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5 days ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Spencer Macnaughton |E Oliver
News/ Top Stories WorldPride DC officially began on May 17, but the big party starts later this week and will culminate with a Parade and Street Festival on June 7 and 8. As many as three million people are expected to descend on the nation’s capital for the ninth ever WorldPride. The theme is The Fabric of Freedom, which some may find ironic with the backdrop of the White House and the Trump administration, which has waged unprecedented and relentless attacks against the transgender and...
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1 week ago | 
unclosetedmedia.com | Spencer Macnaughton |E Oliver
WorldPride DC officially began on May 17, but the big party starts later this week and will culminate with a on June 7 and 8. As many as three million people are expected to descend on the nation’s capital for the ninth ever WorldPride. The theme is The Fabric of Freedom, which some may find ironic with the backdrop of the White House and the Trump administration, which has waged unprecedented and relentless attacks against the transgender and nonbinary community.
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1 week ago | 
gaysonoma.com | Sam Donndelinger |Spencer Macnaughton
Features/ Top Stories/ Transgender / Transsexual In Trump’s new America, bathrooms have become politicized battlegrounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
lgbtqnation.com | Sam Donndelinger |Spencer Macnaughton
This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. In Trump’s new America, bathrooms have become politicized battlegrounds. What may have seemed like an issue resolved in 2017 following the repeal of North Carolina’s infamous HB 2, bathroom bans targeting the trans community have once again made national headlines alongside a spate of new bills.
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3 weeks ago | 
unclosetedmedia.com | Sam Donndelinger |Spencer Macnaughton
In Trump’s new America, bathrooms have become politicized battlegrounds. What may have seemed like an issue resolved in 2017 following the repeal of North Carolina’s infamous HB 2, bathroom bans targeting the trans community have once again made national headlines alongside a spate of new bills. Nineteen states already have active laws that restrict transgender people from using restrooms that match their gender identity.
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3 weeks ago | 
oregonlive.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Emma Paidra |E Oliver
Over the last year, Idaho-based bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick has gained national attention for putting on “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” during which he held events that included straight couples receiving a 15% discount on Wednesdays and straight men “dressed like heterosexual male(s)” receiving a free draft beer on “Hetero Male Monday.”Fitzpatrick, who has described the LGBTQ community as “wicked, perverse and (one that) victimizes children,” is taking it a step further this year.
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4 weeks ago | 
unclosetedmedia.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Emma Paidra |E Oliver
Over the last year, Idaho-based bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick has gained national attention for putting on “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” during which he held events that included straight couples receiving a 15% discount on Wednesdays and straight men “dressed like heterosexual male[s]” receiving a free draft beer on “Hetero Male Monday.”Fitzpatrick, who has described the LGBTQ community as “wicked, perverse and [one that] victimizes children,” is taking it a step further this year.
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1 month ago | 
unclosetedmedia.com | Spencer Macnaughton
Hello Friend!I hope you’re well. Uncloseted Media is now eight months old and Trump 2.0 has been leading the country for exactly 100 days. Last week, my former boss at 60 Minutes, Bill Owens, resigned as the show’s executive producer, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence. I could not be more proud of him… he was the best boss I’ve ever had and is setting a critical example for our industry.
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1 month ago | 
oregonlive.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Benjamin B. Land |E Oliver
In April 2013, Jason Collins made NBA history as the first active player to come out as openly gay. He penned an article in Sports Illustrated that immediately went viral, making international headlines. Many in the sporting world, including the late Kobe Bryant and NBA Commissioner David Stern, praised the two-time NBA finalist’s courage. Collins also received praise from Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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1 month ago | 
unclosetedmedia.com | Nico DiAlesandro |Spencer Macnaughton |Sam Donndelinger
In President Donald Trump’s first 100 days since taking office for a second term on Jan. 20, he has signed a litany of anti-trans and anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) executive orders (EOs) and has ramped up his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. These orders represent a solidification of his campaign, where he and the GOP spent roughly $215 million on anti-trans ads, more than five times the amount they spent on ads focused on the economy.
