BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories GAY ISSUES Sad news to report. Prominent AIDS activist Spencer Cox has passed away from AIDS-related causes. RIP. Electoral wizard Nate Silver recently sat down with OUT Magazine and talked…
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Archives for December 18, 2012
Posts from December 18, 2012
‘What Rhymes With America’ Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR “Words,” says one character in Melissa James Gibson’s new play at Atlantic Theatre Company, “are little f**kers.” What Rhymes With America, which opened Off Broadway last week, is the latest addition to Gibson’s body of deftly…
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News: Jacob Artist, Ireland, Ben Affleck, Instagram, Tim Scott
Ben Affleck for U.S. Senate? Instagram: "Thank you, and we're listening." Ke$ha's "Die Young" pulled from radio following Sandy Hook shooting. Someone's knocking you out with his American thighs. Ireland to legalize ab…
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NRA Promises ‘Meaningful Contributions’ to End Gun Violence in First Statement Since Newtown Shooting
The National Rifle Association released its first statement since the Newtown school shooting: The National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by t…
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AIDS Activist Spencer Cox Dies at 44
Spencer Cox, the pivotal AIDS activist who co-founded ACT-UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) and was featured in David France's recent documentary How to Survive a Plague, has died at Columbia Presbyterian of AIDS related causes, France writes i…
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Ellen Dedicates Show to Newtown Shooting Victims: VIDEO
Ellen DeGeneres made a special dedication at the opening of her show today. "Today we’re taping our first show since the events that took place in Connecticut,. My goal for this show every day is to make you happy and make you feel good for an h…
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Obama ‘Wants to Move’ on Assault Weapons Ban
President Obama backs Senator Dianne Feinstein's effort to ban assault weapons, the White House said today: White House spokesman Jay Carney offered some of the first specifics on how Obama intends to make good on his promise to address gun viole…
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Gay Man Who Loves His Wife Seeks Coming Out Advice: VIDEO
You see, he loves something else a whole lot more. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… (via good as you)…
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Instagram Owns You and Your Photos
Instagram has announced a new Terms of Service, and the terms, not surprisingly, offer users few rights over their photos. Under the new agreement, Instagram can share information about users with parent company Facebook, as well as outside affiliate…
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Seattle’s King County Announces More Than 1,000 Licenses Issued Since Marriage Equality Took Effect December 6
A marriage bounty in Washington state. Via Slog: King County marked a milestone just after noon today, with the 1,000th and 1,001st marriage licenses issued since a new marriage equality law took effect in Washington State on Dec. 6. “December is typ…
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