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Did the ‘Super Straight’ Trend Originate With Nazis on 4chan?

22 March 2021

Regardless of who started it, be aware that the social media trend is strongly associated...

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Taylor Swift Calls Out Homophobes on New Song

14 June 2019

Coinciding with the announcement of her seventh album, the pop star released a new tune...

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Woman Held in Poland for Adding LGBT Rainbow to Revered Icon

7 May 2019

The woman has heard charges of hurting religious feelings and desecration of the icon of...

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Fury over Reported Federal Plan Targeting Transgender People

22 October 2018

LGBT leaders across the U.S. reacted with fury to a report that the Trump administration...

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Does This Image Represent a ‘MAPs Pride Flag’?

14 July 2018

Rumors holding that MAPs (Minor Attracted Persons) created a pride flag in an attempt to...

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Did a VA Hospital Replace Military Flags with a Pride Flag?

15 June 2018

An Indiana veterans facility temporarily removed military flags to fly a rainbow flag, an action...

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Did Oklahoma Pass a Bill Making It Legal to Deny LGBT Adoptions?

30 April 2018

Legislation in Oklahoma may make it more difficult for gay and lesbian parents to adopt...

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Is ‘LGBT’ Adding a ‘P’ for Pedosexuals?

7 December 2017

Claims that the LGBT community is adding a "P" to represent "pedosexuals" originated with a...

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Is This ‘LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP’ Inclusiveness Training Session Flyer Real?

28 November 2017

A flyer at a Canadian school used the lengthy acronym facetiously to appeal to teachers...

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Is Danica Roem the First Transgender State Legislator in the U.S.? Roem's victory in Virginia came 25 years after Althea Garrison was elected to state office...

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How Many Transgender People Currently Serve in the U.S. Military?

27 July 2017

In the wake of an abrupt ban on transgender people in the military, both sides...

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Did a Man Claim a Unicorn Frappuccino ‘Made Him Gay’?

29 May 2017

A 'satire' site published the claim that a Queens man said a Unicorn Frappuccino 'made...

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