| VOTE "NO" on Prop 8 |
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|| Election 2008 || No on 8 Reaches
Out to Crucial Minority Voters Minority voters could make or break California's proposed marriage ban on Election Day.
As efforts to overturn the state supreme court's May ruling come to a head, the campaign to keep marriage equality is
at its peak for a third of the electorate. An Advocate.com exclusive posted October 30, 2008 As Californians prepare to vote November 4 on a ballot initiative that would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage,
efforts to court the state's racial minorities have expanded. Black, Latino, and Asian voters make up 30% of California's
electorate and could well tip the scales on Proposition 8 in either direction. Asian Americans,
who constitute 6% of the state's voters, are the only racial group in which a majority of decided voters (48% versus
42%) oppose the ban, according to an October 17 poll by Survey USA. Asians tend to eschew party affiliations and vote independently,
says the Public Policy Institute of California. As with other racial groups, No on Prop. 8 has been attempting to garner the
most support possible from Asians with PSAs, fliers, and targeted events. Asian American politicians
and public figures gathered in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Thursday for a press conference opposing the ban. State assembly member Mike Eng debunked the claim that Prop. 8 is needed to protect ministers and churches who refuse
to sanction same-sex marriage. "I happen to care deeply about churches," said Eng,
adding that as a young man he had considered becoming a minister himself. "I know that religious freedom is very important,
and that’s why I want to tell you categorically that there is no church, no rabbi, no priest, no minister, no layperson
of the clergy that will be threatened under the current law as laid down by the California supreme court, which Proposition
8 seeks to destroy." Eng added that churches would not lose their tax-exempt status, nor
could they be sued for refusing to officiate gay weddings. Read the Full story: www.advocate.com
| Reserection of Harvey Milk |
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The Resurrection of Harvey Milk
On the 30th anniversary
of his death, and with the new Gus Van Sant biopic bearing his name, Harvey Milk is bigger than ever. As movie audiences nationwide
reflect on the man who was, one can’t help but wonder about the man who might have been. What if Milk hadn’t been
murdered? From The Advocate November 8, 2008 Cleve
Jones has a clear memory from the day his mentor was gunned down in San Francisco’s City Hall in 1978. “In my
heart, I believed the gay rights movement was over,” he says. But by the time the sun had set that sorrowful day, “tens
of thousands of men, women, and children of every age, race, and background were marching with their candles down Market Street,
and I realized the movement wasn’t over at all. It was just beginning.” While most
people were shocked by news of the assassination, it likely wouldn’t have come as a surprise to Harvey Milk. In the
last year of his life, the San Francisco supervisor recorded a final testament to be played in the event that he was killed
-- an effort at self-preservation that the new movie Milk depicts in several scenes, showing Sean Penn as the politician
reciting the events of his life at his kitchen table in the Castro. Director Gus Van Sant’s
moving biopic -- opening across the country in late November and early December -- offers a fresh look at the pioneering leader
and his contributions to politics and community organizing 30 years after his death. That’s what everyone will be talking
about, and rightfully so. But given the huge impact of his short life—he was 48 years old when aggrieved former supervisor
Dan White murdered him and then-mayor George Moscone -- and the tumultuous events of the next three decades, it’s hard
not to wonder: What if Harvey Milk hadn’t been killed? “It may be my biased
opinion,” Milk’s speechwriter Frank M. Robinson says, “but I believe that Harvey would’ve ended up
as a major political force in this country.” Alas, we’ll never know. But in talking
to some of Milk’s closest friends, campaign aides, allies, and observers (including his nephew Stuart), The Advocate
pulled together the likeliest possibilities for the life that could have been. Although he died
penniless -- “in debt up to his ears,” recalls one friend -- Milk was on a seemingly limitless trajectory in 1978.
