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JENNIFER BEALS

On ’The L Word,’ diversifying the revival and being the ‘most square’ cast member EVENTS

WORLD AIDS DAY Sharing memories OPINION

BERNIE SANDERS

Bernie’s fight is right for the LGBTQ+ community

GIVING BACK

ST THERESE CENTER A surprise at their annual holiday wreath auction CELEBRITY

DOLLY PARTON

Talks her new LGBTQ+ Inclusive Netflix Series GALLERY

WORLD AIDS DAY

Our compassionate community

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criticism is important to hear and to take in and to figure out how and where we can do better. How did the criticism from the original show shape the revival? I think the most important things were to have trans actors playing trans roles and to make it more inclusive racially. The bisexual community also felt like they weren’t fairly represented. Right. And the fact is it’s not humanly possible to tell everyone’s story right away. But we hope as the years go on that we will be able to be as inclusive as possible. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to write their story and try to get it made. I think that’s also really important.

have, admittedly, some Top 40 influences in there (laughs), and she just cringes when she hears them. So I have to get permission to play my playlist. (Laughs.) She’s queering your playlist then? She hasn’t yet (laughs). I should ask her to do it, that would be a good thing. And it’s not even queering the playlist; it’s just making it a little bit more robust. It’s either stuff from the ’40s or chants or, all of a sudden, it’s Post Malone. It’s sort of just crazy, with a healthy dose of Joni Mitchell. I mean, you could say Joni Mitchell has some lesbian currency. OK! All right! I feel better now. I do feel better. What about Rickie Lee Jones?

Going back, what was your experience with the LGBTQ community before The L Word?

Rickie Lee Jones is not on my radar, so I’m sorry, I cannot qualify that.

Oh my gosh, I knew nothing! I knew nothing! I am still by far the most square cast member. Like, Kate still makes fun of me because my playlists are so square.

(Laughs.) OK, I’ll pretend I never asked.

Your music playlists? Yeah. Because I stay with her sometimes and she’s an amazing DJ and my playlists

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While we’re on this topic: Having learned about dental dams during the original L Word, are you still learning new things about the LGBTQ community with this latest iteration? I always am learning, frankly.

And the language is changing so fast that I’m trying to keep up with it. It’s important, not necessarily that certain labels or sayings or qualifications will remain, but sometimes it feels like language is an inadequate repository for things that are so fluid and so fast-moving. It’s like trying to quantify a stream that’s flowing by you so quickly. Jennifer, that’s so poetic. I was just hiking, so you know, that’s where that comes from. (Laughs) I agree with you, and I think that that’s the direction the queer community has moved into: into a more fluid environment. Yes, and it’s incredibly exciting to me. It’s incredibly exciting to me when language can’t keep up. It tells you that we’re at a fulcrum of change that’s tremendously exciting, and as a cis, straight woman where I have to come from always is a) that I have a tremendous responsibility being so lucky to be chosen to play this part and b) that the intersectionality of these stories is always love. Our desire to be loved and to love in the way in which we choose is the thing that connects all of us and that I can relate to deeply. And I can relate to otherness deeply.

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GEORGE MICHAELS 1ST POSTHUMOUS SONG Last Christmas, the soundtrack album, inspired by the music of George Michael and Wham! is available now.. The soundtrack features “This Is How (We Want You To Get High)” a brand new George Michael song, classic Wham! songs including “Last Christmas,” “Everything She Wants” and George Michael’s best loved tracks from his solo years. Speaking of her meeting with George Michael that led to the making of the film, Emma Thompson said: “The wisdom and emotional scope of George’s lyrics have always amazed me. So many feel like they were written for the movie.”   “After I met George and experienced his compassion and understanding up close, I realized that in fact the movie was written for those lyrics.”   All songs were written, arranged and produced by George Michael, 34 Fab Vegas

except “This Is How (We Want You To Get High),” which was co-written and co-produced by George Michael and James Jackman, and they will appeal to fans who grew up with his music and introduce a new generation to George Michael’s extraordinary musical virtuosity and range. The making of the film began when the acclaimed British film producer David Livingstone (best known for the BAFTA Award winning feature film, PRIDE and the Renee Zellweger feature, JUDY) spoke of his love of Wham!’s (George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley) iconic hit, “Last Christmas” to the Oscar-winning actor, producer and screenwriter, Emma Thompson.    That conversation sowed the germ of a winning idea: to make a film inspired by “Last Christmas,” so in Spring 2013, Emma Thompson visited

George Michael at his London home who gave her his blessing. Highlights include the much-loved hits, “Faith,” “Fastlove,” “Freedom ‘90,” and “Too Funky” alongside such surprises as “Heal The Pain,” “Waiting for that Day” and the MTV Unplugged version of “Praying For Time” (which George himself adored) and the fabulous Older track, “Move On.” Then when Emma Thompson heard the new track, “This Is How (We Want You To Get High),” she instantly knew it had to be part of Last Christmas.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------we worked through so many challenges, I initially assumed we’d find our way through his infidelity, but what starts as just a lie sometimes grows into a tornado of betrayal and sometimes it’s best to just let go and let God guide you to your next chapter in life.” Kristine W’s “Just a Lie” is available now on all digital retailers via Kristine’s own imprint, Fly Again Music Productions. The Issues Episode 1: Love and Lies album will be available February 2020; available for pre-order now.

