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Washington (AFP) - The family of former US vice president Mike Pence has announced the death of Marlon Bundo, their pet rabbit who starred in a children's book series by the second family as well as a parody version supporting gay rights. The rabbit, whose name is a pun on actor "Marlon Brando," lived with the Pence family at the vice president's official residence in Washington, and was a frequent guest at events for children. "God brought you to us right when we needed you most," said Pence's daughter, Charlotte Pence Bond, who authored the series of children's books told from Bundo's point ...
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Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has written to thank an American priest for his "pastoral zeal" in reaching out to LGBTQ people at a time the Vatican faces criticism over its handling of the issue. Father James Martin on Monday tweeted the handwritten letter, together with an English translation, sent after he organised an online conference on the theme of support for the LGBTQ community. "I want to thank you for your pastoral zeal and your ability to be close to people, with the closeness that Jesus had, and which reflects the closeness of God," the pope wrote. In the letter, Francis stres...
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Washington (AFP) - When Brianna Titone first ran for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives, she was viewed as an unlikely candidate, and her opponents didn't bother to say much about her being a transgender woman. But after winning the seat in an upset and becoming the first transgender legislator in state history, a rival lawmaker voiced robocalls claiming Titone "wants to force a radical sexual agenda on every Coloradan." When she held campaign events, people began shouting expletives from passing cars. Yet that didn't stop voters in Titone's suburban Denver district from giving h...
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Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - A gay American couple is being deported from Bali after viral tweets that called the Indonesian resort island "queer friendly". The firestorm started when Kristen Gray tweeted over the weekend that she was enjoying "an elevated lifestyle at a much lower cost of living" after moving to the island from Los Angeles with her girlfriend. Praising the benefits of Bali, she said it was "queer friendly" and home to a "black in Bali community". She also promoted an e-book she was selling that told people how to bypass strict regulations barring foreigners from visiting duri...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Nevada has become the first US state to enshrine in its constitution the right of gay couples to marry, overturning an 18-year ban on same-sex marriage.The measure was put to voters during the recent presidential election on November 3 and the final results were published in recent days.Voters approved the "Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment" by 62 percent, with 38 percent against, according to the Nevada secretary of state's office."It feels good that we let the voters decide," advocacy group Equality Nevada president Chris Davin told NBC News. "The people said this, ...
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