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Real Patriotism This Presidential Election

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Leadership, 2012 Presidential Election, Cher, Mitt Romney, Obama, Presidential Election, President, Campaign Attacks, Civility, Politics News
Gary Shapiro

We are a nation of laws, but we can also strive to be a decent nation. In the quest for national decency, I suggest the following non-partisan rules for the upcoming election.

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Diva Worship And Gay Men

Joe Kort, Ph.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Diana Ross, Cher, Beyonce, Oprah, Gay Men, Lady GaGa, Judy Garland, Divas, Barbra Streisand, Gay Men Diva Worship, Gay Men Divas, Divas Gay Men, Diva Worship, Gay Icons, Gay Idols, Gay Voices News
Joe Kort, Ph.D.

With the passing of Whitney Houston and now Donna Summer, I've been thinking about why divas are so important to the gay community. Although not every gay boy or man worships divas, a good many do. Why is that? There are many theories.

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Gregg Allman Remembers Cher--Was She A Mermaid, A Little Girl Or General Patton?!

Liz Smith | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Rolling Stone, Gregg Allman Rolling Stone, Gregg Allman Cher, Greg Allman Interview, Greg Allman, Cher, Celebrity News
Liz Smith

I know nothing of Gregg Allman's music, though I know he is highly regarded. He lives in my mind as that long-haired blond guy with the drug problem who Cher married in 1975, filed for divorce from four days later, then reconciled with, had his baby, Elijah Blue, and split from him for good in 1977.

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The Best Lesbian Moments Of The Week

Trish Bendix | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Glee, Lgbt, Lindsay Lohan, Super City, GLAAD Awards, Cher, Rosie O'Donnell, Lesbian, Video, Gay Voices News
Trish Bendix

Each week we'll share some of the best tidbits on The Huffington Post in our new series, "Best Lesbian Week Ever." Here's who and what was on our raging gay radar this week.

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WATCH: Kelly Ripa Like You've Never Seen Her Before

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Glee, Video, New Girl, Kelly Ripa, TV Land, TV Land Awards, Kelly Ripa Tv Land Awards, Cher, The Facts of Life, Wonder Woman, Reality-Free, TV News

Get ready to see Kelly Ripa like you've never seen her before. In the opening segment from the 10th Annual TV Land Awards (Sun., April 29 at 9 p.m....

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KEY PROBLEM: Guess Why An Australian City Is Mad At Cher

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Holly-Weird, Cher Adelaide, Weird Australia, Steve Condous, Cher, James Massey, Weird Photos & Videos, Cher Adelaide City Key, Weird Adelaide, Stephen Yarwood, Weird News News

The Australian city of Adelaide isn't singing the praises of Cher after the entertainer chose to auction off a key to the city bestowed upon the artis...

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Chaz Bono, Josh Hutcherson Win GLAAD Awards

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Video, Glaad, GLAAD Awards, Glaad Awards Los Angeles, Josh Hutcherson, Cher, Los Angeles, Chaz Bono, Gay Voices News

LOS ANGELES -- Chaz Bono picked up a pair of trophies at the GLAAD Media Awards. The 43-year-old transgender activist and author was honored with the...

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To Cher, With Love From Travis Banton

Debra Levine | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Hollywood History, Bob Mackie, Cher, Curtis Banton, TCM Film Festival, Tcm, Tcm Classic Film Festival, Cleopatra, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Arts News
Debra Levine

In a TCM Fest curtain talk with UCLA costume historian Deborah Nadoolman-Landis (she's married to film director John Landis) prior to a screening of C...

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WATCH: How Cher Helped Kathy Griffin Find Love Again

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Mondays With Marlo, Marlo Thomas, Advice for Dating After Divorce, Reinvention, Cher, Video, Kathy Griffin, Dating Advice, Women News

Comedian and talk show host, Kathy Griffin, told me about the interesting advice she took from Cher on how to re-enter the dating world after a divorc...

