MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Coca-Cola Airs First-Ever Super Bowl Ad Showing a Gay Family, Olympic Swimmer Comes Out and More
Every weekend I troll the web for LGBT news so you don’t have to. Here’s what I rounded up:
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ON TV
Coca-Cola airs first-ever Super Bowl ad featuring a gay family
Brazilian television aired its first gay kiss
LEADING UP TO SOCHI
Finnish Olympic swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen comes out to raise awareness about Sochi
Sweden’s “Live and Let Love” campaign shows support for LGBT Russians
BIGOT WATCH
Idaho lawmaker introduces bill that would ALLOW religion-based discrimination against gays
ABROAD
Scotland likely to pass marriage equality on Tuesday
South African gay rights party to stand in elections
Mexican court rules in favor of equal public benefits for same-sex couples
ENTERTAINMENT
Cyndy Lauper and Pat Benatar to join Cher’s “Dressed to Kill” tour