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Seen Outside The Former St. Vincent’s

As if the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital wasn’t enough of a stab to the heart of the West Village, the developers of the “individually crafted, high-end, state-of-the-art, luxury living” condos on that site have decided to jump up and down on the corpse. (Via my pal Mark)

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Peter Sarsgaard On Conan

A breathless press release from Conan’s show: “Peter’s famous for showing it all on screen, but he spills the beans on which well-hung stars have the most to show.”  I think these beans have already been spilled, but whatever.

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HomoQuotable – Johnny Weir

“The fact that Russia is arresting my people, and openly hating a minority and violating human rights all over the place is heartbreaking and a travesty of international proportions. I respect the LGBT community full heartedly, but I implore the world not to boycott the Olympic Games because of Russia’s stance on LGBT rights or lack thereof. I beg the …

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Queer Nation Responds To Stoli CEO

Via press release: A Statement From Queer Nation; Marketing Is Not Enough Val Mendeleev, the chief executive officer of SPI Group, the owner of the Stolichnaya brand, confirmed in an open letter on July 25 that SPI produces this vodka in Russia and that SPI has offices and operations in Russia. Stolichnaya is a Russian vodka that is owned by …

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Target Donates $50K To Group Supporting Anti-Gay Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli

Miranda Blue writes for Right Wing Watch: Target reports that in the first half of this year, it contributed $50,000 to the Republican Governors Association, which so far this year has spent nearly $3 million on behalf of Cuccinelli’s gubernatorial campaign. Target, like many large corporations, is an equal opportunity influence-buyer – it also gave $50,000 this year to the …

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Larry Kramer Marries

The New York Times has the story: Larry Kramer, the award-winning playwright of “The Normal Heart” and longtime gay rights advocate, married his partner, David Webster, on Wednesday in the intensive care unit of NYU Langone Medical Center, where Mr. Kramer has been recovering from surgery for a bowel obstruction. Mr. Webster, in a telephone interview on Thursday, said the …

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