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The Warwick Rowers Return for a 10th Anniversary Edition Calendar

Doing good never looks as fine as it does when gracing the pages of The Warwick Rowers’ annual calendar. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the calendar features...

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The Best Gay Bars in Chelsea

The boundaries of New York’s Chelsea Neighborhood are roughly 14th Street to the upper 20s, from the Hudson River across to Sixth Avenue. It is one of New York’s...

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People We Love 2018: Leo Preziosi, Jr.

It was after reading an article in Metrosource about the challenges facing LGBTQ youth that Leo Preziosi, Jr. founded Live Out Loud. And it was at this year’s Live Out Loud...

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People We Love: Janelle Monáe

Provocative, singular and impossible to copy, model/actress/singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe took her career to new heights this year. She entered the public arena as a...

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Thanks to Activists Like Laverne Cox, Trans Visibility is Greater Than Ever

The 21st century has seen an explosion of trans visibility, thanks largely in part to activists like Laverne Cox (pictured). But this vibrant part of our rainbow community has...

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Where to Eat: Our Favorite LGBT-Friendly Chelsea Restaurants

The Breslin The Spotted Pig folks are behind this vintage-rustic restaurant in NoChel’s Ace Hotel. British-inspired fare is egg-centric at breakfast and meat-and-terrine heavy...

Food • Things to Do • Travel|

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“Queen” Marks the First Album in 4 Years from Hip-Hop Diva Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj Queen (Young Money / Cash Money Records) The hip-hop diva’s first release in over four years is also her strongest and most expansive to date. On “Chun-Li”...

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Best Hell’s Kitchen Gay Friendly Restaurants

New York City nightlife is among the best LGBTQ scenes in the world, and it extends well beyond old school gay neighborhoods such as Chelsea and the West Village. For example,...

Featured LGBT Friendly Businesses • Food • Travel|

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LCMA Presents “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” in November

LACMA will bring the lauded exhibition Outliers and American Vanguard Art to its galleries starting November 18. The project explores pivotal moments when avant-garde artists and...

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ClexaCon Celebrates LGBT Characters from Comics to Film in London

Comiccon, dragcon, ramencon: it seems like today there is a convention for almost everything. Still, we couldn’t help but take note of something which bills itself as...

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Are Your Ready for Another Season of “Crazy Ex–Girlfriend”?

REAL TALK: The third season of the CW’s critically acclaimed Crazy Ex–Girlfriend took the show from fun-crazy (impromptu-risk-taking, truth-bending, instagram-stalking) to...

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“A Star Is Born”: Is Gaga As Good as Streisand . . . or Garland?

First came Judy’s. Then came Barbra’s. Now, it’s time for Gaga’s. This latest incarnation of A Star is Born will have its debut at the 75th Venice International Film...

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