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Kathleen Warnock previews the June 21 reading of Merril Mushroom's "Bar Dyke" at the Horse Trade Theater Group's Queerly Festival at Kraine Theater.

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Michael Luongo reports on the brutal June 9 beating of long-time LGBTQ international human rights activist Scott Long near his Oakland, California apartment. Long, aware of no motive for the crime, believes it might have been a random act of violence. Long is home and told Gay City News he is recovering well. Human Rights Watch OutRight Action International

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Duncan Osborne reports that in a series of meetings last week, Chelsea neighborhood groups and residents complained about plans to start the annual Pride Parade there — and the fact that they only just now heard news of the change. NYC Pride Corey Johnson Erik Bottcher Manhattan Community Board 4 Chelsea Now The Villager Newspaper Reclaim Pride Coalition

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Michael Luongo explores BookExpo America, where pols, celebrities, children's books & the business of diversity were the orders of the day. PEN America

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Christopher Byrne presents Gay City News' annual guide to celebrating Pride at the theater!