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June 1st: NYC Nametag Day

Very Seinfeldian. From the website: Ever wanted to connect with the millions of New Yorkers walking past you? Each day brings opportunities to make new friends and share experiences. All too often, we can forget to notice the people around us. Nametag Day aims to break this barrier and strengthen the human element of the New York experience, adding a …

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Rep. Barbara Lee Reintroduces Bill To Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws

Yesterday Rep. Barbara Lee reintroduced a bill that could eventually force the repeal of laws that criminalize exposing others to HIV.  Lee first introduced the bill in 2011.  Lambda Legal has issued a press release in support of the bill. The REPEAL (“Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal”) HIV Discrimination Act calls for review of all federal and …

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Christie: I Ain’t Nothing Without My Fleece

The Washington Post provides a recap of the below video: In a seven-minute long YouTube video guest-starring Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Moynihan and James Carville, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pokes fun at his own reputation and potential presidential ambitions. The governor soon learns that he’s lost his beloved fleece jacket and with it all of his political …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Over 100 Lawmakers Cosponsor Broad LGBT Rights Bills

Over one hundred Pennsylvania legislators have cosponsored bills that will extend housing and workplace anti-discrimination protections to LGBT citizens. The bills have 77 sponsors in the House and 25 in the Senate. The bills will end the last vestige of legal discrimination in Pennsylvania, “discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression,” said Rep. Dan Frankel, …

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BROADWAY CARES: Win Tickets To The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me

Courtesy of Broadway Cares, we’ve got a pair of tickets to the fundraising one-night-only revival of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which plays the Gerald W. Lynch theater on Monday, May 20th. For its 20th anniversary, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be re-imagined from a one-man show to one featuring an ensemble cast performing a play that …

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Hey Guys

Manhunt reports that “Hey Guys” is the most popular profile header in all but one state. That one exception is Connecticut, where “Looking For A Top” is most frequently used. Hit the link for a listing of popular headlines in every state. (Via Boy Culture)

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Google Salutes Saul Bass

Gothamist explains today’s Google Doodle: Today is Saul Bass’s 93rd birthday. You may not know who Saul Bass is, but you’ve probably seen his work at some point—he designed the opening title sequences and posters for films—like Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest, Psycho and Vertigo—as well as the corporate logos to United Airlines and AT&T. The films referenced in the …

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VIDEO: Christian Kids Demand Return Of “Stolen Prayers” To Public Schools

In a campaign demanding the return of the “Christ-centered” message to the nation’s public schools, Reach America has enlisted about a dozen kids for a video which demands that “stolen prayers” be returned to classrooms. Because Christian students are being persecuted. From the Reach America mission statement: We believe that all people are sinful by nature, alienated from God and …

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