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Matt Korman, University of Texas Swimmer, Comes Out As Gay In Email To Team

Matt Korman, University of Texas Swimmer, Comes Out As Gay In Email To Team | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Korman joins the growing list of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes who have come out this year, including Jason Collins,...

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Zambia's First Lady Speaks Out For LGBT Rights

Zambia's First Lady Speaks Out For LGBT Rights | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Though Zambia has hardly been known as a bastion of tolerance and inclusivity when it comes to LGBT rights, it appears there is now a chance that the government's attitudes toward...

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Why These Midwest Millennials Are Choosing Milwaukee Over Chicago - The Atlantic Cities

Why These Midwest Millennials Are Choosing Milwaukee Over Chicago - The Atlantic Cities | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

When I visited Milwaukee, she was splitting $900 in rent with two other roommates in a spacious apartment in Walker's Point, an industrial neighborhood with a...

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Texas and 5 Other States Resist Processing Benefits for Gay Couples

Texas and 5 Other States Resist Processing Benefits for Gay Couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Some states are citing a conflict with state laws to defy the defense secretary’s order that gay spouses of National Guard members be given the same federal marriage benefits as heterosexual spouses.
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So, a Rabbi Walks Into a Bar. It’s Not the Beginning of a Joke, but of a Spiritual Journey

So, a Rabbi Walks Into a Bar. It’s Not the Beginning of a Joke, but of a Spiritual Journey | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Trained in erotic massage and queer spiritual counseling, Rabbi David Dunn Bauer comes back to the New York shul where he started

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Gay rights bill signing pays tribute to Cal Anderson

Gay rights bill signing pays tribute to Cal Anderson | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Before there was Ed Murray, there was Cal Anderson. As Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a gay civil rights bill into law Tuesday, the culmination of 29 years' effort, she paid tribute to the 11-year fight of Murray, a Democratic state representative from Seattle, its prime sponsor year after year. Nearly 200 people at the ceremony gave the two of them a standing ovation.

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Hawaii House of Reps passes same-sex marriage bill

Hawaii House of Reps passes same-sex marriage bill | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The Hawaii House of Representatives passed a third reading of an amended version of SB 1, the "Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013" late Friday night.

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Amidst the Recent Same-Sex Marriage Victories

Amidst the Recent Same-Sex Marriage Victories | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
A White Elephant  What are we to make of a lifelong Republican strategist and opponent of marriage equality who does a complete 180 and decides, not only that he’s now pro-gay marriage, but that he plans to spearhead an effort to legalize same-sex...
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Transgender Witness Was Tipping Point for Gay-Rights Bill

Transgender Witness Was Tipping Point for Gay-Rights Bill | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Congressional aides point to that Senate hearing as a key moment in turning the tide in favor of legislation that had seen zero action since the House passed...

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Marco Rubio To Be Keynote Speaker At Anti-Gay Group's Annual Event

Marco Rubio To Be Keynote Speaker At Anti-Gay Group's Annual Event | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The FFPC, a staunchly conservative nonprofit dedicated to promoting anti-gay and pro-life policies, is run by John Stemberger, an outspoken anti-gay activist who...

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Meet The First Openly Gay Lawmaker To Ever Vote Against Marriage Equality: Hawaii’s Jo Jordan

Meet The First Openly Gay Lawmaker To Ever Vote Against Marriage Equality: Hawaii’s Jo Jordan | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Hawaii state Rep. Jo Jordan (D) has the distinction of being the first openly gay or lesbian lawmaker to cast a vote against marriage equality.
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Cookie Johnson, Magic's Wife, On Supporting Her Gay Son EJ

Cookie Johnson, Magic's Wife, On Supporting Her Gay Son EJ | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The younger gay brother assured Chris that it was fine, and since, the Captain America star has been a vocal straight ally,

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Tears of sadness, joy after same-sex marriage vote

Tears of sadness, joy after same-sex marriage vote | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The fact Naomi Jakobsson left, made a decision to travel to Springfield, when something like she was dealing with was going on, is just a testament to how strongly she believes...

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Photo of the Day / MichaelsThought: Thanks to all #LGBT Veterans

Photo of the Day / MichaelsThought: Thanks to all #LGBT Veterans | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
RT @MichaelsThought: Thanks to all #LGBT Veterans. #VeteransDay #EqualityisComing http://t.co/CbTxtebjDg
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Exclusive Interview: Vivek Tiwary on 'The Fifth Beatle,' The Brian Epstein Story

Exclusive Interview: Vivek Tiwary on 'The Fifth Beatle,' The Brian Epstein Story | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Epstein's story is a remarkable one – he was a gay man in a time when that was still considered a felony in the United Kingdom, but that...

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Shining out of the closet

Shining out of the closet | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Founded in October 2008 in Beijing, the SJC is the Chinese mainland's only public performing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) choir. It is also the first Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses member choir in Asia and one of the co-founders of Proud Voices Asia, an online association of LGBT choruses

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What Does the Future Hold for Gay Synagogues?

What Does the Future Hold for Gay Synagogues? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
New York’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah made news recently when it announced the purchase of a three-level space in a landmark tower on the west side of Manhattan.
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The Gay Novel: Passé in America, but Cool in India

The Gay Novel: Passé in America, but Cool in India | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

It had all the classic elements of a gay book – the troubled protagonist, banker by day, Los Angeles club kid by night; bathhouses; a fraught mother-son relationship, all with an...

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Seattle mayor unseated by gay crusader

Seattle mayor unseated by gay crusader | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Ed Murray, leader of Washington state's successful effort to legalize gay marriage, has won election and will become Seattle's first openly gay mayor.

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RGOD2: The 50-year quest for a gay morality

RGOD2: The 50-year quest for a gay morality | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

RGOD2, written by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle of St. Paul's Cathedral in San Diego, looks at faith and religion from an LGBT point of view.

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Photo of the Day / LambdaLegal: Congratulations and thank you ...

Photo of the Day / LambdaLegal: Congratulations and thank you ... | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Congratulations and thank you to our brave plaintiff families who fought tirelessly alongside us in court! #NJ #NJ4M http://t.co/eLQEPWO5G7
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Campus Pride Map identifies LGBT student groups, support services across the U.S. on college campuses

Campus Pride Map identifies LGBT student groups, support services across the U.S. on college campuses | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
The online map provides the largest,  most up-to-date resource of its kind, to mobilize student leaders. Now you can find LGBT student groups, LGBT student centers and Safe Zone programs on campuses across the country.
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Senate Makes History, Approves Bill Outlawing LGBT Workplace Discrimination

Senate Makes History, Approves Bill Outlawing LGBT Workplace Discrimination | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The Senate voted Thursday to approve the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, landmark civil rights legislation that would make it illegal to discriminate against LGBT individuals in the workplace.

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Elections a Mixed Bag for LGBT Virginians

Elections a Mixed Bag for LGBT Virginians | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

LGBT Virginians can breathe a little easier following Tuesday's statewide and local elections, but the community still faces daunting challenges in Richmond.

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Too Gay For eBay?

Too Gay For eBay? | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
A lesbian couple was surprised to learn that eBay had removed their clothing designs depicting cartoon Christmas characters like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The reason? (huffpotech: Is This Rainbow Rudolph Shirt Too Gay For eBay?
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