http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/lgbt Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/spitzer-recants-why-cant-_b_1548027.html 2012-05-26T17:22:05Z 2012-05-26T17:22:33Z Allen Frances http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/ If a legendary figure like Bob Spitzer can correct his mistakes, surely the American Psychiatric Association can do the same -- for the sake of protecting our patients and keeping the mental health field united. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-psychiatric-association">American Psychiatric Association</a>, <a href="/tag/psychosis-risk">Psychosis Risk</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5">Dsm-5</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5-petition">DSM 5 Petition</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-spitzer">Bob-Spitzer</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5">Dsm 5</a>, <a href="/tag/apa-dsm-5">APA DSM 5</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5-apa">DSM 5 APA</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/queer-is-community-center_n_1544000.html 2012-05-25T17:21:51Z 2012-05-26T10:14:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A coalition of Chicago activists, artists and writers have organized an event in response to a contentious community blog, which some members of the L... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-events">Chicago Events</a>, <a href="/tag/center-on-halsted">Center on Halsted</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-is-community-event">Queer Is Community Event</a>, <a href="/tag/when-in-boystown-blog">When in Boystown Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-chicago">Gay Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-chicago">Lgbt Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-is-community">Queer Is Community</a>, <a href="/tag/when-in-boystown">When in Boystown</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-around-town">Chicago Around Town</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-a-goodman/tyler-clementi-dharun-ravi_b_1541678.html 2012-05-26T04:25:00Z 2012-05-26T04:25:44Z Josh A. Goodman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-a-goodman/ Ravi's Twitter posts, webcam spying, and homophobic attitude were stigmatizing, and it is possible that these pushed Clementi to a tipping point. But Clementi's suicide did not happen in a bubble with only him and Ravi; it took place in a society in which homophobia is still rampant. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/internlized-homophobia">Internlized Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/social-support">Social Support</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-health">Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/bisexual">Bisexual</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/gender-identity">Gender Identity</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-orientation">Sexual Orientation</a>, <a href="/tag/dharun-ravi">Dharun Ravi</a>, <a href="/tag/suicide">Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/suicidality">Suicidality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/tyler-clementi">Tyler Clementi</a>, <a href="/tag/glsen">Glsen</a>, <a href="/tag/tracy-morgan">Tracy Morgan</a>, <a href="/tag/modern-family">Modern Family</a>, <a href="/tag/rutgers-webcam-case">Rutgers Webcam Case</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/homophobia-in-the-black-c_b_1547100.html 2012-05-25T18:48:43Z 2012-05-25T19:22:57Z Cassandra Jackson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/ Black women should treat the black church the same way they would treat a patriarchal, self-serving, preachy boyfriend, and let their feet do the talking. If they ever do, patriarchy and homophobia in black churches will fall by the way side. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-churches">Black Churches</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/black-church">Black Church</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-harper/coming-out_b_1533928.html 2012-05-25T18:50:00Z 2012-05-25T18:50:42Z Robyn Harper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-harper/ I got to thinking: LGBT teenagers need to be shown the bigger picture. They need to know they're not alone. They need to know that it does get better. They need to be shown the future, <em>especially their own</em>. So I wrote a letter. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/coming-out">Coming Out</a>, <a href="/tag/blogging">Blogging</a>, <a href="/tag/life-purpose">Life Purpose</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-passion">Finding Your Passion</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-purpose">Finding Your Purpose</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-life-purpose">Finding Your Life Purpose</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/know-thine-enemy-anti-gay-moments-may-20_n_1547715.html 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every weekend we bring you a round up of either the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender moments from the week before -- our Something To Celeb... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/know-thine-enemy">Know Thine Enemy</a>, <a href="/tag/conversion-therapy">Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/waffle-house">Waffle House</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/x-men">X-Men</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional-_n_1545884.html 2012-05-25T12:05:50Z 2012-05-25T12:05:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ OAKLAND, Calif. -- A second federal judge in California has struck down a law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage.<br /> <br /> U.S. District Judge C... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-marriage">Anti-Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-of-marriage-act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/pam-ann-cockpit-comedian-caroline-reid_n_1545730.html 2012-05-25T08:45:09Z 2012-05-25T08:45:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Caroline Reid cannot step four feet into an airport without being mobbed and she has no one but herself to blame. The Australian comedian, better know... