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Deep Inside Hollywood

By Romeo San Vicente

Harry Styles is ‘My Policeman’ Legendary gay novelist E.M. Forster penned classics like “Maurice,” “Howards’ End” and “A Room with a View,” but he had as complicated a personal life as any queer person in the middle of the 20th century. His longstanding relationship with police officer Bob Buckingham, as well as with Buckingham’s wife, May, became the inspiration for Bethan Roberts’ novel, “My Policeman.” Currently in post-production, the film version of that novel is the kind of openly queer production that the book’s fictional protagonists could only dream of.

Starring Harry Styles and Linus Roache as younger and older versions of Tom, the titular cop, the film also features queer, non-binary actor Emma Corrin (Princess Diana on “The Crown”) and Gina McKee as younger and older versions of wife Marion, with David Dawson (“The Last Kingdom”) and gay screen vet Rupert Everett as the man who becomes involved with the ostensibly heterosexual married pair. Adapted by “Philadelphia” screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and directed by gay filmmaker Michael Grandage (“Genius”), we’re looking for this to do for bisexual poly relationships what mainstream queer filmmaking almost never does: get it respectfully right.

Shangela helps drag ‘Lone Star Bull’ into the action hero zone.

Who gets to be an action hero? That’s the question “Lone Star Bull,” currently in production, plans to explore when it eventually hits theaters near (one hopes) you.

The debut feature from filmmaker David Stoddart, written by brothers Edward and Rory McHenry (creators of the World War II puppet comedy “Jackboots on Whitehall”), tells the story of a former military man turned nightclub bouncer, a medical student who does drag at the bar, and the mission of vengeance they undertake when the club owner is shot during a homophobic attack. The film stars four queer actors: “Brothers and Sisters” alum and Hallmark Christmas movie mainstay Luke Macfarlane, Molly Bernard (“Younger,” “Transparent”), “Mad Men” co-star Bryan Batt and drag superstar D.J. “Shangela” Pierce. In a genre that has historically had little desire to engage with queer characters or themes, what we’re hoping for here is a little bloodlust and vigilante justice from some pissed off homos with very particular sets of skills. We’ve earned it.

‘Real Housewives of the North Pole’ promises holiday mayhem NBC streaming service Peacock is throwing its hat into the Christmas movie ring with a brand-extending concept: take sister network Bravo’s realest housewives and allow them to ruin Christmas for anyone who gets in their way. That seems to be the promise of “Real Housewives of the North Pole,” starring “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” glamourpuss Kyle Richards and “Breaking Bad” alum Betsy Brandt. They’ll play two women who’ve won the holiday house decorating contest for a decade in the town of North Pole, Vermont, only to find themselves in a knock-down-drag-out, friendship-ending fight that splits the town into feuding factions. Shooting soon, we want this fight before Christmas on our screens by December if only to spill a little corrosive acid on the cozy genre that seems to dominate TV for the last hundred days of the year.

Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ documentary gets into the groove Did you miss Madonna’s “Madame X” tour? The album? Well, now’s your chance to get acquainted with it when Paramount+ drops her tour documentary, also called “Madame X.” Shot during the Lisbon dates of her 2019 concert tour, the spectacle of it all incorporates a lot of high-concept sets, costumes, musicians and dancers (48 of those, to be exact). Directed by Portuguese photographer Ricardo Gomes in collaboration with SKNX, the team that created Amazon Prime’s documentary “Madonna – World of Madame X,” the concert film will showcase the ambitious concept album’s influences rooted in international pop. Ms. Ciccone has stated that she hopes the film will “remind us of the sacred bond of our shared humanity,” which is an appropriately grandiose goal, and nothing less than what we’d expect from a woman who’s never aimed for the small gesture. The movie arrives Oct. 8 on Paramount+ and we’ll be there, lounging on our couch watching the hardest working pop star in the world refuse to stop making noise. Long live the queen.

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8 Queer ‘Icons’ That Should Go Away for Good

by Mikey Rox

Late, great comedian Rodney Dangerfield was famous for his schtick “Don’t Get No Respect.” The LGBT community sympathizes, old friend – we don’t either, and here are 10 reasons why.

