Valentina Gomez, the MAGA Republican infamous for her ‘don’t be weak and gay’ mantra, has announced she is once again running for election, against Texas’s Dan Crenshaw, despite a bruising defeat in August. Well-known for her literal firebrand videos burning LGBTQ+ books with a flamethrower, shooting guns and telling people not to be ‘weak and […]

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Republican Rand Paul has suggested that controversial right-wing billionaire, Elon Musk, be appointed as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is also its presiding officer. The US Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be a current member of the House of Representatives, although […]

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Stephen Fry is facing backlash for revoking support of LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall and describing its support of trans rights as “nonsensical”, with many former fans expressing “sadness” and “disappointment” at his words. The 67-year-old author and actor – who has previously refused to condemn JK Rowling’s anti-trans views – made the comments on the Triggernometry […]

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