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Author: Merryn Johns

Events Movies 

Gay environmentalist launches film festival on water crisis

March 16, 2023March 17, 2023 Merryn Johns 8 min read

Do you know what your water footprint is? Do you know it takes 2880 gallons of water to produce one

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Books Entertainment 

Meet the author: Orlando Ortega-Medina

March 10, 2023February 16, 2023 Merryn Johns 7 min read

Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns with The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, out on April 18 from Amble Press, a powerful

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Advice Health & Happiness 

5 easy ways to celebrate National Get Over It Day

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Merryn Johns 6 min read

Those of us who struggle with the long list of losses and injustices that accrue with getting older may find

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News Politics 

Remembering trailblazing transgender politician, Georgina Beyer

March 9, 2023March 13, 2023 Merryn Johns 5 min read

Tributes are pouring in online for Georgina Beyer, who passed away on March 6 at the age of 65. The

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Entertainment Theatre 

Nathan Lane in Pictures From Home may be his last Broadway outing

March 9, 2023March 7, 2023 Merryn Johns 3 min read

If you haven’t yet seen the mastery of Nathan Lane live in a Broadway show, hurry and get tickets to

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Community Women's Rights 

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Merryn Johns 3 min read

International Women’s Day (IWD) is today and every year on March. 8. In honor of the day I wanted to

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Community Front Cover LGBTQ+ Rights 

Kelley Robinson is on a mission to bring equal rights to all LGBTQ+ people

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Merryn Johns 15 min read

In September last year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Kelley Robinson would become the organization’s ninth president—and the first Black,

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Books Front Cover 

Choosing Family is a memoir at the intersections of Black queer motherhood

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Merryn Johns 8 min read

A new literary memoir Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance by author and professor Francesca T. Royster is out now

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History 

Celebrating the bi genius of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay

February 22, 2023January 1, 2023 Merryn Johns 3 min read

Did you know that in 1923 Edna St. Vincent Millay won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry? In fact, 100 years

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Business Health & Happiness 

Queer and over 40: Matt Gross and Boshko Boshkovic

February 22, 2023February 16, 2023 Merryn Johns 8 min read

The married couple and small business owners share the story of love, living together, and learning how to grow their

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Travel 

The next gay mecca is Cleveland!

February 20, 2023March 2, 2023 Merryn Johns 10 min read

Put Cleveland, Ohio on your map for your next gay vacay. You’ll get to visit a new breed of gayborhood

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Entertainment Theatre 

Inside the world of ak payne’s new play, Amani

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Merryn Johns 7 min read

National Black Theatre’s first co-production of its 2023 season, AMANI, is now on through March 5, 2023 at Rattlestick Theater

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Entertainment Family 

From Valentine’s Day to wedding day, José Rolón has a knack for love

February 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Merryn Johns 9 min read

José Rolón is an out gay man and single father of three who specializes in making couples in love achieve

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Events Local 

HRC ushers in new era of change with rousing speeches, Black excellence

February 5, 2023February 7, 2023 Merryn Johns 7 min read

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, hosted its Greater New York Dinner on Saturday

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Art History 

Beau McCall’s button art approach to Black History Month

February 3, 2023February 2, 2023 Merryn Johns 6 min read

Harlem, NY-based, critically-acclaimed, mixed media artist, Beau McCall, a.k.a. “The Button Man,” is one of the featured artists in Fresh,

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Entertainment Movies 

New doc about Nan Goldin offers startling insight into AIDS, opioid crisis

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Merryn Johns 3 min read

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an incredible documentary that spans multiple time threads and locations: from the American opioid crisis of today, to

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Health & Happiness 

We’re here, and we’re queering psychotherapy

January 3, 2023February 6, 2023 Merryn Johns 11 min read

A new book, Queering Psychotherapy, marks a milestone for LGBTQ+ mental health, and we caught up with its editor and

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Entertainment Events Music 

Anne Steele brings new show with special meaning to City Vineyard

January 2, 2023January 1, 2023 Merryn Johns 7 min read

Out and proud songstress Anne Steele has a special show coming up at landmark venue, City Vineyard on the Hudson

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Entertainment Movies Parenting 

Landmark queer film Holding Moses has been voted Oscar-worthy!

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Merryn Johns 8 min read

Great news for the filmmakers and audiences of Holding Moses: the true, intimate, and revelatory story of butch queer mom

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Food & Drink 

Happy New Year from Germany and its wines!

December 16, 2022December 15, 2022 Merryn Johns 6 min read

When it comes to popping the cork and ringing in the New Year, swap Champagne for Sekt—German sparkling wine—and save

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This Month’s Front Cover

Latest Articles

  • Here are this year’s Lambda Literary nominees
  • Drag Isn’t Dangerous campaign fights back for LGBTQ+ community under attack
  • HRC data reveals over half of transgender youth could soon face barriers to life-saving gender affirming care
  • The S.I.R. Festival creates a space for men who love men in San Diego
  • Top honor for first deaf, openly lesbian university president
  • Margaret Cho will host the GLAAD Awards, Hulu will stream
  • Story of Fannie Lou Hamer comes at a perfect time
  • ALOK to make special appearances at Transhealth events
  • FOLX Health provides healthcare to queer and trans Chronosphere employees
  • San Francisco Playhouse conjures winning comedy classic, Clue

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