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Laverne Cox, Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey named NYC Pride Grand Marshals
Heritage Pride, the group that organizes NYC Pride, announced that Laverne Cox, Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey will serve as Grand Marshals for the 2014 NYC Pride Parade. Laverne Cox is best known for...
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Matt Barber cries foul that "God and the Gay Christian" isn't anti-LGBT like...
He made the rounds on the usual anti-LGBT radio shows (Bryan Fischer, Janet Mefferd, etc) and he placed commentaries in any of the socially conservative outlets that would have him (Christian Post, One...
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Georgia Rule? Lambda Legal files marriage equality lawsuit in the Peach State
A massive class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern Georgia challenging the state's ban on marriage equality. The suit is being filed by Lambda Legal and the law firms of...
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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, April 22, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALUnion: Teachers are facing devastating levels of online anti-gay abuse from...
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George Takei to be honored at #GLAADAwards, Kylie Minogue to perform
TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei will be honored at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 3 where he will receive the Vito Russo Award, it was...
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'Faking It' premieres tonight on MTV; EP Carter Covington speaks with...
The Hollywood Reporter recently spoke with Carter Covington, the executive producer of new MTV comedy Faking It premiering tonight, about the series premise and writing LGBT stories, including working...
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PHOTOS: Gay immigrant widow is asking the US to reopen his marriage-based...
Anthony Sullivan, a 72-year-old gay immigrant, will ask the Los Angeles Field Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to reopen his marriage-based green card petition which this...
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Alison Bechdel and Kate Bornstein to be honored by the Lambda Literary...
Lambda Literary has announced that they will honor Alison Bechdel with the Foundation's Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature and Kate Bornstein with the Pioneer Award at the upcoming 26th Annual...
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VIDEO: Intersex advocates talk stigma, health care, & family support on...
On HuffPost Live yesterday, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin hosted a conversation among leading intersex advocates Anne Tamar-Mattis, executive director of Advocates for Informed Choice; Arlene Baratz, MD, mother...
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LoopDeLoop animation festival calls for rainbow themed loop animations to...
LoopDeLoop, the bi-monthly animation mini festival, is calling for submissions of looping animations based on a "rainbow" theme in support of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May...
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California bill introduced to ensure respect for gender identity in death...
A recently introduced legislative bill in California would change the way deceased transgender people are identified on death certificates, according to The California Report. The "Respect After Death...
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VIDEO: Matthew Vines' "God and the Gay Christian" released today
The nation first met Matthew Vines when his speech about reconciling his identities as a gay man and dedicated Christian went viral. His new book, "God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in...
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What to Watch Wednesday 4/23: All new 'Modern Family'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Modern Family and Million Dollar Listing New York.What to Watch: Wednesday, April 239:00pm: Modern Family, ABC (30 mins) NEWThe family take a vacation to Australia and...
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Crucial issues in HIV/AIDS overlooked by cable evening news
Despite significant progress and some set-backs in the treatment and prevention of the HIV/AIDS, reporting on these stories has been sparse at best by cable evening news. A report issued by Media...
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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, April 23, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALGay Muslim Indian man granted refugee status in Australia - Gay Star NewsNorth...
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Janet Mock Hosts Conversation with Elixher Magazine
Next up for Janet Mock's Redefining Realness conversation series, is the live online chat, "Baring Our Truths: Reclaiming Our Bodies and Narratives." This conversation will be hosted by Elixher...
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On being a Black lesbian Baptist bishop: Allyson Nelson Abrams speaks...
ELIXHER, the GLAAD Media Award-nominated blog that covers stories pertinent to the Black female LGBT community, interviewed Allyson D. Nelson Abrams, who resigned from her position as Baptist Bishop...
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Texas judge upholds the unconstitutionality of state's marriage equality ban
A federal judge ruled Texas' ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional this past February and stayed his ruling pending an appeal. Now a state judge has issued the same ruling. It permits a San...
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Buzzfeed and Latin Times give voice to LGBT immigrants
Two excellent stories in Latin Times and Buzzfeed recently told the story ofLGBT immigrants, including New York advocate Andres Duque. "I came to the United States because I wasn’t sure I could live an...
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South Carolina town rallies to block mayor's firing of lesbian police chief
Crystal Moore was fired from her job this week as the police chief for Latta S.C. Considering a 20-year career with the department along with a perfect record, Crystal along with many others in the...
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