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NEW YORK, NY — (08-16-19) — The US Customs and Border Protection computer system has gone down, according to tweets from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Los Angeles International Airport. A spokesperson for JFK said that the impact is nationwide, while LAX tweeted the issue is affecting multiple airports throughout the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (08-15-19) — Federal Contractors can now refuse to hire LGBTQ workers thanks to the Trump administration's "New Religious Policy". Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella said in a statement yesterday...“Today’s proposed rule helps to ensure the civil rights of religious employers are protected,” said Pizzella. “As people of faith with deeply [...]
MENLO PARK, CA — (08-14-19) — LGBTQ YouTube producers have slapped Google LLC and its subsidiary YouTube LLC, with a class action lawsuit alleging the online video platform giant discriminates against LGBTQ content. The complaint alleges that Google and YouTube are illegally restricting protected LGBTQ content while allowing homophobic and racist comments to be posted [...]
SPRINGFIELD, IL — (08-12-19) — Illinois Governor makes history as he signs new bill mandating Illinois public schools to be required by law to include LGBTQ history into their curriculum. Last Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed House Bill 246, making it official that LGBTQ history is to be taught in schools starting on July [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (08-10-19) — Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein who was facing Federal Sex trafficking charges was found dead in his cell in the early morning hours on Saturday. The wealthy financier and sex offender was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell, where he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Epstein was [...]
LAS VEGAS, NV — (08-09-19) — 23-year-old Conor Climo of Las Vegas was arrested by FBI agents on Friday for allegedly planning to attack Jews and patrons of a Gay bar. FBI agents arrested Climo on suspicion of possessing parts to make a bomb, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada said Friday. [...]
BARNEGAT, NJ — (08-09-19) — Mayor Alfonso Cirulli of Barnegat, New Jersey, has created a firestorm by fighting a law designed to bring LGBTQ history to the public school curriculum. Mayor Cirulli called the LGBTQ movement “an affront to almighty God” last Tuesday in a town committee meeting. He is opposed to a recently passed [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C — (08-08-19) — Donald Trump has insulted the second gay journalist, FOX News journalist Shepard Smith, following his never ending insults on Don Lemon of CNN, whom he repeatedly has called dumb. Shepard Smith, who is known for being one of the few to criticize the president at FOX News, came under the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (08-07-19) — Lesbian Judge Mary Rowland, who was nominated by Donald Trump, was confirmed along with two other judges by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 87-1 last week. After two and a half years of relentless attacks on LGBTQ rights, advocates such as Lambda Legal, celebrated this rare victory with [...]
DALLAS, TX — (08-07-19) — Newly released body camera shows cops joking about their restrained suspect who was high on cocaine, outside of an adult video store before his death. These are the last moments of 32 year-old Tony Timpa who died after being restrained by police, died. The newly released body camera footage shows [...]