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National Coming Out Day: our readers share their stories

National Coming Out Day: our readers share their stories | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Today is the 25th national annual recognition of those who've publicly disclosed being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. We asked Guardian readers to reflect on their experiences (RT @VDay: Today is the 25th National Coming Out Day.
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Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil ― Mission Film

Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is the first Indian royal who has ever come out as gay. It took him 30 years of internal struggle before he dedicated his ...
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St. Louisans open up about sexual orientation

St. Louisans open up about sexual orientation | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Declaring oneself as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender may not be as shocking at a time when gay characters and celebrities permeate mainstream popular culture.

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Student starts LGBT web series to better represent community

Student starts LGBT web series to better represent community | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
After not seeing enough racial diversity in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender roles depicted in the media, a junior at Syracuse University started her own… (RT @dailyorange: Student creates web series in an effort to diversify the media's portrayal...
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Jason Collins, Openly Gay and Still Unsigned, Waits and Wonders

Jason Collins, Openly Gay and Still Unsigned, Waits and Wonders | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

As teams firmed up their rosters in late summer, Collins's agent, Arn Tellem, received inquiries from at least three teams in the market for a reserve big man who...

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5 Reasons Why Gaymers & GaymerX Matter

5 Reasons Why Gaymers & GaymerX Matter | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Coming from a conservative family in a small town, I didn't have any gay role models in my life. The ones seen on TV and movies seemed to be nothing like me.

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BET's Out and Proud: Famous LGBT Couples

BET's Out and Proud: Famous LGBT Couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
In honor of National Coming Out Day, couples we love.
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La Vie en Rose - Citypink

La Vie en Rose - Citypink | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The image of retirement has changed dramatically in recent years. With the state pension age creeping up and financial uncertainty on the increase, more and more individuals are facing the prospect of working well beyond their official age of retirement. But it's not just the age of retirees that has changed - these days, a growing number are demanding 'active retirement.' 

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Abby Wambach, U.S. women's soccer star, marries her girlfriend in Hawaii

Abby Wambach, U.S. women's soccer star, marries her girlfriend in Hawaii | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Add U.S. women's soccer player Abby Wambach to the list of openly LGBT athletes. Wambach married her girlfriend, fellow soccer player Sarah Huffman, this weekend in Hawaii, TMZ reports.

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Fourth annual LGBT Senior Health Expo 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pride Center in Wilton Manors

Fourth annual LGBT Senior Health Expo 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pride Center in Wilton Manors | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The Pride Center’s fourth annual LGBT Senior Health Expo will be held from 10am -2pm on Saturday, October 19th at The Pride Center, 2040 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors.  The Expo will...

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The Contemporary Style of Berlin

The Contemporary Style of Berlin | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Selbstverständlich. It may seem a difficult word on its face but its translation couldn’t be simpler. It is a German word meaning “natural” or “self-evident” and it perfectly captures the zeitgeist of contemporary Berlin style.

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After coming out, college basketball player finds passion for sport at all-time high

After coming out, college basketball player finds passion for sport at all-time high | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
"I realized that I could be an athlete, be a friend, be a son, be a brother, be an artist, and be gay as well."
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Iowa Wedding Venue Sues For Right To Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples

Iowa Wedding Venue Sues For Right To Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
“The owners of an Iowa art gallery are arguing that they should not be forced to host a same-sex wedding in their venue because of their religious beliefs.”
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How a gay blogger is tweeting politicians out of the closet

How a gay blogger is tweeting politicians out of the closet | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Tweets are now Michael Rogers's medium for muckraking. They’re “like jabs.”

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Happy Birthday, Orlando: How Virginia Woolf Subverted Censorship and Revolutionized the Politics of Lesbian Love in 1928

Happy Birthday, Orlando: How Virginia Woolf Subverted Censorship and Revolutionized the Politics of Lesbian Love in 1928 | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A beautiful fusion of the tools of science fiction, the feats of feminism, and the polemics of homosexuality.

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First 'Undocuqueer' Support Network Launches in Long Beach

First 'Undocuqueer' Support Network Launches in Long Beach | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Young people are sitting in a circle at the beach, passing around Jarritos Mexican soda, joking about their secret crushes, and discussing where they would travel in the...

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NJ judge refuses to delay start of gay marriage

NJ judge refuses to delay start of gay marriage | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Gay couples who want to wed "would suffer many hardships of constitutional magnitude if the stay were to be issued, but the state has not demonstrated how it would...

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Major business group endorses gay marriage bill

Major business group endorses gay marriage bill | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Saying that it is “good for business” in the state, the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) today announced its strong support for the freedom to marry and urged members...

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The Hidden War Against Gay Teens

The Hidden War Against Gay Teens | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A strange thing happened to Tristan at the end of eighth grade: He received a Facebook message from someone he didn't know who seemed, somehow, to understand him better than anyone.

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LAUSD Teachers, Staffers 'Coming Out' In Support Of LGBT Students

LAUSD Teachers, Staffers 'Coming Out' In Support Of LGBT Students | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District staffers Thursday were expected to take part in what officials hailed as a groundbreaking initiative to encourage educators, administrators and other school district employees to “come out” in support of LGBT students.

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Matthew Tully: Indy's first openly gay councilman getting married, making history

Matthew Tully: Indy's first openly gay councilman getting married, making history | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Some state lawmakers have spent years pushing a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage, an amendment they insist would somehow strengthen the institution of marriage.
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How To Flirt With Gay Guys On Public Transportation

How To Flirt With Gay Guys On Public Transportation | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Public transportation is no picnic, especially for people living in big cities. It’s fast, crowded, and everyone’s crazy until proven otherwise.
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Halloween for adults: The gays did it!

Halloween for adults: The gays did it! | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

In my early 20's, I was talking with a group of my elders: gay men, some of whom had been out of the closet before I entered high school.

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Paris – Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

Paris – Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
For Frida Kahlo lovers visiting Paris between 9 October 2013 – 13 January 2014 Gay Travel Advice recommends: Frida Kahlo - Diego Rivera Art in Fusion exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie via Musée de l'Orangerie...

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Anderson Cooper Fires Back After GOP Rep Accuses Him of Journalistic Bias

Anderson Cooper Fires Back After GOP Rep Accuses Him of Journalistic Bias | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
“'When you’re not on Fox News, you get contentious interviews,' Cooper told Republican congressman Raul Labrador during a heated exchange Monday.”
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