In a sign of the times and the growing emphasis on cultural sensitivity in entertainment Pepe’s recent SAK gig was his last in his current form. Performer Rob Ward, who created the risqué, fun-loving Pepe in 2008 for Fringe, is “evolving” the character.
A look back at what made 2020 one of the worst, and most inspiring, years in recent memory
By : Jeremy Williams & Ryan Williams-Jent December 31, 2020
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We don’t know about you, but 2020 has left us exhausted. The year has been filled with immense loss, sadness and enough chaos to fill a decade’s worth of newspapers.
The year was dominated by a global pandemic, which infected 77 million people and took the lives of more than 1.6 million worldwide; nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and far too many Black men and women at the hands of police; and a presidential election that saw President Donald Trump do everything in his power to elevate white supremacy and discredit the will of the people as record numbers turned out to vote.
12 ways to give back to Orlando this holiday season
Shed a little light, nourish the community and invest in a better local future
In a fortuitous bit of holiday kismet, this week s Savage Love column saw Dan Savage advising a reader who was feeling a little seasonally blue that helping others is an excellent way to maintain your sanity. Along those very same lines, we decided to put aside our usual 12 Strays of Christmas photo essay and instead point out some local organizations that help Orlandoans in need. We ve highlighted 12 that caught our eye during this very difficult year some formed as a result of the pandemic, some trying to keep up their mission amid new challenges posed by it and they re all doing amazing work worthy of a few of our increasingly scarce dollars. This list is by no means exhaustive, and we both beg your pardon if we ve omitted some local dynamos as well as encourage you to make your own 12 Ways lists. But if you are able, try to give somethi
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December has always been my favorite time of the year. Even with the end of the school year and my birthday both happening in June, this month was the one I looked forward to most when I was growing up and that love has only grown in me as I grew.
As a big guy, my internal temperature runs fairly hot so a cooler month is always preferable to me rather than a sweltering summer month. I also love all things Christmas. I know it is sacrilegious as a gay man to say that I don’t really care about Halloween, but aside from the scary movies and the candy, the spooky season just isn’t my cup of tea.