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Piers Morgan attacks gay conversion preacher.

A doctor who claims he was ‘cured’ of homosexuality and can help other people become straight was slammed by Piers Morgan today in a heated TV debate. Dr Mike Davidson claims to have been turned away from homosexuality by prayer, counselling and psychotherapy – and has been married to his wife for 35 years.

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Gay Jamaican fashion designer murdered.

Dexter “3D” Pottinger, a Jamaican fashion designer and LGBT activist known as the “face of Pride” in his country, was found stabbed to death Thursday in his Kingston home, the Independent reports. “Blood was splattered everywhere,” a police inspector told the Jamaica Gleaner. Pottinger’s body, which had multiple wounds, was found facedown in his bedroom.

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Body dysmorphia magnified in the gay porn industry.

When I entered the adult industry, the warped sense of self I already felt was magnified more than I’d ever imagined possible. I have never been lied to more than when I stare into a mirror. After an eight mile run and an hour of heavy lifting in the gym, I find myself drenched in sweat, drinking a recovery shake before my full-length mirror. I’m wearing little more than glorified underwear, and I am underwhelmed.

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Danish soccer players fight homophobia.

Some pretty powerful people in Denmark have united to form a campaign to fight homophobia in soccer. The campaign, with the hashtag #fodboldforalle, features soccer players, including national-team players, with a rainbow flag painted on their faces, according to TV2. Some of the athletes are speaking out as well.

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L’Oréal’s transgender model loses job after hateful tweet.

Earlier this week, beauty giant L’Oréal Paris made headlines for hiring transgender model Munroe Bergdorf to appear in its YoursTruly True Match ad campaign. And now they’re making headlines several days later for parting ways with the 29-year-old British model after she wrote a lengthy post on Facebook in which she decried the “racial violence of … ALL white people.”

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Heterosexuality now illegal in Michigan…or it was.

Elijah Daniel, a gay YouTube comedian, paid $100 to the town of Hell, Michigan in order to be declared its mayor. Now, with his newfound power, this American hero has criminalized heterosexual activity, a long overdue decree that’s sure to get this country back on track.

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“Reel in the Closet” to benefit the GLBT Historical Society.

A new cut of the documentary “Reel in the Closet” will be screened at the Roxie Theater on Thurs., Aug. 31, at 7 p.m., with proceeds benefitting the GLBT Historical Society, whose archives provided extensive footage for the film from rarely seen home movies dating back to the 1930s.