Perez Hilton (AKA Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) is one nasty homo. For starters, he’s actively outed closeted celebrities for his own amusement – and he’s proud of it (fake apologies notwithstanding).

But that’s not what makes this self-loathing sloth wholly despicable; Hilton is a hypocrite of the highest order. Consider the confrontation between the blogger and Black Eyed Pea’s member Will.I.Am at Toronto’s Much Music Awards in 2009 (among many other controversies in the ensuing years) wherein Hilton fired off a double dose of F-bombs, calling the singer “a fucking faggot.”

Alas, you know what they say: Takes one to know one.

Dan Choi What began as a benign and commendable campaign to shed light on the military’s discriminating Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy turned the discharged activist into a money-grubbing media whore. According to an angry letter addressed to Choi Perez Hilton His super snarky, eponymous from Nonnie Ouch, president gossip site may still pull in mil- of Texas Tech University’s Gaylions of visitors a month, but Straight Alliance, the former 12 | follow us @ peachatlmag

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Army lieutenant personally declined a request to speak at the school because it couldn’t cough up enough cash. Choi’s asking price? $10,000. Nobody will deny that the fight for equal rights comes at a cost – but who knew it cost so much?

Don’t sweat the snub, Nonnie.

Your money’s better spent on a real American hero.

Reichen Lehmkhul After dropping long-time and “Amazing Race” partner Chip Arndt, Lehmkhul star-fucked his way through gay Hollywood until he hit pay dirt – Lance Bass. Their short-lived, rickety romance ended just six months after it landed within the pages of People Magazine, but Lehmkhul already got what he wanted – relevance among the vain and vapid. Case in point: the former Air Force captain headlined Logo’s “Real Housewives” rip-off, “The A-List: New York,” a reality program that followed the lives of six equally pathetic gay men. The first indication that the show was poised to be a bust? Somebody at Logo didn’t know the alphabet – or has an incredibly sinister sense of humor.

Melissa Etheridge One minute the “Come to My Window” crooner is speaking out against California’s samesex marriage ban with wife Tammy Lynn Michaels by her side, the next she’s serving said wife with divorce papers. Michaels, via her blog, claims that she was blindsided by Etheridge’s filing and left broke with

two toddlers to feed – and if that was the case, shame on the lesbian rock legend. Spousal support doesn’t just apply to straight people; you can’t pick and choose what aspects of traditional marriage you want to honor. Besides, with 27 million-plus records sold worldwide surely Etheridge can show a little sympathy for the mother of her twins – if only so she can stop scrounging up gas money from the couch cushions.

Michael Lucas Besides being one of the most loud-mouthed figures in gay culture – and a pornographer (doesn’t that say it all right there?) – Lucas is also an unapologetic bigot: He hates Muslims, and he’s not afraid to shout it from the rafters. Combine those dastardly traits with | 13

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an unequivocally petty persona that can’t handle when people call him out on his own ignorance and you’ve got a grandstander of inferior design. But that’s neither here nor there. Lucas never could keep his mouth shut – in person or on screen – so his nonsensical statements shouldn’t shock.

He enjoys rocking the boat, so long as the boat is filled with bare-chested, non-Islamic boys and wads of cash. Here’s hoping that his ship sinks sooner than later.

offense for which he was fined and sentenced to community service. Of course, everyone deserves a second chance. And George got one. But then he went and mucked that up by assaulting and imprisoning a male escort. Reports claim that George bound and beat Norwegian rent boy Audun Carlsen because he thought the hooker was stealing personal photos from his computer. As a result of the fracas, the Culture Clubber was placed behind bars, serving only four months of a 15-month sentence that should have lasted forever.

Andy Cohen Host of Bravo’s reunion shows and self-promoting chat-fest “Watch What Happens: Live,” Boy George Not exactly the “Karma Cha- Cohen seemingly came out of meleon” of which he sings, ’80s nowhere. Except he came from icon Boy George has slighted somewhere – right down the fans by attempting to perform hall, where he served as the concerts high on heroin and network’s senior vice president landed himself in handcuffs for of production and programfalsely reporting a burglary, an ming. One can contemplate

how the decision was made to pluck the walking advertisement for anti-tanning from his desk and put him in front of the camera, but one doesn’t have to: It seems as if Cohen coyly campaigned for the job, because, well, he thought he deserved to be on TV. In an interview with New York Magazine, he said: “I don’t have a lot of self-doubt or cracks in my self-confidence.” That Jackhole of the Week award he once gave himself is well earned.

