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ADAM LIPPIN is an entrepreneur and the Co-Founder/CEO of Cuddlist.com as well as “Cuddlist Training Academy. At Cuddlist, his Mission is to offer a safe way to engage the healing power of intimate non-sexual touch in a touch isolated society. Adam has been featured on Jenny McCarthy’s Sirius Radio, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Glamour.com, The Howard Stern Show, Good Men Project as well as numerous publications and blogs.

Thus link has an article Adam just wrote which specifically addresses “Gay Men”http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/gay-men-sex-obsessed-yet-touch-deprived-dtv/

Prior to Cuddlist, he has been the Founder/CEO of a successful chain of restaurants “Atomic Wings” and in that capacity has been interviewed frequently and appears on CNN, Fox Business News, New York Times, New York Magazine, The New Yorker as well as countless other media.

Adam is also a Cuddle Party Facilitator and holds monthly Cuddle Parties in NYC.

Adam is an avid Yogi and has taught in renowned Yoga Studios in NYC including Jivamkukti Yoga School, OM, and Sivananda. As an experienced mediator Adam has participated in countless yoga and meditation retreats including in the US and India.

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New York Times

WELCOME! If you are single or in a couple and looking for a different perspective on love, happiness, and pleasure, you’ve come to the right place. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has helped people find and maintain satisfying and joyful relationships with lovers, family members, and friends, for the past 18 years. Together, we will create the relationship “structure” and agreements that are uniquely right for you. My approach to happiness and serenity is derived from tenets of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Social Justice Theory, and A Course In Miracles. The unique fusion of these models has enabled hundreds of my clients to create an enlightened balance of mind, heart, and action, as well as relationships that enable presence, peace, and pleasure. I can help you explore and change issues related to: – Diminished sexual desire in long-term relationships – Jealousy and fear in connections with others – Grief / loss – HIV related concerns and issues – Stress Management – Job burnout – Addiction / recovery – Anger Management – Depression – Caretaking fatigue My office is conveniently located at Madison Square Park (26th/ Broadway) in New York, New York. Late night appointments are offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, as well daytime on Saturdays. For more information, please email me at [email protected] or call 347-227

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Book, Music, and Lyrics By Sam LaFrage. Directed by Phedre Burney-Peters. The Commedia Rapunzel follows the Ragtag Players, a troupe of poor traveling “Italian” actors, as they present a hilarious zany musical romp through a twisted retelling of the fairytale “Rapunzel” done in the style of Commedia dell Arte! Expect the unexpected in this wild night of participatory theatre that is wacky, crazy, fun for the entire family!!

(Phedre Burney-Peters), Lauralynn “Lulu” Stafford, and Gary Pierce there today.

The show opens this week July 14 & 15th (Thursday&Friday) @ 7pm.

July 16 & 17 (Saturday & Sunday) @ 2pm.

Then July 21 & 22 (Thursday & Friday) @ 7pm.

July 23 & 24 (Saturday & Sunday) @ 2pm.

The website is Spokane children’s theatre.org.

You can buy tickets there, at the door, and through vendini.com. Thursday night shows are buy one ticket get one free!

