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Less than two weeks after Russia's Supreme Court banned the pursuits of the "international LGBT movement". Russian security forces wasted no time raiding gay clubs and bars throughout Moscow after a ruling by the country’s top court that put the LGBTQ movement as “extremist”. Russian security forces have denied that they discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Local news quoted Deputy Justice Minister Andrei Loginov saying that “the rights of the LGBT people in Russia are protected” under the law. But still many people were detained and their personal information was taken. 

Sending safety and comfort to our people in Russia. Peace & tons of love… What are your thoughts on this? 

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Approximately 14.1 million Queer adults are proudly living across America and make up 5.6 per cent of the population, according to new research from the UCL School of Law.⁠

Also according to the study, Washington DC population size at 14.3 percent brings them on top by having the highest percentage of LGBTQIA+

Study concludes as California tops the list of the most densely populated state of LGBTQIA+ people, with 1.5 million Queer adults calling the cities in California home.⁠

Here are the top 10 states with the largest number of LGBTQIA+ adults by population size:

10. Rhode Island (6.5 percent)

10. Maine (6.5 percent)

10. Massachusetts (6.5 percent)

9. Nevada (6.6 percent)

8. Colorado (6.8 percent)

7. Washington (6.9 percent)

6. New Hampshire (7.2 percent)

5. Vermont (7.4 percent)

4. Delaware (7.5 percent)

3. Oregon (7.8 Percent)

2. Kentucky (10.5 percent)

1. Washington D.C. (14.3 percent)

Here are the top 10 states with the largest total number of LGBTQIA+ adults in the population:

10. Washington (398,700)

9. Georgia (402,900)

8. Michigan (428,000)

7. Illinois (446,600)

6. Ohio (557,600)

5. Pennsylvania (586,500)

4. New York (853,600)

3. Florida (898,0000

2. Texas (1,071,300)

California (1,459,600)

Ts Madison attended the 10 Year celebration of Kandi’s Bedroom Kandi and pitched to be a part of the cast of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta”.

Madison is a beautiful well kept up trans woman she can definitely add some LGBTQ+ flava to the show. Madison had been living in Atlanta for years and is highly known. She has relations with Andy Cohen, Kandi and Marlo. 

Gaye Magazine got the folks some exclusives! Gaye Magazine asked Ts, “If you were to join the show, would you bring your man out of hiding?” Madison disclosed that “he got money”.

Of course you need a husband or need to have a soon to be husband, to be on the cast of RHOA. Therefore Madison says “Get ready housewives of Atlanta because a new housewives is on the way b**ches” with Kandi supporting her saying “Yes hunny, a peach looks good on you!”

The media is blowing up with support of Ts Madison getting her peach.

Let’s pray this Queen gets her peach! Because she is well deserving of this opportunity. Queery’s you see Ts holding a peach? Comment below.

Today we honor those who lost their lives to anti-transgender and discrimination.

The Kroger supermarket chain in Arkansas will pay $180,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit after two former employees alleged they were fired from the grocery store in 2019 for declining to wear logos they thought related to a rainbow Pride flag.

Kroger denied the claims in court. Kroger declined that they fired the women as a result of discrimination about their religious beliefs, and said the apron uniforms, which had a rainbow-colored heart, were never there to express support for the LGBTQ community.

Judge Lee Rudofsky, a district court judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas and a Donald Trump appointee, signed off on the settlement, which was reached after years of litigation.

The employees are Trudy Rickerd, who was 57 at the time she was fired, and Brenda Lawson, then 72 — have a “sincerely held religious belief” that “homosexuality is a sin,” the suit said.

As part of a settlement, Kroger will pay the two employees, who both believe “homosexuality is a sin,” more than $70,000 each.