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Ribble Valley MP welcomes winners of Mr Gay Europe, Mr Gay ... (Accrington Observer)

Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has welcomed the winners of Mr Gay Europe, Mr Gay England and Mx Drag England to Westminster. The House of Commons deputy ...

LGBTQ rights have come such a long way here in the UK and in many countries across the globe, but there is much to still be done to achieve global equality and I welcome the efforts of representatives of the Mr Gay company on this. The Mr Gay company are this year continuing with this raising money for charities and platforms such as Pride Radio, a community radio station which broadcasts to 150 countries across the world, some where it is illegal to be LGBTQ. Its competitions celebrate the pride, diversity, and rights of the LGBTQ community.

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Conservative Catholic Group Spent $4 Million Seeking to Forcibly ... (New Ways Ministry)

The Post's story earlier this month detailed efforts by Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal (CLCR), a nonprofit based in Colorado, to purchase data from ...

“‘It was the first needle-in-a-haystack case, where someone sifts through millions of locations in apps and looks for one person and then tries to use that info to impeach them. Bennett Cyphers of the Electronic Frontier Foundation commented to The Post: “Does spying on priests provide an ‘example of holiness in charity, humility, and simplicity of life?’ That is not only a question for readers of this column. “The people involved in this effort to spy on priests are creeps. Referring to the “Denver Catholic mafia,” and suggesting Archbishop Samuel Aquila had knowledge of the effort, Winters concluded: “‘As those who lead others to perfection, bishops should be diligent in fostering holiness among their clerics, religious, and laity according to the special vocation of each. It always shifts and is up to the opinions of moral theologians.” Several prominent Catholics were quick to condemn CLCR and its invasion of privacy, judging the effort as inconsistent with Catholic values. But most of the data appears to be from Grindr, and those familiar with the project said the organizers’ focus was gay priests.” . .Both [interviewees] disapprove of the project because they see it as spying and coercive in ways that are damaging to priest-bishop relations and to the reputation of the Catholic Church and thus its ability to evangelize. Additional funding for CLCR came from the Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado, a partner of the Archdiocese of Denver. CLCR spent at least $4 million on the project, money which was used to purchase personal information through data brokers, a practice that is unregulated in the U.S.

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Gay Middendorf, 82, is a volunteer at Point/Arc — and she does it all ... (User-generated content)

By Andy Furman Point/Arc. Her friends called it a surprise. Gay Middendorf called it a blessing. In fact, Middendorf says it was better than a paycheck ...

“I’m available when needed,” she said, “first and above all, I try to help Judi. I mean, they truly have a full life and I think that’s wonderful.” “We weren’t in the same home room, but we certainly got to know one another.” They have basketball, bowling and movie nights – and special trips. The mission – to help people with disabilities achieve their highest potential educationally, socially, residentially and vocationally. “You get so much happiness when you see what The Point/Arc and their staff does,” she said.

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Journal places warning on flawed abuse-homosexuality study (Inside Higher Ed)

Last month, more than 20 years after the Archives of Sexual Behavior published research surveying gay people about whether they were molested as ...

It is nature, and not white people, that have given Blacks smaller brains and lower intelligence on the average.” “An explicit message to readers was also published as part of this, urging them to take caution when interpreting the content and conclusions of the article.” In fact, Alliant is home to the Rockway Institute—a national center for LGBT psychology research, education and public policy which advances the use of scientific and professional expertise to counter anti-gay prejudice and inform public policies affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.” “The university does not direct, vet or review the independent research and publications pursued by Alliant faculty,” she said. Lighter pigmentation is associated with the slow reproductive strategy (K) including lower birth rates, less infant mortality, less violent crime, less HIV/AIDS, plus higher IQ, higher income, and greater longevity.” Templer’s name, published in Personality and Individual Differences, Templer and his co-author wrote, “We have found, in both human and non-human animals, that darker pigmentation is associated with higher levels of aggression and sexuality (and in humans with lower IQ). “Readers are urged to take caution when interpreting the content and conclusions of this article,” the Editorial Expression of Concern says. Inside Higher Ed was also unable to reach any of the authors. [blog post last week](https://warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/update-on-a-flawed-study-of-homosexuality) about the new Editorial Expression of Concern. Zucker, the editor of Archives of Sexual Behavior, told Inside Higher Ed. Throckmorton also provided his emails pointing out the issue in 2006 to Donald I. Yet a table in the same article said 68 percent identified as gay before being molested.

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Mark Takano: History-making gay congressman on his global fight ... (PinkNews)

Gay congressman Mark Takano on his fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the US and in Japan, ahead of the country hosting the G7 summit.

“And if you fall below those standards, you got to be concerned in terms of ideas of civilization and common decency. We care about that as people committed to human rights.” “There is this idea of universal human rights and emerging global standards,” he says. We’re united by the fact that we’re liberal democracies. We care about that as Americans. Weeks later, Kishida said he believes disallowing same-sex unions is not [“unjust”](https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/01/fumio-kishida-japan-prime-minister-same-sex-marriage/). Some of whom have connections to the Unification Church [a religious movement headquartered in South Korea “They just don’t want to be accountable for anything they say. Japan is under pressure from its G7 peers to recognise LGBTQ+ rights. The congressman was recently part of a 12-hour committee hearing on two bills: an anti-trans measure and an anti-LGBTQ+ education bill. What are the G7 about? “There’s a big sense among activists in Japan that the G7 summit is a big opportunity for the Japanese government to go beyond a gesture, to do something substantive for LGBTQ rights.”

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Pedro Pascal's gay Western with Ethan Hawke is about to rival ... (PinkNews)

Pedro Pascal is ready to ride into his next role as the gunslinging Silva in the "intimate" new queer Western Strange Way of Life.

As such, here’s everything we know about the [film](https://www.thepinknews.com/culture/film/) so far. You could not have these two guys f*****g all the time.” When asked if there was a “romantic” element to the plot, he responded: “You can guess… I mean, masculinity is one of the subjects of the movie.” The job was eventually given to Sense and Sensibility director [“his answer to Brokeback Mountain“,](https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/06/29/strange-ways-of-life-pedro-almodovar-pascal-ethan-hawke/) the infamously [queer](https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/06/pedro-pascal-supports-lgbtq-community-us-attacks-trans-rights/) Western about cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist [(Jake Gyllenhaal)](https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/04/12/brokeback-mountain-jake-gyllenhaal-heath-ledger/). [alleged](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/5d39e8/strange-way-of-life-pedro-almodovar-western-movie) that the film will debut on the opening night of Cannes, which takes place on Tuesday 16 May. “For me it was impossible to have that in the movie because it was a Hollywood movie. [IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/pedro-almodovar-western-ethan-hawke-pedro-pascal-1234737020/), Almodóvar suggested some sort of “showdown” between the two, implying that the pair are, or were, very much more than just “friends”. [The Last of Us](https://www.thepinknews.com/topic/the-last-of-us/) finale, [Pedro Pascal](https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/08/the-last-of-us-pedro-pascal-shuts-down-papazzari-question-lgbt-storylines/) is ready to ride into his next role – as the gunslinging Silva in “queer” new Western romance Strange Way of Life. [according to IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13055264/), is that Silva (Pascal) will ride a horse across the desert in an attempt to find his friend Jake (Hawke), after 25 long years apart. [undying fascination with Pedro Pascal](https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/17/the-last-of-us-pedro-pascal-daddy/), Strange Way of Life will almost certainly end up on [must-watch lists](https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/02/2023-lgbt-tv-film-music-releases/) once Cannes is over.

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