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Emotional Images from Baton Rouge: Mourning Alton Sterling 
An emotional vigil to remember the 37-year-old black man shot dead by white police officers was followed by a march and demonstrations in Louisiana's capital city.
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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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Emotional Images from Baton Rouge: Mourning Alton Sterling

An emotional vigil to remember the 37-year-old black man shot dead by white police officers was followed by a march and demonstrations in Louisiana's capital city.

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The unsolved murder, dubbed the “gay Black Dahlia,” was cracked wide open by filmmaker Rachel Mason.

In Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, the legendary performer details descending into an impassioned, drug-fueled affair with the filmmaker during the filming of the 1977 movie musical New York, New York.

The award-winning journalist isn't backing down despite what the current administration throws at him.

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LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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The Texas Republican championed a federal ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for minors.

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