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LGBTQ
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Russians send gay pastor packing
The Rev. James Mulcahy sat with a group of LGBTQ activists in the Russian city of Samara last July, having a cup of tea and talking about nothing in particular, he says. Mulcahy, who served as pastor for Rochester’s Metropolitan Community Church from 2000 to 2012, says that the group was barely 20 minutes into […]
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Preserving gay Rochester
The Landmark Society of Western New York is identifying sites that are important to the history of Rochester’s LGBTQ community for recognition and possibly preservation. The organization has developed a list of more than two dozen potential sites. And it will hold a public meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, […]
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Embracing common humanity
Teaching and promoting a message of peace is important to the Seneca people, says Meg Joseph, executive director of Friends of Ganondagan. And one way to do that, she says, is through an upcoming event, “Breaking Bread, Building Bridges,” which is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, at the Seneca Art […]
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Outing conversion therapy’s ills
When Mathew Shurka told his father he was gay, he says his dad was initially supportive and understanding. “My father gave me the best answer any son could ask for, ‘No matter what happens, I love you,’” Shurka says. But then his father began to worry that Shurka, who lives in New York City, faced […]
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Queer careers
Riley Folds is the founder of a nonprofit
organization that prepares LGBTQ college students for life in the work force.