“Learning there was a third person in our marriage turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg,” Kristine W reflects. “There were layers of deceit including my ex leveraging our family home to purchase a house for his other family.”

UNLEASHES HER “ISSUES” Billboard Magazine’s “Dance Music Artist of the Decade” Prepares to Release Episode One of Her Three Part “Issues” Album, “Love and Lies” - New Single, “Just a Lie,” Out Now Kristine W returns to the dance floor with Love and Lies, the first part of her three-episode Issues doublealbum that includes the #1 single “Stars” and her brand new single, “Just a Lie”. Being distributed globally through The Orchard, all eight songs on Issues Episode 1: Love and Lies deal with love in its complexities: the deception from others as well as the lies we tell ourselves. “Just a Lie,” the album’s second 36 Fab Vegas

single, is out now. The song was originally about death and the loss felt by those left behind, but it morphed into the single it is today after Kristine experienced a painful divorce. “I realize now how similar divorce is to a death,” she explains. “The grieving is intense. It’s mourning the loss of the relationship, the breakup of the family, the betrayal, the time invested; so many things. I was with my husband for a long time and

“My friends have been rocks for me during this hard time,” she continues. “Also, my kids have been incredibly supportive and so strong. They serve as reminders that while the marriage may have given me the biggest heart break I would deal with in life, it also gave me my two greatest blessings in the world: my beautiful son and daughter.” “Just a Lie” was produced in Amsterdam by Bob Sandee / Subgroover aka Crossnaders and they manage to give the emotional track a very cool, progressive, funky electro house vibe. “I love the unique sound of the track,” Kristine says. “The Bass line, in particular, is infectious.” Kristine W hails from Pasco, Washington. After winning titles as Miss Tri-Cities and Miss Washington and placing first in the talent competition at the Miss America pageant, she went on to pursue her

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songs as well as hit single “Everything That I Got”, “So Close to Me”, and “Love Come Home.”

shows at the Las Vegas Hilton than any other performer in its history, including Elvis. The award led to June 28th being officially sanctioned Kristine W day in the state of Nevada.

also a survivor of the music industry that melted as a result of the digital revolution; a battle she counts as her biggest feat in life. “Frankly, it has been a lot of work,” she concedes, “but I firmly believe in the power of music and it has certainly helped me through the toughest episodes of life.”

She began recording pop and dance tracks in 1994. Her first track, “Feel What You Want” reached #1 and since then, Kristine W has had a steady flow of chart toppers. Her latest single, “Stars” became her 17th Billboard #1. She now ties Mariah Carey for the sixth-most No. 1s since the chart’s August 28, 1976, inception. Madonna leads the chart with 46. It’s been five years since the release of Kristine W’s last full-length album, New & Number Ones. The 13-track album included re-edited versions of six of her classic

Divorce is not Kristine’s first life struggle. She is a leukemia survivor, celebrating 15 years in remission this year. She is

The three episodes of Issues are intended to take listeners on a journey, with songs relating to the subject of each episode. Following Issues Episode 1: Love and Lies, Issues Episode 2: Struggles will deal with life’s battles including those associated with relationships, work, time management and selfesteem. Then, Issues Episode 3: Redemption will celebrate life’s small victories. All

thirty tracks of Issues will be released as a double album in early 2021.

“Life is about love and loss with fabulous triumphs and heart wrenching experiences,” Kristine W attests. “No one is getting through this

journey unscathed. We need to be there for each other with a sympathetic ear always remembering what may appear as ‘Just a Lie’ is likely more significant and complicated for the person going through it.” Kristine W’s “Just a Lie” is available now on all digital retailers via Kristine’s own imprint, Fly Again Music Productions. The Issues Episode 1: Love and Lies album will be available February 2020; available for pre-order. Fly Again Music is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of dance, pop and jazz culture. For more information on Kristine W and her music, visit KristineW.com. FabLasVegas.com

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PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘HOTSPOT’, OUT JANUARY 24, 2020 Pet Shop Boys announce details of their highly anticipated new studio album, ‘Hotspot’, which will be released on 24th January 2020 on x2 Records/ Kobalt. ‘Hotspot’ was mostly written and recorded in Berlin and Los Angeles and produced and mixed by Stuart Price. It features 10 brand new Tennant/Lowe tracks including previous single ‘Dreamland’ featuring Years & Years, released earlier this year, and new track ‘Burning 38 Fab Vegas

the heather’ – which features Bernard Butler on guitar. Pet Shop Boys say:“We’ve written much of our music over the last ten years in Berlin and it was an exciting experience to work on this album in the legendary Hansa studios there and add a new dimension to our sound.” The album is the third instalment in the series of PSB albums produced by Stuart Price, following ‘Electric’ in 2013 and ‘Super’ in 2016. It will be available on CD, vinyl and

digitally and is available to pre-order now.

