Tag "LGBT"

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#LiveLoveAfrica: There’s Another Side To The Story Of Africa And Homosexuality

So, as an activist, zealously working to promote the rights of the LGBT, Kenny Badmus and his team at isanyoneinafrica.com have been talking to some straight men and women who

The Happenings 51 Comments

Zachary Quinto Still Wants To Be Part Of The Gay ‘Conversation’ Despite Controversy

Zachary Quinto, who stars in the new action film “Hitman: Agent 47,” is one of the hardest-working and most varied actors in Hollywood. He moves from stage to screen and

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RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 26)

I was at a dinner party hosted by a female friend of mine who was of old money. So naturally, expensive wine and food flowed freely. Not to blow my

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Uganda Celebrates Gay Pride One Year After Antigay Law Was Overturned

A Ugandan beach got a colorful makeover on Saturday as dozens of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people—and their supporters—marched with rainbow flags and umbrella just outside the country’s capital

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Obama Encourages Young African Leaders to Support LGBT Rights

Speaking in Washington, D.C., as part of a three-day summit for the Young African Leadership Initiative, President Barack Obama used a question about anti-albino violence in Kenya to address the

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RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 25)

My friend Khaleesi always says that every Nigerian should live abroad for at least a year to open up their minds and generally reason logically, and I’d always thought he

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That Piece About The Gay Community And Humanity

Originally published on johnpavlovitz.com A year or so ago this blog post, about how I’d respond if I learned that my children were gay totally blew up, allowing me an

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Cast of ‘Orange is the New Black’ On Being Part of the LGBT Movement

Our favorite ladies of Litchfield attended a TCA panel where they discussed Season Four of Orange is the New Black and the show’s impact on the LGBT movement. It’s no

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SUITS AND TIES (Part 5)

Read previous episodes of Suits And Ties Here1, Here2, Here3 and Here4. * Hi, I’m JBoy, and yes, I still work in what is probably the most homophobic workplace environment

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Ugandan Presidential Candidate Mbabazi Speaks Out Against Homophobia

In Uganda, a country where homophobia is violently entrenched and even institutionalized, presidential candidate Patrick Amama Mbabazi has emerged as a much-needed ally for the African country’s embattled LGBT population.