Breakthrough EEOC Settlement in Maryland: Freedom to Work and Lambda Legal...
News: The national LGBT organizations Freedom to Work and Lambda Legal announced Monday they had reached a settlement with a government contractor based in Maryland on behalf of a transgender woman who...
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Shock Treatment: Studio Theatre's 2ndStage Reinvents ''Rocky Horror''
Feature Story: "Our production lacks a certain amount of modesty," purrs Collin Ranney, costume designer for Studio Theatre's 2ndStage production of The Rocky Horror Show. "There's a lot of tits and...
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Station Master: Ryan Coogler's directorial debut is painful, poignant and...
Film: On the morning of Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was shot in the back by a police officer. He was neither armed nor dangerous. He was lying flat against the concrete platform of an Oakland train...
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Hooking Up: The Musical: Eric Tipler's new Capital Fringe musical is personal...
Stage: Last year Eric Tipler spent a weekend in New York City. While there he took in a Broadway musical, but otherwise spent most of his time barhopping and searching online in pursuit of a hookup....
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The Color of Space: Entrepreneurs find their businesses' white space
Business: In the art world, white space – also referred to as a void – is what surrounds an object. In business terms, if your enterprise is the object, the void represents areas of potential growth,...
View ArticleGender Rights Maryland Praises ACA Implementation: Health care insurance...
News: Gender Rights Maryland, the local transgender advocacy and civil rights organization for the Free State, issued a press release Thursday praising the progress made in implementing the Affordable...
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Axel: International Puppy 2013
Coverboy Interview: In puppy style, Axel just wants to play and have fun. The Portland, Ore.-born Richmond resident is three years into the ''puppy play'' fetish/kink scene, where enthusiasts mimic the...
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Disciplines Delgaudio: Embattled...
News: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors took disciplinary action against Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) Wednesday night for actions that were detailed in a special grand jury's report...
View ArticleHRC Gives Top Marks to Area Health Care Providers: Washington-area medical...
News: Washington-area hospitals and medical centers are at the forefront providing LGBT-competent patient service and care, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2013 Healthcare...
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''To Do List'' Scores: Not a homerun, but Maggie Carey's directorial debut is...
Film: The To Do List isn't perfect. It moves in fits and starts, slipping in and out of rhythm in clumsy, amateurish ways. It's wildly enthusiastic, but it can't quite meet its own high expectations....
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Hear Queer: Don't miss appealing new music from Cheyenne Jackson, Beach and...
Music: Cheyenne Jackson (Photo by Karl Simone) THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN able to turn on the radio without hearing the soaring work of Sia Furler, whether as featured vocalist (for...
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DCTC Releases Trans-Needs Assessment: Survey of city's transgender residents...
News: The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) on Saturday released the results of its 2011-2012 D.C. Trans Needs Assessment, showing that transgender D.C.-area residents are often at risk for harassment or...
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Mizeur Makes It Official: Out Democratic Del. Heather Mizeur launches...
News: When Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) announced her candidacy for governor last week, she became the first openly LGBT person to aim for the top job in Annapolis, setting up what...
View ArticleFlannel Fete: Bear promoter Charger Stone and lesbian promoter Karen Diehl...
Clublife: ''For the longest time,'' says Charger Stone, ''people thought you couldn't go into Phase 1 unless you had a lesbian escorting you. And I get emails all the time about whether or not people...
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Chad In Charge: After a year of historic victories, HRC's Chad Griffin sets...
Feature Story: Chad Griffin doesn't seem very tired, but it's hard to imagine how he couldn't be. It's been a whirlwind of a year for the 40-year-old, who, having served as president of the Human...
View ArticleEvolving Identity: As the future arrives, community may become more choice...
Opinion: In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, his acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 35 LGBT groups joined a ''call for justice.'' ''We will honor Trayvon Martin by...
View ArticleCrossing Color Lines: In the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin trial, there's a...
Opinion: It feels weird how often I still find myself having to come out in little moments of my daily life — a random conversation with a stranger who asks if I'm married, a store clerk who seems...
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D.C. Community Mourns Annie Kaylor: Namesake of Annie's Paramount Steakhouse...
News: As Annie's Paramount Steakhouse has been an institution along D.C.'s 17th Street NW for decades, so, too, has its namesake Annie Kaylor. But at 85, Kaylor died of natural causes yesterday...
View ArticleD.C. Deal Jeopardizes Relocation for DC Center: LGBT community center may be...
News: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and the owners of Major League Soccer's D.C. United soccer team Thursday morning announced the signing of a public-private partnership to build a soccer stadium in the...
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Former Equality Maryland Staffer Seeking Delegate Seat: Kevin Walling, out...
News: When it comes to the Maryland General Assembly's LGBT caucus, arguably eight is not enough. While Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) has been the most prominent member of caucus, particularly...
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