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BILLY PORTER CAPS OFF MONUMENTAL YEAR WITH STAR-STUDDED LIP SYNC VIDEO FOR DEBUT SINGLE “LOVE YOURSELF” Stars of stage and screen have come together to celebrate Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning star, Billy Porter’s monumental year with an epic lip sync video for his chart-topping dance single, “Love Yourself.” The “Love Yourself ” lip synch video features Porter’s “Pose” co-stars MJ Rodriguez, Ryan Jamal Swain, Dyllón Burnside, Jeremy McClain, and Jason A. Rodriguez; Kinky Boots cast and creatives Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Mitchell, Stark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford, Lena Hall, and the Ogunquit Playhouse 40 Fab Vegas

cast of the smash hit musical; the Broadway cast of Ain’t Too Proud; along with Kelly Ripa, Debra Messing, Lin Manuel Miranda, Patina Miller, Nathan Lee Graham, Miss J, Peppermint, and designer Christian Siriano. “Wow... my heart just skipped a beat,” said Porter. “What a gift it is to be celebrated by my peers and afforded a moment for me to reflect. I don’t get a lot of time to do that...how blessed I feel to have lived long enough to see this day. Thank you everybody! Thank you

for listening! The category is... LOVE.” Billy Porter’s “Love Yourself ” was released in 2019 by the Butler Music Company, Inc. and reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart. It was written and produced by D. Smith and executive produced by Bill Butler and Carmen Cacciatore. The lip synch video was directed by Ryan Ratelle for RRR Creative, shot and edited by Cristian PenÞa, and assistant directed by Ester Shamailova.

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Porter performed the anthem at the WorldPride Opening Ceremony in New York City and during his headline set on the main stage at “Pride In London” at Trafalgar Square this past summer. He will end the year performing “Love Yourself ” on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which he will be hosting live from New Orleans. Over the course of Billy Porter’s impressive thirtyyear career, he has flexed his creative muscles as an actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright. During the past two years, he has reached even

new heights with an Emmy Award-winning turn as Pray Tell on the Ryan Murphyhelmed FX series “POSE” which also earned him two Golden Globes nominations and a Critics Choice Award nomination; a critically acclaimed guest starring role on “American Horror Story: Apocalypse;” and prominent roles in the highly anticipated films, Like A Boss and Cinderella. His wildly creative and often politically charged appearances on the world’s red carpets have made his name synonymous with fashion,

causing “Billy Porter Red Carpet” to be Google’s number one red carpet look phrase searched in 2019. Porter also has numerous theatre credits, including the role of Lola in the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots,” which he originated in 2013 and for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards, as well as the Grammy for best musical-theatre album.

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CYNDI LAUPER RELEASES NEW SINGLE /////////// Cyndi Lauper releases new single “Hope”. Said Cyndi, “I’m so excited to finally release ‘Hope’ as a single. The song doesn’t really have too many words. I wanted everyone to get the message through the feeling of it. With all the craziness going on in the world, we might not agree on much, but I think we can all 42 Fab Vegas

agree that the world could use a little hope right now. I hope that people get that from the song.” Highlights for 2019 include the release of “Hope,” Cyndi’s first single since 2016, a sold-out Japanese headline tour, and special orchestral renditions of her

hits with both the New York Pops and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Lauper was the headlining performer at the WorldPride/Stonewall 50 opening ceremonies in New York, and gave special performances throughout the year - at the inauguration of Governor Jared Polis, at Bette Midler’s annual Hulaween

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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// benefit, and as part of an all-star tribute to Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the 2019 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Lauper’s recordsetting debut album, She’s So Unusual, was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. She became Dr. Lauper, as

her alma mater, Northern Vermont University, awarded her an honorary doctorate of letters degree. And she landed a deal with Netflix for the development of a new show with Jane Lynch and Carol Leifer, which will shoot in 2020. Lauper closes out 2019 with her 9th annual Home for the Holidays concert which

benefits her charity, True Colors United (TCU), that works to end homelessness amongst LGBTQ youth. In yet another first, the United Nations will award Lauper with the first High Note Global Prize award for her promotion of human rights and her work with TCU. FabLasVegas.com

TRANS MAFIA PRODUCTIONS Episode: Census: Count on being counted? Guess again

Rant of the week: Cis parents impact on the larger trans community. We discuss top surgery in LV, Rosario Dawson scandal, 7 year old cis or trans?, marriage equality, honoring of trans leader, census, and homelessness.

