Court overturns convictions for online sex chatter with minors
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Did you know it’s perfectly legal in Texas for an adult to send sexually explicit communications to minors online, as long as there is no clear intent to harm the child? The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has just overturned the prison …

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Live chat: Tonight's Republican presidential candidates debate
With 18 days left before the Iowa caucus, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz will be front and center at tonight’s sixth Republican presidential debate. At this point, Cruz has a 51 percent chance of winning the caucus based on current polling, fivethirtyeight.com …

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David Ireland exhibitions at SFAI, Anglim Gilbert Gallery
But Ireland poured a river of concrete — three tons of it … Paul Kos, Tony Labat, Tom Marioni, Gay Outlaw, David Ruddell, Mark Thompson and Amy Trachtenberg.

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Annex LGBT shelter to provide 'safe, supportive' space starting Feb. 1
One in five homeless youth identify as LGBTQ2S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender … youth slated to open this year in Toronto and the largest of its kind in Canada. LGBT homeless youth aged 16 to 24 can move into the 25-bed transitional housing …

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Midsumma welcomes former Australian of the Year Victoria as new Chair of Midsumma
The Board of Midsumma has announced John Caldwell who was Australian of the Year Victoria 2014, John Caldwell as the new Chair of Midsumma. Caldwell who is also a CEO and author takes over from Aaron Hockly, who served as chair for three years. Hockly is …

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President of Malawi Wants “Gay Rights Protected”

Last week, the Presidential Press Secretary of Malawi explained on a radio program that President Peter Mutharika would like to see “gay rights protected.”

Press Secretary Gerald Viola said that President Mutharika plans to let Malawians decide on LGBT issues, even if that means putting it to a popular vote via a referendum. He has agreed to support the people, regardless of their decision. While this revelation does not imply that the president endorses LGBT equality, it does represent an opportunity for LGBT advocates and allies working in Malawi to repeal anti-LGBT laws.

In a follow-up interview with Buzzfeed, Press Secretary Viola expressed that when the President “sees other people being victimized,” he believes that it is best to “leave politics, laws aside—we apply human dignity to be respected.”

In 2012, then-President Joyce Banda called on the parliament to repeal the existing sodomy law, under which same-sex relations are punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Following some resistance to the call for repeal, President Banda issued a moratorium on the enforcement of the sodomy law. The debate just recently became public again when two men were arrested last month for their alleged sexual encounter. Both men were released, and after public criticism, the government of Malawi announced that it would no longer enforce the sodomy law.

Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu issued a statement reaffirming the moratorium.

“Malawi as a member of the international community is also committed to adhere to universally accepted human rights standards,” thestatement read. “Further in line with this commitment, Government has imposed a moratorium on arrests and prosecution of consensual homosexual acts.”

Gift Trapence, director of the Centre for the Development of the People (CEDEP) and a leading advocate for LGBT rights in Malawi, commended the statement issued.

“It’s heartening to see the Malawian government reinforce its commitment to human rights,” Trapence said.

HRC Global will continue to monitor the situation for LGBT individuals in Malawi, but we are hopeful that these latest developments will provide much-needed political space and opportunity for change. For more information on the situation for LGBT individuals in Africa and Malawi specifically, check out HRC’s Report: The State of Human Rights for LGBT People in Africa. 

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Utah Jazz live chat with Tony Jones transcript
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The way to add citrus to an entree? Go fish.
[Got a question for Ellie? Submit it early for her online chat Jan. 21.] Once you segment the citrus over a bowl and collect the juices, you use them make a simple yet elegant pan sauce that takes all of 10 minutes. You just saute shallot in a bit of olive …

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Skype makes it easy to start work calls in Slack
Skype released a preview version of its Slack integration, allowing you begin calls inside the workplace chat room app. Once you add Skype’s new feature to Slack, typing /skype in a chat window will offer a join link for your colleagues to call in.

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