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Ellen Page comes out as a lesbian

Ellen Page comes out as a lesbian | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Canadian actress makes powerful coming out speech at LGBTI youth conference in the US: ‘I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission’ (RT @gaystarnews: Ellen Page comes out as a lesbian http://t.co/MnIzVr31eA)...
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Say What? The end of net neutrality and a globalization treaty threaten minority speech

Say What? The end of net neutrality and a globalization treaty threaten minority speech | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Few could argue that the Internet hasn’t revolutionized gay life. A generation came out on the web, and the freedom to launch a website adhering to one’s own standards of quality and authenticity has always gone along with that. That’s what both of us did, creating the social networks XY.com and Hornet. (In fact, equal […]

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Gorgeous Photography Series Portrays Gay Couples All Over The Globe

Gorgeous Photography Series Portrays Gay Couples All Over The Globe | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Braden Summers traveled to six different countries to prove that no matter where you are, love is equal.
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Hallmark's Problem With Gay Love

Hallmark's Problem With Gay Love | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A few other occasions for which Hallmark feels there's a bigger market than the gays include a priest's anniversary, a thank-you note from a pet or for a day-care provider, and congratulations on potty...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Poverty in the LGBT community

SPECIAL REPORT: Poverty in the LGBT community | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Studies show image of ‘gay affluence’ is a myth (It's as if labor market discrimination, and denial of access to benefits and other rights have economic effects!
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PHOTOS: Soviet Propaganda Becomes Fabulous Gay Pride Posters

PHOTOS: Soviet Propaganda Becomes Fabulous Gay Pride Posters | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Among the insanity of these games--like being $40 billion over budget--come the atrocities over the lack of gay rights in that country.

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Indiana Senate derails gay marriage ban

Indiana Senate derails gay marriage ban | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

But opponents began organizing early last year and lined up powerful names in the state's business and higher education communities to support their arguments.

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Through The Internet, Gay Teens Connected To Larger Community

Through The Internet, Gay Teens Connected To Larger Community | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

In the past 20 years, the Internet has significantly changed what it means to grow up as a gay kid in this country. Before the Web, many gay young people grew up in what seemed to be isolation, particularly those in small towns. But with the advent of online chat rooms and Websites dedicated to gay culture, communities formed, and that demographic began finding new support. That change can be seen in the experiences of two women who grew up in the same town, two decades apart.

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La. gay marriage lawsuit planned

La. gay marriage lawsuit planned | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A gay rights group plans a legal challenge to the Louisiana Constitution's prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.

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Treeson Spring Water Launches Kickstarter To Fund Eco-Friendly, Socially-Conscious Project

Treeson Spring Water Launches Kickstarter To Fund Eco-Friendly, Socially-Conscious Project | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Treeson Spring Water (Treeson) today announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund its new project. Treeson Spring Water is an environmentally friendly, socially conscious bottled water brand that is attempting to revolutionize the way we consume water. The Kickstarter campaign, which will launch on February 11, 2014, will attempt to raise over $95,000 to further fund the project.

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Ask Lambda Legal: Bathroom Access for Transgender People

Ask Lambda Legal: Bathroom Access for Transgender People | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
M. Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Project National Director for Lambda Legal answers a questions surrounding the public restroom debate for transgender persons.
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BREAKING: First Division I College Football Player in History Comes Out as Gay

BREAKING: First Division I College Football Player in History Comes Out as Gay | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Today Michael Sam made history as first Division I college football player in history to come put as gay. (BREAKING: First Division I College Football Player in History Comes Out as Gay:
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Google takes stand against anti-gay law at Sochi Winter Olympics

Google takes stand against anti-gay law at Sochi Winter Olympics | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

On the eve of the 2014 Sochi Olympics opening ceremony, Google took a very public stand against Russian anti-gay law and discrimination.


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Father of gay NFL hopeful says New York Times ‘terribly misquoted’ him, making him appear anti-gay

Father of gay NFL hopeful says New York Times ‘terribly misquoted’ him, making him appear anti-gay | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
The father of Michael Sam -- the college football player and NFL prospect who came out as gay on Sunday -- claims that a New York Times profile on his son's upbringing (You just can't trust the old media.
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Photos: Gay youth in Arkansas

Photos: Gay youth in Arkansas | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Hanging out with LGBTQ young people in a state known for its conservative values

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'Daily Show's' Jason Jones Clashes With Anti-Gay Russians On Streets of Moscow

'Daily Show's' Jason Jones Clashes With Anti-Gay Russians On Streets of Moscow | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Jones tried in vain to find sympathy for gays among the hoi polloi in Moscow but anti-gay sentiment was so widespread even young people espoused homophobic views. He did eventually find one woman who was protesting ...
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India's Gay Voices Crackle to Life

India's Gay Voices Crackle to Life | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

It is Wednesday afternoon in Bangalore, known as India’s tech city for being the hub of information technology companies. In her small four by four-foot studio, Vaishalli Chandra, channel manager of QRadio which is dedicated to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, is in conversation with Ankit Bhuptani, a 21-year-old gay youth from Mumbai.

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4 gay couples challenge La. gay marriage ban

4 gay couples challenge La. gay marriage ban | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Four gay married couples filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Louisiana Constitution's prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.

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Kansas House passes bill allowing refusal of service to same-sex couples

Kansas House passes bill allowing refusal of service to same-sex couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

If an employee at a nonreligious or government business refuses to serve a gay or lesbian couple for religious reasons, the manager is obligated to find another employee...

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Former Nebraska Kicker Says He Was Openly Gay, Loved By Teammates

Former Nebraska Kicker Says He Was Openly Gay, Loved By Teammates | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Erick Lueshen was a kicker on the University of Nebraska football team from 2004-2005, and according to an interview he did on 93.7 The Ticket, he was openly gay the entire time he was on the team. His interview was illuminating, and it sounds like his experience as an openly gay college athlete was very similar to Michael Sam's.

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Gay Republican Candidate's Ad Poses Test for Party

Gay Republican Candidate's Ad Poses Test for Party | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Carl DeMaio is one of three openly gay Republicans running for Congress this year, and he would be at least the third to serve in the House if he wins.

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South Australian gay couple travel to Thailand for birth of their surrogate twins

South Australian gay couple travel to Thailand for birth of their surrogate twins | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

CUDDLED in the arms of doting parents Mark and Matt, newborns Tate and Estelle are the contented faces of a unique Australian modern family. Conceived from eggs harvested from a single donor woman, separately fertilised by the gay dads, implanted into two surrogate women in Thailand, the bubs were born an hour apart in a Bangkok hospital.

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Holder's LGBT Rights Announcment

Holder's LGBT Rights Announcment | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

In announcing that the Department of Justice will take steps to recognize same-sex marriages on Saturday, Attorney General Eric Holder took another step in the implementation of the Obama administration's "pen and phone" strategy.

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Justice Department Extends Key Federal Privileges To Gay Couples

Justice Department Extends Key Federal Privileges To Gay Couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The changes are designed to keep pushing for gay rights in the United States after a U.S.

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University of Pennsylvania Rolls Out LGBT Health Initiative

University of Pennsylvania Rolls Out LGBT Health Initiative | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The University of Pennsylvania is rolling out a health initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in an effort to bring them into the medical mainstream, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The Penn Program for LGBT Health will span the medical, dental and nursing schools as well as the region's largest health system.

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