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The travel industry’s growing conscience.

Certainly 2017 proved to be one of the world’s worst in terms of natural disasters — particularly those hitting top travel destinations — from the fires that roared through California (beginning with wine country all the way to San Diego) to the multiple earthquakes that rocked Mexico, and the numerous hurricanes that devastated portions of… Read the full article HERE.

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Salary Survey 2018: The most diverse and inclusive places to work.

Alongside working environment, opportunities for progression and fair pay, the creation of inclusive and diverse teams is a further crucial element in determining the best industries for marketers, according to Marketing Week’s Career and Salary Survey 2018. Read the full article HERE.

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Saudi Arabia police arrest men over ‘gay wedding’ video.

Police in Saudi Arabia say they have arrested several young men who last week appeared in a video of what was described as a “gay wedding scene”. In the video, the men are sprayed with confetti as they walk side by side on a carpet at an outdoor venue. One of them seems to be wearing a long bridal veil. Read the full article HERE.

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The first LGBT mosque in Australia set to open.

An imam in Australia is working to open the country’s first mosque for LGTBI Muslims, claiming that gay Muslims in the country lack support and safe spaces. Nur Warsame, Australia’s only openly gay imam, told Australian media he deals with an “avalanche of misery” from… Read the full article HERE.

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Why LGBT elders aren’t sweating the Trump years.

As we barrel into the first days of 2018, it’s probably no surprise that many of us couldn’t wait to say “good riddance” to 2017. What was that phrase that Queen Elizabeth used to describe the year following the death of Princess Diana? Annus horribilus? We in the U.S. have certainly been through our own uniquely horrible year with the first 12… Read the full article HERE.

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Coming out as a Republican to my democrat family went worse than coming out gay.

I am not a sex offender. But a number of my friends no longer have time to see me. Lifelong acquaintances now regard me with fear and distrust. I have been unfriended en masse on social media and excoriated by friends who deign to remain. And I have been singly excluded from social gatherings when the rest of my family was invited. Read the full article HERE.