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Only hours after the winning design for a planned West Village AIDS memorial was announced, the developers of the site rejected that design for one of their own. Rudin Management, which won City Planning Commission approval on Jan. 23 for its plans for the former St. Vincent’s Hospital site, said it will work with the AIDS Memorial Park coalition, Community …

My ex texted me at 6am to alert me that MSNBC’s Morning Joe was doing today’s Florida primary coverage from the former location of the Warsaw Ballroom, the greatest gay nightclub from the very early years of South Beach’s birth as a homo hotspot. Was it really almost 25 years ago? Sigh. Oh, the things that transpired in that room. …

They don’t mention Grindr per se, but Cooper would have us think he’s unaware of “location-based apps.” Right.

By a narrow vote of 8-7, yesterday the Virginia state Senate General Laws Committee rejected a bill to add sexual orientation to list of classes protected from discrimination in state hiring. Anti-gay groups testified that the bill was unneeded because there is no proof that gays are discriminated against. A similar measure was passed by the Senate last year when …

As the critics eviscerate Lana Del Rey’s apparently disastrous debut album, here’s a great Young Professionals cover of her hit single. More on their Facebook page.

Pew Research reports: Amid a bruising primary campaign, Republicans remain unimpressed with their party’s presidential field. In fact, more Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters say the GOP field is only fair or poor (52%) than did so in early January (44%). By comparison, just 46% of Republican voters have positive opinions of the GOP field, according to the latest survey …

Washington state’s marriage equality bill advanced again today after surviving a close 8-7 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. The Senate version of the bill advanced last week. Washington United reacts via press release: “We thank Chair Pedersen and the members of the Judiciary Committee who supported marriage equality today,” said Lacey All, Chair of Washington United for Marriage. “As …

“Americans should be able to drink a peaceful cup of coffee without worrying that a portion of the company’s profits is going to be used to push gay marriage without a vote from the people. This is a gratuitous leap into a hot button culture war issue; respect for diversity touted by Starbucks ought to include respecting the diverse views …

“There’s a brouhaha brewing in New Jersey over Gov. Chris Christie’s nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court of Bruce Harris. Turns out Harris wrote a letter in 2009 supporting gay marriage — and equating support for our marriage tradition with slavery. This is a potentially huge red flag for those who see Christie as the future of the conservative …