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TRANS MAFIA PRODUCTIONS Episode: Wealth and Passing priviledge

Rant of the week: Where is the money for trans orgs? We discuss Transgiving, elitism in social justice conference culture, white passing, funding in grassroot nonprofits, bathrooms, trans representaton in photography and voting.

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TRANS MAFIA PRODUCTIONS Episode: Owen’s chest and drawers; adventures of top...

No rant, just remembering those we list this year for Trans Day of Remberance (TDOR) Blue and Owen discuss his top surgery, TDOR, Trans Quilt Project, Muhlaysia Booker Foundation, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) walkout, and Thanksgiving without family.

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TRANS MAFIA PRODUCTIONS Episode: This bitch . . . She did not!

Rant of the day: Censorship. We discuss COPPA & YouTube, Kamala Harris, Tik Tok “bullying” clause, and reality TV.

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MAX PRESENTS THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CHECKLIST” FEATURING CHROMEO JOINED BY YOUTUBE BEAUTY PERSONALITY PATRICK STARRR

Check out MAX’s music video for new single “Checklist” featuring electro-funk duo Chromeo. The track has already accumulated millions streams and over 50 adds at Top 40 radio since its release. The video stars YouTube beauty personality Patrick Starr and actor Breon Ansley. Checklist is the follow up to MAX’s smash hit single “Love Me Less” featuring Quinn XCII. The single has been unstoppable since debuting 48 Fab Vegas

earlier this year. It reached #17 at Top 40 Pop Radio, has over 140 million streams worldwide, and continues to garner over 5 million streams per week. MAX has given stirring live performances of the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The TODAY Show, LIVE With Kelly and Ryan, and most recently at the US Open’s Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. The colorful music video for “Love Me Less” was directed by Drew Kirsch (Taylor Swift,

John Legend, Lennon Stella) and can be watched now. This year alone, MAX has been featured glowingly by fashion magazines L’Officiel and tmrw, dubbed a “Young Pop God” by GQ, and was nominated for Best New Pop Artist at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. The honor followed the success of his 2016 album Hell’s Kitchen Angel, which contained the enormous single “Lights Down Low”

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that reached one billion total audience spins on iHeartRadio stations, earning MAX iHeartRadio’s prestigious Titanium Award earlier this year. Over the last several months, MAX’s sold out Intimate AF Tour hit New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Denver, Atlanta and wrapped in Dallas on November 14. FabLasVegas.com

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Miranda Lambert By: Chris Azzopardi

Country queen on being a ‘very proud’ ally, crying with her gay brother at Pride and her queer-loving God

In June, the queen of modern country music, Miranda Lambert, stood alongside her gay brother, Luke, his husband and her own cop-husband, Brendan McLoughlin, at WorldPride in New York City. She beamed as brightly as the rainbow-colored “PRIDE” lettering on her neon green cap. In another pic, Lambert smirked, appearing delighted as her hand proudly called attention to a fella’s shirt that read, “We should all be Mirandas,” a nod to two very gay-loved things: Lambert and Sex and the City. The photos, which she hashtagged “ally” and “family,” were posted to her social media feed with the caption, “Happy Pride y’all!” Picture a name like Miranda Lambert, as pure country

as country artists are in the genre’s modern era, documenting their immersive Pride adventures for all the world to see. Picture it 15 years ago. Picture it five years ago. Can’t? That’s because it wasn’t happening.

The 36-year-old Texas native is as country-bred and countryhonored as they come, with 13 Country Music Association Awards and 33 Academy of Country Music Awards, more than any artist in the award show’s 54-year history. Seven solo albums in – and 10 altogether, counting the three she recorded as part of girl-group Pistol Annies – Lambert’s music still packs a sassy, emotional, freewheeling punch on her latest, Wildcard. After releasing one of the best

albums of 2016, her doubledisc divorce opus The Weight of These Wings, Lambert lets her hair down on Wildcard, turning the page on a rough patch. With newfound hope, she sings sweetly about the “bluebird in my heart,” and with fellow country artist Maren Morris, ultimately decides it’s best they let a hitman handle the cheating man they want to murder because “the way those jumpsuits wash us out, we’re way too pretty for prison.” Since her 2005 debut album Kerosene, and much like the LGBTQ allyship that has crept into her lyrics, Lambert has let her homespun ruminations on heartbreak, booze and setting things ablaze speak for themselves. FabLasVegas.com

