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Outfest partners with Amazon, making more than 60 LGBTQ movies available to stream.

Outfest and Amazon have announced a partnership making more than 60 official selections from Outfest available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Founded in 1982, Outfest holds the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival every year and has protected more than 35,000 LGBT films and videos.

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Gay, bisexual people are more than 4 times likelier to face sexual violence.

A new study suggests gay and bisexual people are much more likely to be victims of sexual violence. A 2016 survey conducted by the Utah Department of Health asked 10,000 residents if they’d ever suffered a sexual assault. Nearly half of all bisexual respondents (45.5%), and a third of lesbians and gays (33.6%), said…

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What is the Catholic church’s teaching on homosexuality?

Since Building a Bridge, a book on ministering to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics, was published, I have been asked—at Catholic parishes, retreat centers, colleges and universities and conferences—a few questions that recur over and over. The most common are: “What can we say to gay people who believe that God hates them?”…

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There is still time to book a ticket to Puerto Vallarta Pride.

Taking place in Puerto Vallarta from May 20 to 27, Vallarta Pride has grown yearly, with its 2017 edition attracting more than 17,000 visitors. The event has become a staple in the international Pride calendar, and now drives a considerable influx of visitors during what used to be the end of Puerto Vallarta’s traditional high season for tourism.

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Mike Pompeo still opposes gay marriage. Now he’s about to be secretary of state.

Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s pick as the next secretary of state, reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage on Thursday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He made the remarks after Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., asked Pompeo, who is currently the CIA director, whether he believed being gay is “a perversion.”

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Tom Daley makes plea for Commonwealth LGBT rights after winning gold.

Diver Tom Daley has made a plea for Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality after winning a gold medal in the 10m synchronised dive. The 23-year-old gay athlete is in Australia’s Gold Coast competing in the Commonwealth Games, a competition between countries that were formerly under the rule of the British Empire.