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Governor Inslee Jay Inslee is a fifth-generation Washingtonian who grew up in the Seattle area. His father, Frank, was a high school teacher and coach. His mother worked as a sales clerk at Sears & Roebuck. Jay worked his way through college and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in economics before earning his law degree at Willamette University. He and his wife, Trudi, then moved to Selah where Jay worked as a prosecutor and they raised their three sons. Jay first became involved in public service in 1985 when he and Trudi helped lead the effort to build a new public high school in Selah. Motivated to fight against proposed funding cuts for rural schools, Jay went on to represent the 14th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives. He continued serving communities in the Yakima Valley when he was elected to Congress in 1992. The Inslees later moved back to the Puget Sound area where Jay was elected to Congress in 1998, serving until 2012. Jay and Trudi are proud grandparents of three. Besides writing and illustrating books for his grandchildren and sketching scenes from around Washington, Jay is an avid cyclist and charter member of Hoopaholics. During his time in Congress, Jay became known as a forward-thinking leader, especially on issues of clean energy and the environment. He co-wrote a book, “Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean-Energy Economy,” about the job-creating potential of the clean tech industry. As governor, Jay’s top priority is growing Washington’s innovative industries such as clean energy, IT and life sciences, and strengthening existing industries such as aerospace, agriculture, maritime and military. Since 2013, Washington has experienced a seven-year low in unemployment rates, record exports and notable growth in Washington’s key industries. To continue growing these industries, Jay knows we must strengthen our schools so we can better equip our children to compete for these good-paying jobs. And we must bring a new culture of efficiency and performance to state government to more efficiently serve the people and businesses throughout Washington state. During his time as governor, some of Jay’s top accomplishments include: •Historic investments in education ◦Largest-ever state investment in early learning ◦All-day kindergarten and smaller class sizes in K-3 ◦First-in-the-nation tuition reductions for all college students ◦More than $3 billion in funding for K-12 basic education ◦Increased financial aid opportunities in higher education ◦Teacher training and mentoring programs •A bipartisan transportation package ◦The 16-year, $16 billion package addresses critical maintenance and safety needs, creates ~200,000 jobs and includes: ◾More than $1 billion for multi-modal improvements, including transit, bicycle, pedestrian, vanpool and safe routes to school investments ◾Incentives for alternative fuels, making it the greenest transportation investment package in state history ◾Authorization for Sound Transit to pursue a $15 billion light rail expansion that will create a regional light rail network from Everett to Tacoma •A more efficient and transparent state government ◦Launched Results Washington, a nationally-recognized data-driven effort to improve the efficiency and transparency of state government ◦Recognized as one of the most transparent and open governors for his commitment to public disclosure and policy of not using executive privilege to withhold records. More from the Washington Policy Center and Nisqually Valley News. •Reinvestment in critical services ◦Reversed deep budget cuts and invested more than $700 million in mental health funding ◦Enhanced efforts to reduce homelessness including creation of a new Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection ◦Funded more child protective and child welfare service workers ◦Restored significant funding for state parks ◦Passed prevention and response measures for oil spills along rail lines •Improved health care for Washington ◦Successful implementation of health care reforms lowered Washington’s uninsured rate to an all-time low of 6 percent ◦Increased the quality and reduced the cost of health care •Climate action ◦Designed a path forward for state government to reduce carbon pollution and improve energy independence with Executive Order 14-04 ◦Directed the Dept. of Ecology to develop a Clean Air Rule to cap carbon emissions to continue to reduce pollution in our state ◦Increased the accessibility and affordability of electric vehicles ◦Working with West Coast leaders in the Pacific Coast Collaborative and with leaders around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions •Overdue cost-of-living increases. The 2015-2017 budget gave state employees and teachers pay raises for the first time since 2008.

Jeffrey A Johns started singing and dancing ever since he was old enough to walk and talk. In fact, he was performing in his church choir before he even knew how to read! At a young age he performed in local theatre and the oldest running Minstrel Show in the world. I guess it’s no surprise that Jeffrey still loves the music of Vaudeville. When he wasn’t on stage, Jeffrey was a competitive swimmer and a Boy Scout. To many people’s surprise, this song and dance guy eventually earned the rank of Eagle Scout. After high school Jeffrey went off to college and continued studying theatre, but decided he also wanted to focus on children’s entertainment. He graduated from Manhattanville College with a degree in Elementary Education and Performance.

Following college, Jeffrey moved to California where he was performing at Disneyland, with regional theater companies, on national/international tours, sweeping movie theatre floors, and living off peanut butter and jelly while enjoying the life of an actor. Eventually he headed to Las Vegas performing with the cast of Naked Boys Singing and Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding at the Planet Hollywood. With his return to California, Jeffrey continued to performing in theatre, but also started working in film and television. He appeared several times on America’s Got Talent and a variety of television series, web-series, and feature films. He wrote a children’s book entitled, “Have You Ever Tried To Stop The Rain?” and the feature film, Waiting In The Wings: The Musical.

Synopsis:

Waiting in the Wings Trailer:

Making of “Waiting in the Wings”

Awards

WEBSITE LINK: http://www.witwthemusical.com/

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Operation BRUCE VILANCH is an actor (occasionally an actress), writer (occasionally a re-writer), comedian (occasionally for money, often for causes) and sex surrogate (seasonal). He has co-authored twenty-three Academy Award spectacles, winning two writing Emmys in the process (almost as good a nominee/win ratio as Meryl Streep’s). He has also been nominated for seven other Emmys — one of them was for his participation on the celebrity panel of HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, where he resided for six years just to the left of Whoopi on your screen.

