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Brigham Young University Students Make ‘It Gets Better’ Video

Understanding Same-Gender Attraction (USGA), a campus group that is not officially recognized by the Mormon university, made an “It Gets Better” video for their fellow students, and perhaps to engender some understanding among the community at large.

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“I believe bisexuality is not a choice, it is a fact. What I have ‘chosen’ is to be in a gay relationship.”

— CYNTHIA NIXON, best known for her role as Miranda on Sex and the City, clarifying controversial comments made in a New York Times interview regarding her homosexuality (via the Advocate)

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‘Homosexuality Can Be a Choice’: Cynthia Nixon’s Comments Spark Online Backlash

Nixon, who will star in the upcoming Broadway show ‘Wit,’ found herself facing Internet criticism after making comments about her sexuality

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Class Notes: Bad Behavior, Tuition Woes and Other Education News

Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.

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Georgia University to Employees: Reject Premarital Sex and Homosexuality, or Leave

Working at Georgia’s Shorter University isn’t a nine-to-five gig. It’s a way of life.

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A First for Gay Couples: 131,729 Reported in Census That They’re Married

Last year’s U.S. Census was the first time gay respondents could report themselves as married to a same-sex husband or wife.

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Quote: Adam Levine Criticizes ‘American Idol’ Sexuality Secrecy

“What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask (sexuality), for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives.” — ADAM LEVINE, lead singer of Maroon 5, criticizing American Idol‘s policy [...]

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Watch: Dan Savage Leaves Stephen Speechless on ‘Colbert Report’

Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert sat down with Dan Savage, syndicated sex columnist and founder of the It Gets Better Project, who was recently profiled by Mark Oppenheimer in the New York Times Magazine. 

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Gay and Lesbian Lessons May Be Mandatory in California

If Gov. Jerry Brown signs a new California bill, gay education might soon make its way into state textbooks. It would also be the first time a state has made gay education compulsory.

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The Blogger Behind ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Turns Out to Be an American Man

It turns out that the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ is just a 40-year-old American man from Georgia.