The Affair

dvr this Showtime, Sunday, Dec. 21, 10 p.m. The season finale of the much-buzzed about Showtime soap opera will probably not answer the key question of the show: Will Noah (Dominic West) and Alison (Ruth Wilson) end up together, dump their spouses (Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson, respectively), and live unhappily ever after? If it’s…

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Skeleton Twins

dvd of the week   Skeleton Twins, a dark comedy about two siblings haunted by their father’s suicide and their own failure to love the right person, was one of Sundance’s big hits this year, and it deserved the hype. The film opens with Milo (Bill Hader) drunkenly attempting to commit suicide with a razor…

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MUSIC: Charli XCX – ‘Sucker’ out now via Neon Gold/Atlantic Records

http://youtu.be/VseY33dLqDw Grammy-nominated pop sensation Charli XCX releases her sophomore album, Sucker today on Neon Gold/Atlantic Records! Watch her perform “Need Ur Luv” from the new album on the Late Show with David Letterman above. “Pop music has been defined this year by young women who come across as self-assured and self-directed. And, while Taylor Swift…

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New CDC data finds connection of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV

Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 2013 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) surveillance data, which reveal that STD rates continue to be unacceptably high in the United States — with disproportionate impact on men who have sex with men (MSM). In particular, the CDC found increasing rates of syphilis and co-infection of syphilis with HIV. “The rate of primary…

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The Elton John AIDS Foundation announces more than $3.2 million in grants

NEW YORK — The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has announced more than $3.2 million in new grants, bringing the Foundation’s total grant disbursements for the calendar year 2014 to an impressive $6.857 million.  These end-of-year grants represent EJAF’s continued commitment to helping all people infected with HIV and combating stigma in communities most threatened…

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New twist in ‘Nobody is Born Gay’ billboard controversy (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/gga4LyHvz8I A surprise new twist has emerged in the controversy over an “ex-gay” group’s Virginia billboard which purportedly depicted a set of “identical twins,” reports The Huffington Post. The ad, which appeared recently beside I-95 in Richmond, depicts two men, one dressed in a suit and the other in a white T-shirt, and says: “Identical…

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Tide’s latest commercial features same-sex couple (VIDEO)

A new commercial by Tide features a same-sex couple arguing over their laundry and “past mistakes.” Tide, a Procter and Gamble (P&G) product, has only released the commercial in Canada. Earlier this year, P&G, a Fortune 500 company, came out in support of marriage equality. P&G also received a 100 on HRC’s 2015 Corporate Equality…

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Gay veteran’s group given green light to march in St. Patrick’s Day parade

For the first time in almost 115 years, OUTVET, a group honoring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender veterans will be allowed to march in the upcoming South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, will be held March 15, 2015 and will finally make room…

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