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Stephen Crohn, ‘The Man Who Can’t Catch AIDS’, Took His Own Life: VIDEO
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A Monumental Geology Lesson: VIDEO
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WWII Veteran Marries Partner of 20 Years in Senior Home’s First Gay Wedding: VIDEO
John Banvard, a 95-year-old World War II veteran married his partner, 67-year-old Gerard Nadeau, a Vietnam veteran at the Chula Vista Veteran's … [Read more...] about WWII Veteran Marries Partner of 20 Years in Senior Home’s First Gay Wedding: VIDEO
Meet Gay U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Daniel Baer and His Partner: VIDEO
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Romanian Gay Couple’s Wedding Ceremony Becomes Country’s First Televised Same-Sex Marriage
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Russia Reluctantly Rewords Olympic Truce to Appease UN on Gays
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kd lang to make Broadway Debut Next Year in Jazz Musical ‘After Midnight’
Grammy Award-winning artist kd lang has announced she will be making her Broadway debut next year in the jazz musical After Midnight. Lang will be … [Read more...] about kd lang to make Broadway Debut Next Year in Jazz Musical ‘After Midnight’
Amnesty Calls on Zambia to Free Gay Couple Held for 4 Months as Court Orders Trial for Activist: VIDEO
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Tiny Insect Has First Mechanical Gears Found in Nature: VIDEO
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