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Somewhere Over the LGBTQ+ Rainbow

The opposition to black and brown stripes being added to the Pride Flag is an almost poetic metaphor for the discrimination LGBTQ+ people of color face on a daily basis. One would think, being part of a marginalized community, broader inclusivity and intersectionality would be a given, but that is not always the case. As […]

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Industrial-strength Donald J. Trump chutzpah

Despite all his fulminating about “fake news,” it appears that our President-whose definition of‘fake” is any coverage (covfefe??) he doesn’t like—isn’t above generating some fakery of his own. Remember Trump’s preening over his massive, multi-billion dollar “deal” with Saudi Arabia? Bruce Reidel of The Brookings Institution reports that no such deal exists.Last month, President Trump

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OITNB Season 5 Premiers June 9

One of the most-popular live-streamed TV series in history, Orange is the New Black, premieres its fifth season June 9, and it promises to be a roller-coaster ride.Taryn Manning (Pennsatucky) was rumored to be leaving the cast but then denied those rumors. Lori Petty’s Whitehill is on her way to the psych ward though Petty

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