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1/31/2012
The Gay Mobile App Question
Talking in a gay bar? That is so 2006! Today, all the rage is “gay mobile app-ing.” Now what exactly is “gay mobile app-ing,” those not in-the-cyber-know ask? It’s high-tech simple—GPS technology has taken the LGBTQ dating and hook-up scene and turned it on its pretty little head.
A slew of mobile applications have hit the iPad/smartphone market that allow you to log-in, search and see profiles of other men within the vicinity that are ...
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1/31/2012
This Valentine’s Day, some of L.A.’s finest restaurants are serving up romantic repasts that will make your heart pound and your stomach growl.
KoiThere will be a slate of cheeky new sushi rolls to commemorate Valentine’s Day at this La Cienega favorite, including the White Kiss roll with yellowtail, scallion and cucumber wrapped in soy and topped with sliced halibut and tomatoes in a lemon-lime ume sauce. That should give you the protein boost ...
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2/1/2012
Believe it or not, Ballroom is hot and heavy in Los Angeles. You’re not going to see So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy screaming at the top of her lungs, dishing hot tamale train tickets. What you will see, however, is an art culture that exceeds expectation while filling your imagination with excitement. Marcus Smith, sponsorship chair for Pride & Promote, says of the New York-based scene, “The ballroom culture is best ...
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1/26/2012
Friends and family rally around spiritual leader and 'Frontiers' columnist Shaman Durek to raise funds for his desperately needed kidney transplant.
Since birth, Durek Verrett has been in tune with other realms of awareness. Gifted with an extraordinary sensitivity, he spent years studying various faiths and therapeutic techniques from around the world, distilling them all into his unique—and immensely popular—brand of spiritual healing. Endlessly generous and self-effacing, Shaman Durek devoted his life to helping others, so it was quite a shock when he found himself having to ask for it himself.
At 30, he literally died ...
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1/26/2012
No sobbing into a pint of Ben & Jerry's for you this Feb. 14. For once, that chubby brat Cupid has deigned to pierce your rock-hard glutes with one of his coveted arrows. You have a boyfriend this Valentine's Day! But, as much as you'd like to shower your beloved with Katsuya dinners and overpriced Diesel undies, your checking account is inching dangerously close to overdraft territory. Unclench, Romeo, Frontiers has a few pointers on ...
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1/24/2012
How to Deal With a Breakup in a Healthy Manner
Relationship expert Allison Pescosolido, M.A., and Andra Brosh, Ph.D., recognized there wasn’t an effective treatment for dealing with the trauma experienced during heartbreak—so they developed one. Unlike traditional therapy programs that can go on indefinitely, the Divorce Detox model is rapid, and in most cases, patients complete therapy within eight weeks!
“Breakups are traumatic, and if we don’t heal from them properly, we are destined to repeat mistakes and never find the love we want,” ...
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1/25/2012
Valentine’s Gifts That’ll Getcha Some
Christmas just ended, but there’s another gift-buying season right around the corner. The best thing about Valentine’s Day, however, is that it really is the thought that matters. (People lie about that at Christmastime, ya know.) To help you pick the perfect gift for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day, here’s our list of wallet-friendly but sometimes still-frisky ideas that he or she will love to unwrap.
Kyle UnderwearThere’s a bounty of underwear companies vying ...
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1/26/2012
"The desires to protect [gays'] right to marriage is as important as the right for black people to vote was in 1964," stated Duke University associate professor Mark Anthony Neal. This parallel merely scratches the surface of the similarities between African-American and LGBTQ cultures. Over the centuries, the two communities have endured persecution, physical abuse and a mortiferous retrovirus. More importantly, both share the admirable quality of not just surviving, but thriving despite these hardships. ...
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1/20/2012
Queerness is in London’s DNA. A jaunt through the city’s hallowed history—from its pink literary chronicles and Shakespearean gender-bending to Beefeaters in uniform and the Queen’s royal pomp and circumstance—reveals that nowhere else in the world will gay travelers find such sacred ground. London is a perfect amalgamation of the world’s gay meccas, and everything is right at your fingertips—or, more accurately, at your feet—thanks to London Underground’s particularly extensive Tube system, which provides reliable ...
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1/16/2012
The Hawaiian Islands are celebrated around the world as a beloved vacation destination—over seven million tourists visit the 50th state each year—but near the center of it lies a mysterious island rarely seen, even by other residents of Hawaii: it is Moloka'i. Like many, my only awareness of Moloka'i was that it had once been home to a famous, segregated settlement of those suffering from leprosy. Countries the world over would ship those with Hansen’s ...
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