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Jun 13 2023
News
Burlington Condemns Destruction Of Pride Symbols At Middle School
BURLINGTON, MA — Some students damaged posters, rainbow flags, and other symbols of LGBTQ+ pride at Marshall Simonds Middle School, according to a statement from Superintendent Eric Conti. The incident occurred June 2 during a National Pride Month celebration by the school's Spectrum Club, a student group for LGBTQ+ students and allies. "The rise in anti LGBTQ+ violence across the country is
Patch.com
Feb 28 2020
Humor
Disney To Introduce New LGBTQ Superhero Whose Superpower Is Turning Invisible In International Markets
Disney has announced that they’ll finally be adding an LGBTQ superhero to their pantheon of iconic characters. The non-binary superhero, named Fluid (they/them), Disney says will be their biggest boost to inclusion yet, and they say this superhero has a very special power: Fluid can turn completely invisible in international markets.
“This is a real twenty-first-century superhero,” said
Babylon Bee (Humor)
Jul 06 2023
News
North Carolina Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Sex Changes for Minors, Limiting School Instruction on Gender Ideology
North Carolina’s Democrat Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed three bills related to transgender issues, one banning sex changes for minors, another keeping biological males out of girls’ sports, and a third that would limit school instruction on gender ideology. Luckily, Republicans hold a supermajority and can override Cooper’s veto — making it simply an act of virtue signaling. “While LGBTQ+
The Gateway Pundit
Jul 31 2023
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AllSides Staff
Jul 06 2023
News
Target to Drop Mark Levin Book for Fear of Offending Democrats
Target has reportedly informed conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin, via his publisher, that it will not carry his new book, The Democrat Party Hates America, for fear of offending Democrats who shop there. Levin, whose previous books have been New York Times bestsellers, made the revelation on Twitter yesterday: Target’s stance on Levin’s book contrasts with the chain store’s
Breitbart News
Jul 07 2023
News
Republicans sound alarm over DeSantis’s sagging campaign
Questions surrounding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) presidential campaign strategy are multiplying as he continues to trail former President Trump in the polls nearly a month after his highly anticipated campaign launch.
In a sign of just how concerned some of the governor’s allies are, the spokesperson for the pro-DeSantis PAC Never Back Down recently referred to Trump as the “
The Hill
Dec 19 2019
News
More Than 80 Polish Towns Have Declared Themselves 'LGBTQ-Free Zones'
The European Parliament has finally taken a stand against rising state-backed homophobia in Poland, where more than 80 towns have declared themselves “LGBTQ-free zones” amid a heated culture war over gay rights.
MEPs voted by 463 votes to 107 Wednesday in favor of a resolution condemning discrimination against LGBTQ people in Poland, and explicitly calling on the Polish government to
Vice
Mar 03 2018
News
The Dumb Reason Some Kids Born To LGBTQ Americans Aren’t U.S. Citizens
The State Department is relying on an outdated policy that is at odds with federal court precedents.
HuffPost
Jul 03 2023
News
DeSantis War Room posts anti-gay, anti-Trump ad so awful it's got to be self-parody
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is still trying to cobble together a presidential campaign despite having the charisma of a gasoline-soaked mushroom, and the latest from the "DeSantis War Room” is an anti-Trump, anti-LGBTQ+ video that is so terrible it almost has to be satire. Is this what a Ron DeSantis White House would look like? Okay. Deep breath here. And hold it, and— Holy salted monkey
Daily Kos
Jul 18 2023
News
The right-wing Barbie meltdown shows how reactionary forces are losing the culture wars
The Barbie movie is scheduled to be released on July 21; as it stands, there is no evidence that anti-trans attacks by right-wing influencers have resonated with audiences at all. (Barbie is distributed by Warner Bros. Movies, which is currently being struck by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.)
Greta Gerwig,
Media Matters