After three unsuccessful campaigns for office, he’d been elected to San Francisco’s board of supervisors the previous
year, becoming the first openly gay person elected to any high-profile office in the country. He held the office for only
11 months, but in that time Milk became a City Hall player: He molded the gay community into a united voting bloc, and his
populist agenda -- which attracted straight families, working-class voters, and senior citizens -- gave him to a powerful
base. Though he and Moscone were initially cautious with one another, they quickly became close allies. “He was such a neighborhood organizer,” says Sally Miller Gearhart, one of the first out lesbians in
the nation to become a tenured professor. Gearhart worked closely with Milk to defeat the infamous Briggs Initiative, the
statewide ballot proposition that would’ve barred gay and lesbian teachers from public schools. “He really did
listen to lots of people. He really did believe in diversity. He was more than just a supervisor.” Tory Hartmann, a longtime Democratic Party worker whose husband served as Milk’s treasurer on two campaigns,
says, “Moscone was a nice guy, but Harvey could galvanize people. He was like a lightning rod -- he had the electricity
in him.” Nearly a year in office, Milk introduced two successful pieces of legislation.
One was an ordinance banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The other -- less noble but politically shrewd
nevertheless -- was a “pooper-scooper” law requiring people to clean up after their dogs. Its passage attracted
every media outlet in town and established Milk as a man of the people. But it was the defeat of the Briggs Initiative --
which Milk protested up and down the California coast, debating conservative state senator John Briggs on television and in
town hall meetings -- that placed him on a larger stage and earned him a windfall of political capital. Read The Full Story: www.advocate.com
| Carol Anne Burger |
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October 31, 2008 Huffington Post Blogger Kills Lover, Then Herself Police have determined that a popular HuffingtonPost.com election correspondent who had weighed in several times
throughout this election season on LGBT issues killed her former lover after stabbing her some 200 times with a Phillips-head
screwdriver. Carol Anne Burger then took her own life last Friday, authorities told Florida's
Palm Beach Post. This week authorities connected Burger to the murder of her former lover and roommate, Jessica Kalish.
Authorities had grown suspicious of Burger’s involvement in her former lover’s death
prior to the freelance journalist taking her own life. Before police could question Burger, she shot herself in the head in
the backyard of the Boynton Beach, Fla., house she and Kalish shared together. Kalish and Burger
had been broken up for more than a year when Burger killed her ex by stabbing her with a screwdriver 222 times, according
to a police report. According to friends, the two still lived together for financial reasons. Various
reports said trouble began to brew between the two women when Kalish, who had married Burger in Massachusetts in 2005, announced
that she had met another woman. A friend close to Burger said that the writer, who worked for
numerous publications throughout South Florida, had sent several e-mails detailing her mood swings. "I'm
feeling pretty isolated myself," Burger wrote in mid August. "Part is simple depression, I suppose. The other part
is simple withdrawal whenever I'm depressed. I just can't bring myself to punish people with my sad self whenever
I'm down. But I usually bounce back in time." Police who reconstructed the crime scene
said that following the murder, Burger loaded Kalish's body into her car and abandoned it two miles from the house. The
following day she reported Kalish missing but killed herself after learning that police had found her body. Burger was one of several election correspondents taking part in "Off the Bus," a citizen-powered and -produced
presidential campaign news page sponsored by the Huffington Post. She had been tapped to cover the election from Florida next
Tuesday. (The Advocate)
Small is beautiful: Top 5 Surprisingly Gay Small Towns If you're up for downsizing when it comes to planning your
next vacation destination, consider these diminutive gems. Posted on Advocate.com October 24, 2008 There's one kind of scaling back that won't have you cursing the current economic climate. Opt for something
a little smaller next time you pack up the Samsonite, and consider these delightfully diminutive gems, our top five surprisingly
gay small towns. 1. Bloomington, Ind.
Why it's on our
gaydar… This accepting, forward-thinking, progressive college town (population 70,000) is home to Indiana University
and the famed Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction (itself home to one of the world's largest
porn collections). Filled with hip cafés and funky stores, Bloomington markets its many merits to lesbian and gay travelers.
For more information on Bloomington, visit www.visitgaybloomington.com. 2. Asheville, N.C.
