Vinyl

dvr this HBO, Sundays, 9 p.m. HBO’s latest newest prestige drama was created by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese and it focuses on the 1970s music business in New York. With that pedigree, it shouldn’t be surprising that the show is full of drugs, sex, violence, raw rock and roll and sublime R&B. Bobby Cannavale…

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Steve Jobs

dvd of the week Michael Fassbender was nominated for an Oscar playing Apple founder Steve Jobs, who is on screen at virtually every moment in the film written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle. Few of his dialogue partners – played by Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels, among others – are…

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Tennessee lawmakers advance symbolic anti-marriage equality resolution

A symbolic anti-equality resolution is advancing in the Tennessee State Legislature. Without debate in an entirely symbolic voice vote yesterday, the House Civil Justice Committee advanced House Joint Resolution (HJR) 529, a resolution that allows lawmakers to express their animosity for the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of nationwide marriage equality last June. “Though only…

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South Dakota Legislature unleashes second attack on trans kids

As the nation waits to see if Gov. Dennis Daugaard will veto the legislation targeting transgender children that the South Dakota Senate passed yesterday, today the state’s House State Affairs Committee voted 8 to 4 to advance yet another attack on trans kids. HB 1209, which is wholly different from the bill that passed yesterday, focuses…

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Napa Valley Wine Train to host ‘The Napa Valley Pride Ride’ March 19

NAPA, Calif.  – Napa Valley Wine Train, offering guests a 36-mile round-trip journey from Napa to St. Helena through beautiful Wine Country vineyards and past famous and historic wineries, has announced the “The Napa Valley Pride Ride,” the inaugural LGBT wine expert event, on Saturday, March 19 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The…

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San Diego Opera announces ’50 Years and Counting: A New Vision for San Diego Opera’ campaign

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera have announced a group of dedicated donors will match up to $500,000 in donations from the community to create a new vision for San Diego Opera. This $1 million campaign will keep San Diego Opera strong, and ensure the company will continue to present world-class opera for many more…

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Advocacy groups condemn South Dakota’s anti-transgender legislation

Today, the South Dakota Senate passed legislation that attacks the rights of transgender children in public schools, and prevents them from using restrooms and other facilities consistent with their gender identity. After repeatedly calling on lawmakers to stop the legislation, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the ACLU of South Dakota, condemned the vote and called on…

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New report challenges the exclusion of transgender persons from enlisting in the U.S. military

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.—A new study shows that transgender active-duty U.S. military personnel report few lifetime mental and physical health problems. These findings challenge the current policy of excluding transgender persons from enlisting in the U.S. military or discharging them based on the presumption that they are unfit to serve due to their mental or physical…

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