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/comedians">Comedians</a>, <a href="/tag/pam-ann-comedian">Pam Ann Comedian</a>, <a href="/tag/pam-ann">Pam Ann</a>, <a href="/tag/stand-up-comedy">Stand-Up Comedy</a>, <a href="/tag/pam-ann-cockpit">Pam Ann Cockpit</a>, <a href="/tag/pam-ann-gays">Pam Ann Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/female-comedians">Female Comedians</a>, <a href="/tag/caroline-reid">Caroline Reid</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/airlines">Airlines</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy">Comedy</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-schwartz/i-dont-want-to-get-married_b_1537616.html 2012-05-24T17:51:00Z 2012-05-24T17:51:49Z Robin Schwartz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-schwartz/ I have decided I don't need a contract to declare or define my relationship. I understand and respect that others see it as more than that, but right now I am not interested. But I deserve the right to make that choice for myself and not have someone else make it for me. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gays-and-lesbians">Gays and Lesbians</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/naacp-gay-marriage">Naacp Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/jay-z-gay-marriage">Jay-Z Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kluger/the-gops-war-on-children_b_1538243.html 2012-05-23T01:56:38Z 2012-05-24T16:15:22Z Bruce Kluger http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kluger/ <br /> <br /> As in most presidential election years, noisy battles have been raging as the nation's political armies gear up for what promises to be an even nois... <p>Read more: <a 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href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/rolling-stone">Rolling Stone</a>, <a href="/tag/on-the-road-with-mitt-and-the-mutt">On the Road With Mitt and the Mutt</a>, <a href="/tag/head-start">Head Start</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-ryan">Paul Ryan</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/gays">Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/utah">Utah</a>, <a href="/tag/david-slavin">David Slavin</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-denton-reese">Jack Denton Reese</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/biola-university-queer-underground-gay-group_n_1542741.html 2012-05-24T12:07:00Z 2012-05-24T12:07:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The emergence of a secret lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group at a small evangelical university in California is shaking up both the s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/queer-underground">Queer Underground</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/biola-university-gay-group">Biola University Gay Group</a>, <a href="/tag/biola-university-gay-students">Biola University Gay Students</a>, <a href="/tag/biola-university">Biola University</a>, <a href="/tag/biola-university-queer-underground">Biola University Queer Underground</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-student-group">Gay Student Group</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-students">Gay Students</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/obama-campaign-gay-rights_n_1540705.html 2012-05-23T18:00:24Z 2012-05-23T18:00:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ President Barack Obama's reelection campaign will not ignore Republican voters as it conducts a national outreach effort targeting the lesbian, gay, b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-lgbt">Obama LGBT</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-republicans">Obama Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-campaign">Obama Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/colin-powell-gay-marriage_n_1540331.html 2012-05-23T15:41:02Z 2012-05-23T15:41:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Secretary of State Colin Powell became the latest public official to back gay marriage on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> "I have no problem with it," he said on... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell">Colin Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell-gay-marriage">Colin Powell Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-marriage">Lgbt Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/lgbt-sailors-urged-to-com_n_1540226.html 2012-05-23T14:54:36Z 2012-05-23T15:00:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ HELL'S KITCHEN — For the first Fleet Week since Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed, New York's gay nightlife scene is encouraging men and women in u... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dont-ask-dont-tell">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/fleet-week-new-york-2012">Fleet Week New York 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/fleet-week">Fleet Week</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-sailor">Gay Sailor</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-news">New York News</a>, <a href="/tag/fleet-week-new-york">Fleet Week New York</a>, <a href="/tag/ny-news">Ny News</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/university-pennsylvania-tax-offsets-same-sex_n_1539858.html 2012-05-23T14:41:06Z 2012-05-23T14:41:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The University of Pennsylvania is implementing a new policy that will offer benefits to faculty and staff in same-sex partnerships who a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/same-sex-benefits">Same-Sex Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/tax-offsets">Tax Offsets</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/penn-tax-offsets">Penn Tax Offsets</a>, <a href="/tag/grossing-up">Grossing Up</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/penn">Penn</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tomas-mournian/reparative-therapy-gay-teens_b_1528243.html 2012-05-22T18:06:00Z 2012-05-22T18:06:48Z Tomas Mournian http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tomas-mournian/ The reparative therapy described in "Hiding Out" and my later related reportage chronicled torture practices that were coercive and, in many ways, the same as what was happening in the Iraqi torture sites: humiliation, isolation, extreme physical positions, and forced confessions. