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by Melissa Carter
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June 07, 2013 00:00 |
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Last week was a pinnacle in my radio career. Vikki Locke invited me to speak at a “Women in Media” charity luncheon, and I was introduced by Mara Davis. I have listened to these two amazing women and looked up to them for years.
The opportunity to speak to my mentors along with a room full of women was an honor. What I said may not have been that encouraging, but it was the truth.
My speech was titled, “What Was Said to Me When the Microphone Was Off.” That topic could have kept me there all day. But I limited my speech to three of the most shocking statements that had been made to me during my career.
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by Topher Payne
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June 07, 2013 00:00 |
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I came out to the customer care lady at the cable company. I’d called because I decided I wanted to watch “The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio,” and my cable box, confused that anyone would wish to see this film, froze up completely.
So I called the help number on my screen, and the representative addressed me by my husband’s name.
I said, “No, this is Topher, his husband. I’m authorized on the account.”
She replied, “Oh, yes, I see. You’re the other Mr. Payne. What can I do for you?”
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by Laura Douglas-Brown
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May 24, 2013 00:00 |
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Remember “Groundhog Day,” the 1993 film in which Bill Murray has to keep repeating the same day over and over again?
Covering LGBT issues here in Georgia — heck, being an LGBT Georgian — sometimes seems like that.
I felt this way again May 17 when Karen Handel announced her bid for the U.S. Senate seat being left open by retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss (D-Ga.).
The race had already drawn a crowd of GOP big wigs, including U.S. Reps. Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston, and all are genuinely awful when it comes to gay issues.
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by Melissa Carter
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May 24, 2013 00:00 |
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For most folks, finding the entry certificate to the Iron Girl Triathlon wrapped under the Christmas tree is not the definition of holiday romance. But for weekend warriors like my girlfriend, Katie, this kind of gift is her “love language.”
The Iron Girl Triathlon features 1,000 women swimming, biking and running at Lake Lanier. And it is the only race I have ever known her to enter and not finish. In fact, she never even started.
Katie did her first sprint triathlon a couple of years ago. Having always been a runner, she decided to challenge herself by adding biking and swimming to her regimen.
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by Topher Payne
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May 10, 2013 00:00 |
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My husband Preppy is the big boss in Georgia for a well-known clothing line — I’ll protect his anonymity by not mentioning which one. Let’s just say Sarah Jessica Parker really likes their khakis.
Because Preppy represents the brand wherever he travels, it’s of great importance that he stay current, wearing whatever is on display in stores. If something is inadvertently ripped or stained, he must replace it with a duplicate.
This is beyond my comprehension. My job does not require well-maintained clothes. I’m a writer. My job literally does not require clothes. If I took the notion, I could do my job entirely nude. I don’t, of course, because I do not enjoy being naked for extended periods of time unless I’m engaged in an activity which explicitly requires it — like showering, or some but not all sexual acts.
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