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PragerU Makes $1 Million Anti-Trans Ad Buy On X

NBC News reports: The Prager University Foundation, a conservative advocacy group, purchased a “takeover” ad on X on Thursday as part of a larger $1 million marketing campaign to promote its polarizing film “Detrans: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care.” The 21-minute film focuses on two people who have detransitioned, meaning they previously identified as transgender and later decided they were not. Though both of them began transitioning when they were adults, their stories are part of the film’s larger criticism of transition-related care for minors. PragerU’s X takeover represents X’s shift toward promoting more conservative — and, critics would argue, more […]

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Lambda Legal Celebrates 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy

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As the leaves turn amber and fall softly to the ground, the LGBTQ+ community celebrates not only the rich tapestry of its history but also the remarkable 50-year journey of Lambda Legal, a legal powerhouse advocating for LGBTQ+ rights since 1973. During this LGBTQ+ History Month, Lambda Legal’s chief legal officer Jenny Pizer and CEO Kevin Jennings reflect on the organization’s past and future in a profound conversation with The Advocate. Legacy of Legal Milestones Since its inception in 1973, Lambda Legal has been at the helm of pivotal legal battles, driving a tangible change in the societal and legal landscape. The organization’s track […]

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NBA Superstar Dwight Howard Outed in Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault

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NBA player Dwight Howard was apparently outed in a lawsuit by a male model claiming the former finals champion and future Hall of Famer sexually assaulted him over two years ago during a threesome at Howard’s Atlanta-area home. Stephen Harper filed a lawsuit claiming Howard and a second man presenting as female forced him to engage in sexual conduct against his will on July 19, 2021. Howard admits to engaging in a sex act with Harper and a third man but claims it was consensual, and he has chosen to fight the charges in court. Howard posted a video that did […]

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NYPD Officer Spewed Anti-Gay Slur Over Loudspeaker

Gay City News reports: The Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) is calling on the NYPD to take swift action after a viral video shared on Instagram Oct. 26 appeared to show an officer using an anti-gay slur. In the video, posted by the Instagram user @skymilezz, an officer sitting in a police vehicle at a red light speaks into a loudspeaker, saying, “suck my d*ck, f****t.” Brian Downey, an NYPD detective and president of GOAL, told Gay City News in a phone interview he was “completely disgusted” when a member of GOAL brought the incident to his attention. From GOAL’s statement: We condemn such […]

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Black Transgender Woman Lisa Love Killed Walking Home in Chicago

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Lisa Love, a Black transgender woman from Chicago, was shot and killed in the early hours of October 17. She was 35. She’s one of more than 20 trans and gender-nonconforming people to have been killed in 2023. She’s the fourth to be reported in October alone. All four of the victims this month have been Black. Authorities say she was shot in the chest and back, according to local news station WGNTV. Her family said she was leaving a friend’s home.  “An all-around good person who did not deserve this,” Donna, a cousin of Love’s, told WGNTV. “A loving, caring, free-spirited person. Always […]

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Mike Johnson’s Wife Runs Counseling Service That Compares Being Gay To Bestiality, Incest

The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) runs a counseling business that advocates the belief that homosexuality is comparable to bestiality and incest, according to its operating documents. Johnson and his wife, Kelly, have long intertwined their political and business lives: They became a known entity in the late 1990s when they went on national television as the face of Louisiana’s new marriage covenant law, which makes it harder to get a divorce. Today, they co-host a podcast, “Truth Be Told,” where they talk about political and social issues from a conservative Christian perspective. Their podcast is up […]

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Meta Under Fire After Suspending & Reinstating ‘Gays Against Groomers’ on Instagram

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Social media platform Instagram, operated by Meta, momentarily suspended on Wednesday the account of the far-right group Gays Against Groomers, only to reinstate it a few hours later.  The group broadcasted their reinstatement on X, formerly known as Twitter, expressing their defiance with a post: “UPDATE: Instagram has RESTORED our account after we appealed and raised hell about them suspending us this morning! Thank you to everyone who helped get the word out. And to all of our haters, of which there are many, cope and seethe. We will never be silenced!!” Related: Instagram Suspends ‘Gays Against Groomers’ Amid Scrutiny of […]

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Canadians protest policy forcing the outing of trans kids: ‘This legislation is harmful’

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Canadians came out in force to rally behind trans youth and protest a policy which would see youngsters forcefully outed to their parents.  Hundreds of people, including trans kids and their supportive families, gathered in the Saskatchewan cities of Saskatoon, Regina and Lloydminster in opposition to Bill 137, also known as the Parent’s Bill of Rights.  The legislation, which became law last week, was introduced by Saskatchewan Party education minister Jeremy Cockrill last week and outlines a number of rights parents have regarding their children’s education, including access to the pupil’s school file and being able to see what sexual-health […]

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New House speaker’s views on LGBTQ issues come under fresh scrutiny

The unexpected elevation of fourth-term Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to speaker of the House on Wednesday swiftly prompted unforgiving criticism and fresh scrutiny on the once obscure representative’s views on LGBTQ rights. Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, said Johnson would be “the most anti-equality” speaker in U.S. history. “This is a choice that will be a stain on the record of everyone who voted for him,” Robinson said in a statement Wednesday. “Johnson is someone who doesn’t hesitate to express his disdain for the LGTBQ+ community from the rooftops and […]

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New House Speaker Mike Johnson Once Wrote in Support of Criminalizing Gay Sex

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 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s. In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a “inherently unnatural” and “dangerous lifestyle” that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy “the entire democratic system.” And, in another editorial, he wrote, “Your race, creed, and sex are what you are, while homosexuality and cross-dressing are things you do,” he wrote. “This is a free country, but we don’t give special protections for every person’s bizarre […]

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