continued to defend himself. He said the issues the video brings up (like the fact that Donald Trump expressed support for trans people once, years before he was president) are “totally legitimate.”  “I don’t believe in demeaning anybody, and we have not done that since I’ve been governor,” he said. “These […]

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