For two years, he starred on Broadway and the road as Edna Turblad, Baltimore’s most glamorous plus-sized tootsie, in the musical HAIRSPRAY. His one-man show, ALMOST FAMOUS – he had that title first, dammit – was a big hit a few years before that. He is so well-known as a provider of comic material for other performers that Harvey Weinstein made a documentary about it (during the Miramax years). GET BRUCE features comic deconstructions by such Vilanch collaborators as Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and a roster of others from Michael Douglas (soon to be seen as Liberace!) to Nathan Lane to Paul Reiser to Lily Tomlin to Shirley MacLaine.

In addition to the Oscars, he has co-written many Tonys, Emmys, Grammys, Peoples Choice, American Comedy Awards, TV Land Awards, SAG Awards, and a ton of other pageants, roasts, tributes and various trumped-up reasons for people to enjoy t&a on a red carpet. Many of his collaborators have gone to Broadway with his material, including Diana Ross, Michael Feinstein and Michael Buble’ and the late Peter Allen, whose stage shows he wrote and subsequently re-wrote for Hugh Jackman when he played Peter in THE BOY FROM OZ. He has co-authored multiple dozens of variety television shows and actually put words in the mouth of Cher.

People recognize him a lot – some think he’s Michael Moore, but no – from his appearances on MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER, CELEBRITY FIT CLUB (where he lost 21 lbs, which he subsequently found), THE WORLD’S DUMBEST CRIMINALS, THE 100 MOST SHOCKING MOMENTS IN SHOW BUSINESS, LIVE WITH REGIS & ELLY (where he shaved his beard to play Edna), JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, THE VIEW, THE JOY BEHAR SHOW, MATCH GAME (a special version hosted by Ricki Lake) and a raft of others. He’s also a lyricist, scoring gold and platinum records for disco songs he wrote for Eartha Kitt (WHERE IS MY MAN?) and Village People. Pre-HAIRSPRAY, geeks of all ages will remember him as Weird Wendon, the evil emperor with a big head but no body, in ICE PIRATES, or in THE MORNING AFTER (with Jane Fonda). Musical theatre geeks will remember him as the co-author of the Broadway misfire called PLATINUM, which was revived off-Broadway last season for reasons which continue to mystify Bruce.

Sam LaFrage is a 2012 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and was selected as a member of the 2013 New York Academy Company. As an actor, his Off-Broadway credits include “Palm Tree in a Rose Garden” (Jim Strong), “Happy in the Poorhouse” (Stevie), “The Rivals” (Bob Acres), and “Improbable Fiction” (Brevis). Other NYC credits include: “Blithe Spirit” (Charles). “The Wake of Jamey Foster” (Wayne), “Am I Blue?”(John Polk), “The Bear” (Smirnov), “The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year” (He), among others. Sam has worked along side of and collaborated with Douglas Carter Beane, George Heslin (Founder of the Origin Theatre Company, NYC), director/playwright Derek Ahonen (Founder of The Amoralists Theatre Company, NYC), Barbara Rubin (Market Theatre in Joannesburg, South Africa) and Denis Reid (Yale School of Drama). He has written and directed two plays (“The Commedia Cinderella” and “The Commedia Rapunzel”) both of which premiered at Columbia Children’s Theatre in South Carolina.

Ragtag Theatre Company is a Commedia dell’ Arte troupe dedicated to bringing fresh and unique live LGBTQ theatre designed for the entire family! In short, we do fairytales. But not yo mama’s fairytales. We do fractured fairytales that spoof and riff off of pop culture… (much like Animaniacs or Shrek), and we do it all in the style of Commedia dell’Arte, which is an early style of Italian street theatre that incorporates big funny characters, improvisation, and direct audience involvement all in one. Our shows are audience interactive and the kids are integrated into every performance, making them feel uniquely important in this theatrical experience. Ultimately, our goal is the make you laugh and create a safe space where you can be yourself and #beweird with all of us. Through our crazy camp and comedy, we hope to empower and inspire all youngins and grown folk alike to embrace what makes them different.

www.thecommediarapunzel.com | https://www.facebook.com/ragtagtheatre/ |https://twitter.com/RagtagTheatre

“The show, cabaret in style, features her singing abilities and comedic wit that were on display in “Glee,” without the villainy of her character.” – Los Angeles Times

New York, NY – Following rave reviews and sold out shows, Jane Lynch will be taking her musical comedy, “See Jane Sing” on the road this summer. The cabaret tour, which kicks off at the Newmark Theatre in Portland, OR on June 1st will bring the star to many cities throughout the U.S. including Chicago, Seattle and Dallas.

