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Rio’s new mayor thinks that every time an abortion is botched, a gay is born

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The new mayor, Marcelo Crivella, has also said Catholics are "preaches demonic doctrines" and Hinduism and African religions shelter “unclean spirits.”

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Tens of thousands celebrate at Rio Pride Parade

Monday, December 12, 2016

Organizers said the event's message was centered around passing legislation to make life easier for trans and gender nonconforming people.

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Valentina Sampaio slays as next transgender cover model for Elle Brazil

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

“Beauty is something that transcends the body—it comes from the soul,” says the stunning model.

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Gay paralympian seeks gold, then death by euthanasia

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

“I suffer greatly, sometimes sleeping only ten minutes a night – and still go for the gold.”

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‘We were wrong. We will do better:’ Daily Beast pulls sleazy article

Friday, August 12, 2016

"Today, The Daily Beast took an unprecedented but necessary step: We are removing an article from our site."

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Daily Beast editor apologizes for outing Rio’s closeted gay Olympians

Thursday, August 11, 2016

The writer was supposed to look at the use of dating apps in Rio, but some readers saw his article as sex-shaming and outing closeted competitors.

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Chyrons can make Olympic swimming a much more interesting sport

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Speedos apparently don't mix well with NBC's graphics.

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The gay games: gold medalist comes out in Rio

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Speaking of her partner, Rafaelia Silva said: "She was there every day, and know what I was feeling, when I was sick and when I wasn't."

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Someone snapped this picture off their TV and broke the internet

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Hahahahaha! This is a story about... wait, HAhahaha. Ok, gimme a sec, I'm okay now, thi- BWHAHAhahahaha!

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Painful mishap costs paralympian her chance for glory in Rio

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

“I am going to show now that you can move forward from something that feels like the end of the world.”

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