Why it's on our gaydar…
Set in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville (population 73,000) is home
to an excellent choice of gay and lesbian-owned inns and guesthouses, such as gay-owned 1899 Whitegate Inn and Cottage. For more choices, contact Explore Asheville. There's also a smorgasbord of thrilling, locally owned restaurants, gay bar Smokey Tavern
(18 Broadway Street), hot LGBT dance spot Club Hairspray, lesbian-owned bookstore Malaprops, and a constellation of galleries. 3. Eureka Springs, Ark.
Why
it's on our gaydar… A pint-sized piece of perfection, Arkansas' Eureka Springs (population 2,350) is a charming
tiny town with Victorian architecture, twisting streets, and easy going, laissez fair attitude that has lured a diverse community.
"Diversity Weekends" run four times a year and gay-owned businesses, including bars, hotels, and guesthouses have proliferated
in the town. Check in to gay-owned, fabulously kitschy Tradewinds Motel or lesbian-owned Pond Mountain Lodge and Resort to stay gay. The resort spa town nestled in the Ozarks has gained quite a reputation over the years and answers
to nicknames such as "Haven for the State's eccentrics," "The place where the misfits fit," "The
hole in the Bible Belt where the buckle goes through," and "America's largest open-air asylum." Read the Full Story: www.advocate.com
 A Virtual Lesbian Life:Halloween Horror | by Laura Vess Article Date: 10/31/2008 12:00 AM |
What better time of the year to check out hot horrorgames than the Halloween season? From capturing ghoulish ghosts to battling mutated monsters, here are seven ghastly games sure to please any horror-loving gamer. BioShock
(PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) Get shocked
as you travel back into an alternate history set in 1960 with plane crash survivor Jack. Fight off scary mutated beings and
creepy drones to keep yourself alive in this first person shooter game set in the underwater dystopian city of Rapture. The
PlayStation 3 version of BioShock was just released and a mobile phone version of the game is under development.
BioShock 2 and BioShock 3 sequels are already in the works Call of Cthulhu:
Dark Corners of the Earth (Windows PC, Xbox) Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu is a first-person adventure game
inspired by Lovecraft’s story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Private Detective Jack Walters battles murderous
monsters and aliens while fighting off his own impending insanity. When Jack gets too disturbed, he starts experiencing crazed
visual and audio hallucinations, which might just make you wonder if you’re losing it a bit too. Sequels were originally
planned, but so far they are sadly hanging in limbo. Read Full Story: http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=20737
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| Vatican: Some Candidates for |
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| Priesthood Need Psychological Exams |
October 31, 2008 Vatican: Some Candidates for Priesthood Need Psychological Exams
Men vying for the priesthood should be psychologically examined for pathological defects, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Priesthood candidates exhibiting traits like "strong affective dependencies; notable lack of freedom in relations; excessive
rigidity of character; lack of loyalty; uncertain sexual identity [and] deep-seated homosexual tendencies" would have
his seminary training "interrupted," according to a document by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education.
The tests would not be mandatory for priests but would be given on a case-by-case
basis by seminary rectors, Reuters reports. The document is the second missive in three years
to mention future repercussions of the sex abuse scandals erupting in the church over the past decade. A document in 2005
said men could become priests if they had overcome homosexual tendencies for at least three years. Catholic dioceses must not only "be sure that [a candidate] is capable of abstaining from sexual activity"
but also to "evaluate his sexual orientation." Monsignor Jean-Louis Bruguès, who is secretary of the Congregation
for Catholic Education, told reporters that some seminaries have been using psychological testing as far back as the 1960s.
"[The guidelines] became ever more urgent because of the sexual scandals," he told
reporters on Thursday. (Michelle Garcia, The Advocate)
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| Casting Call
Time
for another round of MTV's The Real World, which means another round of Real World casting! Last season
atypically did not include any LGBT representation, meaning they're due up this year. If you're 18-24 years old, visit
www.bunim-murray.com for details on the auditions taking place across the country.
| Set Your TiVo!
| Friday, September 19
| > 11:00 AM The View, ABC (1 hr) NEW
Perez Hilton visits with the ladies. > 8:00 PM V for Vendetta, FX (3 hrs) REPEAT
This future-set thriller by the Wachowskis includes characters
such as Valerie, a lesbian prisoner of the state, and Deitrich, a closeted gay talk show host.
