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WATCH: Gay nurse creates Sound of Music parody to support HIV research.

A gay nurse has parodied The Sound of Music in a hilarious video that should be one of your new Favorite Things. Otis Morgan brought together friends and health advocates to film a spoof of one of the musical’s most popular songs, “Do-Re-Mi.” The 42-year-old San Francisco nurse created the video to raise money…

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Gay high school coach suspended for organizing LGBT charity game now running for office.

Anthony Nicodemo, considered the first openly gay high school coach in the New York metro area, has announced his run for State Assembly, Lohud reports.  Nicodemo, head boys’ basketball coach and a social studies teacher at Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, is running as a Democrat for…

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Gays and lesbians are working hard to save the world.

Social activism is on the rise, especially on the political left. But who are the people who actually get off the couch and devote time and effort to supporting a cause? Disproportionately, they are gay men and lesbian women. That’s the conclusion of newly published research…  

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Gay, lesbian & bisexual people get less sleep than straight people.

A recent study claims that gay, lesbian, and bisexual people face a greater chance of issues with both physical and mental health brought on by a lack of proper sleep. What’s more, it is the stress placed upon them via homophobia and discrimination that are to blame.

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Discrimination against LGBT people is now legal in Kansas and Oklahoma.

State lawmakers in Oklahoma and Kansas have approved legislation to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. Supporters of such measures argued that the core issue is protecting a group’s right to live out its religious faith, while critics saw them as attacks on LGBT rights.

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Serbia’s lesbian Prime Minister claps back at homophobic minister.

Serbia’s lesbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić just clapped back at a homophobic minister in the best possible way. Last year, Brnabić became Serbia’s first LGBTI – and female – Prime Minister. She was also the first leader to march in a Balkan Pride event.