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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, January 8, 2014

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Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

New Tel Aviv monument to honor LGBT Holocaust victims– Towleroad

Greece: LGBT equality advocates use public holiday to stage kiss-in against anti-gay bishop– PinkNews

Toronto Star columnist publishes unverified anti-transgender claims, faces backlash - Advocate

Equal sign wins "Symbol of the Year" in 2013– LGBT Weekly

Amsterdam venue cancels concert by Jamaican dancehall star over anti-gay remarks– BuzzFeed

Chile civil unions bill advances– Washington Blade

US National Council of Asian Pacific Americans elects first openly gay chair– Gay Star News

Hong Kong moving to allow post-op transgender people to marry opposite-sex partners– Gay Star News

Gay people are "sick" like witches, says Ghana's Presbyterian church leader– Gay Star News

Former Irish president praised for speaking out against homophobia in the Catholic Church– PinkNews

Russian actor who called for gay people to be put in ovens urges Putin to ban being gay– PinkNews

Yemen: 25-year-old man shot dead for being gay– PinkNews

Australia: Gay man receives temporary halt on deportation to Pakistan– PinkNews

LOCAL/REGIONAL

WATCH: Lesbian teacher to wear engagement ring to work at Catholic school– Advocate

Baltimore LGBT wedding expo set– Washington Blade              

White House has no comment on Utah marriage equality– Washington Blade

New Mexico Governor won't push anti-marriage equality measure– Advocate

Family of surviving NYC fire victim grateful for "amazing outpouring of love, support and concern"– Gay Star News

Not Pono: Hawai'i Republicans bash transgender teacher– The Huffington Post

COMMENTARY

Seeking LGBT visibility, rejecting assimilation– The Huffington Post

Tyler Oakley: Examining my own privilege as a gay-white-cis male– The Huffington Post

"What I Be" project reveals people's darkest insecurities in stunning photos– The Huffington Post

When are transbrothers of color going to get their TV closeups?– TransGriot

What Robin Roberts coming out tells us about where we are– The Huffington Post

ENTERTAINMENT

Looking back at "The Real World: San Francisco," the show that changed the world– BuzzFeed

Queen's gay composer opens up about being told he had six weeks left to live– Gay Star News

Miley Cyrus dons Marc Jacobs top in support of LGBT parents– PinkNews

Homophobic radio host Dean Blundell finally canned– Queerty

"Against the Order of Nature," Lee Price project, to document LGBT Uganda– The Huffington Post

Brandy Clark is country music's great lesbian hope– After Ellen

14 LGBT films that need to be added to Netflix Instant Streaming right now– BuzzFeed

Trans women Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox handle a cringeworthy interview with Katie Couric flawlessly– BuzzFeed

The LGBT films of Sundance– Advocate

BAFTA nominations: Gay films "Behind the Candelabra" and "Philomena" top list– Gay Star News

Kevin Hart explains why he doesn't do gay jokes anymore - Towleroad

SPORTS

Bob Costas says NBC's Olympics broadcast won't ignore Russia's anti-gay laws– The Huffington Post

WATCH: Blake Skjellerup, Robbie Rogers, Brittney Griner discuss struggles of gay athletes– Queerty

Footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger comes out as gay– Gay Star News

Here's how the NFL tackled one teen's anti-gay bullying head on - Queerty

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January 8, 2014
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