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6 key takeaways from last night's Democratic debate in South Carolina Although the moderators at last night's debate were horrible, we still got some important insights into the race ahead. A judge refused to recognize pro-trans law in a hate crime case. That’s judicial misconduct. A trans woman was shot at a gas station by a man shouting anti-trans epithets. But a judge ignored state law and ruled that it wasn't a hate crime. Gay Trump intelligence appointee hid money he took from a corrupt European millionaire Richard Grenell, who now holds a top intelligence position in the Trump administration, didn't report the money he earned as a "media consultant." Autistic teen faced relentless bullying since he came out at age 12. He died by suicide. "The bullies would prey on the fact he was gay," his mother said. "His illnesses made it impossible for him to continue to live in a world which he did not understand, and one which made little effort to understand him." “Frozen” songwriters creating a movie musical based on a kid’s book about a genderqueer prince Set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age, the book tells the story of 16-year-old Prince Sebastian, whose parents are hoping to find him a suitable bride. Town burns effigy of kissing gay couple holding a child as part of carnival “celebration” Adults laughed and danced as children watched wide-eyed while the effigy of a gay couple burned. Anti-LGBTQ Republican congressman says Trump opposes his own trans military ban Both Trump and Matt Gaetz have an easily traceable history of supporting the trans military ban, but Gaetz wants you to forget that. San Antonio banned an “obscene” artwork by a queer Latinx artist & she’s fighting back Like Ibarra's other work, her use of Mexican iconography, provocative nudity, and sexual expression seek to subvert and challenge stereotypical notions about Latinx bodies. These 10 Black gay YouTubers & LGBTQ vloggers are bringing queer color to the small screen Black gay YouTubers aren't always easy to find, but we've located 10 Black LGBTQ vloggers whose work is fun, fierce, and eye-opening. 3 ways to make queer dating apps less racist & more welcoming These apps are a core part of queer culture. So how can we make them a better experience for people of color?