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Greenland gets equal marriage

If “giant sheets of ice” sounds like a great theme for your wedding, we have good news. On April 1, Greenland officially adopted equal marriage, borrowing the law as a constituent territory from Denmark for its 50,000 residents. The bishop of the Church of Greenland says he welcomes gender-neutral marriage law.

Read more at Perchy Bird.

Pornhub: Women like lesbian porn

According to data from porn giant Pornhub, women across the world prefer watching woman-on-woman porn over any other category, especially in North and South America. Women in central Africa, however, preferred “ebony”, East Asian women preferred “Hentai”, and Russians preferred “anal.”

The forgotten gay language

At Atlas Obscura, Ella Morton digs into the past and future of Polari, the mostly-forgotten secret language of British gay men.

Mississippi follows North Carolina with anti-LGBT law

While Democrats scramble to buy time, Republicans in Mississippi have sent a bill to the state’s governor that would legalize almost any discrimination against LGBT people in the state. At the same time, a Mississippi federal judge has had to step in to force the state to allow gay adoption. Mississippi’s move comes on the heels of North Carolina, which is facing political and economic backlash for its own discriminatory law.

Frontiers fires lesbian reporter for being old

In an attempt to save money and appeal to younger readers, LGBT magazine Frontiers has fired a senior lesbian reporter for being too old. Karen Ocamb, who is 66, had been with the publication for 14 years.

Read more at LGBT Nation.

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