| Saturday, September 20
| > 9:00 PM Color Splash, HGTV (30 min) NEW
Out interior designer David Bromstad reworks
living spaces. > 10:00 PM The Graham Norton Show, BBC America (1 hr) REPEAT
Out Irish comedian Graham Norton
presents a comedy chat show carried by BBC America every Saturday night. Susan Sarandon guests in tonight's repeat.
| Sunday, September 21
| > 8:00 PM Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC (3 hrs) NEW
LGBT-inclusive nominations include Mad Men for Outstanding
Drama Series; Entourage, The Office, and 30 Rock for Outstanding Comedy Series; Ralph Fiennes (as the gay butler in Bernard
and Doris) for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie; and openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris for Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series. > 9:00 PM The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, Sundance (30 min) NEW
In this British comedy import, Vivienne Vyle is a talkshow
host with big ambitions. She has a gay husband named Jared and a transgender public relations manager named Miriam. > 9:00 PM True Blood, HBO (1 hr) NEW
The new series by Alan Ball includes pansexual
vampires and gay chef Lafayette. This week, Jason begs Lafayette for help.[read more] > 10:00 PM Mad Men, AMC (1 hr) REPEAT
If you missed last week's ep, they will be airing a repeat
tonight [to avoid competition with the Emmys]. > 10:00 PM Skins, BBC America (1 hr) NEW
In this teen drama, Maxxie is the cute blondie that
can get any boy he wants. [read more] > 10:00 PM Entourage, HBO (30 min) NEW
Ari is engaged in a battle with a rival agent, sure to mean
good times for Lloyd.
| Monday, September 22
| > 8:00 PM Gossip Girl, The CW (1 hr) NEW
No sign of Serena's gay brother Eric last week, nor in
this week's episode synopsis, but that doesn't mean he won't appear. For five seconds. Maybe. If we're lucky.
> 8:00 PM Dancing with the Stars, ABC (2 hrs) SEASON PREMIERE
The three-night premiere begins! Keep your eyes
on 'N Sync's Lance Bass, the first openly gay competitor on DWTS. >
10:00 PM Shirts & Skins, Logo (30 min) NEW
Described as a "stereotype busting reality series,"
this show explores the lives of the San Francisco Rockdogs (gold medal winners in the 2006 Gay Games) as they reunite to train
for the Chicago National Gay Basketball Championship. > 10:00 PM Raising the Bar, TNT (1 hr) NEW
In this legal drama, Charlie is having an affair with Judge
Trudy Kessler, but rumor has it, he's only doing it to cover the fact that he's gay.
| Tuesday, September 23
| > 8:00 PM House, Fox (1 hr) NEW
House hires a PI to snoop on patients and colleagues. Will bisexual
doctor Thirteen be one of his targets? > 9:00 PM Dancing with the Stars, ABC (2 hrs) NEW
Tune in and cheer on Lance! > 9:00 PM GRΣΣK, ABC Family (1 hr) NEW
Evan schemes to make Calvin and Michael's relationship
useful for a frat brother who isn't cutting it academically. > 9:00 PM
Eureka, Sci Fi (1 hr) NEW
Recurring character Vincent (Chris Gauthier)
is a café owner. > 9:00 PM Food Detectives, Food Network (30 min) NEW
Queer Eye's Ted Allen
hosts a new series looking at common food myths. > 9:00 PM Privileged, The CW (1 hr) NEW
Follow the crazy life of a tutor for two Hilton-esque twin
sisters in Palm Beach. Their personal chef, Marco, is gay. > 10:00 PM How to Look Good Naked, Lifetime (30 min) NEW
Queer Eye's Carson Kressley
presents season two of his newest makeover show. > 10:00 PM The Rachel Zoe Project, Bravo (1 hr) NEW
Brad is Rachel's gay assistant. > 10:00 PM Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Oxygen (1 hr) NEW
Out model Martin is the show's first deaf model. > 11:00 PM General Hospital: Night Shift, SOAPnet (1 hr) NEW
It's a busy week for Kyle! His mother comes to town
unannounced, AND he meets a new love interest (played by out actor Chad Allen).
| Wednesday, September 24
| > 8:00 PM America's Next Top Model, The CW (1 hr) NEW
The models – including queer competitor Elina and transgender
contestant Isis – practice runway walks blindfolded. > 8:00 PM Bones, Fox (1 hr) NEW
Lab worker Angela has been confirmed by the network as bisexual.