Not your typical Broadway narrative, Lynch, accompanied by a five-piece band, builds the evening around her musical chops and comedic wit and charm. Joining her on stage for a portion of the show are special guests Kate Flannery of “The Office,” who plays Lynch’s mischievous vocal partner and Tim Davis, Glee’s former vocal arranger. During the live performance, the Emmy and Golden Globe winner takes audiences on a musical journey through a world of songs from Broadway to cabaret with new takes on “If Wishes Were Rainbows”, “Mr. Monotony”, and “Far From the Home I Love.” New to this tour is Lynch’s epic take on Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” and a medley of songs that made her cry as a child including “Puff the Magic Dragon.”

“See Jane Sing is one of the most joyous experiences of my career,” says Jane Lynch. “I love everything about theatre and performing in front of a live audience is so rewarding.”

Lynch first cut her theatrical teeth at The Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre and in many church basements all over the greater Chicagoland area. In addition to hosting Hollywood Game Night, Jane’s recent film and television credits include A.C.O.D, Three Stooges, Wreck-It Ralph, Julie & Julia, Shrek Forever After, The Post Grad Survival Guide, Paul and Brownie Masters, Glee, Angel from Hell.

Lynch will kick off her tour in Portland, OR on June 1st (all dates listed below subject to change and additional dates to come).

6/1 Portland, OR Newmark Theater

6/3 Seattle, WA Triple Door

6/4 Seattle, WA Triple Door

6/10 Houston, TX House of Blues

6/11 Dallas, TX House of Blues

6/12 San Antonio, TX Empire

6/14 St. Louis, MO Sheldon Theater

6/15 Nashville, TN Tennessee Performing Arts Center

6/17 Chicago, IL Lyric Opera Stage

6/18 Chicago, IL Lyric Opera Stage

6/19 Indianapolis, IN The Cabaret

6/20 Indianapolis, IN The Cabaret

6/21 Indianapolis, IN The Cabaret

6/24 Washington, DC Kennedy Center / Eisenhower Theater

6/25 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata

6/26 Sugar Loaf, NY Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center

6/28 Old Saybrook, CT The Kate

6/29 Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor Summer Festival

For more information on Jane Lynch and tour dates visit:

Website:

http://janelynchofficial.com

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/janelynchofficial

https://www.youtube.com/user/janely nchofficial

Twitter:

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Facebook:

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Lets Talk About Sex

WELCOME! If you are single or in a couple and looking for a different perspective on love, happiness, and pleasure, you’ve come to the right place. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has helped people find and maintain satisfying and joyful relationships with lovers, family members, and friends, for the past 18 years. Together, we will create the relationship “structure” and agreements that are uniquely right for you.

My approach to happiness and serenity is derived from tenets of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Social Justice Theory, and A Course In Miracles. The unique fusion of these models has enabled hundreds of my clients to create an enlightened balance of mind, heart, and action, as well as relationships that enable presence, peace, and pleasure.

I can help you explore and change issues related to:

– Diminished sexual desire in long-term relationships

My office is conveniently located at Madison Square Park (26th/ Broadway) in New York, New York. Late night appointments are offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, as well daytime on Saturdays. For more information, please email me at [email protected] or call 347-227-7707

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Hosts of Modd Couples

Olivia:

David:

By the age of 17, David had already studied and worked with famed acting guru Lee Strasberg at the ACTORS STUDIO in NYC. After graduating from Northwestern University, a contract role playing ‘Lance Hirt’ on ABC’s “General Hospital” brought David to Los Angeles. It was Roger Corman who starred David in his first feature film, THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, which became a cult favorite and produced 2 sequels. He went on to star in SORCERESS for Corman and when honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences a few years ago, Corman mentioned his fondness for David’s work in both films. Many more feature film roles followed including Sir Ian McKellen’s doctor in the Oscar-winning GODS AND MONSTERS, Mariel Hemingway’s captor in IN HER LINE OF FIRE, and Alfred Molina’s match in TEXAS RANGERS.

