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Opposition to Question 6 in Overdrive: Marriage-equality opponents, down in...
News: With less than two weeks until Election Day, forces fighting against marriage equality haven't just thrown the kitchen sink at their political rivals – they've thrown all the indoor plumbing....
View ArticleFurr Guilty on Two of Eight Charges: Off-duty MPD officer awaits sentencing...
News: A D.C. Superior Court jury on Friday, Oct. 26, found Metropolitan Police Department officer Kenneth Furr guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation of prostitution in an...
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Kameny Estate Trademarks ''Gay is Good'': Local LGBT activist told to stop...
News: Though gay-rights pioneer Frank Kameny has been dead for a year, his affirmation that ''gay is good'' is finding a life of its own. Christopher Dyer, an LGBT activist who served as head of the...
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Obama & Romney on LGBT Issues: Presidential voter guide: Marriage,...
Feature Story: MARRIAGE EQUALITY Obama: First president to openly endorse the right to marry for same-sex couples. Endorses marriage-equality ballot measures in Maryland, Maine and Washington. Opposes...
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Tammy Baldwin's Final Push: Wisconsin Democrat may make history as first out...
Feature Story: Tammy Baldwin has never run for public office as the lesbian candidate. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 after serving six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, she...
View ArticleRooms with an Election View: Area venues offer community celebration or...
Feature Story: Next Tuesday night, Nov. 6, promises to offer plenty of live drama and entertainment, especially in this political city. And this town's LGBT and LGBT-friendly political junkies will be...
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The Choice?: While Romney's secured some LGBT support, most seem well aware...
Feature Story: When Joe Biden appeared on NBC's Meet the Press May 6, many expected the former senator from Delaware, long known for his penchant for gaffes, to say something off-the-cuff. Few expected...
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Pop Love: Mika's new album is surprisingly sunnier than its predecessors,...
Music: It's funny how freeing coming out can be. Though Mika only officially came out as gay a few months ago, after he had already completed work on his new album, it's notable how much lighter and...
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Lover's Return: D.C.-reared singer-songwriter Alice Smith is getting back on...
Music: ''The ladies love me,'' Alice Smith says after being asked about gay fans. And why is that? ''It's because I'm sexy,'' the singer-songwriter says with a laugh. ''I'm definitely a woman-friendly...
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Colorful Windows: Windows 8 is Microsoft's attempt to bring its...
Tech: Microsoft made one thing clear this week -- it wants you to touch it. Ushering in three separate launches in the space of a few short days, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant's focus is on...
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Dirty Truth: You won't leave Dirt unsoiled, even if the point is muddied
Stage: Right now there's a freestanding toilet in a remote section of the third-floor stage at Studio Theatre. There's also a lot of dirt on the floor – 5,800 pounds of it. But you quickly get inured...
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Four Legs Good: ''War Horse'' wows with stagecraft, thrills with heart,...
Stage: In this age in which every successful fantasy or adventure novel has been – or will be – fully ''realized'' via computer generation, there is something downright heroic about a live performance....
View ArticleCharm City Leather: COMMAND MC promises erections as part of this weekend's...
Clublife: ''It makes everybody laugh,'' says Andrew McCarty of COMMAND MC. This weekend, his Maryland leather organization hosts its annual Mr. Maryland Leather contest as part of a full weekend...
View ArticleFully Lodged: The Lodge outside of Hagerstown, Md., celebrates its two-year...
Clublife: Right before Halloween 2010, Ryan Dryden and Joe Velasquez, a gay couple, opened The Lodge, a gay bar outside Hagerstown in western Maryland. But The Lodge wasn't the area's first gay bar. In...
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Officer and a Philanthropist: From a military discharge for being gay to...
News: With Veterans Day coming up Nov. 11, the nation takes some time this month to honor the veterans of the U.S. armed forces. One of them is Marvin Carter, though he's still waiting for the honor –...
View ArticleValues Voter: Lessening government intrusion on gays is conservatism done right
Opinion: It's very unlikely that anyone who knows me would ever consider me a risk-taker. My nickname is ''Brakes.'' I'm like the babysitter who won't let you stay up late, demands you eat your...
View ArticleKeeping Them Close: While re-electing Obama is a vital goal for the LGBT...
Opinion: Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I've been enjoying a longer-than-expected family visit to Kentucky for my Granny Bugg's 100th birthday party. As anyone who follows me on Facebook knows, I've been...
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Racing Round Sandy: Hurricane postpones, but can't stop, D.C.'s 26th...
News: Halloween night, 1986, a handful of drag queens made an impromptu bet that found them racing down 17th Street NW in pumps, wigs and all the rest. And with that, D.C.'s infamous High Heel Race was...
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Last Pitch Effort: A letter to my red-state family members asking that they...
Opinion: Sean Bugg and Cavin Le exchange rings (Photo by Ward Morrison) I've joked often in the past few months that I'm lucky my family tree is rooted firmly in red-state territory — my father's side...
View ArticleColumbia Heights Hate Crime Reported: Victim says group shouted anti-gay,...
News: A Columbia Heights man is reporting that he was beaten on his doorstep after being chased by a group of men shouting anti-gay and anti-Hispanic epithets Oct. 27 The victim, who asks to go by...
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