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Hackin’ the net

This is the month of love and that not only means we love that certain someone, but to many of us it’s also love of our devices — computers, iPhones, pads and any number of other options. But if you love your device, that means it needs to return the love by working well and […]

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Finances in Focus

Valentine’s Day is upon us. And while it’s certainly fun to give and receive chocolates and roses, why not go a little deeper this year? Specifically, if you are married, consider using this commemoration of love as a starting point for taking care of your spouse in the future — even if you’re not part

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It’s The First Gay Homecoming Harbor Smooch

Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Sawicki and his shipmates returned to San Diego this week and Sawicki’s boyfriend was there to greet him. Sawicki smooched with Shawn Brier at Naval Base Point Loma marking the first time in US Naval history that a male same-sex couple had been chosen for the traditional coming home honor, which is decided by lottery. 

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Advice: Outside the Box

(Authors note: This month’s column is a personal experience rather than a question from a reader.) My last column described my recent experiences learning that I had prostate cancer and having a prostatectomy. This month, I wanted to share some new developments which I hope will help readers become more informed about prostate (and other)

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The Word by Sheila

We Keep Electing Ignorant People. Fair-minded Americans have welcomed the recent wave of court decisions striking down bans on same-sex marriage. The lesbian, gay, bi & trans community and its allies have been positively euphoric. Of course, the homophobes and those who pander to them have had a somewhat different reaction. Here’s the thing: people

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Hackin’ The Net

You likely never thought you’d ever read this in a tech-savvy column but here it is for all to see: The internet is one of the worst things we have ever invented. Now that the shock is abating, let me explain, because I do not really believe that in total, but it does have some

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Finances in Focus

Within the gay community, there’s no “holiday” which receives more recognition — deserved or not — than Halloween. This may be February and the holiday might be past, with its plethora of skeletons and ghosts put away for yet another year so you might feel that with it come and gone, you probably don’t have

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Pink in the sheets

Dear Mz. Pink, Now that gay marriage is becoming legal in most states, my girlfriend has been bugging me to get married. The problem is I don’t want to get married. I don’t feel like we are at that place in our relationship to get married. She has actually been pushing me into things since

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Pecs and the City

daily existence. Personally, I’m still waiting for the Jetson’s-style car that I can fold up into a briefcase, but maybe that’s next on Team Apple’s agenda. Oh, and I wish we had some sort of cloning service. Yes, I would benefit greatly from having my own clone. Then again, if I had a clone I

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Central Valley bullied gay teen will get 27 years in prison

A teenager charged with shooting a classmate in the chest at his central California high school two years ago accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors Friday for a 27-year sentence in state prison. Bryan Oliver, 18, pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted murder in wounding the student, the Bakersfield Californian reported. Under the