'50 Years, 50 Heroes': Matthew Vines Honors Bishop V. Gene Robinson

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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Matthew Vines Honors Bishop V. Gene Robinson
For The Advocate's 50th Anniversary, God and the Gay Christian author Matthew Vines honors the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, V. Gene Robinson.
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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Matthew Vines Honors Bishop V. Gene Robinson

For The Advocate's 50th Anniversary, God and the Gay Christian author Matthew Vines honors the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, V. Gene Robinson.

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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Matthew Vines Honors Bishop V. Gene Robinson

For The Advocate's 50th Anniversary, God and the Gay Christian author Matthew Vines honors the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, V. Gene Robinson.

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"We apologize to Elis and our viewers," NBC Sports said in a statement.

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on the cancelation of Boots, a gay TV series set in the U.S. Marine Corps.

The cultural affairs committee advanced the resolution Wednesday.

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Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

The actor is survived by his wife and six children.

It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.

Indiana will no longer accept court orders or medical documentations recognizing transgender residents' gender changes.

Opinion: "I have no problem with lip syncing, but you'd think the side that hates drag queens so much would have a little more shame about it," writes Ryan Adamczeski.

Jeremy Carl has promoted the "great replacement" theory and claims transgender children don't exist, the former senior officials told The Advocate.