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“Suicide Kale” Review: Brittani Nichols Tells Your Story

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You can swoon and you can laugh and you can open yourself up to the white hot agony and ecstasy of hope because the people who created this movie see you, they know you, they are you.

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VIDEO: Mary Lambert’s “Hang Out With You” Is The Perfect Summer Pop Song

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Mary Lambert has given us a gift at the end of this wretched week.

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Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, talks about his shooting death with protesters and media outside the governor's residence on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in St. Paul, Minn. Castile was shot and killed after a traffic stop by St. Anthony police in Falcon Heights, Minn., Wednesday night. A video shot by Reynolds of the shooting went viral.  (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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I Need Justice, I Need Peace: A QTPOC Roundtable

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It felt important for us to have a voice somewhere, so we’ve gathered a few of the Black queer voices and put them together here. We want to offer this as a place of healing for QTPOC in this time of tragedy.

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U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier convicted of giving classified state documents to WikiLeaks, is pictured dressed as a woman in this 2010 photograph obtained on August 14, 2013. Lawyers for Manning sought to show during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday that the Army ignored his mental health problems and bizarre behavior. Manning's violent outbursts and his emailing a supervisor this photo of himself in a dress and blond wig with the caption "This is my problem" were signs the gay soldier should not have a job as an intelligence analyst, defense attorney David Coombs told the court-martial. REUTERS/U.S. Army/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)  ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTX12LI7
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Chelsea Manning Hospitalized With No Explanation, Denied Access to Lawyers

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The military refuses to tell Chelsea Manning’s lawyers about her status; Diamond ‘Lavish’ Reynolds, Philando Castile’s girlfriend, speaks out; a gay man was brutally arrested at Riis Beach; the FBI is investigating the case of a man found hanging from a tree in Piedmont Park and more news stories.

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Aubrey Plaza is Bisexual, Knows You’re Into Her, Is Cool With It

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“Girls are into me — that’s no secret.”

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Mal Blum’s “Reality TV” Video Stars All Your Favorite People

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Made by an all-queer cast and crew – you might recognize a couple of familiar faces.

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Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Killed By Police in Heartbreaking, Enraging 24 Hours

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Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were both killed by police in the last 24 hours, and it’s a time for mourning and organizing.

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Business of Art Fix: Facebook’s News Feed “Tweaks” Could Hurt Indie Niche Publications Most Of All

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View From The Top: Power In Theory, Power In Practice

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Sarah and I talked a lot about power in our relationship — who had it, who felt it, how it flowed between us. It wasn’t always smooth.

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Film

10 Thoughts on Classic Lesbian Movie D.E.B.S After Seeing It For the First Time Yesterday

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“That’s some Garnier Fructis hair.”

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Daily Fix

Spike Reported in LGBT People Reaching For Guns In Wake of Orlando Shooting

Posted by Yvonne

There’s been a spike in memberships for a LGBT pro-gun rights group and a new surge of Gays Against Guns; Black Lives Matter temporarily shuts down Toronto Pride, the UN voted to create a position dedicated to LGBT rights around the world, married lesbian parents can now be on their child’s birth certificate and more news stories.

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Food and Drink

Liquor In The Freezer: Bourbon Hellfire Fudgesicles

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Froozen = frozen + boozy. Get in here for some froozen popsicle magic!

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