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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
We need to talk about colonialism before we criticize international anti-LGBT legislation - Autostraddle
Youtube is a lifeline for transgender young people - LA Times
Bishop: Marriage is between a man and a woman but there’s no place for homophobia– PinkNews
US Ambassador: HIV/AIDS funding to Nigeria won’t be withdrawn in face of anti-gay law– Towleroad
Federal appeals court says jurors can’t be excluded because they’re gay– BuzzFeed
Times of India front-page headline: “Homosexuality unnatural: Ex-head of shrinks”– BuzzFeed
Dutch television show to feature first ever marriage between a gay couple, and the Backstreet Boys– PinkNews
Chilean transgender equality bill advances– Washington Blade
UNAIDS launches legal challenge to Malawi’s ban on gay couples’ intimacy– Gay Star News
Final vote date of Scotland’s marriage equality bill announced– PinkNews
Irish government: Gay couples to get parental securities “regardless of equal marriage referendum” - PinkNews
LOCAL/REGIONAL
Meet Stephanie Soliven, the high school principal who unjustly suspended a gay Sean Cody model– Queerty
WATCH: Son comes out to amazing mother in heartwarming video– Advocate
ACLU sues for recognition of Utah’s gay couples’ marriages– Advocate
UK lawmaker’s marriage equality claim prompts “It’s Raining Men” Facebook campaign– The Huffington Post
Six couples who want to get married in Florida are suing the state to make it happen– Gay Star News
Catholic school president resigns amid fallout from gay vice principal dismissal– BuzzFeed
Utah gay couple seeking parenting protections joins lawsuit against state– The Huffington Post
Starkville becomes first city in Mississippi to officially recognize the dignity of its LGBT citizens - Towleroad
COMMENTARY
How ESPN and Grantland desperately failed the trans community– The Huffington Post
My partner is 34 years my senior – so what?– Washington Blade
On tokenism, visibility, and those gay black dads who went viral– Feministing
“Everyday homophobia”: The new leading edge of the LGBT equality movement– The Huffington Post
Life beyond marriage equality– Washington Blade
Gay black fathers going viral haven’t told the kids they’re gay. What’s up with that?– Queerty
Trans-Uterus– The Huffington Post
Does treatment as prevention care for the HIV-positive?– The Huffington Post
The big b– The Huffington Post
ENTERTAINMENT
Megan Mullally on “GBF,” Nick Offerman’s woodworking and her upcoming reunion with Sean Hayes– The Huffington Post
John Lithgow hopes his new film leads to more acceptance of LGBT people– Queerty
What do you do with a problem like Romi Klinger: On bisexuality, biphobia, and media representation– Autostraddle
Amy Ray talks goin’ country on “Goodnight Tender”– After Ellen
Looking recap: 5 moments that surprised your straight friends– Advocate
Glenn Beck: Homophobes “have no place in this country”– The Huffington Post
Robert De Niro honors late gay father with HBO Documentary– The Huffington Post
Gay comedy series starring Ian McKellen to air on PBS– Advocate
“The Case Against 8,” which debuted at Sundance, recalls California’s marriage equality movement– The Huffington Post
Jon Stewart unveils the 2014 Sochi homophobic Olympics– The Huffington Post
SPORTS
“Uprising of Love Hangouts On Air” will tackle Russian LGBT issues ahead of Sochi Olympics– The Huffington Post
Kye Allums, trans sports star, reveals he wanted to kill himself after ESPN profile– The Huffington Post
Canadian volleyball pro comes out as gay– Gay Star News
Dutch band may play “YMCA” at Sochi Olympics– LGBT Weekly
WATCH: WWE star John Cena supports gay wrestlers– Advocate
Former soccer star accuses Twitter of not dealing with anti-gay hate– Gay Star News
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