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Senegal doubles penalties for homosexuality amid gay sex panic
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (518+ words) Following campaign pledges from both the president and prime minister in Senegal's latest elections, the country's Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill doubling penalties in the far West African nation for homosexuality, described in the measure as "acts against nature....
DOGE twink admits he canceled federal grants that referenced the LGBTQ+ community
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (1026+ words) In video testimony posted this week, the 28-year-old staffer described the grants as "crazy." A staffer who worked under Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) admitted that he and another staffer eliminated federal humanities grants simply because…...
Supermodel says only women can be bisexual: "Double standards exist for us all"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1262+ words) Her thoughts have sparked a wave of biphobic comments. Model and former America's Next Top Model judge Jessica White stirred controversy on Wednesday for saying that it's acceptable for women but not men to be bisexual. TMZ asked White to…...
A radicalized teen brutalized a gay man & posted video of the attack online. He's walking free.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (899+ words) The teenage attacker charged with the brutal gay bashing of a 20-year-old man in Sydney, Australia, has walked free on nine months" probation and no recorded conviction, which has left the victim terrified for the safety of other gay men…...
Smiling students proudly spell out "hateful" slur during school assembly
3+ week, 3+ day ago (468+ words) Two 8th-grade boys seen holding hands were allegedly objects of ridicule by a group of seniors. On Monday, Visalia Unified School District officials announced that "disciplinary action" had been taken over the "hateful homophobic slur." Following the shoot, eight of…...
Milan's Olympics Pride House offers a save haven for queer athletes & fans
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1099+ words) It was also established to shed light on the lack of LGBTQ+ rights in Italy. Inside the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, four Italian LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have created a space where LGBTQ+ Olympians, fans, and allies can safely…...
Indiana BMV bans trans people from correcting drivers licenses
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1097+ words) The state has been rolling back trans rights for years. The state of Indiana just banned trans people from updating the gender markers on their driver's licenses. Advocate reports that the state's Bureau of Motor Vehicles added a small statement…...
Russian journal banned from writing on same-sex animal behavior without expressing disgust for it
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (955+ words) The editor mocked the government for freaking out over "neutral scientific descriptions." A Russian magazine editor claims his publisher demanded he censor a book that mentions homosexuality in animals because it violates the country's "LGBT propaganda" law. Viktor Kovylin, editor…...
World human rights report says U.S. is undermining LGBTQ+ rights worldwide
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1049+ words) Where democracy is undermined, so too are human rights." The latest annual report on the state of global human rights from Human Rights Watch presents a grim outlook for democracy and LGBTQ+ rights around the world.Central to that assessment:…...
'Gay vague’ Super Bowl ads show progress (& pullbacks) in LGBTQ+ media representation
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1289+ words) Numerous queer celebs appear in Super Bowl ads, but the ads themselves aren't explicitly queer " so what gives? Before LGBTQ+-themed commercials became common during the Super Bowl " from lesbian weddings for Volkswagen and drag queens for Sabra hummus, to…...