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AMERICA'S MOST FOLLOWED LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE Top Headlines for Tuesday Aug 18, 2015 First openly transgender official hired at White House Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel. Hervé Léger exec fired: Our dresses aren’t for lesbians A statement released by the company claims it's "shocked and appalled by Patrick Couderc's comments." Actor Josh Hutcherson is eager to shut down his Straight But Not Narrow organization "...but there's a lot more work to do." Trial begins for man accused of raping teen “It didn’t feel real. I didn’t understand what happened. It was overwhelming.” Zachary Quinto clarifies his stance on HIV "There was this thing that I was 'slut-shaming.' Anybody who knows me knows that that is the last thing I would ever do." Alleged attackers of gay Philly couple get continuance — for now The suspects are debating the plea bargain with their attorneys, probably to eke out a better deal. Australian government faces backlash for gay marriage stance Prime Minister Tony Abbott is battling poor polling and internal divisions over whether Australia should lift a ban on same-sex marriage.

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