Tag "LGBT"

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Activists For Gay Rights in Uganda Risk Lives To Publish LGBT Magazine

Most African countries are a testament of how much LGBT visibility is needed in them. And Uganda is one of them. Now, despite risks to the livelihoods of publishers, interviewed

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MY RIGHTS, HIS RIGHTS

I’ve read a lot of Kito stories on this blog to know that some human beings are scum. The last Kito story particularly gave me chills, and I contacted a

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EU court bans ‘gay tests’ for asylum seekers

Europe’s highest court has ruled that gay asylum seekers will no longer have to undergo “tests” or intimate questioning in order to prove their sexuality. The European Court of Justice,

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‘We Follow a Jesus I Do Not Recognize.’ Rev. Colin Coward in a Facebook Rant

The Rev. Colin Coward, MBE, director of Changing Attitude England, recently wrote on Facebook about his displeasure with homophobia in Africa and the distortion of Christianity by those who are

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We Are Not The Cause, We Are The Cure!

I’m looking for a perfect beginning to this article, but seeing as words have repeatedly failed me, I’ll just go with the obvious: We are not the cause, we are

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Let’s Discuss…About The Stereotypes We Perpetuate (Part 2)

There are several stereotypes that society labours under. And as it is with every particular community of people, the LGBT community suffers its share. But, as it has been plentifully

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Top Benchmark LGBT Films That Got People Talking

In the ongoing struggle for equality, LGBT rights have inspired some amazing fictional and documentary films over the years. Here are the top benchmark LGBT films that got people talking

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TAKING THE LINDA IKEJI STAND

When I was flirting with the idea of opening Kito Diaries, I informed a friend of mine, in order to get his reaction to the impending development, and he sneeringly

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Russian politician expresses his outrage over Apple CEO Tim Cook’s coming out

A Russian politician says Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘should be banned’ from entering the country after he came out as gay for the first time. Anti LGBT campaigner, Vitaly Milonov

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The Biggest Thing To Come Out Of Apple…

…And it’s not IOS8 or Yosemite. It’s Tim Cook. Apple’s Tim Cook has publicly come out as gay, saying he is proud and considers it “among the greatest gifts God