Lindsay Lohan On-again, off-again lady lover Lindsay Lohan was once a bright and shining star. Not anymore – because a tumultuous relationship with a semi-famous female DJ, a few stints in rehab and jail time will do that to a girl. While accidents happen (forget the DUI), it’s the wacktress’s apparent disregard for authority and woe-is-me at-

titude that leaves a bitter taste in people’s mouths. Throw in a family full of hangers-on who will stop at nothing to get their busted mugs on the cover of a magazine and you’ve got a recipe for we-don’t-give-ashit-about-you-anymore stew.

Hopefully there’s enough to feed the whole clan.

Mikey Rox is an award-winning journalist and LGBT lifestyle expert whose work has been published in more than 100 outlets across the world. He’s currently nomading across the country in his van, seeking queer excitement everywhere he roams.

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PEACH: HEY THERE! SO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE EVENT! G: MY NAME IS GUNZA BLAZIN AND I AM THE REIGNING CZARINA OF THE CROWN MAGNOLIA COURT OF GEORGIA. I HAVE BEEN DOING DRAG FOR GOING ON 20+ YEARS. A: AND MY NAME IS ALEKSY ROMANOV, CZAR OF THE CROWN MAGNOLIA COURT OF GEORGIA. IN MY DAILY LIFE I AM A FAMILY MEDICINE/ LGBTQ+ DOCTOR, VOLUNTEERING WITH THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IN AUGUSTA GA. G:THE EVENT IS THE CROWNING OF OUR MONARCHS, MYSELF AND CZAR ALEKSY ROMANOV. WE HAVE OTHER COURTIERS AND MONARCHS FLY IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE A NEW CHAPTER OF FUNDRAISING IN OUR COURT’S HISTORY. A: WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL EVENT COMING UP ON AUGUST 14TH, WHERE WE WILL BOTH OFFICIALLY BE CROWNED TO START OUR YEAR REIGN AS THE FUNDRAISING LEADS FOR OUR NON-PROFIT. BECAUSE WERE A CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT SYSTEM, OUR EVENT LOOKS LIKE A ROYAL CORONATION. AT THE EVENT WE WILL ALSO BE DISPENSING THE MONEY WE HAVE FUNDRAISED THUS FAR TO OUR TWO CHOSEN GEORGIA CHARITIES.

PEACH: SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CROWN MAGNOLIA COURT OF GEORGIA? A: THE CROWN MAGNOLIA COURT OF GEORGIA IS THE STATE CHAPTER OF A MUCH LARGER ORGANIZATION CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL COURT SYSTEM. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT SYSTEM STARTED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND IS OVER 55 YEARS OLD, WITH OVER 70 CHAPTERS BETWEEN CANADA, MEXICO, AND THE UNITED STATES. AT ITS BASE IT IS A NONPROFIT, 501(C)(3), ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDRAISES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE FUN PART OF IT, AND THE CAMP OF IT, IS THAT IT FUNCTIONS LIKE A ROYAL COURT. WE PUT ON DRAG SHOWS, FUNDRAISERS, EVENTS TO RAISE MONEY AND GIVEAWAY TO OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES. THIS YEAR OUT CHARITIES ARE GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA, AND JERUSALEM HOUSE IN ATLANTA GEORGIA.

