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Walt Whitman celebrated in ‘Leaves of Grass: Uncut’

Marianne Combs July 9, 2014, 2:40 PM Jul 9, 2014

Walt Whitman is widely considered the father of free verse, but for choreographer and performer Patrick Scully, the famed poet’s most important legacy was that of a gay man. While he was vilified by some for what they considered “obscene” writing, his work had an enormous impact on the likes of Oscar Wilde and Thomas Read more →

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Faeries: creating sanctuary for GLBT with HIV

Marianne Combs January 17, 2014, 4:16 PM Jan 17, 2014

Little did Keri Pickett know when she took a photo assignment in 1993 that it would take her down a path she’s still following, two decades later. Pickett, who was working for Mpls-St. Paul magazine at the time, was told to follow a man with AIDS final days at a place called “Kawashaway,” a north Read more →