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After our sometimes cloudy 50 year journey of living a 'Double Life', Obama, in...

After our sometimes cloudy 50 year journey of living a 'Double Life', Obama, in his singular and courageous statement, has let in the sunshine of equality at last.

The photo of the two young men reading our book at a recent event is a perfect example of how #OBAMALOVE will stand for the right of everyone to love the person of his or her choice.

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James R. Brantley

Biden told NBC's "Meet the Press" that marriage should be about being loyal to s...

Biden told NBC's "Meet the Press" that marriage should be about being loyal to someone you love, whether that marriage is between a man and a woman, two men or two women.

This focus on universal love was originally highlighted in the 1931 Gershwin song:

"Love is sweeping the country!
Waves are hugging the shore;
All the sexes
From Maine to Texas
Have never known such love before."

In Double Life, ia 50 year' love story' from Broadway to Hollywood is celebrated.

Painting by Norman Sunshine 1995
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Obama's 'Evolving' Views on Same-Sex Marriage
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Isn't it time, President Obama, that you fight for what you believe is right? Show us the man we all voted for who was going to make our world different.

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N.C. Gay Marriage Amendment Has Unlikely Foes : NPR
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Next month, voters will decide whether to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, as well as civil unions and domestic partnerships. Leading Republican lawmakers think it's one of the most important issues facing voters. But some conservatives worry that the measure goes too far.

The Georgetown Dish: "Double Life - A Great Read" by Peter Rosenstein http://geo...

The Georgetown Dish: "Double Life - A Great Read" by Peter Rosenstein http://georgetowndish.com/thedish/double-life-great-read


Double Life - A Great Read | The Georgetown Dish
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On Monday evening I had the pleasure of co-hosting a book party for Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine to celebrate their book Double Life. Alan and Norman are good friends and Connecticut neighbors of Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre, who hosted the event in the Patron’s Loun...

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A Married Gay Couple Recount Their Struggles In
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Photograph courtesy of Magnus Books.Norman Sunshine and Alan Shayne have lived in hiding for most of their adult lives. They certainly did when they first met and began living together as a couple more than fifty years ago. Even though...

From Broadway to Hollywood - "Careers in the arts are never easy, but for every...

From Broadway to Hollywood - "Careers in the arts are never easy, but for every Sinatra, Hepburn or Garland there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of actors, singers and behind-the-scenes moguls and designers who manage long, successful careers in New York or Hollywood without becoming household names"

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From Broadway to Hollywood
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‘Double Life’ memoir recounts 50-year love story of artist and TV mogul

Norman Sunshine: Still Life

Norman Sunshine: Still Life

Before the Emmys Were Gay http://ow.ly/ajiJC

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Before the Emmys Were Gay
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In 1976, my partner missed seeing me win. Back then, we had to hide.

Wall Photos"Andy Warhol would like to have been Edie Sedg...

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"Andy Warhol would like to have been Edie Sedgwick. He would like to have been a charming, well-born debutante from Boston. He would like to have been anybody except Andy Warhol."

--Truman Capote from EDIE: American Girl by Jean Stein, Edited with George Plimpton