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The red area shows the municipalities in Poland that have signed the ‘LGBT-free’ pledge. (Atlas of Hate) In a narrow vote, councillors in Kraśnik, in eastern Poland, voted Tuesday (22 September) to keep their municipality an “LGBT-free zone” in an open challenge to the scores of European Union pressure to undo such patches of open
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Soraya Santiago starred in the award-winning documentary Mala Mala. (Mala Mala/ Facebook) Soraya Santiago, a trans activist, queer icon and the first person in Puerto Rico to receive gender confirmation surgery, has passed away at the age of 73. According to the Associated Press, Santiago had been battling cancer, and died Tuesday (September 22) at
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Taylor Swift has nothing but kind words for Phoebe Waller-Bridge.  TIME released its annual 100 Most Influential People of 2020 list on Sept. 22 and per usual, it hits every corner of innovation and greatness. From science to music, each person is a “leader, creator and everyday hero” that has earned the prestigious recognition. For this year’s influencers, a
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Tenacious D were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (September 22). The duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass played “Save the World” and “Post-Apocalypto Theme.” Watch it all go down below. Tenacious D were meant to kick off their Swing State Tour this fall, but plans had to be canceled due
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Vanessa Bryant has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Alex Villanueva, and his department, claiming law enforcement released unauthorized photos from the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, and several others in January 2020. After the tragedy, photos of the Lakers icon and his daughter were allegedly leaked and shared
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Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, Angélique Kidjo, and more gathered virtually to cover Smith’s “People Have the Power.” The performance is released in coordination with Pathway to Paris, a nonprofit co-founded by Smith’s daughter Jesse Paris Smith that aims to enact the Paris Agreement by combating climate change. The clip also encourages
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Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that could determine the constitutionality of marriage for same-sex couples, smiles as he walks out of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, June 18, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty) Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case which legalised marriage equality across
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Tune-Yards have shared a new single. “nowhere, man”—a reference to the Beatles song of a similar name—arrives with a new video featuring Charlie Chapin-inspired footage of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner. There’s also stop-motion animation from Japhy Riddle and Callie Day. Watch the video below. “The song and the video for ‘nowhere, man’ were created
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Travis Scott is back with a new single on Friday. This one’s called “Franchise,” and it’s been announced with pre-orders available for physical 7″ vinyl and cassette singles. The single artwork, below, is by George Condo—the artist who created a series of paintings for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. “Franchise” arrives in a
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Pamela Hutchinson of the R&B girl group the Emotions died Friday, September 18, the band announced on Facebook. “Pam succumbed to health challenges that she’d been battling for several years,” the group wrote. “Now our beautiful sister will sing amongst the angels in heaven in perfect peace.” She was 61 years old. Hutchinson was born
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Former Vice President Joe Biden (Michael Brochstein / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Joe Biden emphatically decried Poland’s “LGBT-free zones”, saying Monday morning (September 21) spaces birthed from hostility have “no place in the European Union or anywhere in the world”. The Democratic presidential nominee became the latest high-ranking official needled by the rise
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