As arguments around Masterpiece Cakeshop wrapped up with SCOTUS, Nancy Pelosi took to Twitter in order to pander, preen and plunder for LGBT votes. Grab your barf bag because the sheer amount of sanctimony and BS in these tweets is absolutely nauseating: The true story of America is a story that celebrates the constant march of […]
Michael Sam Jr. doesn’t talk to his father, who has been caricatured in the press as an anti-gay man who abandoned his family. But there’s a lot more to the story. In a yellow-walled room in a Texas nursing home this July, a man in a wheelchair watched a flat-screen TV. He saw Michael Sam […]
Pope Francis encouraged “everyone to continue their efforts in defense of the family” ahead of a vote Saturday on an anti-LGBT referendum in Slovakia. View this image › Pope Francis holds a baby as he arrives to lead the general audience in Paul VI’s hall at the Vatican Feb. 4, 2015. s3.amazonaws.com Pope Francis gave […]
“When you feel accepted and happy as who you are, you want to do your best as a soldier — as a person.” View this image › Shachar, in his uniform, his face cropped due to his active service per Israeli military policy Sheera Frenkel for BuzzFeed News For army officer Shachar, serving in the […]
“People can be my friends who have lifestyles that are not necessarily my lifestyle,” the former Arkansas governor told CNN. View this image › CNN / Via cnn.com Homosexuality is a lifestyle choice akin to drinking alcohol or swearing, potential Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee told CNN on Sunday. Speaking on State of the Union, […]
Yes, I own a few flannels. Do you realize how comfy they are? Let’s get one thing straight (no pun intended): No matter how you identify, being a queer woman is a pretty good time. View this image › Netflix But, more often than we’d like, people make assumptions based solely on sexual orientation. View […]
“I don’t know jack squat about sports, plumbing, or how to fix your car.” We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share assumptions that people make about them based on their sexuality. Here are the things they told us: View this image › 1. That there is such a thing as being “too pretty” […]
Plot twist! A group of LGBT activists has claimed responsibility for “pinkwashing” a vandalised ATM that had been decorated to celebrate the Auckland Pride Festival. We were sad to see our NZ-designed #gaytmnz has been vandalised overnight. Clean up is in progress. — ANZ_NZ (@ANZ New Zealand) Dubbed ‘GAYTMs’, the colourful machines were first introduced […]
Former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers will team up with LGBT advocates in opposing legislation pending in the state now. Bowers is best known nationally as the man who defended sodomy laws in Bowers v. Hardwick. View this image › Michael Bowers unsuccessfully ran for governor in Georgia in 1997. Erik S. Lesser / Associated […]