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WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-10-21) — According to a report released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, at least 20 million adults living in the U.S. could be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The HRC report released Thursday, analyzes data taken from the Census Bureau where it indicates that approximately 8% of respondents to the Census [...]
CHICAGO, IL — (12-09-21) — Jurors have reached a verdict in Jussie Smollett’s trial for allegedly orchestrating and reporting a fake hate crime on himself. The jury found the 39 year-old actor guilty on 5 of the 6 counts charged with. The panel of 6 men and 6 women deliberated for more than 9 hours [...]
SANTIAGO, CHILE – (12-08-21) – Chile makes history in the historically Catholic Country by approving a landmark law allowing same-sex marriage and gay adoptions on Tuesday. The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by parliament enables gay couples to adopt children for the first time. President Sebastián Piñera supported the bill from its conception and signed the bill [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (12-07-21) — A 74-year-old New Yorker was arrested and charged Monday for threatening to attack the New York City Pride March back in June with “firepower” that would “make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting look like a cakewalk,”. Identified as Robert Fehring of Long Island by police, Fehring is charged [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-05-21) — Same-Sex married couples could receive a tax break under President Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better Plan' now in the Senate. Biden's plan would correct the injustice of federal tax law that has benefited heterosexual couples but not for same-sex couples. In fact if the bill passes, same-sex couples who were [...]