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Russian troll farm aimed to discourage black, liberal, LGBTQ U.S. voters: Senate study
The Russian troll farm that disrupted the 2016 U.S. presidential election sought particularly to demoralize Africa-Americans and discourage them from voting, according to a comprehensive new report for the Senate. The primary goal of the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency (IRA) was to deepen divisions ...
Transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner, a lifelong Republican, regrets backing Trump
Former Olympic U.S. athlete and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner has penned an op-ed voicing regret for backing President Donald Trump, and saying "I was wrong" about Trump's commitment to LGBTQ rights. "Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to claim to support this valuable, vulnerable ...
U.S. restricts visas to unmarried gay diplomats' partners, citing legal reciprocity
The United States is denying visas to the partners of more than 100 gay diplomats unless they get married, officials said Tuesday. The move comes as President Donald Trump's administration chips away at protections of the LGBTQ community, although officials cast the decision as motivated ...
Boston St. Patrick's parade faces boycott calls after gay vets are snubbed
A gay veterans group said Wednesday it has been denied permission to march in this year's Boston St. Patrick's Day parade just two years after organizers made the groundbreaking decision to allow gay groups to participate for the first time. The veterans group, OutVets, said ...
'Tangerine': The fruitful use of smartphones
Tammy Wynette sang it so it must be true: "Sometimes it's hard to be a woman." In the case of Los Angeles-based transgender sex workers Alexandra (Mya Taylor) and Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) in "Tangerine," the hardships are doubled as they deal with the ...
David Levithan on LGBTQ books for teens
Writer David Levithan last year marked the 10th anniversary of his "Boy Meets Boy," a romantic teen comedy where the homecoming queen was once a guy and the gay-straight alliance was aimed at helping the straight kids learn how to dance. Since then, there's ...