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But on a recent call, Lambert opened up about the emotional experience she shared with her brother at her first Pride, wishing she had spoken up for the LGBTQ community sooner and how leaving her small Texas town opened her mind. Also, an epiphany: the country superstar has realized that, compared to a drag queen, she’s actually got it pretty damn easy. What was special to you about being at WorldPride? It was the happiest day. I’ve never seen that many people in that great of a mood in one place in my life. It was so cool, and there was glitter and rainbows everywhere. It was kind of like a little fantasyland, and I got to watch the parade with the NYPD from the best view ever behind a barricade, so I felt really special doin’ that (laughs). It was just lighthearted. Everybody had wings that day and I loved it. Had you ever been to a Pride event before WorldPride? I’d never before. It was my first time. And in New York City! So I did it big. And it was WorldPride too (laughs), and I just went straight for it. It was like, go outside and laugh and look at people and be happy, then go drink and then go back outside and laugh and look at people be happy. Then go drink. One of those days. (Laughs.) You also partied at the New York City gay country bar Flaming Saddles Saloon. Photo Credit: Ellen von Unwerth

I love Flaming Saddles. It’s one of my favorite places. FabLasVegas.com

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like that.

Had you thrown back a few at gay bars before Flaming Saddles?

Some people’s comments on your posts said they were no longer fans because you pledged your LGBTQ support.

No, that was my first real experience, and actually my hairstylist told me about it. I walked in the first time and they were doing a dance to “Only Prettier” on the bar and they didn’t know I was coming or anything (laughs). It was a coincidence and I was like, “Yes, I like this place. It’s awesome.” You chronicled your day at Pride and Flaming Saddles on your social media, which still, in 2019, feels like a statement, especially when it’s coming from a major country artist like yourself. Why was it important to show your support for the LGBTQ community? I didn’t even realize it was making a statement ’cause I just thought it was normal, and I guess what I mean by that is, I didn’t think it was stepping out of bounds or anything because to me it’s all the same, it doesn’t matter. And I was just there celebrating with my brother and his husband and having a great time. But if it makes somebody happy that I’m a supporter, I’m glad. I didn’t realize it was that big of a deal, but I am glad that hopefully that made some people’s day ’cause like I said earlier, it was one of the happiest days. Almost every single person just felt like being exactly who they were and I felt comfortable. In a city full of strangers, it was like this community bond, and I’ve never experienced anything

I feel like the people who commented negatively weren’t my followers. When people say “unfollow,” they weren’t following me to begin with. (Laughs.) Also, I don’t understand why people have time to get on social media and be negative. I think they should get a hobby or a job, or both. So I just don’t let those affect me. But I also know that if you’re polarizing, you must have an impact. Can’t be loved by everybody. So I try to take the good and run with that. I can tell you that as a gay country music fan who grew up with very few artists in the country community who acknowledged our community, even though you may not realize it, you did make a statement.

kind of am who I am and sang about it. I didn’t get backlash for that either, because that song is amazing and it’s about anyone being whoever they wanna be. That’s the first time I thought you might be an ally, but still, it’s sometimes hard to know which country artists are on our side. It kind of makes me sad that I didn’t (speak up) earlier if that’s how people feel. I just didn’t know that it was that big of a deal. But I’m glad to know that, hearing that from you. Did having “All Kinds of Kinds” on the radio feel like LGBTQ progress was being made in country music?

Well, I’m glad. And I’ll make it every day. I have no shame about that. I’m very proud of it.

To me, that was me making a huge statement but doing it through music, which is kind of how I make all my statements throughout my whole life and career. I kind of just tell everybody my truth through the lyrics, so I guess in a way “All Kinds of Kinds” was my way of stepping out and saying what I needed to say.

Why didn’t you declare solidarity earlier in your career? Was it just that you hadn’t had the experience?

You sing the line, “Some point the finger and let ignorance linger.” What kind of ignorance were you referring to?

Yeah. And I didn’t not declare it, you know what I mean? (Laughs.) I guess I didn’t think it would matter that much if I did or not. But I also recorded a song called “All Kinds of Kinds” that was a single and there was a person (named Thomas in the song) who was a cross-dresser, so I kind of did but I just didn’t stand on a pedestal and wave a flag. I just

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----------------------------------------------------------------------I started to sing country music I was kind of shunned for doing secular music. So, to me, that song kind of encompassed all of that: circus freaks, or what some people call “freaks.” But they were just being themselves. And then the cross-dressing congressman. And the girl that failed geometry. It was all of us. (Laughs.) To me, it was just ignorance in any way when people are small-minded and judgy. Did you know a Thomas? No (laughs). But I want to! I also want to know Phyllis, ’cause she has all the pills. Honestly, if you have a Thomas and a Phyllis, who else do you need, really? Exactly. Just the circus people. We’re good. “All Kinds of Kinds” was released in 2011. I would like to think that now Thomas might be out and proud and wouldn’t have to live with, as the song’s lyrics go, “closets full of skeletons.” I would hope you were right. And I hope for anyone who reads this interview maybe it’ll set ’em free because me and you are talking about it freely and happily. You know, I read about this guy somewhere that he was on the corner and had a (shirt) that said “Free Dad Hugs” for anyone whose dad won’t hug them during Pride week and 700-and-something people hugged this guy. When I was reading about it, I was crying. I thought it was the coolest thing I’d ever heard. Growing up in Lindale, Texas, in a conservative, Baptist

