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Turks who identify with the LGBT community face discrimination in every aspect of their lives and have no legal protection at all, but increasing awareness from the public and support mainly from the opposition parties brings hope. Via Ramy Jabbar رامي 
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The issue of gay rights has trended worldwide several times this week - following developments on legislation regarding same-sex relationships in a number (BBC News #BBCtrending the battle for gay rights on social media -
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On Saturday, December 14 Moscow LGBT group Rainbow Association and several independent Russian LGBT activists staged a public “kiss-in” at the IKEA store in Khimki, Moscow region, protesting removal of a lesbian family story from the Russian edition of IKEA catalogue.
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Notoriously private executive spoke of personal discrimination (Apple CEO Tim Cook gives a rare public speech on gay rights and racism (VIDEO) http://t.co/9FdfITCbJy)... Via Kelly Riker
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“Diversity is a cornerstone of a well-rounded education and this program provides an opportunity for graduate students to gain a deeper understanding of diversity through the critical issues...
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Many LGBT persons have not been able to purchase coverage in the private market because of preexisting conditions, caps on coverage, or the high cost of premiums,” Brown said.
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In a short, five-minute YouTube announcement Monday (video below), cherished 19-year-old British Olympian Tom Daley revealed that he is currently in a relationship with another man. According to Outsports, Daley joins just over 100 openly gay and lesbian summer Olympians, which raises an interesting question: in an increasingly accepting world, why are there still so few openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes? Via Kelly Riker
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Bent doesn't just help you meet local gay guys, the bent iphone app helps you discover gay clubs, bars and events too - locally or wherever your travels take you!
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Party history was made: First time ever a Medieval Castle was turned into a WWII battleship... Pop-dance recording artist Sir Ivan closed out the summer this year with yet another giant bash at his Hamptons Castle with his Sailors...
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There were times — after he told his parents he was gay, for example, and his mother wept and his father tried to hit him —... Via Kelly Riker
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Rather than accepting the government’s legal reasoning for rejecting their marriage application, one gay couple in Ecuador is challenging both the Constitution and the Civil Code on their road to marr (ECUADOR: A gay couple is challenging ban on #gaymarriage...
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“Should the referendum pass, the entire gay media worldwide will pick on it, and this will lead to a call to boycott Croatia, not only by gays, but by their families and friends,”...
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American Apparel's New 'Principle 6' Protest Merchandise Targets Sochi Games, Russia's Anti-gay Laws
Athlete Ally, Blake Skjellerup, Greg Louganis, Hudson Taylor, Russia, Sochi Olympics (RT @tlrd: American Apparel's New 'Principle 6' Protest...
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Labels are important. They tell us things like what delicious chemicals are in our food, which colleague’s sandwich we are stealing from the work fridge, and what size the jeans are that we can’t fit into anymore because we keep eating Dave’s...
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Aussie Belle Brockhoff is the one of the only known gay athletes to compete in Sochi, and is planning to wear an anti-discrimination clothing line (Gay snowboarder to risk arrest, deportation at Russia Olympics http://t.co/lymVdbUmUB)...
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Bobby Moynihan and Nick Swardson get on Method Man's nerves in this hilarious behind-the-scenes clip from FX's new animated series Chozen.
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The monthly series was started in 2004, originally taking place at the now-defunct Three Dollar Bill Cafe inside the LGBT Center on Market Street.
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Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a fascinating—and disheartening—story on the state of closeted gay men in America. Via Kelly Riker
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Even on a college campus as seemingly gay-friendly as Harvard University's, it's still easy to get lost. Where does a student go for advice on coming out to family?
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In a bit of a when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife story, the New York Times addresses the Rockwell family's annoyance that Deborah Solomon's new biography of the artist muses on his repressed sexual urges.
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SOCIAL media users around the world can't get enough of gay rights and marriage equality, according to a recent analysis of the most-shared news stories on social networks...
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The gay world is more connected than it has ever been before. No longer are gay men the denizens of the dark who meet in seclusion, nor are we so well-defined by oft-exaggerated stereotypes.
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Actress Maria Bello (ER, Prime Suspect, Coyote Ugly) came out in a thoughtful personal essay "Coming Out as a Modern Family" she wrote for the New York Times "Modern Love" column published this weekend. In the piece Bello discusses her relationship with her partner Clare, what really makes a family, and her fears of coming out to her 12-year-old son Jackson.
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A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn't recognized under state law, according to the woman who filed and her lawyer.
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Now and then, he drives to Fire Island, a gay vacation destination off Long Island. He earns a living by giving speeches at $10,000 a pop, which the Gotham Artists agency arranges for him.
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