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THERE'S POWER IN OUR PRIDE 27 MAY 2013 // vegasinc.com // phone 702.990.2545 // Take the LGBT Survey Today! fax 702.383.7264 A b u s i n e s s p u b l i c at i o n o f l a s v e g a s s u n . co m EDITORIAL publisher Travis K eys assistant managing editor/business D elen Goldberg delen . goldberg @ lasvegassun . com senior staff writers Richard N. Velotta C raig Peterson Rob Langrell research librarian R ebecca C lifford -C ruz researcher P aul D elos S antos 702.259.2347 copy chief special publications editor office coordinator Nadine Guy ies: Let your voic 148 Countr e be h Citizens in ,000 LGBT ............................... eard. $500 in Prizes. 45 ........... .... contributing editors illustrator .............. 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