community, did you have any LGBTQ friends? I guess I did and I didn’t, because everybody was still afraid at that time. I mean, I’m 36 now, so in that town in that time frame it was still not the best, and the few kids I did know would confide in my mom, because my mom worked in our youth group and she was a really cool mom. You could kind of tell her everything. But they weren’t really out about it yet, except for some of the kids in drama, which was my first experience with the absolute sweetest, coolest, most creative people who were a couple of the gay guys in drama. I was kind of a band nerd and drama nerd. I didn’t make cheerleader, so I was kind of in that group, which I’m thankful for now ’cause it’s my living. I didn’t think anything of it, I guess. I didn’t judge it and I don’t judge it now. I just didn’t think it was a big deal in my mind ’cause I was raised to accept everybody. What kind of support did you offer your brother when he came out to you? I support him 100 percent in whatever he does. He is a brilliant individual and the most amazing person, and just so genuine. Growing up in the same household, we’re way different. He has no accent, he doesn’t really like country music (laughs). But he did call me and tell me he loved this record, which meant a lot coming from him. We grew up in the same house, but we grew up differently because

I’m still pretty much a country girl at heart, and he lives in Austin and he’s way cooler than me. What was it like to share the Pride experience with him? It was so special, and when he was giving me permission to post about it, we both cried because it was such a big moment. I see now, talking about it, why it’s a big moment for other people: because it was a big moment for us too. So I’m just glad that he was OK with that, and we could share that moment and be supportive of each other no matter what we’re doing or who we are. Your song “Heart Like Mine” makes me think your God is one who loves everybody, including the LGBTQ community. Is that true? One-hundred percent. You know, I think that “Heart Like Mine” is another good example, just like “All Kinds of Kinds,” that says, “I am who I am.” We’re all flawed in some way, but I don’t think your sexuality is one of those things you should be judged by ever. You know, Catholics drink wine and I always thought that was cool, ’cause Baptists don’t. It’s like, Jesus did, y’all! It’s in the Bible! I just think you should be who you are and try to be a good person in whatever that means for you. I think the negative people and the people that are like, “Believe like me,” or, “Your vote doesn’t count,” I don’t understand that mentality. Especially being in this business and being around all kinds of different people, FabLasVegas.com

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it’s really even opened my eyes more. I’m so thankful for that, because I love the town I grew up in – they are so supportive of me and always have been – but it definitely is good to get out and see other views. How has being a part of the music business opened your mind? I think it’s easy to get wrapped up in small-town mentality if you want to, but I know a lot of people in my hometown and in small towns across America that are just as open as anybody and just as supportive of any lifestyle you choose. I guess it’s just up to the person to be willing to push their boundaries. To promote your newest album, you’ve been posting shirtless photos of your husband on Instagram. Yeah, you’re welcome. (Laughs.) Ha! Yes, thank you. What’s hotter, though, is a straight, married man who’s comfortable enough with his sexuality that he can go to a gay Pride parade. Are you drawn to men who share the same diverse and open-minded views that you do? I think I am now more than ever because of my brother and because of all the things that we’ve been through together. It just kind of opened my mind even more. And Brendan, when I met him and started Googling him, of course – who’s not going to? You can google anybody these days – his video had gone viral for dancing at Pride and he knew he was probably going to

get in trouble for it, but he did it anyway. That makes me love him even more, because he’s just that person. I’ve put some thought into a “Way Too Pretty For Prison” video, and what about casting a Miranda and Maren drag queen? I would love that! I think that is amazing. In fact, during Pride week I went to a club, which I don’t go to clubs anymore (laughs). I didn’t think I ever did go to clubs, but I was like, “I’m all in, I’m doing the whole bit,” and I met Sabel (Scities) and she’s amazing. She’s from Austin and (laughs) she had on the heaviest earrings and had to wear a fishing line to hold them on because there were so many rhinestones on them. The earnings were amazing, and I was like, “How are you keeping them on, ’cause they’re clip-ons?” and she was like, “I have fishing wire in my weave” and I was like, “What?!” It was crazy. And I mean, just the makeup! I think I have it bad to get ready for shows – this shit is legit. (Laughs.) I mean, so much effort and so cool, and I feel like I got an inside track into what all goes into the drag and I think it’s amazing. I have much more appreciation now (for drag queens) than I ever did before. So yes, I’m gonna work on your concept. I think Taylor (Swift) kind of stole that, but we could just go ahead and go on her heels. (Laughs.)

you recommend a drag queen turn for some inspiration? I would say “Mama’s Broken Heart” has some pretty good inspiration. It’s just all too much! To end: What does it mean to you knowing that as a visible ally now, you’re making young small-town LGBTQ country fans, maybe even ones in your hometown of Lindale, feel like they’re OK? It means a lot that you kind of opened my eyes to that, to be honest. And that we talked about it, because I just kind of maybe didn’t make a big enough deal about it because I didn’t realize it would make an impact. But I do have a platform and I try to use it for the better. I save dogs, and if this is what I use my platform for, just to push something positive, if this can be added to that, then I’m all about it, I’m all in. And now I realize that I need to be a little more present and vocal at times when I need to be, so thanks for that.

