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‘Gay’ dog gets new home after homophobic owner dumps him at shelter
Elton, the pit bull whose story went viral after he was dumped at a Tennessee animal shelter earlier this week because his former owner thought he was “gay,” has found a new loving home.
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‘Oops, sorry,’ says Facebook after deleting ‘offensive’ photo of gay couple
Is this photo offensive? Well, somebody at Facebook thought so — and determined that this wedding photo that appeared on the Facebook page “Gay Marriage USA” not only violated their “policies and community standards,” but was worthy of blocking the page admin from posting on Facebook for a week.
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LGBT History Month profile: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of Facebook. He is the publisher and editor in chief of The New Republic, a leading public policy magazine.
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Facebook privacy glitch outs LGBT users
The outing of University of Texas-Austin students to their parents as a consequence of a little-known Facebook privacy glitch has reignited longstanding concerns over the social network’s treatment of its LGBT users’ private information.
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Bed & Breakfast owner on Facebook: ‘God invented AIDS to punish gays’
EDGEWATER PARK, N.J. — The owner of a New Jersey Bed & Breakfast on Monday posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook asserting that “God invented AIDS” to punish gays after a local woman complained about an anti-gay statement on the marquee outside their inn.
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Should I Come Out on Facebook?
Coming Out on Facebook depends on why and how you do it, but overall it can be a worthwhile means of coming out. It gives you a sense of control, an ability to present the information in a premeditated way, and a large audience to speak to. So I say, if done appropriately, why not?
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Russian religious group threatens Facebook: Stop ‘flirting with sodomites’
SARATOV, Russia — A Russian Orthodox religious community in the southern Russia city of Saratov has issued an ultimatum to social media giant Facebook, demanding that the company stop “flirting with sodomites” and immediately remove all content “promoting homosexuality.”
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Facebook introduces same-sex icons for married, gay couples’ timelines
Facebook, the world’s largest online social network, has taken another step toward LGBT-inclusiveness, introducing same-sex icons for users to select from when adding marriage events to their profile’s timeline.
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Oreo ‘pride cookie’ post on Facebook sparks emotional responses
NORTHFIELD, Ill. — KRAFT Foods’ LGBT-friendly post on Facebook for its immensely popular Oreo cookies has sparked emotional responses on the cookie’s fan page.
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Social media giant Facebook receives recognition award from GLAAD
SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Facebook was honored Saturday night at the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.