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Richard Branson wears pride ribbon to space in memory of Pulse nightclub victims
Richard Branson and the rainbow ribbon he wore on his space flight (Photo: Twitter) Entrepreneur Richard Branson, 70, made history when he flew to the edge of space in his Virgin Galactic space plane yesterday. Speaking to the Daily Mail hours before his ride, which took off from New Mexico, the British businessman said he…
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Starbucks, Amazon, Pepsi among 400+ companies calling for Equality Act to pass
Starbucks headquarters in Seattle fly a giant rainbow flag during Pride month at 2018 (Photo: Starbucks) More than 400 large businesses have collectively said they need to see that the Equality Act passed. The legislation would expand civil rights protections to LGBTQ folks in the US. The companies concerned have joined the lsquo;Business Coalition for…
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Growlr issues mass account suspensions without explanation
Social media has erupted with a growl of anger after account suspensions on the favorite relationship app Growlr. Growlr, which caters to Icelandic guys, promises to boast over two million users and launched in 2012. The mass suspensions seem to have begun February 17, and have caused a massive outcry on Facebook and Twitter. In…
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Finding love in a world that’s rigged in favor of straight romance
During a New Year’s trip to Tasmania many decades ago, my friend Nina and I got a little tipsy and must emphasise the dearth of true romance. Well, that’s exactly what we were doing in the beginning. Then it turned into a contest, just one Nina, a divorced mother-of-two who resides in Atlanta, figured I…