Television movies include leads in “Past Obsessions”, “An Accidental Christmas”, “Fatal Reunion” for LIFETIME; “Christmas Do-Over”, “I’ll Remember April”, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” for ABC Family; and “Ice Spiders”, “Chupacabra: Dark Seas” for SYFY. David starred in “Amada and the Alien” for Showtime, and “Error in Judgment” and “Sanctimony”, both for HBO. David was the voice of ‘Lt. Louie Nichols’ in the award-winning animated series “Robotech”.

After receiving an EMMY Nomination for producing the RIBBON OF HOPE CELEBRATION along with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, David dove head first into his of love of storytelling by becoming a producer-actor hyphenate. David produced the female thriller, THE NURSE, starring EMMY-nominee John Heard, and the upcoming HUSH-UP SWEET CHARLOTTE, a comedic parody, currently in the film festival circuit. He produces “Cinema Conversations” for HERE TV as well as their sit-com, “From here! on OUT” starring EMMY-winning Juliet Mills, which has been picked up for a second season. David won the prestigious SABRE AWARD last year for producing ‘Live From the Daytime Emmys Red Carpet”. Next, look for David as the Host of the new game show, “Modd Couples”, which he also produces.

 Jack Andraka was just a fifteen year old Maryland high school sophomore when he invented an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers. After a close family friend died of pancreatic cancer, Andraka (then a ninth grader) became interested in finding a better early-detection diagnostic test. He learned that the lack of a rapid, low-cost early screening method contributed to the poor survival rate among individuals with pancreatic cancer. After thinking further about the problem, he came up with a plan and a budget to put his ideas in motion.

Still a teenager, Andraka’s groundbreaking results have earned him international recognition, most notably a 2014 Jefferson Award, the nation’s most prestigious public service award, 1stplace winner in the 2014 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, a 2014 National Geographic Explorer grant, the 2012 Intel ISEF Gordon Moore Award, the 2012 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Youth Award, Advocate Magazine’s 40 under 40 award, and he’s also the 2014 State of Maryland winner of the Stockholm Water Prize.

In addition, Andraka was First Lady Michelle Obama’s personal guest at the 2013 State of the Union Address. He speaks to audiences of youths and adults all across the globe about his personal story, research, and his ideas for STEM education reform. He has been featured in several documentaries including Morgan Spurlock’s Sundance Film Festival entry, “You Don’t Know Jack,” Linda Peters’ award winning film, “Just Jack,” Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary about cancer, as well as 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, CNN, BBC, Fox, Rede Record de Televisão, and radio, newspaper, and magazine articles around the world.

Andraka speaks at a wide variety of locations including universities, schools, technology organizations and corporations, hospitals and the education sector. His audiences range from youth—children and teens through to adults in the science and technology fields.

Andraka is a freshman at Stanford University, Class of 2019. He is a member of the National Junior Wildwater Kayak team, a Life Scout and has won numerous awards in national and international math competitions.

Learn more about Jack – www.JackAndraka.com

Jack’s Memoir  

BREAKTHROUGH: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing The World was published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in March 2015. Jack’s riveting memoir encourages his generation to approach their pursuits, whatever they may be, with an attitude of determination and gumption. Whether giving advice or admitting to personal shortcomings and failures, Jack’s story remains engaging and motivational as he shares his experiences of bullying, depression, rejection, and ultimately international success. Jack shows how the curiosity and perseverance of one teenager could potentially save the lives of millions of people. BREAKTHROUGH empowers its audience with the knowledge that the power to change the world is within each and every one of us, if only we have the courage to realize our full potential.

