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115 Songs For The Summer Of Carefree Black Girls
For the brown-skin girl without a care in the world . This is your soundtrack for the “Do You, Boo Boo” season. Jose Luis Magana / Reuters 1. Solange, "Sandcastle Disco" (She'll be carefree again...
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Arkansas County Officials: "Can An Uncle Marry A Nephew?"
The clerks of Conway, Lonoke, Washington, and White counties have some questions. AP Photo/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Stephen B. Thornton WASHINGTON — When same-sex couples are allowed to marry in...
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Arkansas Supreme Court Stops Same-Sex Marriages During Appeal
Stay is granted. WASHINGTON — The Arkansas Supreme Court put a hold on same-sex couples' marriages Friday afternoon, a move that followed a week of stop-and-go marriages of such couples in the state....
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Utah Puts Recognition Of Same-Sex Couples' Adoptions On Hold
“The stay prevents further confusion,” the Utah Attorney General’s Office announced in a statement. Cindy Bednarz, left, and her wife Lisa Bednarz attend a marriage equality rally at Utah's State...
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Hooligans Disrupt Russian LGBT Rights Event By Popping Pink Triangle Balloons
That’s the worst attack that happened during this year’s nation-wide protest marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. LGBT-rights supporters planned to release balloons as...
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Canada Denies Visas To Ugandan LGBT Activists
“The assumption is they are here to claim asylum. The question is: Why can’t they, coming from the most hostile place in the world to LGBTQ people?” Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander...
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One Of Brazil's Top Bishops Endorses Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples
“They need legal support from society.” Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters The secretary general of the National Confederation of Brazilian Bishops endorsed civil unions for same-sex couples in an interview...
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Out Gay High School Student Crowned Prom Queen, Crowd Goes Wild
Nasir Fleming is the first openly gay male student to win the title of prom queen in the Connecticut school’s history. Nasir Fleming, an out gay student at Danbury High School in Connecticut, took...
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The Anti-Immigrant And Anti-LGBT Rhetoric That Helped Propel The Right Into...
“We are a Negro conglomerate, [in] total chaos.” Elod Novak, deputy chairman of Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, burns an EU flag during an anti-EU demonstration in January. Bernadett Szabo / Reuters...
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Out Gay Pennsylvania Republican Loses GOP Primary, But Will Remain On The...
With results from county election officials indicating more votes for his write-in challenger, state Rep. Mike Fleck lost the GOP nomination for the seat, but said he’ll run as a Democrat in the...
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National Organization For Marriage Asks Supreme Court To Stop Oregon Same-Sex...
“A stay is urgently needed,” opponents of same-sex couples’ marriage rights argue to Justice Anthony Kennedy. Supporters of same-sex marriage gather for a rally in Portland, Oregon April 22, 2014....
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34 Things People Say About Tinder, And What They Actually Mean
Tinder is not your friend. Thinkstock 1. I only use it for the ego-boost = I swipe right for everyone, then just pretend everyone loves me. 2. I only use it for a bit of a distraction = I wish I...
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British Singer Sam Smith Opens Up About His Sexuality
” In the Lonely Hour is about a guy that I fell in love with last year, and he didn’t love me back.” In the upcoming June issue of Fader, British singer Sam Smith – whose voice you'd most likely...
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Rising to Possibility
How I learned to read Maya Angelou — lessons America is still learning. Jim Young / Reuters I grew up ambivalent about Maya Angelou's poetry because I grew up unsure of my own blackness. When I...
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These Powerful Photos Challenge The Stereotypes People Fight Every Day
“We can either continue to use our differences to divide us, or we can define our identities for ourselves.” NSFW: The photos in this series include nudity. Lauren Renner, a New York based...
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New Report Says Severity Of Physical Hate Violence Against LGBT People...
There were 2,001 reported incidents of anti-LGBT violence and 18 anti-LGBT homicides in the U.S. in 2013, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program. Demonstrators hold signs at a...
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Conservative Scholar Blames UCSB Shooting On Marriage Equality
Blackwell blamed the “attack on natural marriage and the family” for the shooting.” Ken Blackwell is a former Republican official. He was the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio State Treasurer, Ohio Secretary...
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This Is What Happens When Women Look At Their Vaginas For The First Time
“She looks really happy.” YouTuber Davey Wavey recently sent out a Craigslist ad seeking one thing: Women who had never taken a look at their own vaginas. youtube.com He gathered these woman and asked...
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Africa Has Its First Black, Out Gay Member Of Parliament
Zakhele Mbhele takes office in South Africa as the country has lost its voice on LGBTI rights. Courtesy of Zakhele Mbhele Zakhele Mbhele didn't realize his election was historic until a journalist...
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