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jason collins signed his will a month after the diagnosis, and left part of it to the kids In Memoriamjason collins signed his will a month after the diagnosis, and left part of it to the kids Court documents obtained by TMZ Sports show the late NBA center left more than $1.8 million to his parents, his twin brother, a cousin, an aunt, his husband William Brunson Green, and two organizations that work with LGBTQ students. He... september 12 jon husted's political director spent 2018 dressed as an ss soldier, and the firing came the hour a reporter called Cunt of the Weekjon husted's political director spent 2018 dressed as an ss soldier, and the firing came the hour a reporter called The Washington Post found that Stephen Woytek, 25, hired in August as political director of Sen. Jon Husted's Ohio reelection campaign, used a photo of Leibstandarte SS soldiers as his Facebook profile picture and built a public playlist of Rhodesia... september 12 five months in, hungary's new government named the first orbán law it will undo, and it's the gay adoption one Pride in Progressfive months in, hungary's new government named the first orbán law it will undo, and it's the gay adoption one Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Saturday that Hungary will scrap the 2020 rule that let a cabinet minister personally approve or deny every single-person adoption, the mechanism that quietly ended gay adoption in Hungary. It is the first piece of... september 12 580 boxes went to trans ohioans this year, from a nonprofit two people started with $500 Gay Joy580 boxes went to trans ohioans this year, from a nonprofit two people started with $500 Ohio banned gender-affirming care for trans youth in 2024 and the clinics stopped. The Queer Trans Project, run out of Jacksonville, Florida, shipped more than 580 free customized kits into the state this year. People there found it on their... september 12 a christian fund with $5.4 billion asked nike's shareholders to come for trans healthcare and got under one percent Pride in Progressa christian fund with $5.4 billion asked nike's shareholders to come for trans healthcare and got under one percent Inspire Investing has lined up the Southern Baptists, the state of Nebraska and more than $100 billion to pressure 242 employers over gender-transition coverage. At Nike's annual meeting on September 8 their proposal failed with less than one percent of... september 12 a denver judge closed the courtroom so colorado's doctors could testify without their names on it The Gay Agendaa denver judge closed the courtroom so colorado's doctors could testify without their names on it Children's Hospital Colorado is on trial for contempt because it still is not providing the care the state Supreme Court ordered it to provide in May. On Thursday its lawyers revealed a second federal investigation, and the judge cleared the... september 12 grindr is paying 26 million pounds over the hiv status it handed to advertisers Cunt of the Weekgrindr is paying 26 million pounds over the hiv status it handed to advertisers Norwegian researchers found it in 2018: HIV status and date last tested, going out of the app to two analytics firms. Grindr has now settled the British group claim for 26 million pounds, with no admission of liability and a... september 12 the bbc cancelled drag race uk while season eight was still airing on iplayer Cultural Digestthe bbc cancelled drag race uk while season eight was still airing on iplayer New episodes are still going out every Thursday. On Wednesday the BBC said this season is the last it will make, citing significant financial pressures. A day later World of Wonder confirmed the show lives, as the first ever UK... september 12 trump told a half-empty arena in dallas that we are one of his great sound bites The Gay Agendatrump told a half-empty arena in dallas that we are one of his great sound bites On Wednesday night in Dallas the president explained his own trick out loud: he saves the trans attacks for about a week before an election, and he is only going early this time because he is worried Democrats might move.... september 12
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