Learn more about Jack’s Memoir or order it for yourself   – Jack's Memoir

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Raised by a wild pack of Jews, otherwise known as her mother and siblings, Dana Goldberg is a force of nature on stage.  She sets the standard for smart comedy, and her timing and tongue-in-cheek edginess is why she continues to collect loyal fans in cities all over the world. Goldberg’s quick wit and playful stage presence is spreading like wildfire! Voted one of the “Top Five Funniest Lesbians in America,” CURVE Magazine raves, “One of the brightest star in a stellar comedy landscape!”  The Irish Post writes, “Dana’s sharp, insightful observations are concealed behind an easy-going chatty style. This makes her one of a handful of comics able to transfer their work across the Atlantic.” The Advocate.com named Goldberg one of the top three LGBT comedians in the country.

Goldberg started her comedy career in 2003 in front of 650 people in a sold out theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Seven months into her career she was invited to Scotland by Emmy Award Winning writer Paul Wagner to perform with 13 other American comedians as part of the US Comedy Invasion at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. After returning to the states, Goldberg began competing in festivals and competitions all over the country. She was one of five national finalists to perform in the “Wendy’s Good Taste Comedy Challenge” produced by HBO and TBS in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of The Comedy Festival. In 2005 Goldberg was chosen out of thousands of comedians to participate in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. In three short years, she was invited to New York City to share the stage with powerhouse comedians Roz G, Laurie Kilmartin and Judy Gold for the 17th Annual Comedy Hour at Caroline’s On Broadway on behalf of the Ms. Foundation and Gloria Steinem. Since her explosive start, Goldberg has performed in clubs and theaters all over the country, graced two national magazine covers, and performed in 23 states and 7 countries.

In 2006, just three years after she stepped onto the stage for the first time, Goldberg put on a producer’s hat and started the Annual Southwest Funnyfest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Each year Goldberg hosts the night of comedy to help benefit New Mexico AIDS Services (NMAS). She brings the best national female headlining comics to the Land of Enchantment for a night of non-stop, no holds barred, side splitting comedy. Since its inception, the Funnyfest has helped to raise close to $30,000 for NMAS and has brought in over a dozen comedians from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central, Late Night With Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing, and Comics Unleashed.

In the summer of 2009, Goldberg starred in her comedy special “One Night Stand Up: Episode 4” on the LOGO network; filmed at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Later that year she recorded her debut DVD “Hot And Bothered: Dana Goldberg Live” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Emmy award winning comedian David Brenner raves, “One of the best ways to beat the recession is with laughs, and Dana Goldberg offers you one of your best chances to get some in her debut DVD.” After moving to Los Angeles in the fall of 2009, Goldberg found a new comedy home and it wasn’t long before she was headlining nights at world famous clubs like The Laugh Factory and the LA Improv.

Goldberg continues to combine her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts raising over three million dollars to fight HIV/AIDS and joins LGBT communities and organizations across the country to raise national awareness in the fight for equality. Since joining the Human Rights Campaign family in 2009, Goldberg has headlined comedy nights, hosted, and assisted in live auctions for HRC events across the country in more than a dozen cities. In addition to her hilarious comedy and side-splitting performances, Goldberg has shared the national stage with President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Shonda Rhimes, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga, Kathy Griffin, and Portia de Rossi just to name a few.  As the youngest child in a single parent household run by a Jewish mother in which two of three kids are gay, Goldberg helps keep most of the comedy venues and half of the psychotherapists in the country in business.

OUTSpoken Talks to Mark Willett, co-founder and CEO, is an entrepreneur seeking a fundamental shift in the script of LGBTQ culture. He has traveled the world and paid witness to the incredible diversity of our global LGBTQ community and believes the time has come for us to reconnect with our roots and work toward a more perfect future.

Mark’s brainchild. Dearth of digital platforms for LGBTQs. Essentially none that welcome the entire breadth of our diverse community. None that offer a safe place to express ourselves authentically.

Currently, most content by and for LGBTQs exists within the straight paradigm as a sidebar. Huffpo gay voices for example. B · OUT is the first purely LGBTQ paradigm.

Research told us that 85% OF LGBTQs use social media on average 4 times/day, but only 15% of them said they ever talk about LGBTQ issues in social media. Why? Because there is no safe place to do so. Enter B · OUT.

We’ve assembled a best-in-class editorial team on everything from PrEP to exercise to mental health to nachos. We have trans writers, lesbians, gay men, queers, and are continually hearing from writers and artists within the LGBTQ community who are interested in working with us.