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reparative-therapy">Reparative Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/hiding-out-tomas-mournian">Hiding Out Tomas Mournian</a>, <a href="/tag/tomas-mournian-hiding-out">Tomas Mournian Hiding Out</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-youth">Queer Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/conversion-therapy">Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/hiding-out-documentary">Hiding Out Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/hidden-tomas-mournian">Hidden Tomas Mournian</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-conversion-therapy">Gay Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-teens">Queer Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-reparative-therapy">Gay Reparative Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-teens">Lgbt Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/tomas-mournian-hidden">Tomas Mournian Hidden</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-teens">Gay Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/petition-definition-marriage-dictionary_n_1536135.html 2012-05-22T16:53:53Z 2012-05-22T16:53:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Gay rights supporters have been working to change the definition of marriage for years, trying to get legislatures to pass marriage equa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-definition">Marriage Definition</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/dictionarycom">dictionary.com</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-kort-phd/diva-worship-and-gay-men_b_1531309.html 2012-05-22T16:32:00Z 2012-05-22T16:32:29Z Joe Kort, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-kort-phd/ With the passing of Whitney Houston and now Donna Summer, I've been thinking about why divas are so important to the gay community. Although not every gay boy or man worships divas, a good many do. Why is that? There are many theories. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/diana-ross">Diana Ross</a>, <a href="/tag/cher">Cher</a>, <a href="/tag/beyonce">Beyonce</a>, <a href="/tag/oprah">Oprah</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-men">Gay Men</a>, <a href="/tag/lady-gaga">Lady GaGa</a>, <a href="/tag/judy-garland">Judy Garland</a>, <a href="/tag/divas">Divas</a>, <a href="/tag/barbra-streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-men-diva-worship">Gay Men Diva Worship</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-men-divas">Gay Men Divas</a>, <a href="/tag/divas-gay-men">Divas Gay Men</a>, <a href="/tag/diva-worship">Diva Worship</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-icons">Gay Icons</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-idols">Gay Idols</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/tracy-thorne-begland-gay-virginia-judgeship_n_1535595.html 2012-05-22T09:37:21Z 2012-05-22T09:38:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Although conservatives in the Virginia legislature rejected Tracy Thorne-Begland, a Richmond-based prosecutor who is openly gay, for a judgeship last ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tracy-thorne-begland">Tracy Thorne-Begland</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-judge">Gay Judge</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia-house-of-delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia-gay-judge">Virginia Gay Judge</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/gay-ohio-student-jesus-homophobe-t-shirt_n_1535659.html 2012-05-22T09:25:00Z 2012-05-22T09:25:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CINCINNATI -- A gay student who sued his Ohio high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays will be allowe... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jesus-is-not-a-homophobe">Jesus Is Not a Homophobe</a>, <a href="/tag/maverick-couch-t-shirt">Maverick Couch T-Shirt</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/tag/maverick-couch">Maverick Couch</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-students">Gay Students</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/self-evident-truths-io-ti_n_1534192.html 2012-05-22T08:11:06Z 2012-05-22T08:11:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ There is plenty of debate surrounding the fight for LGBTQ equality these days, but photographer iO Tillett Wright is out to show that sometimes no rhe... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/equality">Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbtq">Lgbtq</a>, <a href="/tag/io-tillett-wright">Io Tillett Wright</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-activism">Gay Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/terrence-koh">Terrence Koh</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/self-evident-truths">Self Evident Truths</a>, <a href="/tag/cocorosie">Cocorosie</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/the-hole">The Hole</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/female-artists">Female Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-equality">LGBT Equality</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-l-windmeyer/9-years-later-life-lesson_b_1526291.html 2012-05-21T21:12:00Z 2012-05-21T21:12:36Z Shane L. Windmeyer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-l-windmeyer/ In memory of my father, please consider writing a note to your straight friends or speaking to them in person to thank them for being allies, for loving you, and for standing up for who you are. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-son">Gay Son</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-kids">Gay Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-sons">Gay Sons</a>, <a href="/tag/straight-allies">Straight Allies</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-allies">Lgbt Allies</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/miranda-salman-mexican-transgender-soccer-player_n_1533637.html 2012-05-21T17:45:05Z 2012-05-21T17:52:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Miranda Salman was born a man. 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