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Op-ed: Investing In Equality

Op-ed: Investing In Equality | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

We wanted to grow our assets through corporations that “got it” and that equally valued LGBT people, on the job as well as in the market.

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Will Richard Tisei Be the First Openly Gay Republican to Enter Congress?

Will Richard Tisei Be the First Openly Gay Republican to Enter Congress? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The gay rights movement has won so much so fast, after decades of marginalization, that openly gay candidates no longer seem to be taking risks.

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Online dating for lesbians: has Dattch rewritten the rules?

Online dating for lesbians: has Dattch rewritten the rules? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The award-winning UK-based app Dattch says it's the first of its type designed specifically for women. So has it improved the online dating experience for lesbians?

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Five media personalities honored for defending gay rights in the Philippines

Five media personalities honored for defending gay rights in the Philippines | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
The first Bahaghari Awards launched by Outrage Magazine, the only LGBT magazine in the country, picked two journalists, a psychologist, a professor and a singer (RT @DPDenman: Philippines' Outrage Magazine awards first #LGBT Bahaghari Awards.
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Gay weddings halted in Michigan after 300 marriage licenses issued

Gay weddings halted in Michigan after 300 marriage licenses issued | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Same-sex weddings in Michigan were abruptly halted Saturday when a federal appeals court put on hold a lower court ruling that declared the...


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To be expected....

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Game makers to explore social issues at conference

Game makers to explore social issues at conference | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The video game industry is taking itself more seriously. Besides the usual talk of polygons, virtual worlds and artificial intelligence at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, there will also be planned discussions led by game makers about such socially conscious topics as designing for gamers with disabilities, battling depression at game studios and tackling hate speech in online game communities.

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Colorado Springs Pride - Social Media’s Dual-Edged Sword: Narcissism vs. Self-Esteem

Colorado Springs Pride - Social Media’s Dual-Edged Sword: Narcissism vs. Self-Esteem | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

How often do you check your Facebook account? After you post something, do you check back to see how many people 'Like' it? Does your ego inflate or deflate based on how many 'Likes' you get? 

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Synagogue, Rebooted - New York Times

Synagogue, Rebooted - New York Times | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

He is also a gay man who lives in the East Village — a fan of the Smiths and Emily Dickinson, a father of three, the creator of a drag character named Hadassah Gross.

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Guinness pulls out of St. Patty's parade over LGBT ban

Guinness pulls out of St. Patty's parade over LGBT ban | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A Guinness truck pulls up on West Market Street before the 31st annual York St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 15.

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New York City Stonewalling Landmark Designation Of LGBT Sites

New York City Stonewalling Landmark Designation Of LGBT Sites | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
For the long-lasting impact of the events and their significance to the continued development of the LGBT community, the Stonewall Inn, the bar on Christopher St. where police confrontations sparked the ensuing riots, may ...
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Ezra Klein's Queer New Hire - The American Prospect

Ezra Klein's Queer New Hire - The American Prospect | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

On Tuesday, former Washington Post pundit (and Prospect alum) Ezra Klein sent a shock wave through the gay community by announcing he had hired gay anti-gay...

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Gay politicians will only achieve equality when their sexuality is no longer deemed newsworthy

Gay politicians will only achieve equality when their sexuality is no longer deemed newsworthy | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Press coverage of British politicians' sexuality has been marked by homophobic sentiment. In this post Donna Smith shares findings from her research from over three decades of media coverage, chart...
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Growing up gay in South Dakota

Growing up gay in South Dakota | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Does a family with two fathers want to go on vacation to the Black Hills when they could go somewhere that recognizes and respects their legal marriage instead?

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EU Denies Dumping LGBT Provision From Ukraine Anti-Discrimination Law

EU Denies Dumping LGBT Provision From Ukraine Anti-Discrimination Law | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The European Union denies that it has dropped a provision on LGBT rights from a law Ukraine needs to pass to continue visa negotiations with the bloc,...


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Neon Trees' Tyler Glenn Comes Out as Gay in Rolling Stone

Neon Trees' Tyler Glenn Comes Out as Gay in Rolling Stone | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Mormon frontman speaks for the first time about his lifetime in the closet in our new issue (Yes. I am a happy and healthy Mormon gay pop star. I don't know what it all means, but I'm ok with it.
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Older, They Turn a Phone Into a Job

Older, They Turn a Phone Into a Job | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Older gay men who have lost partners and come to a grief group have more complicated grief than straight people because they've lived through the AIDS era when they lost all of their support...

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Biden Tells L.A. Crowd That 'Much More' Needs to Be Done on LGBT Rights

Biden Tells L.A. Crowd That 'Much More' Needs to Be Done on LGBT Rights | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Nevertheless, as Biden championed gay and lesbian rights in the U.S., and spoke of the dire human rights situation in countries like Russia and Jamaica, it was all but...

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Guinness sends a message about the role business can play in social change

Guinness sends a message about the role business can play in social change | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
When Guinness passed up a big beer moment at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, it sent a message about the role business can play in social change
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Gay community watching Michigan for changes in legal landscape

Gay community watching Michigan for changes in legal landscape | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

In the workplace, gay and lesbian people can be refused employment, get fired, demoted or harassed and there's no law that says that's illegal.

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A Gay Bishop's Prayer for Francis

A Gay Bishop's Prayer for Francis | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Perhaps most dramatic in that change of tone came in his question, after he was asked about gay priests: “Who am I to judge?” Who indeed?

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Sam Adams Pulls Out Of St. Patrick's Parade Over Gay Exclusion

Sam Adams Pulls Out Of St. Patrick's Parade Over Gay Exclusion | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Billionaire Jim Koch's Boston Beer Co., producer of the popular Sam Adams brew, will no longer be sponsoring Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade because of the organizer's failure to include LGBT groups.
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Openly gay Jason Collins playing for Brooklyn is significant, and that is not lost on Nets

Openly gay Jason Collins playing for Brooklyn is significant, and that is not lost on Nets | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
In places all over the world there are people rooting hard for Jason Collins, looking at him as their hero, an inspiration, a reason to feel proud and pursue dreams that could’ve been abandoned because of stereotypes and expectations.

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How Social Media Are Ruining Your Love Life

How Social Media Are Ruining Your Love Life | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
At the beginning of a potential new romance, both parties usually make an attempt to put their best foot forward.
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Gay Surrogacy Conference Heads to San Francisco

Gay Surrogacy Conference Heads to San Francisco | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Gay couples and individuals seeking to be parents will be able to learn about the international surrogacy market and speak with more than 30 experts at a daylong conference this weekend in San Francisco.
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Court Ruling: Germany Strengthens Gay Adoption Rights

Court Ruling: Germany Strengthens Gay Adoption Rights | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
A ruling by Germany's highest court bolsters gay and lesbian couples' adoption rights, with judges describing existing legislation as "unconstitutional." The decision marks a further step taken in Germany towards granting same-sex couples equal...

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