Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Orange Telecom cuts ties with Ugandan tabloid which outed gay people - Towleroad
New Look bans gay staff from discount that straight employees can use - PinkNews
Putin to face off with LGBT equality advocates for Nobel Peace Prize - Gay Star News
Google's International Women's Day doodle includes trans women - The Advocate
HRC Foundation releases comprehensive state-by-state legislative report - LGBT Weekly
Ben Carson CPAC speech: Gay people "don't get extra rights" - The Huffington Post
Nehirim Retreat brings gay Jews together to celebrate faith and sexuality - The Huffington Post
VIDEO: Russian LGBT equality campaigners pelted with eggs at International Women's Day rally - PinkNews
First Asian LGBT awards to take place in Singapore despite anti-gay law - Gay Asia News
LGBT community in India looks to general elections for change - Gay Asia News
Religious schools in Ireland to stand up against homophobic bullying - Gay Star News
NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan uncomfortable as Pope calls for study of civil unions - The Advocate
LOCAL/REGIONAL
BREAKING: Black lesbian couple found dead in Galveston County, TX - Elixher
Anti-gay former Puerto Rican Senator comes out as gay - Instinct
Meet the controversial spiritual advisor to trans people - The Advocate
Gay people are going to hell, says expert witness in Michigan marriage equality trial - The Huffington Post
50 onlookers but no one helped, says gay man attacked on New York subway platform - Gay Star News
WATCH: Christian pastors involved in African LGBT issues--but not how you may think - The Advocate
Nine LGBT advocates arrested while protesting Nigerian consulate in NYC - BuzzFeed
The marriage equality trial you don't know about just came to a close - BuzzFeed
VIDEO: Lesbian couple suing Vermont town for trying to drive them out - Towleroad
Courts in 9 Western states to review anti-ay laws more closely - BuzzFeed
Arkansas judge apologizes for bigoted online comments including comparing gay couples to bestiality - PinkNews
Low-income apartment complex for LGBT seniors opens in Philadelphia - The Advocate
Kentucky HB 171 hearing testimony - TransGriot
COMMENTARY
9 inspiring women backing LGBT equality around the world - The Advocate
Op-ed: A second look at bisexuality - The Advocate
ENTERTAINMENT
14 best new gay movies on Netflix streaming - The Huffington Post
Zoie Palmer totally has a girlfriend: "Lost Girl" actress thanks partner at Canadian Screen Awards - Autostraddle
BBC game show host defends contestant against transphobic Twitter trolls: "Grow up and get a life" - PinkNews
WATCH: The first trailer for HBO's adaptation of The Normal Heart - OUT
SPORTS
Athlete Ally's Hudson Taylor explains athletes' silence on LGBT equality in Sochi - Towleroad
US student tennis star Matt Dooley comes out as gay and speaks about attempted suicide - PinkNews
Openly gay soccer player Anton Hysen signs with a US team - Gay Star News
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