Obama Urged to Address LGBT Rights in Africa – TIME

Obama Urged to Address LGBT Rights in Africa TIME Some 200 African and U.S. CEOs are invited, and numerous faith leaders will gather to discuss their role in advancing development. To mark the historic event, LGBT advocates have issued a report on the state of LGBT rights in Africa. Their conclusion? HRC Foundation & Human Rights First Release Joint Report on LGBT AfricaHuman Rights Campaign (blog) Activists want gay rights on Africa summit agendaSan Jose Mercury News all 7 news articles »

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ESPN suspends Smith for comments on abuse
Hundreds of people will tell the Environmental Protection Agency what they think of proposed rules to cut pollution from power plants during public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday in Denver.

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Former 'Ex-Gay' Activist Backs Away from Past, Now Supports GLAAD
For nearly 15 years, Yvette Cantu Schneider was one of the right-wing religious movement’s most prominent examples of so-called living proof that “homosexual urges” could be overcome, to live a straight and “godly” life. While she declines to label her …

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Watch a Maryland Republican Singing "Dixie" With Fellow Secessionists
Michael Peroutka is a former candidate for president of the United States. He’s currently running as a Republican for a council seat in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Around 1:55 in the video above, watch him grab a guitar, ask everyone to “stand for the national anthem,” and start belting out “Dixie.” Read more…

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Tom Hardy’s Gay Gangster Twofer
While not exactly Godfather levels of infamous, the notorious Kray Twins left their mark on London in the 50′s and 60′s by starting a shadowy and nefarious mob organization known as The Firm. While history-junkies might be familiar with their …

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