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THE MANY PASSIONS OF MICHAEL HARDWICK, W.W. Norton, 6/3/25 Pre-orders: https://tinyurl.com/mr3njp25 A NIGHT AT THE SWEET GUM HEAD, W.W. Norton, 2021 https://tinyurl.com/2txrjwb2. Musical adaptation TK PhD/MFA, FWIW I'm an OK baker
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"A DOD official said the decision's timing, during #LGBTQ Pride month, was intentional." Fuck. You. And to borrow a slogan from the white supremacist groups whose slogans are tattooed on the current Secretary of Defense ... You Will Not Replace Us.

An excerpt from my book, out today. www.queerty.com/before-marri...

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"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year."

Let her cook

Skeptical that anyone should take this seriously.

All else aside, do we really want our Senate to be the launching pad for gubernatorial runs?

9th Cir. holds that "Eleanor"—the Ford Mustangs seen in the original and remake of GONE IN 60 SECONDS, THE JUNKMAN, and DEADLINE AUTO THEFT—is not a copyrightable character. It therefore did not violate copyright for a custom car shop to make look-alikes. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

New York! Come and join John Voelcker and I for an evening of history and LGBT rights. www.bgsqd.com/event/michae...

If you're in Atlanta on June 3, come join in a discussion about today's Supreme Court and queer history. www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events...

Breaking News: Former President Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, a spokesman said.

Stellantis chairman denies merger talks with Renault reut.rs/3GTwutS

Turtles all the way up

First starred review! www.bookpage.com?p=215273&pre...

SCOTUS is politics all the way down

Hear that, Bodacious Bookstore?

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Do not understand why this still goes on; it's work product, not personal memorabilia.

Some fantastic jokes, none yet about Mystique Summers but we'll get there—but seriously, what a profound moment of shade, the Vatican of all places showing America what moral leadership can be.

I'm infatuated with this car, from the idea to the proportions to the mission. www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a646...

Fantastic work as usual @maxblau.bsky.social !

Damn, ten years ago already when I went to the Derby.

Growth? Yes, statistically. cnn.it/4lXNu2e

#ProtectTheDolls

You can say “illegal”

I have fond memories of this pile of concrete—marching in halftime ceremonies, seeing a game versus the Bears. But knock it down and frame a new place with lots of new housing and it's a win.

Jiggly Caliente, the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and a judge of its Philippines spinoff who also had a recurring role on the series “Pose,” died on Sunday. She was 44.