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    Antennapedia: There's an odd second side to this issue. I spent some time living in the Middle East (Qatar) and I know gay people who say that it is actually easie... more »
    divine booty: Muslim cultures have a deeper public/private divide than western cultures do. It's interesting to me that countries with more integrated public/privat... more »
    kithkin: The fact of the matter is that half of the laws across the world that prohibit homosexuality today are derived from a single law that the British enac... more »
    AndPreciousLittleofThat: Forgive my ignorance, but when did the letters Q and I get appended to GLBT? And what do they stand for (assuming it's not "Qaran" and "Islam")? more »
    morninggloria: Teabaggers and the people they want to bomb agree: gays are bad. more »
    funzette: Thanks for this. Islam does not exist in a vacuum, and is not inherently more dangerous, violent, or extreme than any other religion. Islam as it's pr... more »
    Laulau: Here's an ever-so-slightly off-topic question. Is there a more handy term than "LGBTQI"? (I'll admit, I've never seen the "I" added myself, but I thin... more »
    Penny: So, they're saying that Islam was virtually absent of homophobia before the influence of modern Western (I assume, Christian) influence in the 20th ce... more »
    inchworm: thanks for this, hortense. more »
    randomnessish: Is that...yes...it is... LIZA MINNELLI. Oh gosh. I'm very upset that I didn't have anyone to go to the NYC Pride March with. more »
    SharonTaint: I remember when I lived on Christopher Street and every year we'd make pitchers of margaritas, sit out on the deck and cheer the parade. Good, good ti... more »
    bess marvin, girl detective: oh boo, WeHo's (Los Angeles) celebration was two weeks prior. everyone should have it on the same weekend. more »
    mariamariamaria: San Francisco Pride! From sfgate.com more »
    HereComesMyBaby: Meretz shoutout in #5. more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: The photo of the two Israeli men with their arms swung sweetly and casually around each other is my favorite (though I really like all of them). That'... more »
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    A Frank Discussion of Homophobia in the Middle East

    Looking at title of Salon's "Homophobia on the Rise in the Muslim World," I felt a myself hesitating mid-click. Is this going to be an article on GLBTQI issues or veiled anti-Islam propogranda? Thankfully, the article is the former. More »
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    Pride Around The World

    This weekend, LGBT Pride parades and festivals took place across the world. Ahead, a collection of images from celebrations in several countries. More »
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    Condom/Mania

    [Jerusalem, June 25. Image via Getty]

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