Rain Dove: This female androgynous supermodel is turning the concept of gender on its head

Two points. One, Rain Dove is literary. By that, I mean she presents her point-of-view in a way that is both shockingly precise and emotionally compelling. It is clearly the work of both a voracious reader and natural writer, I’m guessing. When asked, for example, for practical advice in the fashion industry, where she has…

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An impeccably crafted documentary that brings history to life

In decades past, political pundits referred to the final few weeks leading to the presidential election as the “silly season” of politics. Nowadays, the silly season is more or less the three years leading up to the election, and if you haven’t noticed it, the three-ring circus that is the Donald Trump-led Republican nomination contest…

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Watch: Trailer for Britain’s first trans sitcom

BBC2 will air Britain’s first trans sitcom this fall. Boy Meets Girl was created and written by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle, the Manchester-based comedy was discovered through the Trans Comedy Award – a BBC Writersroom talent search in partnership with Trans Comedy, which offered aspiring writers up to £5,000 for the best script that promoted a…

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Desperate Duggars tout new reality show counseling sex abuse victims

The Duggars are pitching for a new reality show! The homophobic family, whose show, 19 Kids and Counting, was cancelled by TLC after eldest son Josh Duggar confessed to being a child abuser, are reportedly touting a reality show around with parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar counseling children who have been sexually abused! According…

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Tenor René Barbera to kick off San Diego Opera’s 2015-2016 season

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera has announced that tenor René Barbera, who made his San Diego Opera debut this past April in the Company’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Concerts, will be returning for a recital  Saturday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Balboa Theatre as part of the Company’s 2015-2016 season. This recital marks…

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White House appoints first openly transgender official

WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) staff member Raffi Freedman-Gurspan has been appointed as an outreach and recruitment director for Presidential Personnel in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Freedman-Gurspan is the first openly transgender official in history to serve in the White House. She previously served as NCTE’s Policy Advisor…

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