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TV network asks if watching too much porn “turns people gay”.

Satellite TV station, TV9 Telegu (India) recently featured a segment that explored the reasons behind homosexuality. The title of the segment was: “Gay culture on the rise in Telugu states.” The ridiculous piece aired on December 25 and was also published on the station’s YouTube channel. Read the full article HERE.

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Cher is set to headline the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras…well maybe.

American singer and icon, Cher, is tipped to headline the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras next year. The 71-year-old – who is known for hits including Believe and I Got You Babe – is reportedly close to being locked in to perform at one of the biggest parties of the year. Read the full article HERE.  

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Not just for hookups anymore: Grindr is now a media company, too.

The killer feature of the dating app Grindr is that it tracks the location of its users — primarily gay men — helping them find each other in places that might not be openly LGBT-friendly. Now the editors of Into, a Grindr-published queer lifestyle magazine, are finding that that capability is good for more than just finding a weekend fling. Read the full article HERE.

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How the LGBTQ magazine boom is defying the monotony of mainstream media.

Niche magazines may be a small moon in the journalism galaxy, but there’s nothing small about how they celebrate the voices of people who are often silenced because of their identities. Condé Nast, the holy grail of the magazine industry that’s responsible for titles including Vogue and Glamour, Read the full article HERE.  

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It’s not healthy to be LGBT on Spanish-language TV shows.

A new report from GLAAD reveals that LGBT representations on Spanish-language television is lagging. The second annual report “Still Invisible/Todavia Invisibles” examined primetime programming from Telemundo, Univision, UniMas, and Netflix in the 2016-2017 television season. Analysts counted just 19 LGBT characters out a total of 698, including 13 gay men, five lesbians/bisexual women, and one trans woman. Read the full article HERE.

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Ellen meets Alabama hero dad Nathan Mathis.

Ellen sat down with Nathan Mathis, whose gay daughter took her life. Nathan protested against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore the night before he lost the senate election, and denounced the politician’s stance against homosexuality. What the video HERE.  

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Justin Trudeau makes history by appearing on gay magazine cover.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making history again! After becoming the first Canadian leader to to march in an LGBT Pride event,  he’s now become the first Canadian Prime Minister to cover an LGBT magazine. Mr. Trudeau, who appears on the January cover of Attitude… Read the full article HERE.