Steve Lee, Editor

Liberace to be resurrected in first full length live hologram show in Las Vegas

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hologram USA has announced its partnership with the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts to produce a full scale, long running hologram show featuring Liberace. While most recent hologram projects have been short one time appearances, this will be the first to use Hologram USA’s patented technology to present…

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Openly gay ambassador walks delicate line in ultra-conservative Dominican Republic

Among the many firsts President Obama will be remembered for, especially in the LGBT community, are the record number of openly gay ambassadors he has appointed around the world. In fact, Obama has appointed more openly gay ambassadors than any other U.S. president combined, including those to Spain, Denmark, Australia and the Organization for Security…

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HRC: 10 things you should know about the rabidly anti-LGBT Liberty Counsel

WASHINGTON – In 1989, attorney Matthew Staver and his wife, Anita, founded Liberty Counsel, a legal organization aimed at “advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family.”  But a primary focus of the organization over the years has been preventing and attacking the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around…

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U.S. Supreme Court to consider taking up Louisiana marriage equality case

The U.S. Supreme Court has distributed a Louisiana marriage equality case for its January 9, 2015 conference. The justices will deliberate whether to take up Robicheaux v. George on appeal after a federal district court upheld the state’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples in September of this year. In response to today’s news, Human…

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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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More than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use smokeless tobacco

The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products. The report, Smokeless Tobacco and Public Health: A Global Perspective, is being released today by the CDC and the National Cancer Institute at the National…

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