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writers. Everyone was down to enter the pop weirdness and experiment! I think the best way to describe this whole album is just that it’s like me - I don’t think, I just do. And that’s what I did.” Tove Lo reveals. Alongside her highly anticipated full-length release, featuring a top-rated cast of collaborators and guests including Kylie Minogue, Jax Jones, ALMA, MC Zaac, Doja Cat and the single ‘Sweettalk my Heart.’ On the Inspiration for the song, Tove explains “Sweettalk my Heart is weirdly my happy love song. In a way I’m asking the person I love to lie to me; promise things we both know we can’t know if we can keep. Because nobody knows the future. But it’s about believing what you’re both

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cat (featured on the artwork) is an extension of me and part of the new music. She’s super cute, but she does stupid shit like getting in fights and getting fucked up. It’s how I feel the album sounds.” Having re-teamed with “Habits (Stay High)” and “Talking Body” collaborators Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg, they “took time like we used to, got drunk in the studio, and experimented with different sounds we hadn’t tried before.” This experimentation widened the scope of her signature style as evidenced by the lead single “Glad He’s Gone.” Delicately plucked acoustic guitar entwines with her devilishly angelic delivery before Tove locks into an eyebrow-raising call-and-response with herself. Meanwhile, lustrous piano underscores the sunny cadence of “Sweettalk my Heart” where she gleefully

accepts, “the lies a lover tells you that you both want to believe.” Eighties-esque keys drone through the nostalgic “Bad as the Boys” as it recalls, “Realizing my first crush on a girl.” Glistening neon production and Latin rhythms grind on the club-ready “Are U gonna tell her?” as she admits, “our bodies tingle tight in the purple light, we’re making love passed out, we look so damn good tonight.” Sunshine Kitty flexes from the hypnotic assurance of “Anywhere u go” to the wild Euro dance elation of “Jacques,” which proves, “I still like to rave.” In the end, Tove Lo’s imagination offers the ultimate escape. “When my music makes fans free, there’s nothing better,” she leaves off. “Feel free to be sad, happy, or escape for a minute. I hope you can play this when you’re driving and need to let your

feelings out. Or, you can put it on and cry into your headphones. Maybe you blast it to dance everything off. Whenever you need an outlet, I’m here.” On February 3, 2020, Tove Lo will kick-off her North American headlining Sunshine Kitty Tour. Alma will be direct support for the entire tour with very special guests Broods joining the lineup in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Tickets are on-sale now. Following her North American run, in March, Tove Lo will head off to the UK and Europe for a string of headline shows, with support from Millie Turner, concluding with a hometown show in Stockholm. For a full list of dates, see below. For tickets and more information, go to: Tove-Lo.com/tour

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BOOK REVIEW > “HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES: A MEMOIR” BY SAEED JONES Eventually, the ruse gets tired, holding up pretenses becomes a burden, and keeping the game going is harder than telling the truth. You eventually have to break it down and let people know what you’re about. But as in the new book “How We Fight for Our Lives” by Saeed Jones, take care before telling everybody. Saeed Jones was just twelve years old when his mother first uttered the word “gay,” though he never thought it 64 Fab Vegas

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had his first sexual encounter with a stranger, at age 16. That, too, was something he’d never tell his mother but he sensed she knew his truth: some days, he’d find his clippings in shreds, in a plastic bag on the kitchen counter, and he’d just start another collection. There was no discussion then, either. By the time he graduated from high school, Jones knew that his life was not “twenty minutes north of Dallas” anymore. He envisioned

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himself walking around Manhattan, exploring the city, and he aimed for college there but it wasn’t financially possible. Instead, he went to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and he thrived. On his own for the first time ever, Jones realized he could be any Saeed Jones he wanted to be, but ultimately, he was freest being his gay self. Away from home, he made friends, joined college groups, drank too much, slept with men he barely knew, and he learned that “the words ‘gay’ and ‘alone’ weren’t synonyms for each other.” And then one night, he went home with the wrong man… On so many levels, “How We Fight For Our Lives” is a heartbreaking and beautiful book.

