10 Things to Get You Through This Week

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1. Rock Out to Impending Doom

Everyone Knows the Disaster Is Coming, the new album by New York-based band Occurrence, is a throbbing journey through self-hatred, sexual exploration, and political outrage. (OccurrenceMusic.com)

2. Star Power, Worthy Cause

The Trevor Project's New York Gala honored Lena Waithe and Greg Berlanti, while raising over $2 million (including a record-breaking $1 million donation from AT&T). Activist Sam Brinton, in a gorgeous flamenco-style red frock, stole the red carpet.

3. Notorious R.B.G.

We always knew Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would make a great action figure! The creative team at FCTRY (FCTRY.com) and Seattle-based pop artist Mike Leavitt do her justice. One dollar from every figure sold via Kickstarter goes to the National Women's Law Center.

4. Go Postal on Trump

Birthed from shock and dismay at the 2016 election, LetsGoPostal.com offers besties Emma Shannon and Isadora Connor's sassy slogans -- including "Pussy Writes Back" -- on colorful postcards.

5. More Vida, Por Favor

We're so emocionado about the return of Starz's Vida, which follows Mexican-American sisters living in east Los Angeles (Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada) and features a largely female cast as well as nonbinary actor Ser Anzoategui, exploring identity, culture, and gender.

6. Pride Swag

We're diggin' Under Armour's bitching UA HOVR Sonic Pride Edition running shoe ($110, UnderArmour.com); the #SciPride T-shirt from Popular Science (PopSci.threadless.com, $27); the Smirnoff No. 21 "Love Wins" bottle (with 34 real LGBT couples); and MOGA (Moga-Fashion.com) Pride headscarves and shawls (that's gay musician Zain Mitchlan from The Voice: Australia modeling).

7. Hello, Goodbye, Sue

Andy Garcia succeeded founder Sue Hyde as director of Creating Change, while Sue Landers replaced Tony Valenzuela (left) as executive director of Lambda Literary.

8. Babs Bill

Barbra "Babs" Siperstein, the first out trans person elected to the Democratic National Committee (pictured with Hillary Clinton), was honored by New Jersey's new Babs Siperstein Law, which allows trans people to change the gender on their birth certificates without undergoing gender-confirmation surgery.

9. Mr. Big

Greg Berlanti inked a $300 million deal with Warner Bros. Television Group that keeps him at the studio through 2024. The gay TV writer and producer holds the record for number of TV shows currently airing (14), many of them queer groundbreakers.

10. Media Milestone

John Byrne and Michael Rogers, the powerhouses behind Raw Story, acquired progressive pioneer AlterNet as well as The New Civil Rights Movement (David Badash's award-winning blog), making it a powerful LGBTQ-owned company and inspiring player in Washington, D.C., and beyond.

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10 Things to Get You Through This Week

It's Monday, and Trump is still here. Instead of wallowing, here's some good news to revel in.

1. Rock Out to Impending Doom

2. Star Power, Worthy Cause

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