2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras posts loss of $177,644
The 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival announced a $177,644 financial loss from this year’s festival season and organizers say the event will need a radical overhaul to return to profitability. Mardi Gras CEO Michael Rolik told a member …

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Actor Nighy 'happier at 64 than 24'
Veteran actor Bill Nighy insists he is happier as a “lanky bloke” of 64 than he was in his 20s, despite being prepared for his roles to “get smaller”.

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Three Lithuanian TV stations refuse ad from gay activist group
A video produced for Lithuanian television stations by homosexual activists is being investigated by an ethics watchdog after TV three different TV stations refused to air it. “The video contains elements that need to be evaluated by experts. It will …

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US picks 12-man roster for basketball World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. has picked the 12 players it believes can defend its world basketball title.

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Young gay couple finds their ever after
Karli Jones and Ashley Graham are both funny, confident, well-educated, beautiful women — and they’re also in love. Jones, 26, and Graham, 30, made it official Aug. 16, when they tied the knot in front of family and friends in Killarney. The wedding …

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While Resilient and Optimistic, LGBT Students Face Challenges as the School … – Human Rights Campaign (blog)

While Resilient and Optimistic, LGBT Students Face Challenges as the School … Human Rights Campaign (blog) As students head back to school in Mississippi and Alabama this fall, HRC reminds those within the education community that LGBT youth are incredibly resilient and very optimistic about their futures. However, they face difficulties growing up within … and more »

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USA Basketball announces World Cup roster
Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard was among the final players cut.

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FIBA World Cup 2014: Gordon Hayward to be cut from USA Basketball team, reports ESPN's Marc Stein
The writing was on the wall . . .

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