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|  | My First Whore ( feminist inkling)
(c.1975) 'Daddy, there's a woman here to see you,' I shout. The woman at the door tells me that she's a neighbor who has business with my father concerning my little brother, which can't be ... |  | 
|  | Entertainment Briefs
Former Survivor: Cook Islands castaway J.P. Calderon has come out, according to a press release from Instinct magazine. He outed himself on a recent episode of the Oxygen Network's The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency as ... |  | 
|  | Dreamgirls, Hudson Get Oscar Nods
The film musical Dreamgirls led Academy Awards contenders with eight nominations, but was shut out in the best picture and best director categories after being considered a potential front-runner in both. The nominations were announced ... |  | 
|  | HIV Conversion Parties: Dancing with Danger
Throughout the '80s and '90s, the gay community ( motivated by the mounting numbers of deaths due to the AIDS epidemic ) practiced safer sex. Now—whether emboldened by the presence of drug cocktails or ( erroneously ... |  | 
|  | Blacks and Heart Attacks
African Americans who have suffered heart attacks consider their experiences to be a 'wake-up calls' that leads to reevaluating priorities, growing closer to faith and recognizing the importance of strong heart health behaviors, Black PR ... |  | 
|  | Hansberry Among Those Honored in Chicago
In celebration of Black History Month in February, the Chicago Park District is saluting the African Americans who have played an instrumental role in shaping the city's legacy. To date, 40 parks across Chicago have ... |  | 
|  | Gays, God and the Gospel
by Thomas Streiter In Toxic Faith: Liberal Cure, Thomas Strieter and Daniel Bruch offer biblical, historical and sociological insights that counter many assertions from the religious right. In the following excerpt from the book, Streiter—a retired ... |  | 
|  | Evan Low: On a Political High
Campbell (Calif.) City Councilman Evan Low is not your average politician. First of all, he is all of 23 years old. And he's Asian-American. And he's openly gay. Low—who won a seat on the council in ... |  | 
|  | Business Profile—Iloilo: Frame On
Although Jay Juarez, owner of Iloilo Custom Framing, Inc., says he thrives on the creativity that goes into his job, it is the interaction with his customers that he prizes above all else. His customers certainly ... |  | 
|  | South Side Forum on Hate Crime
Alderman Michelle Harris. LGBT-related issues concerning Chicago's South Side—including the 8th Ward, site of a devastating crime—were the focus of a brainstorming session and a youth collaborative that both took place on Jan. 18 at the ... |
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