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Why Lesbians Need Their Own Dating App

Why Lesbians Need Their Own Dating App | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

As you also may or may not know, gay women date quite differently than their hookup-happy male counterparts and their Match-matched straight peers—and they've enjoyed none of the...

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'Shut down gay saunas if you want the community taken seriously,' says LGBT campaigner

'Shut down gay saunas if you want the community taken seriously,' says LGBT campaigner | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
A former soldier and prominent LGBT rights campaigner has called for the closure of gay saunas claiming they promote homophobia and threaten to undermine gains in equality made over same-sex marriage.
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For homeless gay teens in Little Rock, few places to turn

For homeless gay teens in Little Rock, few places to turn | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

She said there is a large population of LGBT youth in Little Rock in need of a safe space, but because there is so little data on the population in the...

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Jennifer Rubin: Helping Young Black Men Is The Same As Discriminating Against Gay Couples

Jennifer Rubin: Helping Young Black Men Is The Same As Discriminating Against Gay Couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Wash. Post Columnist Compares My Brother's Keeper To Failed Arizona Anti-Gay Bill ... Like the Arizona anti-gay law, no good can come from a program that divides up the population by these categories.
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NBA is donating sales of Jason Collins jerseys to LGBT groups

NBA is donating sales of Jason Collins jerseys to LGBT groups | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The NBA plans to donate proceeds from sales of Jason Collins jerseys to the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education...

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Girl Scouts Hire Lesbian as Chief 'Girl Experience Officer'

Girl Scouts Hire Lesbian as Chief 'Girl Experience Officer' | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
As millions of moms consider digging into pocketbooks for Girl Scout cookies this year, they may be interested to know about the hiring of Krista Kokjohn-Poehler in the Girl Scouts executive office in New York City.
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Long Beach lesbian couple of 42 years continue to fight for gay rights

Long Beach lesbian couple of 42 years continue to fight for gay rights | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Sharon Raphael and Mina Meyer are helping expand senior services offered by the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center.

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The IOC Played The Staring Game With The LGBT Movement — And Won

The IOC Played The Staring Game With The LGBT Movement — And Won | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Last summer, as attention began focusing on a new anti-LGBT “propaganda” law in Russia, I had a nightmare. In the dream, I'm in a small gay bar in St. Petersburg.

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Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Jan Brewer, a Republican, vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given business owners the right to refuse service to gay men, lesbians and other people on...

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Fun. Raises Funds for LGBT Youth at Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center

Fun. Raises Funds for LGBT Youth at Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
The Grammy award-winning band fun. launched a campaign to raise $250,000 to build a community health center for the Ruth Ellis Center, which provides housing, meals, clothing and medical services for LGBT youth in need in Detroit.

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Let Your Voice Be Heard! Take the Black LGBT Community Survey

Let Your Voice Be Heard! Take the Black LGBT Community Survey | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Participating in this study helps open minds and doors around the world, influences positive changes for our community, and will help provide valuable insights for Black Pride organizations and LGBT media around the U.S..
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GW Bush media advisor helping to lead Southern gay marriage effort

GW Bush media advisor helping to lead Southern gay marriage effort | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Mark McKinnon, the media guru for former President George W. Bush, is now Texas co-chair for the group Freedom to Marry. The national organization seeks to make marriage legal for gay and lesbian couples nationwide.
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Photo of the Day: Tweet from @NOH8Campaign

Photo of the Day: Tweet from @NOH8Campaign | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

@NOH8Campaign: #NOH8 Meet future hero, Sebastyen Crane! http://t.co/RFUlMXUSQb

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Man's 'anguish and excitement' after leaving his wife and coming out as gay at 30 is captured in haunting self-portraits

Man's 'anguish and excitement' after leaving his wife and coming out as gay at 30 is captured in haunting self-portraits | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A new intimate self-portrait series documents the 'pain', 'anguish' and 'excitement' felt by one man after coming out as gay and leaving his wife for another man. New York-based photographer Matthew Pillsbury told MailOnline that his family had never questioned his sexuality but at the age of 30, after six years of marriage, he met and fell in love with pastry chef Nate Roland.

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Hollywood Turns Emphatic on Causes Like Gay Rights

Hollywood Turns Emphatic on Causes Like Gay Rights | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Gay rights held Hollywood’s attention at the Oscars, but Ellen DeGeneres, the host, was more lighthearted about the issue. (The TV Watch: Hollywood Turns Emphatic on Causes Like Gay Rights: Gay rights held Hollywood’s attention at the...
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Why Manners Matter In Fights Over Gay Rights And Religious License

Why Manners Matter In Fights Over Gay Rights And Religious License | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Businesses that develop specialities in, say, catering church halls, or providing wedding attire and photography for modest couples, may become an...

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When it comes to bigotry, Arizona and Uganda alike

When it comes to bigotry, Arizona and Uganda alike | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

That has never been more evident than in what we have witnessed in the last couple of weeks, during which the Ugandan president signed into law an anti-gay bill...

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Majority of same-sex couples who married in Utah were lesbian

Majority of same-sex couples who married in Utah were lesbian | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Of the same-sex couples who married in Utah after a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, most were lesbian and many were older than their opposite-sex counterparts in lines at county ...
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Gay exclusion makes Boston, New York mayors skip St. Patrick's parade

Gay exclusion makes Boston, New York mayors skip St. Patrick's parade | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Amid the ongoing legal fights over same-sex marriage and the growing acceptance of homosexuals and their rights, there remains an area where gay participation remains controversial: the annual rite of spring known as the St. Patrick’s Day parade.


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Disney World Pulls Funding for Boy Scouts Over LGBT Ban

Disney World Pulls Funding for Boy Scouts Over LGBT Ban | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Walt Disney World will no longer subsidize local chapters of the Boy Scouts of America, in response to the national organization's continued ban on allowing LGBT troop leaders. The theme park has donated in the past to the ...
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Fox News Has A Nasty Anti-Gay Hangover

Fox News Has A Nasty Anti-Gay Hangover | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

After months of championing anti-gay business owners and criticizing efforts to protect gay and lesbian customers from discrimination, Fox News is...

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Judge strikes down gay marriage ban in Texas

Judge strikes down gay marriage ban in Texas | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The state's gay marriage ban was challenged by two gay couples -- one seeking to marry in Texas and one seeking to have their marriage, which was performed in Massachusetts, to be...

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How Video Games Are Slowly, Quietly Introducing LGBT Heroes

How Video Games Are Slowly, Quietly Introducing LGBT Heroes | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

While there is no modern Hays Code equivalent in contemporary American video games (the ESRB rates but does not censor) the manner that LGBT characters are being introduced to...

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Business can't afford inequality

Business can't afford inequality | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

For me, a particularly impactful discussion concerned business leadership and engagement on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, which followed a first-ever panel organized by...

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Why You Can't Ban Gays From Your Lunch Counter

Why You Can't Ban Gays From Your Lunch Counter | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Unlike earlier legislative efforts to block gay marriage, this law, which would permit businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples on religious grounds, is probably...

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