Brooklyn bar owner sues to convert business into gay, lesbian watering hole.

When John McGillion first purchased Lulu’s in the Greenpoint neighborhood of northern Brooklyn, he had no idea that less than 10 years later it would become an up-and-coming neighborhood with an increasingly diverse gay and lesbian population. After all, Greenpoint’s history points to a large farming community mostly owned and tilled by first- and second-generation…

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Letters

Letters In Response to Jess Durfee’s letter and Stampp Corbin’s editorial (LGBT Weekly March 27, issue 143) Dear Editor, Even gay and lesbian history repeats itself. In 1938 feminist/lesbian Gertrude Stein nominated Adolf Hitler for a Nobel Peace Prize. So I think we shouldn’t be too tough on Bonnie Dumanis for supporting Mr. Dronenburg. We…

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Fire!

We’ve been getting a taste of downtown living due to a fire that occurred where we live. We’ve been displaced for two weeks because one of the neighbors decided to make hash oil in her apartment. We’ve read that they use butane. This was the cause of the explosion. Our entire floor sustained smoke damage….

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Last chance to get your tickets to ‘Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Still Warn Us About’!

Only 2 days left to get your tickets to Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Still Warn Us About! Two incredible Chicana lesbian novelists, Carla Trujillo and Felicia Luna Lemus, come together in an intergenerational dialogue that highlights Chicana lesbian contributions to arts and literature. Get your tickets here today! When: Friday, March 21st (7:00-9:00pm)…

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Antigone Rising announces release of brand new EP: ‘Whiskey & Wine, Volume 1’ out March 25 (VIDEO)

NEW YORK – Antigone Rising, the New York based all-female-boot-stompin’-alt-country-rock band, has announced the release of two brand new EPs, “Whiskey & Wine – Volume 1″ and “Whiskey & Wine – Volume 2”. “Whiskey & Wine – Volume 1” is set to drop March 25, 2014, on iTunes and the band’s official website and features the singles “Everything Changes”. “That Was…

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