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Amazon will not remove book advocates say endangers transgender youth

Amazon is still selling a book that advocates say perpetuates the idea that being transgender is harmful to youth and something to be “cured.” The book, “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” by the journalist Abigail Shrier, explores what Shrier calls an “epidemic” of young girls coming out as trans. “A generation of girls is at risk,” the Amazon description of the book reads. “Abigail Shrier’s essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it — or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path.” Dozens of […]

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More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act

More than 400 companies — including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon — have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ people that is moving through Congress, advocates said Tuesday. The Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based LGBTQ advocacy group, said its Business Coalition for the Equality Act has grown to 416 members, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Big names like Apple, PepsiCo, General Motors, CVS, Facebook, Marriott, Capital One, Starbucks and Home Depot pepper the list. “It’s time that civil rights protections be extended to LGBT+ individuals nationwide on a clear, consistent and comprehensive basis,” said […]

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Gearbox threatens to pull headquarters from Texas if attacks on trans kids continue

An exec at gaming giant Gearbox has stated the developer may move outside of Texas if the state continues with legislation targeting the trans community. David Najjab, the director of institutional partnerships at the Borderlands 3developer, said in testimony before the Texas House of Representatives that bills like the Texas Senate Bill 29 could force the studio to move elsewhere. “Again we’re looking at another unnecessary bill. Just like the bathroom bill, this is a solution looking for a problem,” he said. “Our game company is in competition worldwide. We export more than – we sell more to Asia than we do in […]

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Instagram launches anti-bullying feature to combat ‘racist, sexist, homophobic’ abuse

Instagram is launching a new anti-bullying feature to filter out “racist, sexist, homophobic” abuse in your DMs. While Instagram already “proactively looks for hate speech or bullying” in public comments, the new feature will focus the abuse users receive in direct messages. The new tool will filter DM requests, where users say they receive the most abusive messages, containing “offensive words, phrases and emojis”. Users will be able to toggle filters on and off for DMs and comments in a new “Hidden Words” privacy section, where they will be able to add words, phrases and emojis that they don’t want […]

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A ‘troubling rise’ in business owners refusing gay couples, advocates say

Amy and Stephanie Mudd drove an hour from their home in Glasgow, Kentucky, to the city of Radcliff on April 3 to meet with an accountant at Aries Tax Service. Mudd said her mother-in-law, who lives in the area, recommended the business because it offers a $55 flat fee to file taxes electronically. When they got there, they saw a sign on the door that listed 10 things customers should have with them if they want the business to e-file their tax return. But the last item on the list stopped them from opening the door. It read, “Homosexual marriage […]

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Apple to let ‘free speech’ network Parler back App Store after it vows to clamp down on hate

Parler will reportedly return to the Apple App Store, three months after the “free speech” social network was pulled from all major platforms. Parler became one of America’s fastest-growing apps last year as Trump supporters flocked to it following November’s US election. Racism, homophobia and transphobia, as well as spurious misinformation, soon became rife on the network, and the breaks were ultimately pulled soon after the Capitol riots in early January. Apple and Google blocked Parler from its app stores, while Amazon booted it from its web-hosting service, sending it briefly offline. Now, Apple has reportedly approved Parler’s return to its App Store, […]

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Thousands of queer men’s details stolen in cyber attack on gay dating site Manhunt

The popular gay dating service Manhunt was hit by a huge data breach in February that allowed hackers to steal thousands of user accounts. TechCrunch reports that the app, which claims to have six million male members, admitted the hack in a notice filed with the Washington attorney general on 1 April. The notice reveals that Manhunt only realised its security had been breached in early March, approximately a month after it happened. “On March 2, 2021, Manhunt discovered that an attacker had gained access to a database that stored account credentials for Manhunt users,” it states. “The attacker downloaded the usernames, email […]

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Kellogg’s is launching LGBT-themed cereal so you can start your day with maximum gay

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Kellogg’s is launching a limited edition LGBT-themed cereal in celebration of Pride, so you can start your day with the breakfast of champions: glitter. The company teamed up with GLAAD to create the special cereal, “Together with Pride”, which is made of rainbow heart-shaped pieces and – yes – edible glitter. The boxes will hit shelves this May, just in time for Pride month, and for each one sold Kellogg’s will donate three dollars to GLAAD to support their efforts to accelerate LGBT+ rights. The 7.8-ounce boxes have a suggested retail price of around $4, and shoppers must upload a copy of […]

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eHarmony’s new inclusive ads are enraging some on the right

Once viewed as unwelcoming to the LGBTQ community, popular online matchmaker eHarmony has gone through a queer-friendly rebranding of late. The site, which boasts more than 2 million messages a week, began offering same-sex matches in 2019. This winter, it launched its first queer-inclusive commercial, featuring a lesbian couple.https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Vfnym5MlZE The ad, “I Scream,” is part of eHarmony’s current “Real Love” campaign and opens on a female couple in their kitchen. In between kisses, one woman tastes her partner’s cooking and makes it clear she’s not a fan. The pair wind up on the couch enjoying a pint of ice cream […]

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American Girl released their first doll with an LGBT+ storyline

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For the first time, the popular American Girl franchise has released a doll with an LGBT+ storyline, so of course homophobes are trying to stage a boycott. The iconic dolls were a cultural phenomenon in the ’90s and still command a multi-generational fanbase in the US, with some of the toys selling for thousands online. Each doll is accompanied by a book telling the character’s story, but the 2021 Girl of the Year, Kira Bailey, is dividing loyal fans – because she has two gay aunts. In Kira Down Under, the animal-loving 10-year-old goes to Australia to spend the summer at her aunts’ wildlife sanctuary. The book casually mentions that […]

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