A recent split with her boyfriend means she's now free for the ladies... >
9:00 PM Project Runway, Bravo (1 hr) NEW
Several gay designers are still in the running. Tim
Gunn reminds them to "make it work," and Michael Kors tells them when it doesn't.
> 9:30 PM Do Not Disturb, Fox (30 min) NEW
Larry, a gay man in a long-term relationship, is one of the
hotel staff members. This week, everyone is busy trying to earn performance bonuses from their bosses. > 10:00 PM Sordid Lives: The Series, Logo (1 hr) NEW
Bitsy addresses the church, while Brother Boy has trouble with
Dr. Eve's tests. > 10:00 PM Top Design 2, Bravo (1 hr) NEW
Bravo's interior design competition continues, with the
designers competing to design a functional room. Head judge Jonathan Adler resides over the series. > 10:00 PM Lipstick Jungle, NBC (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Victory's assistant Roy will be revealed as
gay this season.
| Thursday, September 25
| > 8:00 PM Ugly Betty, ABC (1 hr) NEW
Lindsay Lohan guest stars in the third season opener, which
is the first episode since the pilot to be shot entirely in New York. > 8:00
PM My Name is Earl, NBC (30 min) SEASON PREMIERE
Kenny is a recurring gay character (may or may
not appear in this season premiere episode). > 8:00 PM Survivor: Gabon, CBS (2 hrs) SEASON PREMIERE
Competitor Charlie Herschel is a gay attorney from
New York. > 9:00 PM The Office, NBC (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Out accountant Oscar is one of the employees at
paper goods company Dunder Mifflin. In the season premiere, staffers participate in a weight-loss program. > 9:00 PM Grey's Anatomy, ABC (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Are you as eager as we are to see what happens with
Callie and Erica after last season finale's big kiss?! Aaaaaa! So exciting!! >
10:00 PM Tabatha's Salon Takeover, Bravo (1 hr) NEW
Lesbian hairstylist Tabatha Coffey ("Fan
Favorite" of the first season of Shear Genius) revives struggling salons in the Los Angeles and New York areas.
This week she rips into an inefficient California salon. > 10:00 PM Glam God, VH1 (1 hr) NEW
Vivica A. Fox hosts this reality competition
searching for the next hot Hollywood stylist. Out stylist Phillip Bloch is one of the judges. > 11:00 PM The Cho Show, VH1 (30 min) NEW
Check out queer comedienne Margaret Cho's
new pseudo-reality series.
| Friday, September 26
| > 12:00 AM Naked Boys Singing!, here! (1 hr 30 min) NEW
The film based on the off-Broadway musical makes its
network debut, with just as little clothing as the original.
| Daily and Syndication (times
vary, check local listings)
| As the World Turns, CBS (1 hr)
Lily and Holden’s gay son Luke is involved with the handsome Noah.
[ Related Article ] Ellen DeGeneres Show, The, NBC (1 hr)
Ellen DeGeneres hosts a wildly popular syndicated talk show. In The Life, American Public Television (1 hr)
Gay and lesbian newsmagazine with guest hosts discussing youth and
education, health and AIDS, arts and culture, workplace, relationships and family, and global issues. Judge David Young, (30 min)
Openly gay Judge David Young presides over cases with wit, flair, and compassion
in this daytime courtroom program.
