BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / TADEU MAGALHÃES The OXD Mirror is a weekly music column brought to you by the boys of OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD), a New York City based movement created by three music lovers, Ru Bhatt, Josh Appelbaum,…
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Archives for March 22, 2013
Posts from March 22, 2013
12-Year-Old with Two Moms Gives Amazing Testimony at Rhode Island Marriage Equality Hearing: VIDEO
Sixth-grader Matthew Lannon testified at yesterday's marriage equality hearing in Rhode Island (which lasted until 5 am), telling the panel: "If there's one thing you don't mess with in life, it's love. My parents and all the oth…
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NYC Health Officials Worried Meningitis Outbreak Could Claim Many Lives; Some Gay Men Urged to Vaccinate
A unique strain of bacterial meningitis has New York City health officials worried and they are urging “men, regardless of H.I.V. status, who regularly have intimate contact with other men through a Web site, digital application or at a bar or party,…
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London Mayor Boris Johnson Wins Court Battle Over Barring Christian ‘Ex-Gay’ Group’s Ads from Buses
A judge has ruled in favor of London Mayor Boris Johnson in a case brought by a Christian group challenging Johnson's decision to ban "gay cure" ads from city buses, the Guardian reports: A judge found on Friday that Boris Johnson did n…
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Morrissey Told to Retire from Music After Being Rushed to Hospital
Morrissey has been advised to retire from music after a series of serious health issues, MSN reports: Morrissey tells Mexican radio station Reactor 105.7, "I had a very bad time. I had internal bleeding and I was rushed into hospital and I had l…
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Powerful Anti-Hate Ad Imagines What Harvey Milk, Matthew Shepard, and Others Would Be Like Today: VIDEO
A powerful new ad from the Anti-Defamation League takes a look at a number of well-known figures whose lives were cut short by hate, imagining what their lives might be like today. MLK Jr., Anne Frank, Harvey Milk, Daniel Pearl, James Byrd, JR., Matt…
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Interview with an Underwear Model – Philip Fusco: VIDEO
Long Island's Philip Fusco gets in front of the mic for The Underwear Expert. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP… Previously: Mark MacKillop, Go Green.…
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ENDA Expected to Be Reintroduced Next Month, with Changes
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act is under review and revision and is expected to be reintroduced in April, the Washington Blade reports, with Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) as its lead author: “I’ll be the lead author of ENDA, which we are at le…
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Orange County, CA Man Convicted of Murdering Boyfriend
An Orange County man was convicted on Wednesday of murdering his boyfriend, then stealing his money, his car, and other items, the L.A. Times reports: Prosecutors said that in June 2010, Fuentes had been in a relationship with Pedro Cerecer for about…
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Sergey Brin Wants You to Use Google Glass Because Smartphones are ‘Emasculating’: VIDEO
Google founder Sergey Brin spoke at the 2013 TED conference about the company's upcoming Google Glass, in which a screen is strapped to your face via a wiry headpiece. He spent the first few minutes of his presentation trying to trash the smartph…
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