When most people think of Revolutionary War heroes, the powdered wigs and stoic paintings of George Washington or the Marquis de Lafayette come to mind. But there is another hero who was instrumental in securing America's victory over the British 250 years ago — and he was gay. Historical records in
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A Democratic leader in Iowa announced she does not support the state's Democratic US Senate candidate after he released an anti-trans ad last week. Kathy Winter, chair of the Osceola County Democratic Party, released a statement slamming state Rep. Josh Turek's ad declaring that ...
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Donald Trump claimed the US acquired Greenland while he listed his administration's accomplishments in Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday. Trump was discussing how much money he claims the US has plundered from Venezuela over the past two years when he mentioned "our acquisition for zero...
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On Sunday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling responded to a person criticizing her anti-transgender views by pointing out his fetish gear and making fun of his glasses … you know, the thing that the central character of her uber-famous book series also wears!The exchange began ear...
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According to the polls, Democrats are looking at a really good night tomorrow. Democrats are all but certain to take control of the House, the only question is how many seats they'll win. The Senate races in key states are a lot closer, but even there, pollsters are predicting De...
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Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, is being praised on social media for his response to the media frenzy over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsing El Sayed's Republican opponent. While being peppered with questions over the endorsement, El-Sayed quieted re...
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Out soccer legend Megan Rapinoe – who has long been a staunch supporter of trans rights – recently explained why the debate over the "fairness" of trans women athletes competing on women's teams is completely misguided. On the Who's With Me? podcast, W. Kamau Bell asked Rapinoe, ...
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A group of anti-transgender protestors showed up at a women’s soccer game between the Seattle Reign and the Orlando Pride at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Sunday following several local news reports that Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank had been encouraging a demonstration.But many a...
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Dear Michael, I’m in a sexless marriage. My husband hasn’t been interested in sex in a long time. It’s not something he has wanted to work on. He says he just isn’t that interested. I love him a lot. At first I pushed him to address it. There were no physical causes, he said (doc...
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Recently, I was chatting with an 11-year-old girl about a movie character who carried a secret about herself that was so terrifying she worried that the people who loved her most would reject her for it if they learned her truth. As we talked, I mentioned that some people see the...
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out fellow Michigan Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens for endorsing the Republican running for a US Senate seat in the state. Stevens, who lost the primary to Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike ...
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Buying a home isn’t just a financial decision. As they say, if a person makes one change, the dominoes start to fall in other areas of life. One may end up with new neighbors and stop seeing the old ones. Someone may become besties with their real estate agent (at least for a few...
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Control of Florida's Sarasota County Schools Board will flip to a Democratic majority following recent election wins and the fact that Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler — who was implicated in a 2023 rape scandal alleged by the woman she and her husband had threesomes w...
