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In news that no horoscope, psychic or Mystic Meg could have ever predicted, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has funded a group that is hosting drag queen story time sessions. The Baptist-owned company has a long, well-documented history of donating to anti-LGBT+ charities and advocacy groups, but became plunged into further controversy after flip-flopping on whether to continue its donations. But in further plot twist, the company’s charitable wing, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, has sent money to the partner of a drag queen group that reads stories to children, financial records show. Chick-fil-A...

In news that no horoscope, psychic or Mystic Meg could have ever predicted, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has funded a group that is hosting drag queen story time sessions. The Baptist-owned company has a long, well-documented history of donating to anti-LGBT+ charities and advocacy groups, but became plunged into further controversy after flip-flopping on whether to continue its donations. But in further plot twist, the company’s charitable wing, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, has sent money to the partner of a drag queen group that reads stories to children, financial records show. Chick-fil-A...

Starbucks fired a trans woman from her supervisor job after a police officer was given an order labelled “pig”. Lola Rose, a trans college student, said she was “made to be a martyr” after the incident went viral and is now considering legal action, She had been working as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Glenpool, Oklahoma, on Thanksgiving morning, when a police officer was handed a muffin with “pig” on the label. Rose told The New York Post that she’d noticed the label and intervened, thinking, “No, that’s...

Starbucks fired a trans woman from her supervisor job after a police officer was given an order labelled “pig”. Lola Rose, a trans college student, said she was “made to be a martyr” after the incident went viral and is now considering legal action, She had been working as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Glenpool, Oklahoma, on Thanksgiving morning, when a police officer was handed a muffin with “pig” on the label. Rose told The New York Post that she’d noticed the label and intervened, thinking, “No, that’s...

Mr. Gay Canada 2019 Josh Rimer and his fiancé Heath wanted to have their wedding at the Sheraton Buganvilias Resort & Convention Center in the popular Mexican LGBTQ resort destination of Puerto Vallarta but the hotel told them that it won’t host a same-sex wedding. View this post on Instagram One year later we returned to the same place where Heath proposed to me. We’re still engaged and still planning our wedding, but in the meantime enjoying being fiancés. • • • • #calgarypride #pride2019 #pride #gaypride #gaycalgary #loveislove #husbands...

A former employee of a major bank has claimed that he was told by his boss that he had “no hope” for promotion because he was not gay or bisexual. According to the Ottawa Citizen, Aaren Jagadeesh worked as a financial services representative for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto. He claimed that he was denied promotions 17 times because he is straight, and was told he in a one-to-one meeting with his manager in 2015 that he had “no hope” unless he joined a “group” of...

American family Association subgroup One Million Moms is coming for the Hallmark Channel for airing a commercial featuring a lesbian wedding with (gasp) a kiss! Writes the group: “The Hallmark Channel has always been known for its family friendly movies. Even its commercials are usually safe for family viewing. But unfortunately, that is not the case anymore. Recently, One Million Moms received concerns about Hallmark airing a commercial from Zola.com in which two lesbians are shown kissing at the end of their wedding ceremony. … Conservative viewers will be disappointed...

American family Association subgroup One Million Moms is coming for the Hallmark Channel for airing a commercial featuring a lesbian wedding with (gasp) a kiss! Writes the group: “The Hallmark Channel has always been known for its family friendly movies. Even its commercials are usually safe for family viewing. But unfortunately, that is not the case anymore. Recently, One Million Moms received concerns about Hallmark airing a commercial from Zola.com in which two lesbians are shown kissing at the end of their wedding ceremony. … Conservative viewers will be disappointed...

Evangelist Franklin Graham has called on his flock to pray — pray that Chick-fil-A stays anti-gay. Said Graham on Facebook: “Chick-fil-A has been in the news a lot, and every day it seems there’s a new article about their charitable giving. There has been a lot of concern and criticism, and maybe rightly so. For Christian schools, businesses, and organizations, there is always a danger of drifting to the left. It is my sincere hope that Chick-fil-A will not allow that to happen. With the majority of corporate America caving...