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Dating app Grindr has announced it will roll out a string of new safety features across countries where the LGBT+ community is at risk by extreme homophobic laws and attitudes to better protect them. From unending messages to temporary photos, the security measures will ensure that users in patches of the world where simply existing invites danger and prosecution. The features aim to give users more control over the visibility of their profiles, Cision PR Newswire reported. What will the safety features consist of? According to the bulletin, Grindr will...

In a string of crimes over four days, a man inscribed a swastika on a pub door, smashed windows and shouted homophobic language at the pub landlords before spitting at police as he was arrested. According to DerbyshireLive, Kierien Harrison, 27, who has Asperger’s syndrome, was arrested in the early hours of October 4 after police were called to the Anglesey Arms in Winshill, East Staffordshire. That day he had smashed the windows and bonnet of a car belonging to one of the pub landlords with a hammer, inscribed a...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stood her ground at an impeachment hearing on Thursday after Republicans tried to derail her arguments in favor of removing President Donald Trump. Jayapal began her remarks by pointing out that Florida Republican Matt Gaetz was wrong to suggest that President Donald Trump was invested in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. “Why then did he decide he was so concerned about ‘corruption’ that he was not going to release military aid?” Jayapal said, prompting Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to demand that she yield the floor....

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stood her ground at an impeachment hearing on Thursday after Republicans tried to derail her arguments in favor of removing President Donald Trump. Jayapal began her remarks by pointing out that Florida Republican Matt Gaetz was wrong to suggest that President Donald Trump was invested in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. “Why then did he decide he was so concerned about ‘corruption’ that he was not going to release military aid?” Jayapal said, prompting Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to demand that she yield the floor....

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...

"Our values are the same." http://www.newnownext.com/michelle-obama-ellen-degeneres-george-bush-friendship/12/2019/...

"Our values are the same." http://www.newnownext.com/michelle-obama-ellen-degeneres-george-bush-friendship/12/2019/...