This gay teen lost his asylum appeal & will be sent back to Iran where 'they will execute me'

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This gay teen lost his asylum appeal & will be sent back to Iran where 'they will execute me' Immigration officials say there's no "proof" that he's gay beyond living together with his boyfriend and testimony on his behalf from LGBTQ organizations. Posters of Megan Rapinoe vandalized with homophobic slurs after World Cup victory Just before her team's parade in NYC, someone painted hate speech on images of her. Nivea doesn’t care if you’re upset about their executive’s ugly comment about gay men The skincare brand is becoming the new Barilla pasta as consumers pitch their product after an executive reportedly said "We don't do gay at Nivea." A Christian mom thought she couldn’t support her son’s marriage. But she went in a rainbow sash. In prayer, she felt God telling her: "I gave up my son so that you don’t have to." So she wore a rainbow sash to the wedding since it represented LGBTQ rights and a promise from God. Nicki Minaj cancels appearance at Saudi music festival. But why was she going to perform at all? It's hard to go from playing World Pride to performing in a country where multiple gay men have been beheaded this year. Tennessee is trying a sneaky way to undermine marriage equality & churches are fighting back The state is trying to regulate what type of minister can officiate a wedding - and churches most likely to marry same-sex couples are the ones being excluded. Christian dressmaker refuses service to lesbian couple, but offers to convert them instead "I'm available to talk and share more about Jesus if you'd like. Feel free to call me," the dressmaker told the couple after denying them service. Republican Mark Foley left Congress for hitting on young male pages. Now he’s hoping for a comeback. The biggest problem for Foley is that he's now openly gay. The irony may be that his past scandal isn't as disqualifying to Republican voters as being out is. Now disgruntled conservatives are boycotting a grocery over an advertisement for strawberries You can't make this stuff up. Republican claims that stopping LGBTQ equality is like saving Jews from the Holocaust The author of North Carolina's anti-trans law compared himself to Oskar Schindler, but is an investor in an app used by white supremacists.