PEACH: WHAT DOES THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATE FOR? HOW DO YOU HELP THE COMMUNITY IN YOUR OWN WORDS? G: WE ADVOCATE FOR EVERYONE IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY AND GIVEN OUR CURRENT EVERYDAY SOCIETY WE ARE THROWING MORE SUPPORT THAN EVER BEHIND OUR TRANS BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WE TRY TO SUPPORT WHEREVER WE CAN WHETHER IT IS FINANCIAL OR RAISING OUR VOICES TO BETTER THE THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY. A: WE USE THE ART OF DRAG TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOCIAL ISSUES THAT WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITIES THAT WE CHOOSE EVERY YEAR. PEACH: SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT WHEN THEY COME TO THE EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND? G: THEY CAN EXPECT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND TO BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY AT THE END OF THE NIGHT ENRICHED BY SISTERHOOD/BROTHERHOOD. OH AND NEW FRIENDS LOTS AND LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS! A: THIS WEEKEND IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST EVENTS AND MOST FORMAL EVENTS. FRIDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE AN OUT OF TOWN SHOW WHERE GUESTS FROM OUT OF TOWN PERFORM DRAG NUMBERS. SATURDAY IS THE MORE FORMAL NIGHT WHERE GUNZA BLAZIN AND I WILL BE CROWNED BY THE QUEEN MOTHER OF THE AMERICAS AND BEGIN OUR REIGN AS THE REIGNING MONARCHS FOR GEORGIA, WE WILL ALSO BE DISPENSING OUR MONEY THAT WE HAVE RAISED THUS FAR TO OUR TWO CHARITIES. PEACH: HAS COVID AFFECTED YOUR REIGN? HOW HAVE YOU ASSISTED THE COMMUNITY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS DURING COVID? A: WE STARTED THIS NONPROFIT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID OUTBREAK, WHICH HAS STUNTED OUR MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WE HAVE LEARNED TO TURN OUR FUNDRAISING VIRTUALLY TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR CHARITIES. WE’VE ASSISTED THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WHERE WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET VIRTUALLY AS A COURT AND ENJOY EACH OTHER‘S CAMARADERIE WHILE COMING UP WITH EVENTS. G: UNFORTUNATELY COVID HAS REALLY IMPACTED OUR GROWTH AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. HOPEFULLY SOON WE’LL SEE AN INCREASE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO AN INCREASE IN FUNDS! GET VACCINATED!!

PEACH: DO YOU THINK THERE IS A STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH TITLES IN THE DRAG COMMUNITY? G: AT THE END OF THE DAY TITLE OR NO TITLE, I AM HUMAN AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS ENRICH THE LIVES OF THOSE IN MY COMMUNITY. A TITLE IS EXACTLY THAT, A TITLE. I PRIDE MYSELF ON MY WORK ETHIC. WHILE I LOVE MY TITLE AND THE TIARA THAT COMES WITH IT, INAM NOT AFRAID TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND GET DIRTY AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE. A:AS A MEMBER OF THE LEATHER COMMUNITY, AND NOW OF THE DRAG COMMUNITY THERE’S ALWAYS A STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ANYONE WITH TITLES. IT’S OFTEN ASSUMED THAT PEOPLE WANT TITLES FOR THE ATTENTION. GUNZA BLAZIN AND I HOPE THAT OUR WORK THUS FAR GREATLY OUTSHINES ARE TITLES AND PEOPLE SEE OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY SEE OUR CROWNS. WE DIDN’T START THIS NONPROFIT FOR THE JEWELS, WE STARTED IT SO THAT WE COULD DO SOME MORE GOOD IN GEORGIA. PEACH: WHAT WOULD YOU TELL SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO JOIN THE COURT? HOW SHOULD THEY PREPARE AND WHAT DO THEY NEED TO KNOW? A: JOINING IS VERY EASY, YOU CAN JOIN FAR OUT FROM OUR WEBSITE, JUST BY FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION. THERE’S NO NEED TO PREPARE OR NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING BEFORE YOU START. THE ONLY THING WE ASK IS THAT YOU BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND WILLING TO HELP PLAN AND PITCH IN ON FUN EVENTS THAT HELP WITH OUR FUNDRAISING. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU CAN DRESS CREATIVELY AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS IT. G: JOINING IS SUPER EASY! GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I’LL POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOU CAN REACH ME AT GUNZA@CMCGA.ORG. GET READY TO MAKE SOME FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME WHILE LOOKING FABULOUS AND RAISING SOME WELL NEEDED FUNDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

