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Log Cabin Republicans end transgender advocacy to focus on LGB rights
The Log Cabin Republicans, the United States’ most prominent conservative LGBT advocacy group, have announced they are ending their support for transgender-focused activism to concentrate exclusively on lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) rights. The move, confirmed by LCR president Ross Hemminger, marks a formal narrowing of the organisation’s platform away from its previous broader LGBT…
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Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
President Donald Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is carrying humans further from Earth than anyone in history. The recognition marks a significant moment for NASA’s renewed push towards deep space exploration, coming as the mission conducts a lunar flyby that pushes…
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Israel-Gaza film sparks boycott row as Tesla joins mass China recall
Pro-Palestinian campaigners in Lebanon, Jordan and other Arab countries have called for a boycott of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, arguing that ticket sales would support producer Avi Arad, whom they say has publicly backed Israel during the Gaza war. The campaign centres on Arad’s political statements and past Israeli military service, rather than the…
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Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists ‘I’m not a socialist’ after joining DSA
Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon rejected accusations of being a “socialist” during a “Meet the Press NOW” interview on Thursday, after host Kristen Welker questioned her membership of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a group whose national programme calls for abolishing the very Senate seat she is seeking. Nixon said she joined the…
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Afghans who risked their lives alongside British troops hit by ANOTHER personal data breach – the 50th in five years
Afghans who worked alongside British forces and were resettled in the UK have reportedly suffered another breach of their personal data, described as the 50th such incident in five years. The recurrence highlights ongoing failures in how sensitive information about this vulnerable group is handled, raising renewed concerns for the safety of those who aided…
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President makes final push for Darline Graham in trip to ‘Trump country’
Myrtle Beach, S.C. — President Trump travelled south to rally support for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday ahead of next week’s primary runoff and urged Republicans to turn out in November’s midterm elections. “I think Lindsey respected Darline more than any other person he knows including me, and that does not make me happy,”…
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White House rips Rosie O’Donnell for Trump, Harp jokes: She’s ‘a total slob’
The White House responded Thursday to comments made by comedian Rosie O’Donnell while hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” concerning President Trump and his administration. Davis Ingle, a representative for the White House, said in a statement to news outlets that “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed…
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Log Cabin Republicans removes ‘T’ from LGBT advocacy, says ‘radical’ trans activists are eroding gay support
The Log Cabin Republicans, the United States’ most prominent gay conservative advocacy group, has announced it is distancing itself from transgender advocacy to focus solely on gay, lesbian and bisexual (LGB) rights. The group argues that “radical” transgender activism has become a liability, eroding public and political support for the broader gay rights movement, and…
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Trump eyes vaccine categories
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Trump eyes vaccine categories To support President Trump’s vaccine executive order issued earlier this month, the administration is considering to changing or adding to the categories of vaccinations, in what critics argue is another effort by the White House to…
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Log Cabin Republicans cut ties with transgender movement
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) announced Thursday that it would halt its support for the transgender community, calling itself an “LGB advocacy organization.” LCR President Ross Hemminger wrote in an op-ed published to the conservative outlet “Townhall” that the move signaled an adjustment to its “national advocacy focus,” saying the organization wanted to distance itself…