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Film Festival held to highlight LGBT issues in Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug 09 (ANI): For the first time in the North East, a three day film festival is being organized in Guwahati by the LGBT community to create awareness about the community. Organizing the film festival is a gesture for a get together of all LGBT people, their well wishers and also to express their thoughts in the society in this platform. The film festival, which began on Friday and will conclude on Sunday, is showing internationally selected LGBT films from Berlin film festival and indigenous films will also be screened. Aug 9, 2014
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UN goes Bollywood style for its 'Free and Equal' campaign in India

Mumbai, May 1 (ANI): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched its first ever Bollywood-style music video in Mumbai to promote its Free and Equal campaign for LGBT rights in India. The two-and-a-half minute video, called "The Welcome", stars actress and former Miss India Celina Jaitly who was last year nominated by the High Commissioner as a "UN equality champion" in recognition of her support for LGBT equality. Celina has made her musical debut in the video, singing a new version of the 1979 Bollywood classic, Uthe Sab Ke Kadam. The event even saw the presence of renowned Indian actor Imran Khan, transgender rights activist Laxmi Tripathi and UN representatives.The Free and Equal campaign aims to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination, and encourage greater respect for the rights of LGBT people. May 1, 2014
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Ellen Page comes out as gay

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Ellen Page has revealed that she is gay while presenting a speech at the Time to Thrive conference in Las Vegas. In an impassioned and extremely brave speech the 26-year-old actress explained her motivation in coming out of the closet. The conference was held in Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and the event was intended to promote the welfare of LGBT youth. Page expressed her admiration for the organization and the people involved in the Human Right's event. Feb 16, 2014