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Nancy Pelosi to guest judge on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to show support for LGBT community.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi is throwing her hat into the competitive TV ring with a recently-announced guest judging appearance on VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Pelosi will be on the runway to judge Paul’s collection of drag queens for an episode of the series’ upcoming return. The California congresswoman confirmed the news on her Twitter.

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Google shows pride flag for 7 deadly sins search query.

Go to Google and search for [7 deadly sins], Google will show you there fancy featured snippet result and for number four, superbia or pride or hubris, Google will show a photo of a Gay Pride flag. Of course, this can be super insulting to many people but there is a technical reason for it.

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Melissa Etheridge and Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles rock Women’s March.

One of the many highlights at the Los Angeles Women’s March Saturday was the performance of “Uprising of Love” by Melissa Etheridge and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. After being introduced by Allison Janney, Etheridge took the stage to sustained applause, to which she responded…

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Ryan Murphy wanted to “move the cultural dial” on TV with “triumphant” gay characters.

The Producers Guild of America honored Ryan Murphy with Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television at this year’s PGA Awards. Upon accepting the award from his friend and frequent collaborator Gwyneth Paltrow, the television producer talks about how he was inspired by the award’s namesake.

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2017 was a good year for LGBTQ cinema – if you knew where to look

2017’s great year of LGBTQ filmmaking doesn’t start and end with Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino’s dreamy, sun-dappled tale of summer romance. If laden glances between Oliver and Elio have whetted your appetite for queer stories on the big screen, the last 12 months have had a lot to offer. You just needed to venture outside the multiplex to find it. Read the full article HERE.

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Where is the outrage? Is using an anti-gay slur OK if it’s against a Republican?

Chelsea Handler is under fire for a tweet about South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, where she implied that the politician is gay and is being blackmailed by the Trump administration because of it. “Holy f— f—. I just the video of trump’s bipartisan ‘meeting’ yesterday. Hey @LindseyGrahamSC what kind of d–k-sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Read the full article HERE.