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Columbus gays travel to Chicago to marry

Columbus gays travel to Chicago to marry | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

He and Grote decided to offer logistical and financial support to help other couples travel to marry in advance of Black's ruling, even as its long-term effect on Ohio's...

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New food festival to celebrate LGBT chefs, food luminaries

New food festival to celebrate LGBT chefs, food luminaries | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Something new is coming to the parade of food festivals that has sprung up around the country - CookOUT/RockOUT, a food and music event celebrating LGBT chefs and other food luminaries.
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Photo of the Day: Fantastic Ad Campaign by LambdaLegal in Chicago

Photo of the Day: Fantastic Ad Campaign by LambdaLegal in Chicago | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
RT @Aaronprimeaudio: Fantastic ad campaign by @LambdaLegal! #ILove http://t.co/CngZ89AhqT
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Interview: Shaleen Rakesh

Interview: Shaleen Rakesh | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Gay rights activist and poet Shaleen Rakesh tells Time Out why publishers need to look at queer poetry more seriously (Gay rights activist Shaleen Rakesh spoke to Georgina Maddox about poetry and the market for the same #LGBT
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Girls in Wonderland Events - Gay Days at Orlando

Girls in Wonderland Events - Gay Days at Orlando | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Fourteen years ago the girls of Pandora Events created Girls in Wonderland. Gay Days at Disney World is the world's most popular gay and lesbian celebration.

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Houston mayor announces her support for a transgender inclusive human rights ordinance

Houston mayor announces her support for a transgender inclusive human rights ordinance | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Houston is the last large city in Texas without a city-wide ordinance protecting its LGBT citizens from discrimination. Mayor Parker announced in her state of the city address, she intended to chan...
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PHOTOS: Hot Gay Clowns Make Us Forget Our Biggest Childhood Fears

PHOTOS: Hot Gay Clowns Make Us Forget Our Biggest Childhood Fears | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Clowns. They were the object of so many of our childhood nightmares. The psychotically animated faces. The big red noses. The costumes. There's a lot to be afraid of.
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Lesbian-only area to be inaugurated in historic Berlin cemetery

Lesbian-only area to be inaugurated in historic Berlin cemetery | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A new burial area for lesbians only is being inaugurated this weekend in a two-century-old cemetery in the German capital.

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Introducing OTTR Rock Radio, a Diverse LGBT Rock Station

Introducing OTTR Rock Radio, a Diverse LGBT Rock Station | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Have you heard the latest in LGBT online radio, brought to us by OTTR Rock Radio?  It's a new online radio station specializing in rock music, playing indie rock, punk, alternative and pop rock.
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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Looking at positive images of trans people

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Looking at positive images of trans people | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and it couldn't be coming at a better time.
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The closet door bursts open for gay network's 1st sitcom

The closet door bursts open for gay network's 1st sitcom | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Television viewers can have more of a gay old time starting Friday. Here TV — a premium channel that targets a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) audience — will debut its first original sitcom, “From Here on OUT,” a farcical look at the behind-the-scenes workings of the network.

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What It's Like To Be The Gay Children Of Gay Parents

What It's Like To Be The Gay Children Of Gay Parents | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

On one family vacation to Amsterdam, we visited a gay monument near the river, and I wouldn't even go near it. I was definitely overcompensating.

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Lesbian couple files marriage lawsuit in Puerto Rico

Lesbian couple files marriage lawsuit in Puerto Rico | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

“The commonwealth of Puerto Rico statutory provision has created a legal system in which civil marriage is restricted solely and exclusively to opposite-sex couples,...

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LGBT Latino Seniors Face Housing Crunch, Isolation in San Francisco

LGBT Latino Seniors Face Housing Crunch, Isolation in San Francisco | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Facing pronounced housing issues and isolation in San Francisco, the city's population of Latino lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) seniors is in particular need of housing assistance and adult day programs, say policy experts on aging.

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Country music's gay stars: 'We're still kicking down the closet door'

Country music's gay stars: 'We're still kicking down the closet door' | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

I wish we were, but I can't see a new gay artist being taken around radio stations by a credible record label in Nashville." Nor does she believe the...

Diamond Santana's curator insight, April 20, 2020 7:07 PM
This topic is about how country gay artist have fear of coming out. Patrick Haggerty talks about his song ''Lavender Country'' he goes on to talk about how coming out is had and, how some people feel he was brave and, how some say it was a bad idea. I feel like coming out as a gay artist is good and, bad for the industry. I say bad because a lot of hate crime can increase. I say good because more people can be there self. major informational resource for audio industry professionals.
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UMass Guard Joins List Of Openly Gay Athletes - New York Times

UMass Guard Joins List Of Openly Gay Athletes - New York Times | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Derrick Gordon, a University of Massachusetts guard, revealed that he is gay, joining a fast-growing list of publicly gay male college and professional athletes.

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Robert Boo: Lambda Legal to Host Annual Fort Lauderdale Reception

Robert Boo: Lambda Legal to Host Annual Fort Lauderdale Reception | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
The evening will celebrate the organization’s civil rights achievements and honor Fort Lauderdale resident Robert Boo. Boo serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Pride Center at Equality Park. The event will also feature Lambda Legal client Craig Leiby and Lambda Legal Executive ...

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UVa Celebrates Diversity With Tumblr Campaign

UVa Celebrates Diversity With Tumblr Campaign | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

In a bold move, University of Virginia students have launched a social-media campaign called We Are All UVa.

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Marriage Isn't Easy, but Do Media Stereotypes Make it Even More Difficult?

Marriage Isn't Easy, but Do Media Stereotypes Make it Even More Difficult? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Marriage isn’t supposed to be easy. It may be fun and satisfying and exactly what you wanted – but it’s no cakewalk even if you’re in a happy marriage. And anybody who tells you that having a marriage license makes anything easier is lying to you.
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Join The Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative Twitter Town Hall, 'Portrayal of Black Gay Men in Media'

Join The Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative Twitter Town Hall, 'Portrayal of Black Gay Men in Media' | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Join the Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative during their Policy & Advocacy Summit in Atlanta, GA for a twitter town hall on the Portrayal...
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Do gay people still need gay bars?

Do gay people still need gay bars? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

"Maybe the number of gay bars will decline but there will still be a market," says Jez Atkinson, co-owner of the New Bloomsbury Set.

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OK Cupid Takes A Stand For Gay Rights, And Against Firefox

OK Cupid Takes A Stand For Gay Rights, And Against Firefox | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Users of the IAC-owned dating site who access it through Mozilla's Firefox browser have started receiving a message asking them not to use software made by a company whose CEO...

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12 Moments From England's Legalization of Gay Marriage [PHOTOS]

12 Moments From England's Legalization of Gay Marriage [PHOTOS] | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Gay marriage in England and Wales became legal at the stroke of midnight on Saturday. See some of the first couples to walk down the aisle in this gallery.
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way to go #England & #Wales #marriageequality

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Photo of the Day: Tweet from @NOH8Campaign - Guillermo Diaz

Photo  of the Day: Tweet from @NOH8Campaign - Guillermo Diaz | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Openly gay #Scandal, #HalfBaked, & #Weeds star @GuillermoDiazYo for #NOH8! http://t.co/alnJ1sr7bU
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Anthony Ogogo: 'I am quite happy as the odd one out'

Anthony Ogogo: 'I am quite happy as the odd one out' | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

He has posed naked, except for a well-positioned boxing glove, for the gay lifestyle magazine, Attitude and done some modelling, although admits his girlfriend...

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