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MAY - JUNE ISSUE - THE GAY PRIDE ISSUE
It is time for our annual Gay Pride Issue - celebrating pride and fabulousness all over the world. This year we are proud to have God Des and She for our Gay Pride cover! |
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MICHAEL CAPPUCCINO The community is known for throwing some great parties and events. When it comes to spreading the excitement, Michael Cappuccino is your man. An ally in the GLBT community, Michael Cappuccino is as tasty as his name when it comes to dishing out music. READ MORE |
IN GOD DES AND SHE WE TRUST Yes, they’ve been on the L-Word, but they are so much more than a cameo. God Des and She are proving to be a force in the music scene. After ten years in the business, GNS are the lush musical combination of hip-hop, soul and rock creating some outrageous sounds for their large group of loyal fans. READ MORE |
SOME WORDS OF WISDOM We always say we never need anyone’s advice, until we’re older and realize that we wish we listen to that experience individual that’s been where you are. Now here’s your chance! Celebrities in the GLBT community take a moment to give their best advice to our youth and beyond. READ MORE |
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ÉGALITÉ BECOMES THE FIRST WINE CREATED IN SUPPORT OF EQUALITY “With same-sex marriage now legal in states from Maine to New York and Iowa to Washington, this is a time to recognize the hard-earned progress that has been made in pursuit of Equality,” said Darren Restivo, one of the principals of Biagio Cru & Estate Wines, the creator and importer of Égalité. “There is no better way to celebrate love, marriage and now Equality than with this spectacular sparkling wine.” READ MORE |
SMALLEST TOWN IN KENTUCKY PASSES EQUAL RIGHTS LAW In a small town in Kentucky, population 335, the Vicco City Commission and their guests pulled out their lawn chairs and made a decision not expected to be made in a southern town. The Commission voted to ban discrimination against anyone based on sexual orientation or gender identity — making Vicco the smallest municipality in Kentucky, and possibly the country, to enact such an ordinance. Let us all learn something from this, America! READ MORE |
JAMA SHELTON NEW DIRECTOR OF FORTY TO NONE PROJECT True Colors Fund Co-founder, Cyndi Lauper, and Executive Director Gregory Lewis announced the appointment of Jama Shelton as the new director of the fund’s Forty to None Project. Launched in June 2012, the Forty to None Project is the first and only national organization focused solely on bringing an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth homelessness. READ MORE |
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DUANE CRAMER JOINS THE I-DESIGN CAMPAIGN Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that Duane Cramer, an acclaimed photographer and HIV advocate, is joining thenational HIV education campaign I Design. Duane has partnered with Project Runway star Mondo Guerra, who served as the voice of the campaign in 2012, to help empower people living with HIV to work with their doctors and approach HIV treatment “through their own lens.” READ MORE |
MOTHER'S DAY, AND A LOT ELSE, AIN'T WHAT IT USE TO BE Nations have a habit of sanctifying people and events that might otherwise disturb the system by cleaning them up so that their memories actually celebrate and promote the status quo, especially its business. When President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed May 9, 1914, the first Mother's Day, asking Americans on that day to give a public "thank you" to their and all mothers, the holiday was sanitized so it wouldn’t challenge our socio-economic system but actually further its consumerism. READ MORE |
JOIE DE VIVRE DEBUTS SHORELINE HOTEL WAIKIKI Following the success of Coconut Waikiki Hotel, Joie de Vivre Hotels introduces Shoreline Hotel Waikiki—its second property in Hawaii—marking the company's ongoing expansion outside of California. Formerly known as the Seaside Hotel Waikiki, the reimagined property will be re-launched as Shoreline Hotel Waikiki after major renovations are completed this April. READ MORE |
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MUNDO CRUEL The neighbors sure got an eyeful last week. Then again, they always do. They don’t miss a thing when it comes to you and, no matter what it is, they always know your business. Guests, groceries, gifts, whatever comes through your door is another topic of interest for them. Just another thing to gossip about. It’s small-town living at its very worst, whether your city is populated by 200 or 2 million. READ MORE |
SOLO DEBUT FROM GIRLYMAN'S TYLAN ONE TRUE THING Tylan Greenstein of Girlyman has emerged from what she calls “the most tumultuous year” of her life with a stunning solo debut One True Thing due out June 18. Featuring single,"Already Fine," a collaboration with Amy Ray from The Indigo Girls, that was premiered on American Songwriter, Tylan's voice has been said to "[bring] quiet energy to her introspective ballads, nursing a negotiation of life from pain to acceptance, if not peace" (American Gazette). READ MORE |
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LOVE FREE OR DIE LOVE FREE OR DIE is a film about religion, homosexuality and human rights; how tradition and scripture are used by many to reject a faithful minority and amid the growing calls in the US and beyond to adopt inclusion. The film follows Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the high church traditions of Christendom. READ MORE |
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AIDS IN NEW YORK: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS The early history of the AIDS epidemic in New York City—from the first rumors in 1981 of a “gay plague” through the ensuing period of intense activism, clinical research, and political struggle—will be the subject of a major new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, AIDS in New York: The First Five Years, on view from June 7 through September 15, 2013. READ MORE |
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