In a photo the “We Can’t Stop” singer posted on her Twitter page Thursday (Dec. 26), Miley Cyrus can be seen kissing Cara Delevingne, an English fashion model on a couch, with a rainbow graphic superimposed on top. “LOVE!!!!! We finally got the filmed developed Mush,” Cyrus wrote.

Sure, whatever that means. For what it’s worth, the 21-year-old star recently explained her signature facial pose in a Rolling Stone interview. “I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures,” Cyrus said. “It’s so awkward. It looks so cheesy. Now people expect it — like, ‘Put your tongue out!’ It’s just easier that way. Taking pictures is so embarrassing.”

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A photo from Tegan and Sara’s benefit concert for the HRC at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, July 25, 2013. (Photo: MariaNewman.Tumblr.com)

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‘Love United’ was the theme for worldOutgames III in Antwerp, Belgium.

BY CANDY PARKER
Lesbian.com

The worldOutgames III, a quadrennial global event hosted by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQI) community for open-minded athletes of all sexual orientations, were held August 3 – 11 in Antwerp, Belgium. The event, conceived by the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association (GLISA), is designed to promote three pillars of activity: fair play in sports, cultural engagement, and universal human rights awareness.

The games offer athletes, arranged according to respective skill level, the opportunity to compete in approximately 35 different sporting events. The event also features an international cultural festival and international human rights conference. Last week, the conference resulted in the adoption of the “From Safe Harbours to Equality” document promoting global LGBTQI rights.

Recently GLISA Co-President and Director-at-Large Julia Applegate shared her thoughts on the games.

What do the worldOutgames mean to you personally?

For me they represent three of the most important aspects of my life. I am an athlete, a lesbian, a feminist and a performer. There is no better place for all of those elements of my identity to come together than at the Outgames.

Do you have any words or advice for young LGBTQ athletes?

Be safe, do your best and get to know fellow athletes from around the world. Some of my strongest friendships have been developed through LGBT sport. In fact, I met my partner of 12 years through LGBT swimming. Don’t make the mistake of hanging out with only your team mates from home. Reach out and get to know someone new. Learn about cultures from all over the world. Have fun and eat lots of yummy Belgian chocolate!

What message do you want the worldOutgames to send to the world?

The LGBT community worldwide is strong. We are working across geographic, economic and cultural barriers to build a movement for LGBT liberation that celebrates our similarities, but is cognizant of our differences. We are not going away and we want to be treated with the dignity and respect fitting any of the worlds’ peoples. We believe OUTgames events bring us closer in that struggle.

“Love United” was the theme for this year’s games and the spirit of the event was evident on the faces of the participants.

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(Via Jet Magazine/Pop-Up Museum of Queer History)

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Check out the stunning photograph of a lesbian same-sex marriage, circa 1970, which took place in Chicago! The image, which was sent to HuffPost Gay Voices by the Pop-Up Museum Of Queer History, was originally published in the Oct. 15, 1970 issue of Jet magazine.

The Illinois couple, identified as Edna Knowles (left) and Peaches Stevens, were reportedly wed at Liz’s Mark III Lounge, a Chicago gay bar, “before a host of friends and well wishers,” according to the museum’s Tumblr account.

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BY CHERYL MAZAK
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Billie Myers is a British singer/songwriter and voice over actress who is best known for her 1997 hit song “Kiss the Rain.”

This photo was taken in Los Angeles one sunny day when we had a playful photo shoot outside of a charming little cafe.

Cheryl Mazak is a Toronto photographer obsessed with getting the heart of her subjects. See more from Cheryl at inmyphotos.com.

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Imagine you are cleaning out your attic one day and find that dusty old box of photos you have stored deep in the corner. You know the one. Now imagine picking through each photo, smiling with fond memories. Then, before you even have time to gear up, it happens. You come across that one picture you forgot all about. The one of you sitting there on the front stoop all ruddy and dirty and happy as a clam. It all makes sense now. You think: I should have known back then.

This, or some variation of it, is what one imagines the contributors to Paul Vitagliano’s new compilation “Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing up Gay” (Quirk Books, 2012) felt when they looked with fresh adult perspective on the various “telling” moments captured in their childhood photos. To see themselves, albeit often much smaller and with more hair, reflected back in the timeless moments of their youth proved to be quite the profound experience for each author.

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Sarah Shahi is perhaps best known as DJ Carmen de la Pica Morales on “The L Word,” but has also been featured in “The Sopranos,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “Reba” and other television series and films.

Cheryl Mazak is a Toronto photographer obsessed with getting the heart of her subjects. See more from Cheryl at inmyphotos.com.

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Vicci Martinez vaulted onto the music scene following her third place finish on Season 1 of NBC’s “The Voice.” As part of Team Cee Lo Green, Martinez wowed audiences with her renditions of Florence + The Machine’s “Dog Days are Over” and Pat Benetar’s “Love is a Battlefield.”

Cheryl Mazak is a Toronto photographer obsessed with getting the heart of her subjects. See more from Cheryl at inmyphotos.com.

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