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Red Alert: The One Rule Every Redhead Needs to Know Before Hitting the Beach
Enjoying the unofficial start of summer requires a special precaution for people with natural red hair, more so than anyone else, say the authors of a new book.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          May 27, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Red Alert: The One Rule Every Redhead Needs to Know Before Hitting the Beach

Enjoying the unofficial start of summer requires a special precaution for people with natural red hair, more so than anyone else, say the authors of a new book.

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What started as curiosity and flirtation turned into something far more unsettling when Randell Smith’s digital companion suddenly decided he’d crossed a line.

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

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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.

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Opinion: The speaker reads the Trump Bible, while Pope Leo uses the King James Version, which teaches love, compassion, and acceptance, writes John Casey.

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