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People Will Talk: The Post-Pride Edition
By Nancy Ford “For years my fans have inspired me with their determination and creativity as they have created a safe and inclusive community. I felt the time had come for
WHAT A WORLD
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Get swept away by ‘Ocean’s 8’
By Nancy Ford What a summer, what a summer. Children and babies being ripped from their parents’ arms. Trump disses Trudeau and kisses Kim Jong-un. Roseanne goes crazy. Rachel Maddow
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People Will Talk: The Politics and Pride Edition
By Nancy Ford | “Pride Month is celebrated with parades and parties. Politicians, celebrities and corporate CEOs wave rainbow flags and stand with our community. But you and I know
An open letter to Sarah Huckabee Sanders
By Nancy Ford | Dear Sarah, How’s it going, Girl? Forgive my familiarity in addressing you by your first name, but I feel like I know you. I tune in
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Dallasmania
By Nancy Ford – When I was a kid, I was a Beatlemaniac. I had their music, pointy black ankle boots, records, hair — all of it. I loved them,
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Survey Says: Register to vote!
By Nancy Ford First, let me explain. I am not a member of the Republican Party, although I was born into a Republican family. A super-Republican family. In fact, a
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The Olympic trials of Mike Pence
By Nancy Ford It’s hard to believe it’s already been four years since the last time the world’s top athletes gathered to compete in the Olympics in Sochi in Russia.
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The Adorable Queer Valentines Edition
By Nancy Ford “It was so much more meaningful in the moment for me than I predicted, and it’s been resonantly much more meaningful than for me afterward than I ever saw coming,â€Â he said. “You know, I
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Guess who’s coming to dinner
By Nancy Ford Call me anti-social, but I’ve never enjoyed big, formal fundraising dinners. They generally strike me as pretentious, wasteful and—let’s face it— we never really know where all
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People Will Talk: The 2017 Silver Lining Edition
By Nancy Ford JANUARY “We firmly declare that LGBTQIA Rights are Human Rights and that it is our obligation to uplift, expand and protect the rights of our gay, lesbian,