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NOM Launches “Victory Fund”

The hate group that lost thirteen states this month has launched a “game-changing new victory fund” to defeat gay Republicans and pro-gay Democrats. How this differs from their previous failed campaigns is, well, it doesn’t. But hey, anything to keep that trickle of cash dripping in.

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Michael Stipe On 20 Years Of Being Out

“In 1994, most people had a largely binary perception of sexuality – the message was complicated for them. I am thrilled to see how much this has changed in those 20 years. The 21st century has provided all of us, recent generations particularly, with a clearer idea of the breadth of fluidity with which sexuality and identity presents itself in …

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SAN FRANCISO: Supervisors Create Fund To Educate Residents About PrEP

Via Mission Local: In a 10 to 1 vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to allocate $301,600 from the city’s general fund toward educating San Francisco residents about the HIV-prevention pill Truvada. Now “health navigators,” who will be commissioned by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, will help patients access the drug — whether they have …

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GWAR Covers Pet Shop Boys

Stereogum sets things up: Before frontman Dave Brockie passed away earlier this year, Gwar had appeared on the A.V. Club’s all-covers video series A.V. Undercover twice, taking on Kansas and Billy Ocean. And on the newest edition of the series, the new touring lineup of Gwar rolled through, playing the Pet Shop Boys’ icy, detached 1986 synthpop classic “West End …

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NASA Rocket Expodes On Launch

The unmanned rocket carried supplies for the ISS. The evening launch from Virginia was to have been visible to millions on the East Coast and many media outlets hyped the viewing today to their readers.

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