Coast is queer for arts triple treat in January with Midsumma, mardi gras and Melt
AUSTRALIA’S reputation as a queer entertainment destination … and Brisbane’s Melt festival (February 3-14) in a triple celebration of gay pride. Midsumma director Tennille Moisel said the number of international visitors had grown “significantly …

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Is religious fervor waning in the South? Yes and no.
However, the role of religion in the South, and the rest of the United States, is more nuanced than any one statistic … including attitudes toward gay people. The survey also found that church affiliations are still strong in the Bible Belt, where …

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Spark New Zealand
Spark now has around 36 percent of the New Zealand mobile market and is closing the gap on Vodafone. The company also has the scope to take on more debt, where necessary, to facilitate its strategic imperatives. Accordingly, we are not surprised to see …

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Ohio teen says man she met online held her captive for a month (+video)
The advice entails using blunt conversation with children about the dangers of online sex offenders as well as strict monitoring of teenage Internet and mobile phone use. “Computer-sex offenders almost always meet potential victims via chat rooms,” it …

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Live chat: Giants Winter Meetings preview on Friday at noon
FILE – This is a 2015 file photo showing Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. Greinke has opted out of the final three years of his contract with the Dodgers, giving up a guaranteed $71 million to become a free agent again. Greinke was …

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NZ benchmark stock index drops 1% as ECB weighs on global markets
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index dropped 1.1 percent after the European Central Bank eased policy less than expected and Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen stoked expectations of a Fed hike this month, eroding the appeal of higher-yielding stocks.

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Live chat: Giants Winter Meetings preview, Friday at noon
Beat writer Andy Baggarly will answer your San Francisco Giants questions Friday at noon as he previews possible moves the team could make at the upcoming Winter Meetings in Nashville.

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Chinese activists struggle to establish independent trade unions
He set up his own election team, publicized his statement through online chat groups and blogs, and organized campaigns protesting the current union leadership. “What has the [existing] trade union done for us, anything, since it was established?

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Manager of Vancouver gay nightclub admits he sent private investigators to rival’s city-licensed sex party
VANCOUVER — The manager of a prominent Vancouver gay nightclub admits he hired private investigators to infiltrate a crowded sex party organized by a rival and leaked their findings — including shadowy images of participants — to a local newspaper …

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New Zealand Company Apologizes For Caitlyn Jenner Billboard
The company also announced it would make a donation to Rainbow Youth, an organization with supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and gender diverse young people in New Zealand. “It was not our intention to offend any people in the community/world.

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