Ellen today welcomed WFAA sports anchor Dale Hansen, whose rant in support of gay college football player Michael Sam went viral this week. Says Hansen: "I just wanted to slam the hypocrisy of the NFL!" Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… If you are o…
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Archives for February 14, 2014
Posts from February 14, 2014
Pulitzer Prize Winning ‘Dinner With Friends’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR You don’t have to be married (or straight) to appreciate the compelling insights into intimacy and all manner of relationships revealed by Donald Margulies in his 2000 Pulitzer Prize winning play Dinner With Friends, which opened Off…
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President Obama Thanks Edie Windsor in the Oval Office: PHOTO
President Obama invited DOMA plaintiff Edie Windsor to the France State Dinner this week and thanked her in the Oval Office at a separate meeting, reports Valerie Jarrett on the White House blog: "The thanks expressed by the President that day h…
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Former FL State Rep Ana Rivas Logan Leaving Republican Party Over Its ‘Extremist’ Positions
Another former Florida GOP lawmaker is switching to the Democratic Party. Rep. Ana Rivas Logan, like former Gov. Charlie Crist, says she is leaving the GOP because the party has become radicalized by the far right-wing. The Huffington Post repo…
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Bruce Weber’s Stunning Short Film About the 17 Transgender Models He Shot for Barneys: VIDEO
Brothers, Sisters, Sons, & Daughters is Bruce Weber's short film that takes a closer look at the 17 transgender individuals he shot for Barneys groundbreaking spring ad campaign. We featured the first shots from the campaign here. Watch the f…
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The OXD Mirror: Andre Leon Talley goes Disco via Midnight Magic and More – LISTEN
BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / JOSH APPELBAUM The OXD Mirror is a weekly music column brought to you by the boys of OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD), a New York City based collective created by three music lovers, Ru Bhatt, Josh Appelbaum, and T…
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Hovercraft Deer Rescue of the Day: VIDEO
A father and son spotted two deer stranded on the ice covered Albert Lea Lake in Minnesota and headed out in their hovercraft to rescue them. Now that's Minnesota N-ice. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Long Island Mom Won’t Let Her ‘Innocent Son’ Attend Birthday Party for Girl with Two Gay Dads
(edited image via huffpost) Prejudice is taught, and this week's lesson comes from a mom in Baldwin, NY who would not let her son attend his seven-year-old classmate's birthday party. The mother's note went viral this week after it was pr…
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Virginia’s Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down: Analysis of the Ruling
By ARI EZRA WALDMAN Happy Valentine's Day! Lately, it seems like every day brings another falling domino in the fight for marriage freedom. Today's victory comes from Virginia, where a federal judge declared the state's ban on same-…
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100-Year-Old BFFs Discuss Selfies, iPhones, Justin Bieber, Twerking, and Pop Culture: VIDEO
Two 100-year-old BFFs realized what 'BFF' meant (almost) last week on The Steve Harvey Show. They also opened up on their feelings about several other contemporary trends. Enjoy, AFTER THE JUMP……
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