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Universal Soldiers: Conversations With Donovan and Tommy Roe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Roy Orbison, Joseph Campbell, Supergirl, John McLaughin, Donovan, Black Sabbath, Classics IV, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dennis Yost, The Beatles, Alan Parker, David Lynch, Rick Levy, Ione Skye, The McCoys, Paul Horn, Burt Berns, Geezer, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Donovan Leitch, Tommy Roe, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Marvel Comics, Dick Clark, Chris Spedding, Cher, Larry Klein, Ringo Starr, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Jim James, Joni Mitchell, Superman, Mickey Most, Charles Chaplin, Snow White, Jimmy Page, Epiphone, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"The Beatles and I went to India for ourselves at first because fame had become extraordinarily overwhelming. We turned to ourselves in a way by going to the ashram, learning about ourselves, de-stressing our incredible nervous systems that had been shocked by enormous fame."

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WATCH: 'Drag Ya Later With Jon & John' Dishes On 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 4, Ep. 5

John Polly | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Drag Ya Later, Video, TV Recaps, Kenya Michaels, Sharon Needles, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4, Cher, John Polly, Rupaul's Drag Race Recap, Michelle Visage, Jon Mallow, Gay Voices News, RuPaul's Drag Race, Chad Michaels, Rupaul, Gay Voices News
John Polly

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25 Years After Anna, Sally Kirkland Reflects on the Oscar Race for Best Actress

Xaque Gruber | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: 1987, Glenn Close, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Michelle Williams, Sally Kirkland, Anna, Best Actress, Andy Warhol, Gena Rowlands, Cher, Streisand, Meryl Streep, Independent Spirit Awards, Frozen River, Oscars, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Rooney Mara, Video, Entertainment News
Xaque Gruber

In Kirkland, a star was born -- in her forties. Kirkland's Anna, a faded Czech star stumbling into Manhattan striving for a new beginning, is just as stunning 25 years later.

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TV > Film: For Curing a Case of the Cubas, There's Nothing Better Than TV

Evan Shapiro | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: The Oscars, The Academy Awards, Oscar Winners, Academy Award Winners, Cher, Marisa Tomei, Cuba Gooding Jr, Robin Williams, Academy Awards, Frances McDormand, Jennifer Connelly, Hilary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Oscars, Adrien Brody, Christoph Waltz, Joe Pesci, TV Canada, TV News
Evan Shapiro

Consider what is now reality -- television is an important way to expand your talents, extend your career and rid yourself of cubas (named for the epitome of the post-Oscar slump, Cuba Gooding, Jr.). With that in mind, here are 11 Oscar Winners Who Need a TV Show, STAT.

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Cher Is The Newest Comic Book Queen

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Cher Comic Book, Video, Chastity Bono, Sonny Bono, Sonny and Cher, Comicon, Cher, Pop Star, Comic Book, Chaz Bono, Las Vegas, Arts News

The newest comic book hero may or may not have a cape, but we can guarantee that her costumes are hotter than hot. The multitalented singer, actress a...

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Alan Cumming Says He'd Sleep With Mitt Romney

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Alan Cumming, Andy Cohen, Broadway, Watch What Happens Live, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Bravo, Tv Replay, Farrah Fawcett, TV News

Andy Cohen keeps getting suprising honesty from his game "Plead the Fifth" on "Watch What Happens: Live" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. EST on Bravo). With "Goo...

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Dog Ears Music: The Gift List

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: The Caretaker, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Nick Drake, ÓLafur Arnalds, Carole King, Danielle Evin, Eula Cooper, Music, Béla Bartók, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Bo Diddley, mp3s, Brenda Lee, Bill Evans, Pete Townshend (the Who), Talking Heads, Cher, Doris Day, The Troggs, Duke Ellington, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Cole Porter (Vocals by Louis Armstrong), Phil Ramone, Nina Simone, Peter Frampton, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Dog Ears, Carpenters, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by Doris Day, The Talking Heads, Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Caretaker, and other artists.