The most unforgettable parts lie where author Saeed Jones writes about more than just himself and his own observations; a good portion of his tale is his mother’s. She recognized her son’s life but she obviously struggled with knowing-not-knowing and there’s a sharp pain in that, pain that leaps from the pages. The bulk of this story – the part that seizes readers by the shirtfront – is spent watching Jones come to terms as he comes of age. Seeing him grow from self-absorbed young man into self-confident adult is satisfying, albeit cringeworthy, because you come to understand what beats him back as well as what makes his spirit soar. Knowing all that happens between the two is what’ll keep you turning pages. Be aware that this memoir can be raw, in both language

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Information for Teens: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs If you choose to have sex, know how to protect yourself against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? STDs are diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. These include chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and HIV. Many of these STDs do not show symptoms for a long time. Even without symptoms, they can still be harmful and passed on during sex.

consider before having sex. It’s okay to say “no” if you don’t want to have sex. •

If you do decide to have sex, you and your partner should get tested for STDs beforehand. Make sure that you and your partner use a condom from start to finish every time you have oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Know where to get condoms and how to use them correctly. It is not safe to stop using condoms unless you’ve both been tested for STDs, know your results, and are in a mutually monogamous relationship.

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Mutual monogamy means that you and your partner both agree to only have sexual contact with each other. This can help protect against STDs, as long as you’ve both been tested and know you’re STD-free.

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Before you have sex, talk with your partner about how you will prevent STDs and pregnancy. If you think you’re ready to have sex, you need to be ready to protect your body. You should also talk to your partner ahead of time about what you will and will not do sexually. Your partner should always respect your right to say no to anything that doesn’t feel right.

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Make sure you get the health care you need. Ask a doctor or nurse about STD testing and about vaccines against HPV and hepatitis B.

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Girls and young women may have extra needs to protect their reproductive health. Talk to your doctor or nurse about regular cervical cancer screening, and chlamydia and gonorrhea testing. You may also want to discuss unintended pregnancy and birth control.

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Avoid mixing alcohol and/or recreational drugs with sex. If you use alcohol and drugs, you are more likely to take risks, like not using a condom or having sex with someone you normally wouldn’t have sex with.

How are STDs spread? You can get an STD by having vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has an STD. Anyone who is sexually active can get an STD. You don’t even have to “go all the way” (have anal or vaginal sex) to get an STD. This is because some STDs, like herpes and HPV, are spread by skinto-skin contact. How common are STDs? STDs are common, especially among young people. There are about 20 million new cases of STDs each year in the United States. About half of these infections are in people between the ages of 15 and 24. Young people are at greater risk of getting an STD for several reasons: •

Young women’s bodies are biologically more prone to STDs.

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Some young people do not get the recommended STD tests.

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Many young people are hesitant to talk openly and honestly with a doctor or nurse about their sex lives.

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Not having insurance or transportation can make it more difficult for young people to access STD testing.

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Some young people have more than one sex partner.

What can I do to protect myself? •

The surest way to protect yourself against STDs is to not have sex. That means not having any vaginal, anal, or oral sex (“abstinence”). There are many things to

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STD (SEXUALLY TRASMITTED DISEASES) INFO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INFO, TESTING & RESOURCES WHAT IS A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE? Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex.

WHAT IS HIV? HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system.It is usually spread by anal or vaginal sex or sharing syringes with a person who has HIV. The only way to know you have HIV is to be tested. Everyone aged 13-64 should be tested at least once, and people at high risk should be tested at least once a year. Ask your doctor, or visit gettested.cdc.gov to find a testing site. Without treatment, HIV can make a person very sick or may even cause death. If you have HIV, start treatment as soon as possible to stay healthy and help protect your partners.

Nevada is the fifth highest state in the United States for rates of new HIV diagnoses and is #1 in Syphillis *According to CDC HIV Surveillance Report, 2017 and the CDC Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report, 2017 released in 2018

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STD TESTING RESOURCE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT ADDRESS: 280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107 HOURS: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.* *The clinic opens at 9:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of every month. The following services are offered at the Sexual Health Clinic: 1.

Diagnosis and treatment of active or suspected cases of:

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Chlamydia

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Gonorrhea

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Syphilis

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HIV

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Trichomonas (females only)

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Bacterial Vaginosis (females only)

Free condoms and instruction on how to safely use them (both male and female condom)

Follow-up bloodwork

High-risk behavior counseling

HIV Nursing Case Management

Injection series for syphilis medication

Partner notification

Referrals by private physicians

Sexual assault follow-up

10. Test results and couseling Clients seeking treatment at the Sexual Health Clinic should know that the Health District is required to report cases involving assault or abuse to appropriate agencies. HIV Testing: HIV antibody testing is a simple blood test performed by a trained professional. This procedure is strictly confidential. Counseling regarding the meaning of the test and its result take place before the actual testing to ensure you understand HIV infection and the testing procedure. HIV testing procedure: Blood Test – Blood drawn from a vein is tested for HIV antibodies. This test is available at the Sexual Health Clinic (280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107 ), Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call (702) 759-0702 for more information. If you have questions, contact the clinic by phone at (702) 759-0702 or by email at SexualHealth@snhd.org.

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