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A well of hatred

Thomas Mair, the suspected assassin of British MP Jo Cox, might very well be a loner. That doesn’t mean he’s alone. Øyvind Strømmen 16 June 2016. Jo Cox, a British MP representing Labour, […]

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In this Jan. 10, 2011 file photo Massachusetts-based evangelist Scott Lively is seen during an interview at the Springfield Republican newspaper offices, in Springfield, Mass.  The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit against Lively in Federal Court in Springfield Wednesday, March 14, 2012, alleging that he has waged a decades-long campaign to persecute gays in Uganda. (AP Photo/Springfield Union News, Mark Murray, File)

Homophobia exported

American anti-gay activists play a role in promoting anti-gay legislation around the world. Øyvind Strømmen Like a number of other Caribbean countries, Jamaica retains colonial-age legislation against male same-sex sexual activity. Homophobia is […]

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