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Community fundraiser launched to install cameras to protect Stonewall National Monument Pride flag

Community fundraiser launched to install cameras to protect Stonewall National Monument Pride flag

A new grassroots fundraising drive has been launched to install private security cameras overlooking the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, following public anger over the recent removal of the Progress Pride flag by National Park Service (NPS) staff. The GoFundMe campaign, created on 15 February by long-time LGBTQ+ activist

"They’re trying to use the law to take away our visibility.” Queer Scout hits back as Scouting America launches lawsuit

"They’re trying to use the law to take away our visibility.” Queer Scout hits back as Scouting America launches lawsuit

Scouting America - the organisation formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America - has launched legal action against an Arizona-based LGBTQ-owned travel company called Queer Scout, claiming trademark dilution and alleged brand confusion. Colombia Gay Tours & LGBTQ+ Adventures | Queer ScoutBook unique LGBTQ+ experiences and gay tours in Colombia

Oregon man jailed for more than 12 years over violent anti‑gay hate crime

Oregon man jailed for more than 12 years over violent anti‑gay hate crime

A Springfield, Oregon man has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for a brutal anti‑gay hate crime assault, following a federal investigation that revealed he had meticulously planned the attack for weeks. Daniel Andrew McGee, 26, received the sentence - equivalent to just over 12½ years -

Shia LaBeouf defends Mardi Gras arrest with odd claim that ‘gay people are scary to me’

Shia LaBeouf defends Mardi Gras arrest with odd claim that ‘gay people are scary to me’

Shia LaBeouf has sparked widespread criticism after claiming that “gay people are scary to me” while attempting to explain the behaviour that led to his recent arrests during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans. The 39‑year‑old actor was arrested twice in the city last week, facing multiple counts

Kansas strips trans residents of state driving licences and birth certificates

Kansas strips trans residents of state driving licences and birth certificates

A newly enacted Kansas law has effectively stripped more than a thousand trans residents of their state driving licences and birth certificates when those documents showed a gender marker different from the sex assigned at birth. The measure, Senate Bill 244, went into force on Thursday after the Republican-controlled state

Heritage Foundation appoints conservative education advocate Corey DeAngelis despite past in gay porn past

Heritage Foundation appoints conservative education advocate Corey DeAngelis despite past in gay porn past

The Heritage Foundation, a Washington DC-based "research and educational institution whose mission is to build and promote conservative public policies", has appointed Corey DeAngelis, a prominent conservative education advocate, as a research fellow within its Centre for Education Policy, despite renewed attention on his past appearances in gay

Shia LaBeouf accused of shouting homophobic slurs before violent Mardi Gras altercation

Shia LaBeouf accused of shouting homophobic slurs before violent Mardi Gras altercation

Multiple witnesses have alleged actor Shia LaBeouf directed homophobic slurs at two men - including a queer man - in the hours leading up to his arrest during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans. The incident occurred at a bar in the city’s Faubourg Marigny neighbourhood on the morning

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