“Texas Rep. Jessica Farrar Trolls GOP By Proposing $100 Fine For Men Who Masturbate”
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“A Democratic lawmaker in Texas has proposed legislation that would fine men $100 for masturbating and require rectal exams before they get a vasectomy, a colonoscopy or a Viagra prescription.
State Rep. Jessica Farrar, of Houston, called her bill “satirical,” but said it was meant to highlight the struggles women faced while accessing health care under the restrictive reproductive laws pushed by the state’s GOP-led legislature.
Her bill promotes similarly invasive restrictions on men, including the fine for “emissions outside a woman’s vagina” which “will be considered an act against an unborn child, and failing to preserve the sanctity of life.” The bill, filed Friday, also requires storage of the “emissions” for future conception.” MORE
“Pope Francis’ ‘new tone’ on LGBTQ issues that wasn’t”
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It’s time to stop pretending he’s going to change the Church on this issue.
“Read President Obama’s Presidential Proclamation For Pride 2016”
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US President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press about the hurricane season at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on May 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
“Here’s The Lawsuit Against A State Anti-LGBT Law You Aren’t Hearing About”
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Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, introduces the lawsuit, flanked by attorney Oliver Diaz, and plaintiffs Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas.
