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Another tackle in the world of homophobic sports

Another former professional athlete has came out last month—6’, 7” Jamaican-born NFL offensive tackle Kwame Harris. ...

Tig Turns 42, Talks About Memoir & Prof Blastoff Tour

"Happy Birthday, Dan"—Tig turned 42 Sunday, 24 March (yes, about two weeks ago). We at Vp are very happy she's alive...alive and kickin'. ...

Velvetpark's New Reading Series

It's with real delight that Velvetpark announces our first reading series. ...

The Science of Cats; Or, I Rub You, I Claim You

Sometimes I ponder the glory that is myself. My glistening silver fur, my lion's head and paws, my fluffy belly just like your favorite down pillow.... Really, am I not the greatest? ...

The Happening is Happening Again

A happening was the name given to spontaneous (or somewhat spontaneous) art events that were non-linear and multi-disciplinary as well as audience participatory in nature. ...

April 2013 Horoscope

ARIES ...

MHP Recap: Shola Lynch on Bringing Angela Davis to the Silver Screen

This past Saturday Melissa Harris-Perry interviewed Shola Lynch, director of the highly anticipated Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, coming to theaters in select cities this Friday. ...

Mattilda B. Sycamore's Trippy, Angsty "The End of San Francisco"

Shirking the idea that time unfolds linearly and our lives are both affectively lived and narrated chronologically, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's ...

Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary

It’s inevitable. I’m thinking about marriage. ...

United States v. Windsor

83-year-old Edie Windsor stepped in front of the Supreme Court Justices to proclaim the injustices that married same-sex couples face under DOMA. Here are her remarks after the hearing. ...

SCOTUS Live Prop 8

Follow Prop 8 hearing in and outside the court house, live:   ...

Armory Show 2013, I Think the Focus Group Worked

Before this year's Armory show 2013 the organizers convened a ...

Lesbian Feminist Comedian Jessica Halem on Ellen DeGeneres as Pathbreaker

Listening to "All Things Considered" last night while driving in the car, Moon and I were delighted to hear Vp friend and all around funny queer femme girl Jessica Halem speak passionately ...

Walk in the Park

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What Was Behind Georgia's Anti-Gay Rally?
New Yorker
May 24, 2013

The clergymen led a huge mob along the main street of Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia, through a police cordon, and toward a small group of visibly nervous young men and women who had set out to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.

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Airbnb Is Illegal in New York City
valleywag.
May 24, 2013

The sublease startup, which is largely enjoyed but occasionally disastrous, is now out of New York—pending appeal—for violating the city's "hotel law." ... [There goes your summer vacay rental]

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Tumblr Has No Idea How to Handle Porn
valleywag
May 24, 2013

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is plowing through a media tour with her newly adopted internet son David Karp. On everyone's mind is how Tumblr will reconcile its vast collection of rape porn with tween-friendly advertising—and the duo doesn't have much of an answer.

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DIA's art collection could face sell-off to satisfy Detroit's creditors
freep.com
May 24, 2013

The once unthinkable is suddenly thinkable. Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the multibillion-dollar collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts should be considered city assets that potentially could be sold to cover about $15 billion in debt.

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And Now Here's a Lion Getting Its Teeth Cleaned by a Dachshund
gawker.com
May 24, 2013

You can find friends in the most unlikeliest of places...

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VIDEO: 60 in 60 at Art Basel in Hong Kong
BLOUIN ARTINFO
May 24, 2013

After success in Basel and Miami Beach, the folks behind Art Basel have added Hong Kong to their roster of fairs held annually. Throughout the weekend, more than 3,000 artists from over 240 galleries will be on hand at the inaugural e

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Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths, maintain ban on gay adult leaders
WaPo
May 24, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its ban on openly gay youths but maintained a prohibition on gay adult leaders, a decision framed as a compromise but one that could lead to litigation...

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