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News (USA)A block party protest is held outside of gay bar where Black woman was dragged by hair
Nellie’s Sports Bar continues to face sustained protests, especially after taking down their Progress Pride flag. Now the Washington DC bar’s facing an investigation.
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Bias Watch“Ex-gays” held a “freedom march” in Washington DC & turn out wasn’t all that great
The “march” was part of a “tour” by a group of “former” gays through the nation’s capitol, lobbying for conversion therapy and against LGBTQ rights.
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PoliticsRep. Mondaire Jones calls out Republicans’ “racist trash” arguments in fiery House speech
“I had no idea there were so many syllables in the word white,” out Rep. Mondaire Jones said in Congress.
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PoliticsQAnon Rep claims the U.S. Capitol is evil because they “wipe out male and female” there
She made the claim while explaining why she voted against honoring police officers.
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CommentaryRuth Bader Ginsburg is the first woman & the first Jew to Lie in State. It’s about time.
Why did it take until September 25, 2020 to bestow this honor on a woman or a Jew?
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Health and WellnessDC residents can now get home HIV test kits for free
Public health officials are taking advantage of coronavirus measures to fight HIV.
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CommentaryThe Washington Redskins’ owner is Jewish. He should know how racist symbols hurt.
I asked the owner about the picture, “Is that a Jew?” He responded, “Yes, it is.” An employee with a broad smile said, “Yes, money, money,” rubbing together the thumb and index finger of her right hand.
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News (USA)Washington DC may change their legal code to be gender neutral
The proposed law would degender all of the District’s codes where gender doesn’t need to be specified.
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LGBTQ HistoryFrank Kameny devoted his life to fighting for gay rights. He lived to see several victories.
Kameny replaced “Homosexuality is unfortunate” with “Gay is good” long before many LGBTQ historic figures were even out.
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LGBTQ HistoryIn 1976, the Supreme Court slapped down a sodomy law challenge with just four words
It all started with a Help Wanted ad.