[ Related Article ]
| Frequent Repeats (times vary,
check local listings)
| Dante's Cove, here! (1 hr)
A gothic horror soap that takes place in Hotel Dante, where a dark, supernatural force
is accidentally released from the basement, causing all hell to break loose. Degrassi: The Next Generation, The N (30 min)
Marco is a gay high school student at Degrassi Community School. His on-again/off-again
boyfriend Dylan is always nearby. Alex and Paige hooked up, leading Alex to come out. Ashley, another Degrassi student, is
learning to deal with her father coming out as a gay man. Desperate Housewives, Lifetime (1 hr)
Andrew is Bree's gay son. Bob and Lee are the gay couple that move into the neighborhood
in season four. ER, NBC (1 hr)
Keep your eyes open for recurring lesbian character Kerry Weaver as the chief of staff. She
left in 2007, but can still be found in repeats of episodes from Seasons 2-13. Family Guy, FOX (30 min)
Says creator Seth MacFarlane, "Stewie is almost certainly gay, and
he’s in the process of figuring it out for himself." See McFarlane's interview with The Advocate for
more:
http://www.advocate.com/issue_story.asp?id=51793&page=1 Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Oxygen (1 hr)
Janice has a handful of gay models in her agency, including JP Calderon.
Noah's Arc, Logo (30 min)
Noah, Alex, Ricky, and Chance are four gay black men living in Los Angeles. Journey with
them as they navigate complex romantic and professional relationships. NYPD Blue, CourtTV/TNT (1 hr)
Tough detective Andy Sipowicz has a gay assistant, John Irvin. Party Line with the Hearty Boys, Food Network (30 min)
Winners of the first season of The Next Food Network Star, this Chicago-based
couple teaches us how to throw a party on any budget and for any occasion. Queer As Folk, Logo (1 hr)
Bawdy and brash, this Showtime original series follows the lives and loves of a group of
gay and lesbian people living in Pittsburgh. Queer Eye, Bravo (1 hr)
A make-over show where five gay men, all experts in style and culture, take a straight
guy from frumpy to fabulous. Six Feet Under, Bravo (1 hr)
Though the series has officially ended, Bravo is running HBO's Golden Globe-winning
drama that frequently dealt with LGBT issues. One of the main characters, David, started out as a closeted gay man at the
beginning of the series, but ended up adopting children with his partner Keith by the end. South of Nowhere, The N (1 hr)
Watch 16-year old Spencer Carlin go from quiet Ohio girl to out Angelino over the course
of this teen drama. The L Word, Showtime (1 hr)
This candid, groundbreaking drama follows the lives of lesbian and bisexual women living
in Los Angeles. The Simpsons, FOX (30 min)
Though many have assumed Smithers, assistant to Mr. Burns, to be gay, only Marge's
sister Patty has officially come out. The Wire, BET (1 hr)
Set in Baltimore, this gritty HBO drama features two gay series regular characters: lesbian
police detective Kima Greggs and gay criminal Omar Little. Top Chef, Season Three, Bravo (1 hr)
Watch 12 chefs compete in Miami for the chance at culinary stardom and the title of “Top
Chef.” The series features gay contestant Dale and lesbian contestant Sandee. Will & Grace, syndicated (30 min)
Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen: All gay, all day.
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September 19, 2008 CoverGirl
Recruits Ellen for Ad Campaign Ellen DeGeneres will join the ranks of supermodels
and Hollywood starlets as the newest face for CoverGirl cosmetics, the company announced Tuesday. The Emmy-winner and comedy veteran announced her latest job on her daytime talk show on Wednesday. "They're putting some lip liner on me -- man, they love lip liner," DeGeneres said
Tuesday, showing a behind-the-scenes look of a photo shoot. "[The makeup artist] was just there for lip liner. I am very,
very excited about it. It's a very cool thing, I'm honored, and the photo shoot was 'Easy, Breezy, Beautiful CoverGirl.'"
The 50-year-old newlywed's ad campaign is scheduled to hit magazines and airwaves
in January. CoverGirl vice president Esi Eggleston-Bracey called DeGeneres the
"quintessential CoverGirl" in a statement. "Her beauty and down-to-earth personality fit perfectly with what
CoverGirl represents. We look forward to our partnership -- stay tuned for more news." (Michelle Garcia, The Advocate)
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