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Take Our Muppets Poll! Win Free Movie Passes!: Who's your favorite Muppet? Is...

Film: Click here to tell us who your favorite Muppet is and enter for a chance to win free movie passes! ...more

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Frank Departure: Serving in Congress since the ''Reagan Revolution,'' out gay...

News:   Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) today told reporters in Newton, Mass., ''I will not be a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives in 2012,'' announcing the end of a 30-plus year...

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Metro Weekly Poll: Regis Philbin: Who should replace Regis on Live?

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Breaking Out: In ''Bust,'' Lauren Weedman juggles two-dozen characters with a...

Stage: The first thing you notice about Lauren Weedman is her face. It's one of those that instantly conveys personality -- you look, spot the quirks, and figure out enough to pass judgment before she...

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A Giddy Thing: ''Much Ado'' is the Bard for a modern audience done right...

Stage: Wince you might at the idea of Much Ado About Nothing rendered as a 1930s screwball comedy set in Cuba, but save the potential wrinkles. The concept -- and more importantly, the Shakespeare...

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Fiddling with History: Danny Scheie, star of ''You, Nero'' at Arena Stage,...

Stage: What would Julie do? Danny Scheie asks himself that periodically, referring to Julie Andrews. ''She's a good barometer. She always behaves really, really well.'' So what did Julie do? Danny...

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Heating Up the Holidays: Morel brings his budding Hot Sauce party to Baltimore

Clublife: Years ago, in its advertising for a December party, Blowoff featured a muscle-bound, cartoon Santa. This year Blowoff's Rich Morel will do the ho-ho-ho-ing himself, dressing the part for his...

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From Wheels to Walls: Uncurbed DC brings food trucks indoors, starting with...

Food: Once upon a time, a D.C. food truck was something that sold dubious egg rolls and soft, sad pretzels adjacent the National Mall. Its target demographic was tourists who knew no better. That was...

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Horoscope: December 8-14, 2011

Horoscope: Heavenly Round-Up: Are you on a tightrope or in free fall? Is this a rerun or an original version of your life? Could anyone find their way through the maze you've built for yourself? Your...

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Balladeers: ''Arlen Blues and Berlin Ballads'' offers much gay appeal

Music: The In Series targets one performance of every production to the LGBT community, labeling it ''OUT at the In Series.'' But honestly, any performance of the In Series's new cabaret Arlen Blues...

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The Obsession of Holland Taylor: Driven to tell the story of former Texas...

Feature Story: Holland Taylor is obsessed. Not with image, or awards, or even celebrity. She's obsessed with the late governor of Texas, Ann Richards. Coming to the Kennedy Center Dec. 17, Ann: An...

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The Ambassador of Out: James Hormel's memoir is, at its base, a coming out story

Feature Story: James Hormel fits the role of a statesman well. Turning 79 next month, the former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg is actively engaged in national LGBT politics as one of the significant...

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First Stage for AIDS Memorial: Design competition opens in NYC, while Vermont...

News: Design Competition Opens for NYC AIDS Memorial To honor the approximately 100,000 New York City residents who have died due to AIDS-related illnesses, a coalition formed to install such a...

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Witeck Wins Human Rights Award: Local CEO honored for advocacy of LGBT...

News: Lifelong Arlington resident Bob Witeck, CEO of D.C.-based Witeck-Combs Communications, was one of four recipients honored with Arlington County's James B. Hunter Human Rights Award Dec. 7. Witeck...

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DC Trans Coalition Hosts Town Hall: Health care and housing discrimination...

News: When it comes to transgender rights in the District, there's so much more to accomplish, transgender individuals and their allies say. But the volunteer nature of many pro-transgender...

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Locals Mark World AIDS Day: Personal connections, interventions can help...

News: About a hundred community members and religious and civic leaders gathered at dusk at the fountain in Dupont Circle Dec. 1 for a candlelight vigil in honor of World AIDS Day. The vigil, sponsored...

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Gay Group Calls for Thomas To Go: DC Log Cabin hits councilmember amid...

News: Following the search of D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.'s (D-Ward 5) Brentwood home by FBI and IRS agents Dec. 2, the DC Log Cabin Republicans, a gay Republican group, renewed their call for...

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Willard Sentenced to Eight Years: LGBT groups slam plea deal for man who shot...

News: The man who pleaded guilty to shooting a transgender woman in the neck and trying to rob her after she refused his request for oral sex was sentenced Dec. 6 to eight years in prison, angering...

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Acting Globally: Administration lays out commitment to support LGBT equality...

News: President Obama issued a memorandum Dec. 6 ''directing all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons,''...

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Cuccinelli To Run for Governor: Local LGBT groups not enthusiastic about Va....

News: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Old Dominion's firebrand and sometimes controversial top law enforcement officer, told his staff in a Dec. 1 email that he plans to run for governor...

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