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Historic Mr. Gay World billboard erected in central Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Excitement hit the gay community in South Africa on Monday, when the first ever gay billboard went up in Johannesburg in advance of the upcoming Mr. Gay World competition.
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Father of gay soldier killed in Afghanistan campaigns for Minnesota...
Jeff Wilfahrt is an unassuming man who has more than served his citizenry. He testified before the Minnesota state legislature against passing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as "between a...
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Ugandan gay rights group files lawsuit against U.S. evangelist Scott Lively
A Ugandan gay rights group on Wednesday filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts against notorious American evangelist, Scott Lively, accusing him of violating international law by inciting the...
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Muslim lesbians fight deportation in Canada in fear of ‘honor killing’
TORONTO -- An Arab-Israeli lesbian couple, who fled to Canada from Israel in fear of death at the hands of their Muslim family have been told they can remain in Canada for another chance at receiving...
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Wise up, Dustin Lance Black!
The moment I saw Dustin Lance Black’s headline in the Hollywood Reporter all my admiration came a-tumbling. While one cannot disregard the work of the screenwriter turned activist and its impetus on...
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South Africa’s constitutional review of its sexual orientation rights is...
Since the end of Apartheid and the inception of South Africa’s new constitution some twenty years ago, the country has been lauded for its lead on the entrenchment of anti-discrimination rights that...
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Tyler Clementi gets no justice
Tyler Clementi was bullied to death and the Judge heard guilty 288 times, yet sentenced his convicted antagonist to 30 days, 300 hours of community service and a $10,000 donation. While I do not doubt...
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Memorial Day includes gay and lesbian Americans, while the law does not
While all Americans have a right to serve openly in the military, without regard to sexual orientation, thanks to the repeal of the ‘Don’t ask don’t tell’ law, LGBT servicemembers still suffer rampant...
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Police in Uganda raid workshop on gay rights, arrest LGBT activists
Police in Kampala, Uganda on Monday raided a gay rights meeting and arrested several LGBT activists gathered at the Essela Hotel in Najjeera, a Kampala suburb, accusing the participants of “propagating...
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Murder suspect arrested in brutal slaying of LGBT volunteer in South Africa
A suspect has been arrested in the brutal murder of Thapelo Makuthle in Kuruman, near Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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South Africa first to recognize gay flag as an official national symbol
The South African government has announced in the official Government Gazette that Gay Flag of South Africa has been approved and accepted as South Africa’s official gay flag (an adaptation of the...
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Scott Lively argument set for next week as persecution of gays escalates in...
When Scott Lively, the founder of Christian Evangelical group Abiding Truth Ministries journeyed to Uganda to incite the persecution of gays, he had no idea that his mission would lead to a lawsuit by...
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Federal judge considers dismissal of suit against anti-gay pastor Scott...
A crowd of U.S. LGBT activists, holding signs outside the Hampden Federal Courthouse in Massachusetts, braved the early morning cold to support Uganda’s LGBTI community in the first case of its type on...
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David Kato remembered: A hero then, and a hero now - On Jan. 26, 2011, the...
David Kato advocated for the freedom of LGBTI Ugandans and for their right to their natural born sexual orientation in a heightened climate of hostility and homophobia ... Today on this second...
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When Harvey met Sally… - Harvey Milk's legacy provides the inspiration to many
Had Harvey Milk lived he might have been the one to set the benchmark for full equality, something our LGBT movement has yet to do. Harvey did not survive and never had the opportunity, yet his legacy...
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Still no justice for murdered South African lesbian activist Noxolo Nogwaza
Wednesday marks the two year anniversary of the brutal death of Noxolo Nogwaza, a South African lesbian and LGBT rights activist. In 2011, 24-year-old Noxolo, organizer of the Ekurhuleni Pride...
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Queerty prematurely announces ‘disappointing’ U.S. Supreme Court ruling on...
In an overzealous attempt to break the news before anyone else, popular LGBT blog Queerty.com jumped the gun early Monday morning by publishing an article announcing that the U.S. Supreme Court had...
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