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Cenesex (National Center for Sex Education) celebrated its annual May campaign against homophobia and transphobia in Cuba this month, and as part of the program, the traditional conga parade was held on this occasion from the intersection of Linea and Paseo Avenues to 12th Street.
Check out the gallery of the events with images by the Havana Times after the jump!
“Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me,” she says. “It was too heavy a burden to carry and I simply couldn’t do that anymore. I sought and received treatment, I put positive people around me and I got back to doing what I love — writing songs and making music.”
– Mariah Carey in the recent issue of PEOPLE Magazine.
Good for Mariah! This is huge. A major pop star talking about their own mental illness and de-stigmatizing it for others. Mimi‘s now in therapy and taking medication for bipolar II disorder, which involves periods of depression as well as hypomania (less severe than the mania associated with bipolar I disorder, but can still cause irritability, sleeplessness and hyperactivity).
Your move, USA! Pakistan TV welcomed anchor Marvia Malik, a journalism graduate who has also worked as a model.
She told the BBC she was moved to tears when she was offered the job. She anchored her first show on private broadcaster Kohenoor on Friday, after three months of training. Transgender people face discrimination in Pakistan and many struggle to find employment. Some are forced into begging, dancing or prostitution to earn money.
Check out Marvia’s debut above! WERK! This is huge, not just for Pakistan but for progress in the world!
A historic moment for Canadians as Premiere Justin Trudeau apologizes for previous criminalization of homosexuality. The government spend more than $78 million US to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of people who lost government jobs because of their sexual orientation. Check out his speech above!
Stoners of the nation, rejoice! The former first-daughter, Malia Obama, showed her support for legalization of marijuana this week when she perfected her smoke ring game! This video is making me crave Doritos in the worst way! Is it Friday night yet?
