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October 11th is National Coming Out day.

‘Coming out and living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or supportive straight person is an act of bravery and authenticity.’ This is what the Human Rights Campaign says to people in their guide to coming out. Donald Trump ‘will visit the UK in early 2018 but will not meet the Queen’ National Coming Out Day is happening, as it does every year, on Wednesday, October 11.

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HIV spreading among gay Hispanic men under 30.

HIV is spreading among gay Hispanic men — particularly those under the age of 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers say young Hispanics are acquiring HIV at greater rates than other groups, putting them “on the leading edge of transmission.”

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First pride parade “In the name of love” in Muslim Kosovo.

A few hundred people held the first ever pride parade in the Kosovo capital, Pristina, on Tuesday, to promote the rights of the gay community. The parade, called “In the name of love,” was organized by nine non-governmental organizations to raise awareness and end prejudice in Kosovo society.

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Escaping death in Dhaka.

Ali Asgar still remembers the terrible screaming of Xulhaz Mannan, founder of Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s only LGBTQ magazine, and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, as a gang of six attackers hacked them to death.

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University of Toledo to offer scholarship for LGBT students.

There’s a unique scholarship for LGBT students who want to attend the University of Toledo. It’s called the Anaya/Arroyo Scholarship, for undergrads who identify as LGBT. It honors Dr. Rane Arroyo a former UT English professor and former student Troy Anaya Jr.

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LGBT seniors now losing support from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Donald Trump’s administration has backtracked on yet another LGBT rights measure. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, last week withdrew a proposed rule put forth in December 2014 to assure that same-sex spouses are treated equally to opposite-sex ones in long-term care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds, which most do.