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Lesbians Maryam and Maha are devout Muslims who struggle to reconcile their sexual orientation with their faith in “A Jihad for Love.” (Photo: AJihadForLove.com for JewishJournal.org)

E. Denise Simmons, new mayor of Cambridge, Mass., and the country's first openly-gay female African American mayor. (Photo: cambridgema.gov)