Feedback on the B · OUT platform has been uniformly enthusiastically positive. Words like “extraordinary,” “elegant,” “innovative,” even “beautiful.” This aspect, as all things with B · OUT is based on extensive research. Daniel has looked at literally every app in the app store, and is a very experienced designer and UX expert. He takes complex concepts and requirements and turns them into beautiful, elegant platforms.

Our feature set is designed to give LGBTQs a platform to communicate in a wide variety of useful ways. From finding a local expert on Thai restaurants, to finding a date, to making plans with friends, to finding someone for right now. We have one-to-one communication features as well as one-to-many features.

We have included discussions as a feature too. Every one of our content contributors will also be leading discussions on the topics they cover. And members can start their own discussions as well. B · OUT is the only platform where LGBTQs can feel safe to express themselves authentically and honestly, without fear of reprisal or hate-speech infiltrating the discussion.

B · OUT requires authentic registration, and all profiles must have a face pic. We use cutting edge technology to verify that our members are real people, so you know whoyou’re talking with.

We prefer to call this membership. Those who use only the free area are called visitors, to distinguish them from members.

A profound distinguishing factor between free communities and member-based communities with authentic profiles is the tenor of the discussions. [Thomas: in my 20 years of building brand and consumer communities, every instance where discussions were open to all experienced a level of vitriol and trolling that was entirely unacceptable, and often vile. But communities that require membership through a subscription are uniformly safe, well-lit platforms that encourage authenticity and forthright debate.

At $6.99/month, we are more than half what other apps, primarily for gay men, cost, which is around $15/month, which gets you one primary feature, which is one-to-one communication, for one purpose, hookups. $6.99 is about what it costs for one large cold brew at a good coffee shop. But with B · OUT, our members get so much more; an essential platform for your life.

There is a very wide “front porch” of free features and content for visitors to use. We are certain that, after using the front porch for a while, visitors will convert to members. The value is palpable and real.

Historically, when we look at Stonewall, the first Pride parades, and those parades even now, and when we look at the community’s response to the AIDS crisis, the LGBTQ community has banded together to powerful results. Marriage equality is a more recent example of this, and the fight against Prop 8 in California. What is unsettling to us is that our diverse and disparate communities are not as unified as they were — and are –under crisis. That needs to change. While respecting our differences, and acknowledging them, we also have commonalities that, by joining together, can create profound change.

Violence against trans people, recent legislative actions to allow discrimination against our entire community, continued homophobic acts and hate crimes, even here in new york city, need swift and unified action. B · OUT is a platform for those organizational efforts.

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DJ/Producer P0RNSTAR has been pumping out ridiculous beats since 2004. P0RNSTAR is the one and only, holding a licensed trademark and servicemark, so not to be confused with the many P*rnstar DJ’s out there … there is only one, and this is him! His abilities on the decks have garnered him gigs at some of the largest Parties and with some of the most well-known Promoters in North America. He has played amazing sets at over 30 Pride Events over the years, and donated his talents to many Charitable Organizations; giving back to the community whenever he can. P0RNSTAR was rated in the “TOP 5 Sexiest American DJ’s” in 2011 by Noize Magazine, and in the “TOP 10 Coolest DJ’s” in 2012 by Queerty.com. His tracks have not once, but twice hit the charts on GayDar UK Radio. P0RNSTAR was signed with Swishcraft Artists in 2011, and works in association with Sobel Promotions. His tracks can be found on many websites, but mainly on soundcloud.com and those for sale on beatport.com.

P0RNSTAR found his music roots in the clubs of San Francisco where he learned the ropes under some of the biggest names in the trance scene around the Bay Area. His well-known and award-winning career in the Adult Industry was the elephant in the room whenever he took to the turntables, so instead of running from it, he completely embraced it and changed his deejay name in 2004 to DJ P0RNSTAR.

