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First love, gay love, take center stage in ‘Call Me By Your Name’.

“Call Me By Your Name” became a landmark for gay romantic fiction when it was first published in 2007, but the makers of a new movie version say it will appeal to anyone who enjoys a good love story. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Gay Times sacks editor after antisemitic and offensive tweets emerge.

The editor of Gay Times has been sacked for tweeting a series of antisemitic and misogynistic comments as well as using Twitter to attack gay people, homeless people and disabled children. Josh Rivers, the first BME editor of a gay men’s magazine… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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“Star Trek” airs first gay male kiss in 50-year history of franchise.

Star Trek: Discovery is boldly going where no other Star Trek series has gone before. The CBS space drama made history last month when it introduced Anthony Rapp’s character, Lt. Stamets, as the first openly gay character in the television history of the franchise… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality    

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Where have all the lesbian (and gay) bars gone?

At a recent newly-launched lesbian party in Brooklyn, women scattered themselves haphazardly throughout the backyard of a gay bar filled mostly with men. Wearing dark jeans and denim jackets, they stood in small groups, intermittently scanning the room while talking… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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Liz Smith, queen of the gossip columns, has passed.

Liz Smith, the longtime queen of New York’s tabloid gossip columns, who for more than three decades chronicled little triumphs and trespasses in the soap-opera lives of the rich, the famous and the merely beautiful, died on Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She was 94. Her friend and literary agent, Joni Evans, confirmed her death. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality    

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Oh my…George Takei is now accused of sexual misconduct.

George Takei is the latest Hollywood player who stands accused of sexual misconduct. Former male model, Scott Brunton, accused Takei — actor best known for his body of work playing Hikaru Sulu “Star Trek” and contemporary LGBT activist — accused Takei of sexual assault in 1981 an article published Friday by The Hollywood Reporter. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

ENTERTAINMENT

It’s a record LGBT season on TV.

The number of lesbian, gay and transgender characters on U.S. television shows have reached record highs, and campaign group GLAAD said on Thursday that their stories were more important than ever given moves in the United States to roll back LGBT acceptance. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality