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Laugh Your Trump-Focused Fears Away with the 7 Funniest Gay Comedians Ever

Has the news got you so worried you can barely think straight? Take a break from Trump with these seven brilliant LGBTQ comedians

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Culture

Comedian Joel Kim Booster Has Thoughts About Gay App Culture and That Whole ‘No Asians’ Thing

The comedian takes on gay app culture and the damage that comes with saying things like “No Asians” on your profile

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Editors' Picks

The Daily Sting, Monday: Louis CK Rails Against Queer People, First-Ever Pakistan Trans Pride

Disgraced comedian Louis CK rails against LGBTQ people in his stand-up act, and the first Pakistan trans Pride took place

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Celebrities

Gaby Dunn on Not Asking for Permission and the ‘Rent’ Character She Most Relates To

You might know Dunn from her Buzzfeed videos, her journalism, her podcast “Bad With Money,” her blog or her novel

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Celebrities

Canceled Comedy: 8 Comedians Who We Now Know Are Horrible People

The recent Norm MacDonald interview in which he’s “happy the #MeToo movement has slowed down” got us thinking

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Web

Jonathan Van Ness Is Getting a New Documentary Series About His Stand-Up Career

The new online series ’10 Nights With Jonathan Van Ness’ follows the ‘Queer Eye’ expert as goes on a stand-up tour

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Celebrities

Only 9 Months After Louis C.K. Was Accused of Showing His Penis to Uninterested Women, He’s Back

Only 9 months after Louis C.K. was publicly accused of masturbating in front of women — and admitting it was true — a Louis C.K. stand-up set is not welcome

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Books

Guy Branum, Author of ‘My Life as a Goddess,’ Is the Funny Gay Brainiac We Need Right Now

In our exclusive interview with the ‘My Life as a Goddess’ author and TV host, Guy Branum reveals why he hates comedians who complain about PC culture

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