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Apparently Gay Uncles Day is a thing…and it’s today!

Tomorrow is Gay Uncles Day and we have everything you need to know to make sure your #Guncles feel super special because, well, they are. Gay Uncles Day occurs every year on the second Sunday of August. According to Gay Star News, Gay Uncles Day began with a suggestion two years ago by Florida resident C.J Hatter.      

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15 sexy moments from Gay Games 2018 in Paris to inspire your summer bod.

From snug fitting singlets to muscled cheerleaders, the Gay Games 2018 are underway in Paris and if this travel-worthy event isn’t already on your radar, these Instagram pics are sure to get your attention. Over 12,700 participants from 91 countries are expected during the week-long contest, which presents a variety of athletes – young and old, male and female, straight and gay.    

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Ireland’s gay Prime Minister will challenge the Pope on same-sex parents.

The prime minister of Ireland has vowed to press Pope Francis on accepting same-sex parents. Leo Varadkar, who is gay, is scheduled to meet in Dublin with the head of the Catholic Church before its World Meeting of Families. At Dublin Castle, Varadkar aims to inform His Holiness that…    

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Secret LGBT histories from the ‘40s to Stonewall caught on vintage home video.

“Breakfast In San Fernando,” flashes the title card. It is July 1947. A handsome man in a checked shirt beckons the camera through a gate, and inside a sunny garden are all kinds of other handsome men, skinny dipping, clipping hedges, and throwing themselves around on the grass…      

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Local LGBTQ centers fight big battles with few resources.

Most LGBTQ centers rely on volunteers: 25 percent have no paid staff, and 32 percent have less than five paid staff members. LGBTQ community centers across the U.S. serve more than 40,000 clients a week, but many have no physical space or paid staff, according to a report released this week.