Landmark Status Sought For Castro’s Rainbow Flag
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by Joe Jervis
1d ago
Hoodline reports: The big rainbow flag that flies over Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro may soon become a landmark. On Tuesday, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a resolution initiating landmark designation for the flag and flagpole. The resolution officially titles the flag as “Gilbert Baker’s Rainbow Flag installation at Harvey Milk Plaza.” Gilbert Baker created the rainbow flag for the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. The Castro’s Rainbow Flag was dedicated on November 7, 1997 at the 20-year anniversary of the inauguration of San Francisco Supervisor and LGBTQ+ ri ..read more
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MacKenzie Scott Donates $72M To LGBTQ Groups
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by Joe Jervis
5d ago
The New York Post is very unhappy about it: Most of the $640 million in new charitable donations Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott is dishing out will go to nonprofits pushing extreme left-wing causes. Scott will provide 67 migrant-advocacy organizations a combined $122 million for legal aid and other assistance, according to an analysis of 361 awards she announced Tuesday through her foundation Yield Giving. Scott’s other awards include $117 million to 67 prisoner-advocacy groups and other organizations helping jailbirds and ex-cons; and $72 million to 43 groups promoting ..read more
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Rubio Bill Would Ban “Woke Flags” At US Embassies
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
Via press release from Sen. Marco Rubio: The radical left’s woke agenda has been relentless in pushing their destructive ideology. Under the Biden Administration, socially progressive and divisive flags have become the focal point of diplomatic messaging. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced legislation to ensure the American flag remains the primary symbol of our nation at diplomatic posts. This bill would require anything flown, draped, projected, or displayed at a U.S. diplomatic mission, official residence, office, or U.S. vehicle that is not the U.S. flag must be smaller than the ..read more
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Republicans Object To IVF Services For LGBTQ Veterans
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
The Independent reports: A quartet of Republicans want the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain a recent decision to offer In Vitro Fertilisation services to veterans who are unmarried or in same-sex relationships, citing “a plethora of ethical concerns and questions” raised by the announcement. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Representatives Matt Rosendale, Bob Good, Mary Miller and Josh Brecheen call IVF — a procedure in which human embryos are fertilised in a laboratory setting and implanted in a woman’s uterus — “morally dubious” and say it “should not be subsidised by ..read more
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Prosecutors: No Charges In Death Of Nex Benedict
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
NPR reports: Prosecutors in Oklahoma say they will not pursue charges in the death of Nex Benedict. Bullying someone to attempt or complete suicide is a felony in Oklahoma, reported member station KOSU. But Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler says the fight was not one-sided and there’s not enough evidence to press charges. “Based upon the investigation of the Owasso Police Department, I am in the agreement with their assessment that the filing of juvenile charges is not warranted,” Kunzweiler said in a press release Thursday. Attorneys for Nex’s family have said injuries Nex sus ..read more
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Russia Arrests Gay Bar Staffers Under “Extremism” Law
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
The Moscow Times reports: Russian authorities have arrested employees of a gay club as part of the country’s first criminal “extremism” case against members of the LGBTQ+ community, a court in the city of Orenburg said Wednesday. Kremlin-aligned conservative activist Yekaterina Mizulina earlier this week announced criminal charges in connection with the LGBTQ+ club Pose’s activities. Nationalist, pro-war activists said earlier in March that they helped law enforcement agencies raid Pose on suspicion of spreading “LGBT propaganda.” Orenburg’s Central District Court ruled Wednesday to place th ..read more
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Anti-LGBTQ Actress Ordered To Pay $382K In Suit Filed Over Firing From 2019 Production Of “The Color Purple”
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
The Telegraph reports: A Christian actress who was sacked from a stage show of The Color Purple over homophobic comments has lost a five-year discrimination case. Seyi Omooba, 29, was dropped from the role of lesbian character Celie in a 2019 production of the play in a row over a social media post. She took the theatre and her former agents to an employment tribunal, claiming that she was the victim of religious discrimination. However, her case was thrown out after she admitted that she had not read the script before accepting the lead role. She claimed she did not know realise the charact ..read more
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Gay Politician Resigns After Pissing On Gay Bar’s Door
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by Joe Jervis
1w ago
Los Angeles’s CW affiliate reports: Crescenta Valley Town Council member Chris Kilpatrick has resigned his position in the wake of a video showing him urinating on the door of a downtown Los Angeles LGBTQ bar. Kilpatrick resigned Thursday, hours ahead of a special meeting planned to discuss his conduct, the city said in a post to Facebook. The bar, Precinct, shared video of the incident on social media earlier this week and alleged that Kilpatrick and another man, later identified as his boyfriend, left the bar with drinks in their hands. During a confrontation with employees, Kilpatrick phy ..read more
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Biden Is “Heartbroken” Over Death Of Nex Benedict: “Nobody Should Face The Cruel Bullying That Nex Did”
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by Joe Jervis
2w ago
Via press release from the White House: Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict. Every young person deserves to have the fundamental right and freedom to be who they are, and feel safe and supported at school and in their communities. Nex Benedict, a kid who just wanted to be accepted, should still be here with us today. Nonbinary and transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know. But nobody should have to be brave just to be themselves. In memory of Nex, we must all recommit to our work to end discrimination and address the suicide crisis impacting too ma ..read more
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AL Rep: Expand “Don’t Say Gay” To K-12 & Space Camp
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by Joe Jervis
2w ago
The Alabama Political Reporter reports: State Rep. Mack Butler, Gadsden, said he has only heard secondhand rumors about the recent uproar over a transgender Space Camp counselor at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. But he’s heard enough that he plans to expand HB130, a bill prohibiting the instruction or discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools, to programs at the Space and Rocket Center. Under current state law, public school teachers cannot lead discussions or instruct on the topics of sexual orientation or gender identity through 5th grade. Butler’s bill had ..read more
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