#North Texas student says police hid her in closet during heated activist event

#North Texas student says police hid her in closet during heated activist event

“North Texas student says police hid her in closet during heated activist event” The organizer of a Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) says campus police escorted her into a janitor’s closet for her own safety after activists disrupted the event featuring Texas House of Representatives candidate Jeff Younger. Younger is the…

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#Apple’s Siri gets a new, gender neutral-sounding voice

#Apple’s Siri gets a new, gender neutral-sounding voice

“#Apple’s Siri gets a new, gender neutral-sounding voice” Apple’s virtual assistant Siri is getting a new voice that sounds more gender-neutral, according to a report. The new Siri voice, which is being tested as part of the beta version of iOS 15.4 released on Tuesday, was recorded “by a member of the LGBTQ+ community,” Apple…

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#HBO leads GLAAD Media Awards with 19 nominations

#HBO leads GLAAD Media Awards with 19 nominations

“#HBO leads GLAAD Media Awards with 19 nominations” HBO and HBO Max have become the top contenders at the GLAAD Media Awards with a combined 19 nominations, landing the bulk of its nods for its TV shows like “Hacks,” “The Other Two” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” The annual awards honor media for…

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#April Ashley, model and transgender trailblazer, dead at 86

#April Ashley, model and transgender trailblazer, dead at 86

“#April Ashley, model and transgender trailblazer, dead at 86” Trailblazing transgender model April Ashley has died at the age of 86. Ashley — born George Jamieson — underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1960, before embarking on an international modeling career that landed her on the pages of Vogue. The British beauty was photographed by both…

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#Marisa Tomei wanted to make Spider-Man’s Aunt May a lesbian

#Marisa Tomei wanted to make Spider-Man’s Aunt May a lesbian

“#Marisa Tomei wanted to make Spider-Man’s Aunt May a lesbian” WARNING: This story contains spoilers from the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” As if “Spider-Man: No Way Home” didn’t have enough epic reveals [spoiler alert]: Marisa Tomei said she campaigned to have her character be a lesbian in the franchise’s final installment. The 57-year-old Oscar winner…

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#Chile’s congress approves same-sex marriages, adoptions

#Chile’s congress approves same-sex marriages, adoptions

“#Chile’s congress approves same-sex marriages, adoptions” SANTIAGO, Chile — Both houses of Chile’s congress voted Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill that also includes authorization for adoptions by same-sex couples. The initiative was approved first by the Senate on a 21-8 vote, with three abstentions, and shortly afterward by the Chamber of Deputies with…

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#’The Simpsons’ landmark gay episode keeps it in the family

#’The Simpsons’ landmark gay episode keeps it in the family

“#’The Simpsons’ landmark gay episode keeps it in the family” Waylon Smithers has bagged a sugar daddy. The buttoned-up “The Simpsons” character will get his first-ever boyfriend in the Fox animated show’s Nov. 21 episode. And while it’s a historical moment for Smithers, it’s also a full-circle one for longtime series writer Rob LaZebnik, whose…

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