Lesbian couple donate money to controversial Indiana pizzeria

Putting aside all the snarky suggestions that gay and lesbians would sooner divorce than have a same-sex wedding catered by – oh, the horror – a pizzeria, some gay and lesbian patrons are showing their support of the controversial pizza parlor Memories Pizza which recently made news by announcing its closure due to alleged threats…

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Prominent Nigerian gay-rights activist denied asylum in the UK

LONDON — For years, Anderonke Apata has been a fixture of the British LGBT activist scene, agitating for change and pushing for a larger share of the minority community’s stake in civil society. But last weekhttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=58676&action=edit Apata had her lengthy legal tussle to claim asylum in the country thrown out of the highest court of…

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Gay hookup site raises awareness of racism in online dating

Toronto, ON, Canada  – Pink Triangle Press (PTP) operator of Squirt.org launched its latest advertising campaign showing three gay men embracing. The three men represent a diversity of races. This campaign was launched in Toronto (ON) on March 23, followed by Dallas (TX) on March 30.  The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness…

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Professional Diversity Network April Jobs Report explores unconscious bias

CHICAGO — Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPDN) has released its latest Diversity Jobs Report (DJR) and Diversity Jobs Index (DJI), which analyzes the employment situation for women, minorities, veterans, the disabled and LGBT professionals for the month prior. The DJR reveals that, for the first time in 2015, the employment levels for diverse groups…

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Update: 100+ tech leaders now call for LGBT non-discrimination protections nationwide

Reflecting an ever-increasing wave of support for LGBT equality, more than 100 technology industry leaders and counting have joined in an unprecedented statement to legislators calling for the addition of non-discrimination protections for LGBT people to civil rights laws. Launched last week in response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed into law…

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