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Life
Rising costs of living are hurting LGBTQ+ people. Increasing the minimum wage can help.
But it has to be done right.
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News (USA)
No one wants to work for Chick-fil-A. They can’t figure out why.
A bunch of franchises say they are “in the middle of a hiring crisis” and “labor shortage” while conservatives blame “lazy” workers. They can’t imagine any other reasons why no one wants to work there.
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Politics
Activist Tiara Mack could become the first Black LGBTQ state senator in Rhode Island
After beating an anti-LGBTQ incumbent in the primary, this Black Queer activist is ready to take on the Rhode Island State Senate.
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News (USA)
Republicans uninvited an economist who called for a gay tax. It turns out he’s gay.
“What rational person would engage in this sort of activity? There is only one solution – let’s tax it,” wrote the self-loathing economist.
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News (USA)
Where does Trump’s new Labor Secretary nominee stand on LGBTQ rights?
Alexander Acosta’s record on LGBTQ issues is thin but he has a stellar reputation defending Muslims as assistant attorney general.
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News (USA)
What does North Carolina’s HB2 law actually cover?
Hint: It wasn’t just an attack on the LGBTQ community.
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Commentary
Time for HRC to put economic justice on the gay agenda
There’s been plenty of sucking up to the business community at the Human Rights Campaign, but little focus on money matters affecting low- and moderate-income LGBT people.Why can’t the HRC, the gay division of the Democratic Party, address such concerns? Is it’s because of the robust six-figure salaries of the top HRC executives? Do such compensation amounts cut off their awareness of gays who don’t make that kind of money? Or is it because the minimum wage increase doesn’t attract the attention of celebrities who appear at HRC dinners?