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S 80s/90 Videos @ 12:30 PM, Honey Pot @ 7 PM M Nick at Night (Industry) @ 8 PM T Trivia w/ DeWayne Morgan @ 8:30 PM W Sex & The ATL Martini Night @ 8 PM TR Game Night w/ DJ Darlene @ 9 PM F Fuck It Fridays w/ DJ Mister Richard @ 10 PM

**CALL FOR NIGHTLY SHOW RESERVATIONS** Twisted Broadway

Hump Day @ Mary's | $5 Thicker, Longer, Fuller Thursdays | $5 Queer Bait | $5 Cover

S Love Saturdays w/ Tristan Hartman @ 10 PM

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Heifer Review @ 1:30 PM Other Side of the Moon @ 9 PM

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2-4-1 @ 7 PM (No Cover)

M Flavors of The Moon @ 9 PM T

$3 Tacos (ALL DAY) Latina Divas @ 10:30 PM

Sessions ATL @ 8:30 PM, $5

W Ruby Redd's Birdcage Bingo @ 9 PM

Switch - A Queer Dance Party @ 10 PM

TR Kit Katt Karaoke @ 9 PM F

R&B Night @ 10 PM

Mama Mya's Talent Show @ 9 PM Madams of the Moonlight @ 11:30 PM

Fem Fridays @ 8 PM

S Divas & The Divo @ 11:30 PM

Secret Saturday @ 11 PM

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Live Music @ 5 PM

Free Lunch @ 3 PM

M Messy Monday Karaoke @ 10 PM T W Fireball, Trivia and Drag w/ Misti Shores @ 9 PM Karaoke @ 9:30 TR

DJ Lowe Ki @ 8 PM

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DJ Lowe Ki @ 10 PM

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10TH & PIEDMONT/G'S

S M Poker Night @ 7:30, 1/2 Price Wine

Funk & Soul Martini Mondays @ 7 PM

T CLOSED WRetro Video Night w/Mister Richard & Wing Wed. TR$5 Burger Day (ALL DAY)

X After Dark| Show at 12 Midnight

F Sangria Fridays S

Party on the Patio @ 4 PM

Karaoke @ 10 PM

August 11th - 17th

OutWorlders Happy Hour @ Church on Edgewood | August 11th (7:30 PM) Join us at Sister Louisa's Church bar for drinks, hugs, and chit chat.

OutWorlders is committed to providing a safe space for everyone regardless of race, sex, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, religion, nationality, or planet of origin.

Clueless @ Plaza Theatre | August 13th (9:30 PM) Grab your Bettys, Baldwins & Cake boys & join us for a rowdy screening of Clueless at The Plaza Theatre. Hosted by local drag chicks Dotte Com and Taylor Alxndr! * Prizes for best looks! We recommend anything to draw attention to your mouth. * All ages welcome * We demand attendees get rowdy, quote, & interact with the film.

RITUAL: Wicked Wonderland @ HERETIC | August 13th (10 PM) Don't be late for this important date! The dark and twisted energy of Wonderland will bring Ritual to life in this once a year event. Let us shock your senses and rock your world in this gothic and fantastic take on this timeless concept.

21 to enter $10 cover DJ Synthdolli will be making her RITUAL and live performance debut! She and DJ Dead Parrot will be weaving a hypnotic mix of your favorite goth industrial tracks that will keep you dancing all night!

Grave Desires will be vending goth/alternative clothing, decor, curiosities and more in the Chill Room!

20th Annual Decatur BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | August 14th (2 PM - 10 PM) Annual BBQ Blues and Bluegrass festival in Decatur, GA. For 20 years we have brought great music, food and fun to the masses - a summertime tradition here in Georgia! Great musical lineup get your tickets now !

CODE Leather Cookout @ HERETIC | August 14th (1 PM - 6 PM) NO COVER! Free Burgers and Hot Dogs!

HUGE Outdoor Patio | Cigar Social at 2:00 PM Drink Specials Starting this August, Heretic in partnership with Chris Gonzalez will host a bi-monthly Leather Cookout on the patio! Come join World Cub ’19/’20 on Saturday August 14th for his final event of his title year(s) before he heads to Memphis to hand over his title to his sash child!

