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Artist recreates ‘Vanity Fair’ cover with Caitlyn Jenner death threats
His artwork is a response to all the negative comments he saw spreading across social media.
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1D’s Liam Payne: I’m not homophobic
“A ridicules [sic] thing to say.”
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Matilda star on ‘Stonewall’: Don’t try to alter history
It wasn’t a party “exclusively for young, fit, white, gay men.”
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Progressives ‘Twitter challenge’ Christian Right over what #ReligiousFreedomIs
Some organizational supporters of marriage equality took to social media in the wake of the historic Supreme Court decision in Obergefell vs. Hodges. The occasion was a “Tweet Storm,” held for an hour on Monday, June 29, to celebrate the victory for marriage equality – and to argue for authentic religious freedom.
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France fines Twitter users for sending tweets advocating anti-gay violence
Three French Twitter users were fined this week for sending tweets that included homophobic hashtags. It’s the first time a French court has handed out convictions for homophobic abuse on Twitter.
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19-year-old Wis. assembly candidate apologizes for Tweet calling gays ‘fags’
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A 19-year-old Republican candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly has apologized for describing gays as “fags” in a Christmas day Twiiter post expressing disapproval over a same-sex marriage ruling. Five months before announcing his candidacy, Jacob Dorsey tweeted “fags need 2 leave my favorite state alone” after the …
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Ellen DeGeneres’ selfie crashes Twitter
LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres’ goal of setting a retweet record with her star-studded selfie was achieved before the Oscars telecast was even over.
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Twitter gaffes from Utah lawmakers stoke criticism of transphobia
SALT LAKE CITY — The leader of the Utah Senate and another state lawmaker are apologizing Monday after tweets sent from their accounts earlier in the day were criticized as transphobic and insensitive.
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San Antonio WNBA player Sophia Young speaks out against same-sex marriage
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — WNBA player Sophia Young of the San Antonio Silver Stars was among the hundreds of protesters who rallied Tuesday against proposed updates to the city’s non-discrimination ordinance that would add protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Twitter faces possible lawsuit over trending anti-gay hashtags
A French gay rights group said on Monday it plans to file a law suit against Twitter for violating the country’s hate speech laws following the emergence of the hashtag “#Gays must die,” which topped Twitter’s “trending topics” over the weekend.