Indigo Girls' Amy Ray Goes Country with Solo Album 'Goodnight Tender'

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        Indigo Girls' Amy Ray Goes Country with Solo Album 'Goodnight Tender' 
     
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Indigo Girls' Amy Ray Goes Country with Solo Album 'Goodnight Tender'

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Indigo Girls' Amy Ray Goes Country with Solo Album 'Goodnight Tender'

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Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

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The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

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The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

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Two Black gay men share how conversion therapy rooted in religious teachings shaped their lives—and the lasting trauma these practices continue to cause in Black communities.