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Steve Grand
“All-American” sensation: an interview with Steve Grand
“We've all fallen for someone that we can't have, but it especially rings true in the specific story for LGBT people.”
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DJ Seth Cooper
Remixed: DJ Seth Cooper returns with an all-new mix for Pride
“I'm also a huge risk-taker and like to throw the occasional curve ball just to spice things up and at some great, memorable moments to the night.”
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Levi Kreis
Paradise found: an interview with Levi Kreis
“For me, I actually enjoy listening to this album for the first time.”
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Drew Daniel
Arranged Marriage: an interview with Drew Daniel of Matmos
“We’re sort of like a coelacanth. We're like a thing that shouldn't still be alive but is [laughs].”
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Tom Tunney
Chappell on Community: Tom Tunney
“Pride is everyday for me! My only advice for Pride and Pride activities are let’s be safe and respectful of each other.”
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Andy Bell
Ring that Bell: an interview with Andy Bell
“I love meeting people and I suppose it keeps me in with the kids.”
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Sean Paul Lockhart
Brent Corrigan vs. Sean Paul Lockhart
“Oddly enough, I didn't realize just how much of an exhibitionist I was until I left the adult industry.”
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Dani Toro
Sexy Spaniard drops a beat on Chicago
“A Spaniard bomb is coming to Chicago, with the best beats for making everybody dance.”
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Michael Rolik
Sydney Mardi Gras chief Michael Rolik takes us down under
“I couldn't believe the scale of love and acceptance... it was really electric... that kind of security and knowing there was that level of acceptance helped me with my own confidence”
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Bryan Herb
Boston bombings inspire a personal challenge to make a difference
“I have been taught what it really means to give when you have nothing from a six year old in Varanasi, India... and how to find the joy of stillness and silence in Bhutan”
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Oliver Newell
Sibling revelry: an interview with Oliver Newell of He’s My Brother She’s My Sister
Sibling revelry: an interview with Oliver Newell of He’s My Brother She’s My Sister
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Brian Richardson
Chappell on Community: Brian Richardson, power in the PR
“What I want instead is to be able to say that I did the best that I could and in some way I was able to make a difference for my community and the people who came after me.”
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Diamond Rings
Multi-faceted: an interview with Diamond Rings
“I write about me and I write about what I’m experiencing.”
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Levi Kreis
Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis returns to LGBT music roots
“Some of the songs inspired me to educate myself more as a gay man to understand what we fought for.”
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DJ Seth Cooper
DJ/Producer Seth Cooper makes his Chicago debut during Freedom Revolution
“This Friday will be a special event because it is the kick-off Freedom Revolution, so take those shirts off, dance and let the DJ's of the weekend take you on a journey.”
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Mitch Grassi
Pump up the “Volume 1”: an interview with Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix
Pump up the “Volume 1”: an interview with Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix
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John Dalton
Chappell on Community: interview with Minibar's John Dalton
“Minibar is reflective because I like to dress up, go out, and have a nice cocktail.”
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Patrik-Ian Polk
Gay filmmaker Patrik-Ian Polk on The Skinny
“I think there's something to be said about the technology limiting or affecting our ability to communicate in actual live, real-time, face-to-face, and that's not the best thing.”
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Ernie Pruneda
Devine Act: Jerry Nunn chats with Ernie Pruneda from the feel-good musical Sister Act
“There is something magical about the show that makes people leave so happy and changed.”
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David France
How to make a documentary about AIDS: an interview with David France, director of How to Survive a Plague
How to make a documentary about AIDS: an interview with David France, director of How to Survive a Plague
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Ira Sachs
Out of the darkness: an interview with Keep The Lights On writer/director Ira Sachs
“I think having an honest relationship is not something that comes easily to gay people.”
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Jamar Rogers
Singer and HIV activist Jamar Rogers speaks out, set to perform at AIDS Run and Walk Sept. 30
“It is so funny because since I have been able to talk about it I have become so free.”
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Stan Sloan
Chappell on Community: Rev. Stan Sloan has dedicated his life to serving his fellow man
“Every day I get to make a difference.”