Madonna: Get Together @ HERETIC | August 14th (10 PM - 3 PM) It's that time again to "Get Together" and celebrate the Queen of Pop's 63rd birthday.

DJ Mike Pope will be spinning all of your favorite Madonna dance hits including Like a Prayer, Express yourself, Vogue, Holiday, Lucky Star, Get into the Groove, and more.

80's Madonna Power Hour (10pm-11pm).

Come Early, Stay Late!!!

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Having grown up in a Spanish household, I definitely understand this sentiment. I have always been told that family is family, you have to respect your elders regardless and there were constant excuses for when an elder misbehaved or acted out of line. Growing up however, I definitely changed my thinking and realized that while I am very appreciative of the effort that my elders made for my success.... not every single one of them did, so that excuse doesn't fly.

I am also dumbfounded by the idea that you automatically have to respect someone because of their age, when they can be so disrespectful to you but theres no consequence for it. That is insanity.

Here is my advice: if someone has earned your respect then give it to them.

Otherwise, express respect but be cautious of their energy. If it's toxic: BYE!

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Well, Peaches... the time has come again for us to start masking up to get this virus under control. So while some of you are getting ready to start cutting back on going out, I curated a playlist just for you to chill at home and enjoy a nice evening sipping some wine and lighting a few candles. Let's beat this pandemic together! Chris G.

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You are being stubborn this week, Leo. You want to take the spotlight and run with it but you dont realize that you can shine just as much (if not more) by really leading a team and leading them to success. If you do notwant to do that, find a project that fulfills you personally and let that be your focus this week.

A new relationship brings the opportunity to expand your mind and learn new things about yourself and the world, changing your point of view.

Embrace this! Getting stuck in your own head could keep you from gaining insight. Don’t get so caught up in your inner drama that you miss the big picture. Keep your mind open to new ideas.

You may not be feeling nurtured creatively in your friend group. Find friends who encourage your growth, Libra. When you find your tribe, then so much can manifest and make itself known. You need to fill your life with positive energy and make the most of your time currently. Follow your passions and feel the love!; You may find a new crush or date from your social circle or bond with your friends on a whole new level. Either way, it’s a great day for friendship and finding common ground. This person might have been someone that you have no interest in at first, but give it time and you will see that theres beauty in the friendship that can develop... maybe more!

You could be dealing with a very strict thinker who only sees the world in black and white. Try changing their mind by making a passionate argument. Use your rational thinking and work to make a passionate stance that could help someone see your side of the story. The best opportunity for growth comes from when we are challenged. That goes for the person you're convincing as well as yourself!

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Sharing resources and finances might become an issue, especially if you want to break out on your own. But you have a great work ethic as well as a great energy that people are drawn to. How can you manifest this energy to really reap the benefits of this energy in your life? You have the skill set, now you need to reignite the passion.

Conflicts and secret enemies are not allowing you to grow as a person or become mature. Put aside your petty differences and try to reach an agreement to end your feud. You know from previous expereinces that the petty drama is not worth it, so why are you engaging in it again? Put a stop to it and be the bigger person!

Communicate your brilliant ideas with someone you trust and make those thoughts a reality. A partner is bringing out the best in you. This partner doesnt have to be a romantic one though! Think about the people in your life and assess if they are contributing to your success. If they are, then thank them and make them feel the love that you have for them.

It's time to focus on your finances this week! You have had your fun this summer with speanding and splurging but now that we are getting ready for another wave of COVID, it might be time for you to really take a step back and assess where your money is going! Save up just in case.

This week is a time for love, but with the unvierse as it is currently, there will be tension as well. You will find someone that you instantly click with, but be weary because there will be a disagreement that might send this relationship into a tizzy. Take a deep breath, and if you prepare for the worst, you might be pleasantly surprised.

You have some issues communicating this week, Gemini. You want to take a break from everything and everyone however, you cannot heal if you do not try to communicate with people that have caused you pain or heartache. Take a step back and realize that this is the way to heal.

You are going to feel conflicted this week by wantoing to take time for yourself, but being the giver... you hesitate. You want to take care of all those around you but realistically, you cannot fix the world. So take this week to focus on yourself and see what you can do for some self-healing and self-care.