Pinksixty MONDAY 11 APRIL 2011

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The UK ban on gay men donating blood is being lifted because it breaches equality legislation. However, they will only be permitted to donate if they have not had sex for a total of ten years. An Italian academic has blamed the collapse of the Roman Empire on gays. Roberto De Mettei from the Centre for National Research also claimed that gays have no place in the kingdom of God. A gay Olympian from New Zealand is promoting an anti-bullying campaign, this month. Speed skater Blake Skjellerup is urging people to write to Prime minister John Key and remind him that gay bullying remains an issue. Taiwan's first lesbian magazine hit bookshelves last weekend in a bid for greater representation. The quarterly magazine -- called LEZS -- is locally-produced and features art, fashion and lifestyle. Finally, an American woman tortured by her sexuality has finally come out on US television. Singer DeJuaii Pace, a compulsive eater, came out as a lesbian virgin on Oprah Winfrey's new show Addicted To Food.

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