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Russian LGBT Sport Federation hosting conference in Moscow today.

Supported by FIFA, the World Cup-inspired event focuses on LGBTQ inclusion in soccer and in Russia. The Russian LGBT Sport Federation will host a conference today in Moscow designed to further discussion in both Russia and the sport of soccer about LGBTQ inclusion.  

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‘Ideal Home’ has been slammed as “too gay”, but for who exactly?

Ideal Home can best be explained by three things: a fairly pedestrian plot, some incredibly hilarious dialogue and some unapologetically gay content. But it’s this last point that has generated the most negative criticism of the film, and that’s a shame, because the film’s bold queerness provides so much of the fun.  

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How to protect yourself in a post-marriage equality world.

When same-sex marriage was passed by The Supreme Court of the United States in June 2015, that solved everything, right? Not exactly. We must remember we are a union of 50 states and, unfortunately, the fight for equality migrated to the state-level. Depending on our LGBTQ status, we can still be denied housing, services and employment in up to 30 states in the U.S.  

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LGBT hero who helped hide Pride flag in plain sight in Russia detained for 15 hours.

This LGBTI activist was interrogated in Russia for nearly a day without a lawyer, his belongings or a phone. A gay man who helped to hide the Pride flag in plain sight in Russia was detained for 16 hours. Colombian Mateo Fernandez, who works in advertising in Paris, flew to Moscow on 29 June.  

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Longevity improved for those with HIV/AIDS but cancer risk increased

While the vast majority of people with HIV in the United States are doing well with treatment, they appear to have a higher risk of developing certain cancers. Since the first cases of AIDS were reported almost four decades ago, tremendous progress has been made in understanding and managing this once almost always fatal disease…  

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Gay farmers go naked to help raise awareness of mental health out on the farm.

When The Naked Farmer came to town looking for people to get their kit off for a good cause, dairy farmer Kerry Wilson was approached to take part. He and his partner Paul Wilson agreed, though Kerry had reservations about not having the right body type. “Gee whiz, I’m 56. Does it matter?” Kerry asked. It didn’t.