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It’s never too late to come out.

After a lifetime of guilt and secret longings, David Morrison came out as gay at age 76. He and his wife, Margaret, had raised a family together. “I loved my wife. I’d have laid down my life for her. But it was not a soul relationship, you know?” he says, adding, “But what marriage is perfect”?

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Let’s stop ignoring everyday homophobia.

You’ve just finished Sunday brunch. You and your boyfriend are tired and bloated, accompanied by a clingy hangover, so pronounced that you’ve named it “Larry.” For all intents and purposes, your life reads pretty basic. But there’s a twist ― you’re a guy. Your boyfriend insists on holding your hand as you meander a downtown street, even though showing PDA gives you anxiety. You bat away the insecurity, assuming you’re in a liberal enough part of town.

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Aaron Carter identifies as bisexual.

That weight, in turn, was Carter’s bisexual preference. “When I was around 13-years-old I started to find boys and girls attractive. There were years that went by that I thought about it, but it wasn’t until I was 17-years-old, after a few relationships with girls, I had an experience with a male that I had an attraction to who I also worked with and grew up with.”

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Australia still fighting for gay marriage.

Hundreds of Sydneysiders have attended a rally supporting same-sex marriage, on the eve of a Liberal party room meeting on the issue. Protesters carried signs saying, “Love is about hearts not parts”, “We didn’t vote on your marriage” and “Just let my mums get married” at the event at Town Hall, organised by GetUp and Community Action Against Homophobia.