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McCarthy may jump into U.S. House speaker race, as crises overseas mount
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans will gather behind closed doors beginning Monday night in an attempt to decide who should become the chamber’s next speaker, a race with a renewed sense of urgency with ally Israel now at war and the House in paralysis. Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim Jordan are the only candidates […]
Coordinated hate campaign is driving anti-LGBTQ+ ‘backlash’ targeting businesses, experts say
Amidst bomb threats and boycotts against companies that sell products aimed at attracting the LGBTQ+ community, what is often being depicted as an organic response by consumers is instead, according to experts, a coordinated, violent hate campaign. This year’s version of this ongoing effort began in April when transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney posted a video […]
The link between politicians and anti-LGBTQ+ violence
It’s an age-old, chicken-and-egg discussion: Is it extant societal forces of exclusion, hatred and reaction that give rise to authoritarian politicians who in turn foment division, prejudice, and violence? Or does it work the other way around? A global survey reveals compelling examples of both scenarios in action. It’s hard to imagine the repressive religious […]