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          Apr 27, 2012
          
        
Diane Anderson-Minshall
Diane Anderson-Minshall is the CEO of Pride Media, and editorial director of The Advocate, Out, and Plus magazine. She's the winner of numerous awards from GLAAD, the NLGJA, WPA, and was named to Folio's Top Women in Media list. She and her co-pilot of 30 years, transgender journalist Jacob Anderson-Minshall penned several books including Queerly Beloved: A Love Across Genders.
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Tonight's hilariously modern episode of Say Yes to The Dress: Bridesmaids shows wedding consultant Brandon (pictured here) having what he calls a "tough.com backslash impossible"  challenge when he's faced with having to pick out a bridesmaid's dress for a man in rockabilly drag. Watch a sneak peek below.

The episode airs at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on TLC. 


 

        
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