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Home HIV Test Goes on the Market

OraSure Technologies has released its home HIV test – OraQuick – at retailers around the country.

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John Waters Reads Lady Chatterley

Gross-out king John Waters reads from Lady Chatterley’s Lover in honor of Banned Books Week at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco.

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Lesbian SNLer Does Celesbians

We’ve first developed our comedy crush on Kate McKinnon when she stole the show on Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show. So we couldn’t have been happier […]

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Barbra’s Set From Last Night

We got a hold of Barbra Streisand‘s song list from last night’s show. As you may know, Philly was the first stop in the diva’s […]

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Young, Gay – and Amish

James Schwartz talks about what it was like coming out as gay in an Amish community – and why young people are forced to leave if they’re honest about who they really are.

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You Could Own Dorothy’s Dress

Dorothy’s dress from The Wizard of Oz is being auctioned off along with more than 800 items from Hollywood during “Icons and Idols” at Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood.

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What’s It Really Like Being Openly LGBT at School?

GLSEN‘s 2011 National School Climate Survey is an eye opener. It’s the only national study that has examined the experiences of LGBT students in America’s schools for the […]

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Weekend Wrap Up

The Midtown Village Festival, Indigo Ball, IndiGoGo, Philly Trans March and Outfest all dominated our weekend. Not only did the LGBT community turn out in […]

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HOST Opens in Gayborhood

HOST Interiors opened its third location in Philly’s Gayborhood. The shop offers custom design services and home furnishings, including goods and upholstery from the Bob Williams + Mitchell Gold collection.

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Comcast to Mark LGBT History Month

OUT@Comcast, the LGBT employee group at Comcast, will present a new grant and several netbooks to the Mazzoni Center this week during Comcast Cares Day.

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Looking for a Date?

If you’ve given up on meeting women at the bars and you’re not exactly a Craigslist “Missed Connection,” LesbianDating.com is where the girls are. The dating […]

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Sally Field Loves Her Gay Son

Sally Field received an ally award at the HRC’s Equality Awards in Washington D.C. this past weekend, talking about her son Sam’s coming out and life as a gay mom, and what it’s like to be a supportive parent.

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Boxer Comes Out

Professional boxer Orlando Cruz has come out as a gay man.

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Bill Would Ban Anti-Gay Therapy

Rep. Babette Josephs has introduced a bill in Pennsylvania that would ban anti-gay reparative or conversion therapy for minors. If it passes, PA could become the second state in the nation to legislate against the practice. California passed a similar law this month.

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TV is Way Gay, Says GLAAD

GLAAD says there are a record number of LGBT characters in television this season.