The 1999 play The Laramie Project explor the te story surroundg the ath of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and left to die Laramie, Wyo., 1998. The se, which beme a landmark symbol for hate crim, still elics varied reactns — which is why on Oct. 12, hundreds of other theaters around the world will perform The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, an Epilogue.
Contents:
- WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
- THE GAY MEN PROJECT
- FIVE GAYS ON PROJECT RUNWAY'S DEMISE
- MATTHEW SHEPARD: THE LEGACY OF A GAY LLEGE STUNT 20 YEARS AFTER HIS BTAL MURR
- FOR PHOTOGRAPHER KEV TONG, TELLG STORI OF GAY LIFE IS GLOBAL
- DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME
- TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
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Is there one, or is a kneejerk reactn to social media outrage (some of which was explicly homophobic towards Kaye)?
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THE GAY MEN PROJECT
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FIVE GAYS ON PROJECT RUNWAY'S DEMISE
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“One of them is a gay Democrat who’s married to a man.
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MATTHEW SHEPARD: THE LEGACY OF A GAY LLEGE STUNT 20 YEARS AFTER HIS BTAL MURR
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"Thach, Wardrobe Stylist, Ho Chi Mh CyThach, his own words: "When I was 18, I told my mom that I was gay.
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FOR PHOTOGRAPHER KEV TONG, TELLG STORI OF GAY LIFE IS GLOBAL
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DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME
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TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
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" That's typil: Gays get jad extra-fast the days! Except the se of that dark-haired gay one. It was sooo tirg to see that gay's whnyg and weepg week after week.
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