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I trolled the web for gay headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to.
From one queen to another, gays are fabulous!
NEWS
- Oregon principal says he was fired because he came out
- Rhode Island marriage-equality bill may hinge on extent of religious exemptions
- Hundreds stage kiss-in after California mall ejects affectionate gay couple
- Out lesbian Catherine C. Quinn makes her race for New York City mayor official
- Next Pope should allow priests and gays to marry, say American voters
- Gay couples could see windfalls from U.S. Supreme Court action
- NYC department of health warns gay men of “terrifying” meningitis outbreak, urges vaccination
- South Carolina lawmaker comes out after false, salacious blog post
- Gay man wrongfully imprisoned for 11 years gets $13 million pay out
- Nevada Senate committee advances bill to add gender identity to hate crime statute
- Colorado civil unions headed to House floor
- Study: Approximately 900,000 adult immigrants identify as LGBTQ
INTERNATIONAL
- New Hong Kong equal opportunities commission leader says he will protect LGBT people
- New Zealand anti-gay groups says gays shouldn’t be allowed to adopt
- Australian opposition leader says he is no longer ‘threatened’ by gay people
- Queen Elizabeth comes out in support of gay rights (thanks to Alexander Pryce Larkin for the tip!)
- Poland’s gay and trans MPs take a stand against bigotry
- Anti-gay ban may be added to Scotland’s marriage bill, warns campaigners
- LGBT groups boycott Hong Kong equality forum
- Boys in heels respond to Russia’s anti-gay “Crazy Law”
- “We hate fags” printed on Puerto Rico ATM receipt
- Two popular anti-gay slurs are ruled as hate speech in Mexico
- Canada kickstarts funding for gay-rights initiatives in Uganda
ENTERTAINMENT
- Valerie Harper, who was just diagnosed with brain cancer, and Cloris Leachman share a funny gay memory from The Mary Tyler Moore Show on The Doctors
- Mariah Carey releases music video for her Oz: The Great and Powerful single
- Publicist Howard Bragman interviews RuPaul on Gwissues
- Cyndi Lauper blasts Donald Trump for anti-gay comments and racial shit-stirring
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HiI am delighted to tell you that you have been nominated for an Award at the Belfast Pride 20th Anniversary Dinner.The Dinner is being held on Saturday 26th June in the Belfast Hilton. One of the highlights of the event will be the Pride Awards, recognising the contributions made by individuals and organisations to the LGBT community.To help us in the organisation of the Awards, can you please confirm that you intend to be present at the Dinner. As we are a charity, we are not in a position to offer free tickets for nominees, and ordering details can be found on our website, belfastpride.com.I very much hope that you can attend, to help us launch our 20th Pride Festival, and also to recognise the work put in by volunteers over the last twenty years.Please let me know if you can be with us on 26th June.Many thanks.Brian R. AdamsBelfast Pride Committee