Amen, Hitch: Love him or hate him, Christopher Hitchens did his part to...
Opinion: Like countless others, I posted a tribute on Dec. 16 to writer Christopher Hitchens, who died the previous day at age 62. Someone on Facebook replied with a long rant alleging he was...
View ArticleTree Topping: After six years of searching, we found a solution that meant...
Opinion: It took us six years of searching to finally find a solution to one of our most vexing annual problems of the holiday season. Namely, finding the appropriate topper for our Christmas tree....
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The Rule of Three: Icons and activists were among notable deaths for the LGBT...
Feature Story: The idea that significant deaths come in threes is an attractive myth that's always easy to see in hindsight – consider December 2011's intriguing grouping of Vaclev Haval, Christopher...
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A Tale of Two Closets: Yet more celebrities came out in 2011, but it was a...
Feature Story: Mr. Spock is gay. Or, at least, this Star Trek timeline's version of the iconic Vulcan is played by Zachary Quinto, who came out in 2011 after years of speculation. In an interview with...
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Maryland Falls Short: Despite the failure of marriage equality and gender...
Feature Story: Close, but no cigar. Despite large socially conservative Catholic and African-American populations, heavily Democratic Maryland was seen by many at the start of 2011 as primed for...
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Revisiting Violence: Attacks prompt activists to renew calls for better policing
Feature Story: At year's end, the local LGBT community is recovering from a year of violent attacks directed at LGBT individuals, particularly transgender women of color. Beginning with the July 20...
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Peaks and Valleys: GOProud's controversy-seeking paid dividends at CPAC, but...
Feature Story: The pragmatic conservatism of Log Cabin Republicans may have kept them in the news in 2011 as the group pursued its lawsuit challenging ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' to the bitter end (while...
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DOMA's Changing Landscape: With the administration opposing the 1996 law's...
Feature Story: On Feb. 23, Attorney General Eric Holder made the historic announcement that the Department of Justice would no longer be defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act – the federal...
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Battles Ahead: The end of DADT in September was celebrated, but Capt. Steve...
Feature Story: ''It's so romantic to think that I would be able to marry you on my leave,'' Army Capt. Steve Hill says he told the man he loves, Joshua Snyder. Hill tells Metro Weekly, ''The more we...
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Organizational (Mis)Steps: LGBT organizations' letters to the FCC supporting...
Feature Story: Earlier this year, when it was discovered that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation had sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission in support of the then-proposed...
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An Odd Year: 2011 had its ups, downs and everything in between
Feature Story: In that life keeps moving forward, the laws of the universe make it impossible to revisit everything in the past. There is certainly plenty, however, in 2011 worth remembering. There was...
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View ArticleCAGLCC Names 2012 Board of Directors: Five new members added to eight...
News: The Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CAGLCC), the local affiliate of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, elected a new board of directors for 2012 at its annual...
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The Caucus Awaits: Next week, Iowa's GOP voters give the country its first...
News: On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the race for the Republican presidential nomination will rack up its first scores on the race for delegates when the Iowa caucus is held. For LGBT Americans, the date marks...
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Movies To Remember from 2011: The year gave us a bounty of film magic, as...
Film: The past year has been fantastic for moviegoers. More so than any other year in recent memory, the best films of 2011 are incredibly different – in tone, in style, and in direction. Sure, there...
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The Year in Music: Pop music in 2011 was more satisfying than unsatisfying --...
Music: Lady Gaga and Beyoncé both released new albums in 2011. But aside from some great tracks (most notably "Americano" and Sheibe" from Gaga, "Run The World (Girls)" and "End of Time" from...
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Horoscope: December 29, 2011 - January 4, 2012
Horoscope: Heavenly Roundup: You may already be a contender. You may not recognize the battle in which you're engaged, but it exists nonetheless. Can you make your victory other than Pyrrhic? It will...
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Stand-Up Ann: Holland Taylor's ''Ann'' flatters its subject as much as...
Stage: Holland Taylor as Ann Richards Politics as theater? Oh, sure. We see that all the time. But politics as stand-up comedy? Ah, now that is much trickier territory – and it's where the one-woman...
View ArticleDCTC vs. Virginia: Transgender-advocacy group files brief in suit against...
News: The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), a local advocacy group advancing the civil rights of transgender people, has filed a friend of the court brief urging the Richmond-based U.S. Court of Appeals for...
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