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5 Married Bandmates Who Called It Quits...On Their Marriage

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Jack White, Meg White, Ike and Tina Turner, Sonny Bono, Abba, Sonny and Cher, Tina Turner, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Ike Turner, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes, Divorce News

Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, who recently split after 27 years of marriage, shocked the indie rock world, leaving many fans wondering ...

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'DWTS': Who Went Home?

AP | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Reality TV, Chaz Bono Eliminated, Cher Dancing With the Stars, Chaz Bono Dancing With the Stars, Cher, Chaz Bono, Lacey Schwimmer, Dwts, Lgbt, Television, Video, Dancing With the Stars, Dancing With the Stars Week 6 Elimination, Chaz Bono Cher, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Chaz Bono has gotten his walking papers on "Dancing with the Stars." Tuesday's edition of the hit ABC show marked the last dance ...

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Naughty But Nice Rob

'The Son She Never Had'

HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Video, Cher Dancing With the Stars, Chaz, Chaz Dancing With the Stars, Cher, Dancing With the Stars, Chaz Bono, Lacey Schwimmer, Celebrity News

Cher may have been full of emotion last week as she watched her son, Chaz Bono, glide across the "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom floor, but her tear...

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'DWTS': Cher Cries Watching Chaz

Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Video, Reality TV, Dwts Chaz Bono, Cher, Chaz Bono, Dancing With the Stars Cher, Dwts, Lgbt, Television, Transgender, Dwts Cher, Dancing With the Stars, Chaz Bono Cher, Entertainment News

Let's face it: Millions tuned into "Dancing With the Stars" last night (Oct. 10) to see Cher, hoping that she would give a surprise performance or at ...

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Crystal Bell

'DWTS': The Good, The Bad & CHER

HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Ricki Lake, Dwts, Television, Video, Reality TV, j.r. Martinez Dancing With the Stars, Kardashians, Cher, Dancing With the Stars, Chax Bono, Dancing With the Stars Cher, Chaz Bono Cher, Dancing With the Stars Ricki Lake, TV Recaps, Entertainment News

You may have tuned in to see Cher last night on "Dancing With the Stars," but chances are you got sucked into watching movie scores night because it w...

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Crystal Bell

'DWTS': Chynna & Tony Are Ready For Cher

HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Cher Dwts, Reality TV, Cher, Cher Chaz Bono, Chynna Phillips Tony Dovolani, Chaz Bono, Dancing With the Stars Cher, Dwts, Television, Chynna Phillips Dwts, Video, Tony Dovolani, Chynna Phillips, Dancing With the Stars, Dancing With the Stars Chaz Bono, Entertainment News

It's no secret that Chaz Bono has been having a rough couple of weeks on "Dancing With the Stars." After stunning the crowd in week one with his feist...

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Naughty But Nice Rob

Chaz's Special DWTS Guests

HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Video, Cher Dancing With the Stars, Cher Twitter, Cher, Mary Bono Mack, Dancing With the Stars, Chaz Bono, Celebrity News

Cher has made it clear that she will be attending tonight's performance of "Dancing with the Stars" to support son Chaz Bono, but Chaz’s mom won’t...

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Cher Slams Kardashians?

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Cher Twitter, Cher, Video, Kardashians, Kim Kardashian, Cher Disses Kardashians, Celebrities Who Hate the Kardashians, Celebrity News

UPDATE: Cher has since clarified her previous statements regarding the Kardashians, tweeting that instead she was "talking about Bridezillas & Not The...

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'DWTS': Chaz Does The Cha-Cha

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Dwts, Television, Video, Reality TV, Cher, Dancing With the Stars, Chaz Bono Dwts, Dancing With the Stars Chaz Bono, Chaz Bono, Celebrity News

Despite all of the recent controversy for being the first transgender contestant, Chaz Bono made quite a memorable "Dancing With the Stars" debut duri...

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