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Recapturing ‘T.R.U.T.H.’ of art despite Covid-19
By Janice Anderson One of my favorite bumper stickers is “The EARTH without ART is just EH.†The pandemic disrupted many things in our lives and one of the biggest
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Enjoying celestial fireworks
By Forest Riggs Each year in late summer it appears that the heavens open and releases a spectacular light show that, when observed, thrills the young and old. The Perseid
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I’m not getting married…today
By Randall Jobe “I miss me. The old me. The happy me. The bright me. The smiling me. The laughing me. The gone me.†—Anonymous Having never been married (due
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The Activist Doctor
Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, is tackling HIV prevention nationally By Alicia Green Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, remembers the day he felt called to become an HIV doctor: April 23, 1995.
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‘The Parent Trap’ is the best lesbian film of all time
By Nancy Ford When I was a kid, going to camp was a nonstarter for me. I love nature, but if we’re talking about an extended stay, I have always
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Normalizing Queerness, One Gay Kiss at a Time
‘Love, Victor’ stars Michael Cimino and George Sear on bringing gay sex to their YA series and impacting LGBTQ+ youth By Chris Azzopardi “Love, Victor,†now in its second season, refuses to
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Pride parades have lost their purpose, no longer relevant
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There was pride long before the first Pride parades. It showed up wherever LGBTQ+ people had the courage to gather as a group, most notably in bars and pubs.
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Charming love story of disabled gay man and service dog
By David-Elijah Nahmod In his new book A Golden Retriever and His Two Dads, author Dan Perdios, a gay man with limited hearing, remembers his late service dog Willy. For many
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A visit to the tenderloin
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Are you in a grillin’ mood? I ran across these fast and easy marinated pork and beef recipe in my wonderfully organized stack. They’re so good, you’ll want
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This and That: Summer 2021 Edition
By Jim Ayres It’s been an oddly rainy summer so far, but that hasn’t stopped me from getting out and about — slowly but surely. And getting delivery when work