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Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: A bill moving through Florida’s legislature that would allow doctors and insurance companies the freedom to drop patients based on what they’re calling “conscience-based objection” is raising some eyebrows. When looking closer at House Bill 1403, residents are concerned that physicians and insurance companies could begin discriminating against women, minorities and the LGBTQ+ community and deny …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Men’s Wearhouse should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin by featuring two gay men getting married in their 2023 “Love the way you look on your big day” commercial. It includes two men dressed in wedding attire, hand in hand after their ceremony, and emphasizes during the ad, “And we mean …

CNN reports: The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The bill is not expected to be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House has issued a veto threat. But the vote shows that Republicans are working to …

The Christian Post reports: Days after pleading “not guilty” to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston pled “guilty” to the charges and was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $140 fine and other penalties. He is yet to be sentenced for an enhanced charge …

From the Facebook page of Grills Seafood: Dear Customers and Employees of Grills, Please forgive me for not responding sooner to these allegations (post below) as I was unavailable till now to do so. This was posted on a personal FB account that has since been deleted but continues to be recycled by outlets with differing views than ours. I …

Raleigh’s NBC affiliate reports: Anyone who performs in a drag show in public could potentially be arrested and charged with a crime, under a new bill proposed by North Carolina Republican lawmakers Tuesday. House Bill 673 would lump at least some drag performances — what the bill calls “male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient …

Fort Myers’ NBC affiliate reports: A teacher at a Collier County school is facing backlash from parents after they showed a video celebrating “Confederate History Month” to the entire school. The video aired as part of the morning announcements on Tuesday at Manatee Middle School, according to a district spokesperson. The school district wouldn’t identify the teacher but said they …

The Space Coast Rocket reports: Several social media post appeared yesterday from local patrons who went to Grills Seafood at the Cape Canaveral and Melbourne locations. The post all shared the same theme; being refused to be served Bud Light. The decision seemed to be sudden and immediate as one diner described being served Bud Light at the beginning of …

The Washington Post reports: As a lawyer for a conservative legal group, Matthew Kacsmaryk in early 2017 submitted an article to a Texas law review criticizing Obama-era protections for transgender people and those seeking abortions. The Obama administration, the draft article argued, had discounted religious physicians who “cannot use their scalpels to make female what God created male” and “cannot …

From the Justice Department: A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for making threats to commit anti-LGBTQ violence against Springfield-based dictionary company Merriam-Webster, Inc. and others. Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to one year and one day in prison and three years of …

Metro Weekly reports: A Florida Republican defending a bill to ban drag performances in public has said he’s fine “erasing” the LGBTQ community in order to protect children. State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay) defended the HB 1423, which he sponsored, and is one of several similar bills seeking to restrict “adult live performances” — including drag, which critics claim …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis made a canonical stop on the GOP Presidential Primary trail, delivering a stump speech at Liberty University, albeit with a special message of gratitude. The Governor began his remarks expressing gratitude for students at the evangelical school in Lynchburg, Virginia who offered their prayers. “I would like to thank so many of you for …

Axios reports: A conservative group is offering a new service that texts “Woke Alerts” straight to the phones of grocery shoppers who want to know which brands are accused of taking political positions that are offensive to the right. The plan marks an escalation by deep-pocketed conservatives to hit corporations where it hurts — their bottom line. The strategy by …

Bloomberg News reports: Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill that enables citizens to report anonymously on same-sex couples who raise children to authorities. As part of the law, approved earlier this week, people are allowed to report those who contest the “constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family” and those who contest children’s rights “to an identity appropriate to their …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida House Republicans leveraged their supermajority to fast-track and pass the six-week abortion ban Thursday, hours after lawmakers rejected nearly 50 amendments proposed by state Democrats to alleviate what they fear will be severe and potentially deadly impacts on women across the state. The bill passed 70-40. That means the so-called “Heartbeat Protection Act” will now …

Media Matters has the transcript: AARON MCINTIRE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER): Dadmar_1 says Gavin Newsom will enter the 2024 campaign with lots of fanfare but will ultimately fizzle like Jeb, exclamation point, because he is just, well, look at California. STEVE DEACE (HOST): Sell. If he enters, it’s because they’ve already plotted to move along and move — it’s because he’s been …

Via email from the Family Research Council: A primary use of guns is self-defense, which is specifically sanctioned in the Old Testament. “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder” (Exodus 22:2). Self-defense and the defense …

The Daily Beast reports: Pennsylvania mom Libby Leonard had been dead for a year and a half when her Facebook page began attacking another mother. “EVERYONE…Say Hi to a real DUMB worst word you can call a woman (because she earned it),” the March 14 post begins. “Can’t wait for her to meet her KARMA…It’s already beginning, but until then …

The Springfield News-Leader reports: During debate Tuesday on a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, Missouri State Senator Mike Moon suggested children as young as 12 should have the right to marry with parental permission. “Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12? I do. And guess what? They’re still married,” Moon said in response …

Nashville’s Fox affiliate reports: The City of Franklin voted to allow the annual Pride festival to occur in town this year. This comes right after the city decided to wait to vote on the “community decency” policy for another few weeks. The result came after the aldermen tied 4-4 in their votes, making it so Mayor Ken Moore of Franklin …