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Britain’s Anglican Church avoids split over gay rights
Anglican leaders have overwhelmingly decided to stay together at a summit aimed at preventing a split in their fellowship over homosexuality
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UK lawmakers say authorities ‘failing’ transgender people
“Despite some welcome progress,” says lawmaker Maria Miller, “we are still failing trans people in so many ways.”
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Lesbian brutally raped and murdered
Investigators theorize that Motshidisi Pascalina had been subject to “corrective rape,” in which men try to “cure” lesbianism by raping them.
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Madonna’s ex sued by antigay politician — for snapping a pic of him asleep on a plane
The angry politician is suing Brahim Zaibat, calling the picture a breach of privacy, and accusing him of costing his party the election.
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To protest book ban, straight and gay Israeli Jews and Arabs passionately kiss
After the Israeli Ministry of Education decided to ban a book depicting a love affair between a Jewish woman and an Arab man, lips locked in furious protest.
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Grindr sells majority stake to Chinese firm for $93 million
Homosexuality is still generally considered taboo in China, but that didn’t stop a business entity from purchasing the hugely popular hookup app.
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Brian Eno pays tribute to David Bowie
Eno received an email from Bowie a week ago that ended with “Thank for for our good times, brian. they will never rot.”
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From Madonna to Carrie Brownstein, artists pay tribute to David Bowie
Fellow artists pay tribute to the loss of a giant.
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Will the Anglican church split this week over LGBT issues?
Officials from the Church of England are bracing for a split after next week’s summit to discuss the issue of homosexuality.
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U.S. Marine convicted of killing transgender Filipino files appeal
In December a judge convicted Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton of homicide, not the more serious charge of murder as prosecutors sought.