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Jurors can be rejected for being gay. The Equality Act could change that.

The House of Representatives last month passed the Equality Act, a landmark assemblage of LGBTQ anti-discrimination measures that’s gotten strong support from President Joe Biden. If passed, the law would explicitly provide protections to LGBTQ people across key areas, including employment, housing, education, public accommodations and federally funded programs. But one provision in the bill could also have a big impact on how the gay community interacts with the American legal system. It would bar attorneys from rejecting prospective jurors simply because they are LGBTQ. Though there are some classifications that cannot be used as criteria for pre-emptive exclusion during jury […]

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For First Time Ever, Three National LGBTQ Orgs Have Black Leaders

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The election of Kamala Harris as the first female, Black, South Asian vice president was a joyous and noteworthy event. Indeed, the Biden administration has already shown itself to be the antithesis of the blatant racism of the previous four years. New leadership demands new ways of operating, new ways of governing, and new ways to confront systematic racism. We can say in our own community that we’ve only recently begun to address bigotry within our ranks, and that includes Black executive leadership in the LGBTQ+ movement. For the first time in history, three of the national legacy LGBTQ equality organizations (National LGBTQ Task […]

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South Dakota accused of legalizing LGBT+ discrimination through backdoor church bill

South Dakota has signed into law a bill that could open up anti-LGBT+ discrimination under the guise of protecting religious beliefs. Republican governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 124 on Wednesday (10 March) which would give churches leeway to operate during the pandemic. The bill states that the government would not be able to “substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion” without “compelling government interest”. But human rights advocates say the bill would allow for discrimination against LGBT+ people across a wide range of goods and services. Activists warn the language is so broadly written that it could enable discrimination against anyone […]

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Homocon Milo: I’m Now “Ex-Gay And Sodomy Free”

From the far-right LifeSiteNews: Milo Yiannopoulos, the gay man whose conservative messaging and willingness to speak the truth sparked riots on university campuses may well trigger more outrage now that he describes himself as “Ex-Gay” and “sodomy free,” and is leading a daily consecration to St. Joseph online. Two years ago, when Church Militant’s Michael Voris famously challenged Yiannopoulos to live a chaste life, Yiannopoulos was not defensive. Instead, he acquiesced, and humbly admitted his human weakness. “I know everything you’re saying, and I’m just not there yet. And I don’t know if I’ll get there,” Yiannopoulos told Voris. It seems […]

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President Biden announces new gender policy council to protect women’s and LGBT+ rights

President Joe Biden has announced two new orders to promote gender equality at the federal level with a new White House Gender Policy Council. The executive orders are set to be signed by Biden Monday (8 March) to mark International Women’s Day. The official White House statement said: “The White House Gender Policy Council will be an essential part of the Biden-Harris administration’s plan to ensure we build a more equal and just society – by aggressively protecting the rights and unique needs of those who experience multiple forms of discrimination, including individuals who are Black, Latina, Native, Asian American […]

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President Biden appoints senior advisor on LGBT+ issues

President Joe Biden has come through with his promise to promote inclusion by appointing Reggie Greer as a senior advisor on LGBT+ issues. Greer previously served as the director of constituent engagement at the Victor Institute before joining the Biden presidential campaign in March 2020. He helped build Biden’s LGBT+ elected officials network and the administration’s candidate training, which encourages LGBT+ people to run for office. In his new role as director of priority placement and senior advisor on LGBTQ issues, Greer will help bring forward Biden’s vision to create the most LGBT+ inclusive administration in history. As such, Greer will act as […]

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LGBT Activist To Challenge Trumpster Rep. Madison Cawthorn

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports: A Buncombe County commissioner who gained national prominence in the campaign to fully legalize same-sex marriage has said she will seek the congressional seat held by far-right Republican Madison Cawthorn. The Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of Asheville announced her run March 3 for the 11th District seat, taking an immediate shot at Cawthorn and his Washington speech to supporters of former president Donald Trump directly before the Capitol storming. “Some people will say a gay woman who’s a Christian minister just can’t get elected in the South. Not to mention, she’s a Democrat. When I say an insurrectionist who […]

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University professor fired over homophobic, racist tweets blames them on electromagnetic fields

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Ferris State University professor Thomas Brennan was fired after tweeting about “fags” and dismissing COVID-19 as a “hoax”. Brennan, a former assistant physical science professor at the Ferris State University in Michigan, was previously placed on leave in November last year for a slew of homophobic, racist and antisemitic social media posts. He often tweeted about the “Jewish mafia”, called the coronavirus pandemic a “Jewish revolution” and used the N-word in reference to Black physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, according to an exposé by the university’s newspaper The Torch. As much as Brennan sought to shrug off the article as a “hit piece” at a time, he confirmed on Twitter Saturday […]

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Gay couple brutally attacked by gang who ‘hurled homophobic slurs at them’ for hugging

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A gay couple were brutally attacked by a gang as they left a casino, in what they believe was a homophobic hate crime. The men say they were both left with serious injuries after the allegedly homophobic attack, which took place as they left the Ameristar Casino in St Charles, Missouri. One of the men, who wished to remain anonymous, told local news station KSDK that he believed they were the victims of a hate crime, claiming that they were targeted and verbally abused because of their sexuality. He explained that he was helping his boyfriend into the car after a night at the casino on Saturday […]

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Pro-Trump congressman who thinks LGBT+ rights have gone too far accused of sexual harassment

Madison Cawthorn has once again been accused of sexual harassment, this time by his former college classmates. The freshman House representative and toadying Donald Trump supporter is facing fresh allegations after being previously accused of sexual misconduct last year.× Several people who knew the North Carolina Republican during his days studying at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia, in 2016 alleged that he touched them inappropriately, among other claims. BuzzFeed News spoke with more than three dozen people who accused Cawthorn of or corroborated reports of sexual harassment and misconduct on the leafy Christian college campus. He was known on campus for his […]

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