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When y’all doesn’t mean all.

The annual Cville Pride Day is expected to draw more than 5,000 people to celebrate the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community, and organizer Lisa Green wanted some special baseball caps to sell.  They would be gray with purple lettering spelling out the slogan:  Y’all Means All, but a Pennsylvania manufacturer – Legacy Athletic – doesn’t want the business.

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Webinar for the LGBT community about colorectal cancer.

LGBT Healthlink, a program of CenterLink, will present two webinars during September focusing on colorectal cancer and tobacco cessation for the LGBTQ community. On Sept. 19, 1 p.m., Colorectal Cancer in LGBT Communities will take place. This webinar will discuss colorectal cancer in LGBTQ communities, health systems interventions to reduce high rates of incidence and mortality among the LGBTQ population, the 80 percent by 2018 campaign to increase screening and best practices for LGBTQ engagement.

PRIDE

Pride comes alive in La Crosse.

Once a year, professionals and amateurs alike have the opportunity to strut their stuff down the runway at the La Crosse Center, celebrating La Crosse community Pride with bright lights, glamorous garb and a some whole-hearted lip syncing. Traditionally, Pride Month is celebrated in June, but in La Crosse the festivities fall in September, and this weekend the fun kicks off with the fourth annual “So You Think You Can Drag” show at 9 p.m. Friday, one of three events hosted by The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection.

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Gay & bisexual black men are at a higher risk for contacting HIV.

HIV and AIDS are a rising concern in the U.S., but the majority of those affected are in Georgia – more specifically, in Atlanta. The statistical demographics are telling a particular narrative, one that shows that bisexual African American men who are having sex with other men (MSM) are the ones most likely to contract HIV.

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Has science created a real gaydar?

An algorithm deduced the sexuality of people on a dating site with up to 91% accuracy, raising tricky ethical questions Artificial intelligence can accurately guess whether people are gay or straight based on photos of their faces, according to new research suggesting that machines can have significantly better “gaydar” than humans.

DESTINATIONS

Things to know about Patagonia.

Patagonia is a massive chunk of land on the tip of the America continent split between Chile and Argentina. It has a variety of landscapes ranging from the Andes mountain, desert, grasslands and ocean, making it perfect for adventure travellers. We spent a month travelling across this vast region and have set out our 5 highlights and interesting facts about Patagonia from our experience.

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High Times, The Advocate & Out are now part of the same family.

Oreva Capital, the Los Angeles-based investment firm that recently bought marijuana enthusiast magazine “High Times,” has funded a management buyout of a handful of media brands catering to the gay community. Oreva has backed a management-led buyout of Here Publishing, which owns such titles as “The Advocate” and “Out,” with plans to grow its online and events business, Oreva CEO Adam Levin told Reuters in an interview this week.