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Jason Mraz won’t give up

Apr 14, 12 Jason Mraz won’t give up

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Pop star talks supporting LGBT community and his ‘open’ sexuality, and clarifies ‘Instinct’ interview How cool is Jason Mraz? For one, his unwavering fight for equal rights led him to shoot a Human Rights Campaign video recently, and he will perform at the GLAAD Media Awards on April 21; he’s also waiting to wed until...

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Out from under

Apr 11, 12 Out from under

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‘Bully’ director and lesbian teen talk controversial documentary Lee Hirsch will never forget the brutality of his middle-school years, when he was the victim of what, in more recent years, has become a tragic epidemic – bullying. The punches, taunts and name-calling were all wielded his way. And the bullshit justification of...

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Walk Sugar House free or die

Mar 30, 12 Walk Sugar House free or die

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The Sugar House Art Walk came to be shortly after James Adelman opened The Joint, a chic chiropractic care center nestled in the McIntyre Shopping Center (southeast side of Barnes & Noble parking lot). Similar to the downtown Gallery Stroll, the art walk, co-organized by Adelman, is an opportunity to familiarize, or reacquaint,...

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Idina Menzel Defies … Everything

Mar 16, 12 Idina Menzel Defies … Everything

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Theater icon talks queer crushes, hubby’s gay tendency and her green dreams Idina Menzel doesn’t do anything halfway, even when she’s deciding on her gay faves. “It’s so silly,” says the homo-hearted theater queen while surfing Google for “hot gay male celebrities.” Her assistant even gets involved. “This is very...

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Queer-inclusive soap opera to be filmed in Utah

Mar 01, 12 Queer-inclusive soap opera to be filmed in Utah

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Some kids grew up watching Super Friends, Batman and other animated adventures. But for filmmaker and actor Pietro D’Alessio, in place of the adventures of Superman, he religiously followed the story lines of Dr. Steve Hardy and Nurse Jessie Brewer on General Hospital. “I was obsessed with soap operas. Absolutely obsessed. I...

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Madonna expresses herself

Feb 17, 12 Madonna expresses herself

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Gay icon relates herself to ‘strong women’ in new film, talks being an outsider and the latest era of her career With all of Madonna’s metamorphoses throughout her balls-out career, slipping in and out of cultural zeitgeists (and accents), the queen chameleon is still the master of reinvention. Just don’t tell her...

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