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Modern Marriage: The American Century Theater's same-sex twist on ''I Do! I...
Stage: ''It's a musical I never thought I'd end up directing, that's for sure,'' says Jack Marshall of I Do! I Do! ''I actually avoided seeing it for a long time because it just sounded in its...
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Blood Feud: Artist Mary Coble set to challenge the FDA's ban on gay blood...
Art: Flying back to the U.S. with her Danish wife in July, Mary Coble was welcomed – albeit politely – with some institutional homophobia. So many same-sex families know the drill: Families approach...
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Ultra's Altar: Ultra Nate's new set, rich in dance diversity and diva house...
Music: Electronic/dance music, or EDM, is a singles-driven genre, so you don't expect EDM artists to produce albums as regularly as you do those in other genres -- in pop music, roughly every two or...
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Schedule for Outwrite 2013: The DC Center's 3rd Annual OutWrite LGBT Book Fair
Feature Story: FRIDAY, AUG. 2 Women Write Gay EroticaTC Blue, Ellis Carrington, Treva Hart, Marguerite Labbe6:30 p.m.The DC Center1318 U St. NW SATURDAY, AUG. 3 All Saturday events at the Reeves...
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Novel Approach: K. Murry Johnson breaks ground and earns praise with his...
Feature Story: K. Murry Johnson secured a great quote from the noted African-American novelist James Earl Hardy for the book jacket of his self-published debut novel. ''An epic, emotionally wrenching,...
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Poet Rising: Niki Herd shares her experiences and her love of poetry in ''The...
Feature Story: ''It's odd that I am a poet,'' Niki Herd laughs, ''because I remember not caring for poetry very much in high school.'' Herd, who grew up in a black, working-class environment in...
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Creative Calculations: Mathematics professor Manil Suri introduces a gay...
Feature Story: The first lines of The City of Devi detail the character Sarita haggling over the price of a pomegranate. That might seem relatively insignificant, except that the price has risen...
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Writ Large: Manil Suri joins Niki Herd, K. Murry Johnson and several other...
Feature Story: Some prefer sci-fi, while others crave spice. Or, maybe it's nonfiction all the way. E-book or traditional, there are plenty of options, and that's what truly comes across in the breadth...
View ArticleStolen Republic: There is no guarantee of equality momentum
Opinion: Benjamin Franklin said in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention had given America "a republic, if you can keep it." We have struggled for 226 years to answer him. The young republic was...
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Vodka Is No Tonic for Russia: The violence and homophobia terrorizing LGBT...
Opinion: Given that just a couple weeks ago I argued that LGBT people should avoid seeing the upcoming sci-fi film Ender's Game because it's based on a novel by noted anti-gay zealot Orson Scott Card,...
View ArticleWonder Women: The Chamber's offerings celebrate women at the top, and those...
Business: They come from somewhat disparate backgrounds, yet share more common traits than differences. The most significant similarity is their success. They are the women of the board of directors of...
View ArticleACLU, Lambda Legal Announce Virginia Lawsuit: Suit on behalf of two lesbian...
News: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Virginia, Lambda Legal, and the law firm Jenner and Block announced today at a press conference in Harrisonburg, Va., that they would be...
View ArticleBarracks Row Trial Pushed to November: Man accused of fatally stabbing fellow...
News: The man accused of stabbing a fellow Marine following an altercation in the city's Barracks Row neighborhood in April 2012 appeared in D.C. Superior Court Aug. 2 for the court to determine...
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D.C. Mayor Signs LGBT-Backed Bills: Measures help transgender people amend...
News: Mayor Vincent Gray (D) signed into law Tuesday afternoon two measures aimed at expanding opportunity and choices for District's LGBT community. With Gray's signature, the JaParker Deoni Jones...
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Russian to Judgment: There are ways for us to combat Russia's evil anti-gay...
Opinion: When traveling abroad, you generally hope to enjoy a cultural experience that lets you know you're not in Kansas anymore. In which case, you should make sure your next trip doesn't include the...
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Laverne Cox Rocks: From bullied in Alabama, transgender activist and actress...
Feature Story: They say a lady never reveals her age. It's a rule Laverne Cox lives by. ''I don't discuss my age,'' she says playfully, ''except to say I'm officially over 21.'' Though guarded on this...
View ArticleBig Bite of Beefcake: Chris Reed tools his popular ''Beefcake'' party at...
Clublife: You don't have to be beefy to go to ''Beefcake,'' the party that Chris Reed throws once a month at the Green Lantern. In fact, you don't even have to be beefy to win the party's Mister...
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Orbiting Aristocrats: ''Elysium'' shoots for a message on inequality, but...
Film: If I never see another human body explode, it'll be too soon -- and it's all Neill Blomkamp's fault. The South African filmmaker made his bones four years ago with District 9, an unusual sci-fi...
View ArticleRussophile No More: Vladimir Putin, we're breaking up
Opinion: Hey, Vlad. Two things. First, I'm mad at you. Since I'm gay, you could've guessed as much. But I've really got to get this off my chest, because I don't think you understand how deep this...
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UPDATED: Longtime Activist Sean Sasser, 44, Dies: From 'The Real World' to...
News: After less than a year in Washington, having moved from Portland, Ore., as his partner, Michael Kaplan, took on the role of president and CEO of D.C.-based AIDS United, Sean Sasser, 44, has died....
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