Since 2010, P0RNSTAR has relocated from San Francisco into the open arms of Los Angeles, where he holds a Promoter Residency with Jeffrey Sanker. He holds a Club Residency in Las Vegas at Share Nightclub where he throws his wildly successful “P*rnstars in Vegas” party every 3rd Saturday. Consistently traveling, P0RNSTAR popped his International cherry with a three city tour of Australia during New Years 2012. He has since been invited to London, Vancouver, Panama, Colombia and back to Australia for upcoming gigs. From Palm Springs WHITE PARTY and ELEVATION Ski Week to HUSTLABALL’s in NYC and LONDON, and DAYWASH Sydney, P0RNSTAR continues to build on his well-earned career, always striding forward with the hottest beats, at the best venues. P0RNSTAR is a talent that puts forward sets that are the epitome of what real DJ-ing is all about – passion, amazing tunes, and a pair of hands capable of the most nimble mixing. Consistently wowing crowds with his technically brilliant, distinctly unique mixing style, and energy behind the decks. His sets are always fresh, original, well thought out; combining a plethora of house tracks, yet to be released MP3′s, white labels, club classics and Acapella. P0RNSTAR stands out and surpasses the rest.

Jonathan Slavin was born on a marine base in North Carolina, and grew up in rural Pennsylvania. A bit of a shy weirdo to his peers, he found his voice when he was cast in his first play. After high school, he landed in New York and performed in some truly abysmal theater, before being cast to play the sexually confused protagonist in “The Best of Schools” at Ubu Rep. From there, he moved to Lincoln Center and then Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Sisters Rosensweig”, to Dallas to do “Six Degrees of Separation”(a production that was visited and subsequently cited by the Dalllas Vice Squad), and finally to Los Angeles, to appear in the West Coast premiere of Larry Kramer’s “The Destiny of Me.”

After a few months playing a string of “insert occupation here” Guy television guest stars(Flower Delivery Guy, Fish and Chips Guy, Computer Tech Guy) Slavin graduated to more memorable roles. He has appeared as a series regular on Better Off Ted, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Mission Control, Union Square, and voiced Ogo, a neurotic and slightly deranged robot on the cartoon Robot and Monster. He has recurred on Better With You, Family Tools, and My Name is Earl, to name a few. Recent and notable guest stars include Legit, Suburgatory, Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, Weeds, The Glades, and Perception. His feature film credits include Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, Dirty Girl, Hard Pill,and My Mother’s Hairdo.

Slavin is an activist, dedicating much of his time to animal rights, and is a longtime vegan and animal rescuer. As a gay man, he is equally committed to LGBT rights, and has twice participated in the California Aids Ride, a nearly 600 mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, raising funds for HIV services provided by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

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The Boyz talk with the new Associate Director for American Diabetes Association in Central Washington, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Julie Lockhart. She also has over 10 year’s experience working in the non-profit arena; primarily in healthcare and education.

Also in Studio with Julie Lockhart is Mike Jackson is a diabetic who has been championing education and advocacy efforts throughout the Northwest; He has worked side-by-side with the American Diabetes Association as one of our key volunteers. Mike is leading the charge once again as Team Captain of the Inland Imaging Corporate Team for Tour de Cure- raising funds and creating awareness for our cause.

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Morgan now calls New York her home and has embraced its culture and diversity. She has taken musical theatre training workshops with Laura Benanti, Jason Robert Brown, Sierra Boggess and film/TV with casting director, Maria Hubbard. She studies voice with vocal coach and music director, Kevin David Thomas and Laura Menard. Her dance training includes: theatre, tap, ballet and jazz at Broadway Dance Center. She enjoys singing at Birdland Jazz Club on Monday nights at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party.

Morgan is currently on tour with Disney’s 1st National Broadway Tour of Newsies as Katherine Plumber.

She has worked extensively in the Pacific Northwest. Regional theatre includes: Sandy (Grease), Natalie (Next to Normal), Narrator (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Pinky Tuscadero (Happy Days), Star to Be (Annie) at Spokane Civic Theatre. Liesl – Understudy (Sound of Music) at Coeur D’Alene Professional Summer Theatre, Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) and Gertrude (Seussical) at CYT Spokane. Morgan has appeared in several in concert performances including: Songs for a New World with Jason Robert Brown, Anybody’s (West Side Story) and Helen Burns (Jane Eyre).

Commercial credits: Fox TV New York and My 50 Radio Chicago with producer David Cebert.

Film: “The Undefeated” for Victory Film Group.

In her spare time Morgan enjoys rock climbing, anything that has to do with make–up, theme park adrenaline rides, Paper Mill Playhouse, traveling and sharing experiences with family and friends.