5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: October 2017
5 THINGS TO KNOW
5 LGBT pioneers you should know.
For the last 29 years, members of the LGBT community and its allies have celebrated National Coming Out Day on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
HEROES
Same-sex marriages performed on Celebrity Cruises now legally recognized because of changes in Malta.
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced that same-sex marriages performed onboard are now legally recognized, marking a historic first for the modern luxury brand. The motion follows a transformative vote in Malta, where a majority of the Celebrity fleet is registered, which passed the country’s parliament 66-1.
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World Gay Rodeo Finals are heading to Albuquerque.
The best of Gay Rodeo comes together the weekend of Oct. 20-22, 2017 for the 31st World Gay Rodeo Finals – this year at the acclaimed Expo New Mexico Indoor Horse Arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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A more inclusive environment is healthier for straight allies.
A leading researcher of vulnerable and marginalized adolescents including LGBTQ students said more inclusive school climates — including Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) — reduced suicides and suicide attempts by 50 per cent for straight males in B.C. last year.
HEALTH
The rules of the game have changed with gay dating apps.
A new PhD project has analysed how the dating app Grindr has affected dating culture among gay men. The study shows that Grindr has led to new ways for gay men to make themselves visible to one another and let each other know that they are available for intimate encounters.
SPORTS
LGBT athletes come out in record numbers.
While working on his master’s degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joe Hladik researched the ways male athletes navigate masculinity. Hladik, an All-American swimmer at the University of Missouri from 2009-13, completed his master’s degree in May 2016, and in November 2016, he published the research results on his website.