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Opera Supports Harlem’s Chipped Cup

Two weeks ago Harlem’s Chipped Cup coffee shop was in the news after a customer launched an internet campaign against them for placing a pro-gay message on their menu board during the Supreme Court hearings on marriage. That customer performs in local opera productions and tonight the Chipped Cup will see some love from more equality-minded members of the opera …

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Trent Reznor: Just Because

From a Buzzfeed photo compilation titled 31 Hunks From 90s Bands: Then And Now. Most of them, of course, look better today. RELATED: I think the only reason I lived through a riotous 1990 Nine Inch Nails concert in Miami Beach is because booze was only served in the balcony, where it turned out we were safe from all the …

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NYC’s Pier 57 To Get Major Makeover

The New York City Council has approved a deal with developers for a $200M makeover for the “crumbling” Pier 57, located just north of the West Village on the Hudson River. The cavernous site, which last year hosted an indoor version of NYC Pride’s famed Pier Dance, will emerge from the renovations as a 100,000 square foot “retail, food, art, …

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Tony Perkins On WA Florist Lawsuit

“In Eastern Washington, religious hostility is in full bloom. Just ask Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers. After a longtime business relationship with an openly gay customer, Stutzman now finds herself in Benton County Superior Court fighting for her rights.Leading up to last November’s election, when Washington State voted to legalize same-sex ‘marriage,’ supporters argued that redefining marriage wouldn’t hurt …

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Another Lawsuit For WA Florist?

At Seattle’s Stranger, Dominic Holden has an update in the case of the florist who was sued this week by the Washington state Attorney General. After five weeks of biting their tongues, a gay couple in Richland, Washington, is making a loaded offer to a florist who refused to sell them flowers based her biblical belief that “marriage is between …

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Santorum Is Back On With MI School

The Michigan high school that two days ago rescinded their invitation for Rick Santorum to speak before a student assembly has re-invited him.  Grosse Pointe Public School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Harwood says former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s speech will happen in the district, after a brief cancelation and a few ruffled political feathers. Wednesday, Santorum had accused school officials …

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