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JANUARY - FEBRUARY ISSUE - Cover: MODELS OF HOPE 2012 We are proud to present our sixth Models of Hope issue and the fourth year of presenting the Vincent R. Johnson Models of Hope Awards Dinner and Celebration Concert. Take a look at this year's honorees. Click here to view a flash version of the January/February issue of Pride & Equality magazine RSVP FOR THE MODELS OF HOPE DINNER • BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR THE MOH CELEBRATION CONCERT |
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SOME FOLKS NEEDS TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE. I ran into a woman who “knew” Vincent R. Johnson, my friend who the Models of Hope award is named after. Funny. One of my staff members shared with me that it was the same woman she spoke with at an event a few months earlier, where she was more than chatty to share the Vince she “knew”. READ MORE |
THE BOY WHO CRIED STOP America has constantly hear the stories of the stream of GLBT teenagers who were victims of harassment which lead to take the ultimate sacrifice, former Wigwam Creek Middle School student, Merik Castro, was not going to be a victim. READ MORE |
A MOMENT WITH HERMAN CHAN P&E: You seem to be the Real Estate Whiz, what lead you to that line of business? After graduating from UC Berkeley, I landed a corporate desk job at Gap, Inc. Boy was that a mistake - READ MORE |
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ALL AMERICAN GODDESS “And the winner is…” - the four words that every queen hears just before the next titleholder is to be announced - sweat coming down from the twenty pounds of hair atop their heads, their hands trembling, holding the other potential winner’s hand, while the audience is tense, crossing fingers, and praying for their favorite queen or king. READ MORE |
YES "WE" CAN November’s election results renewed hope in progressives that their work still pays off at the polls. What was important was that this was the result of the strength and unity of working people without much support from the corporate-funded Democratic leadership in Washington. READ MORE |
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MIKE RUIZ November’s election results renewed hope in progressives that their work still pays off at the polls. What was important was that this was the result of the strength and unity of working people without much support from the corporate-funded Democratic leadership in Washington. READ MORE |
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MY BODY MADE HIM GAY He did it on a Monday afternoon in late June. I had just gotten back the night before from a weekend Christian retreat which had left me in a wonderful mood. It had been nine months since we broke up; we had a short four-month romantic relationship, but the friendship we had for years before the relationship made it that much more meaningful, as well as the friendship we continued after the breakup. READ MORE |
SERIOUSLY...I'M KIDDING Sometimes, it’s hard not to laugh. When your favorite four-year-old says something hilariously profound, you bite your lip, knowing that you’d be in trouble if you bust a gut. READ MORE |
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