Outspoken #45: Resolution Hangover: Level One visitors tell us their New...
Video: As we enter 2012, host Ebone Bell stops by the Sunday Brunch at Level One to find out what resolutions people are keeping (or breaking) for the new year, and what resolutions should be for some...
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Big Year for Marriage: 2012 is likely to see marriage movement, good and bad,...
News: Proactive efforts got underway this month to establish marriage equality in at least three more states. Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly on Jan. 9 announced their...
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On Pace for Pride: Capital Pride's June events may be months away, but...
News: With a cold wind blowing, summertime's Capital Pride Festival and Parade may seem a world away. To pull together one of the city's grandest annual events, however, the folks behind Capital Pride...
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View ArticleJodie, Justin or Maddy: Who did Ricky Gervais skewer best?: Take our poll....
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Religious Leaders Debut New Tactic on Marriage: Group claims that allowing...
News: A group of nearly 40 conservative religious leaders released an open letter on Jan. 12 that seeks to reframe the battle over same-sex civil marriage as a threat to their freedom of religion. And...
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Rounding-Up Votes: With the 90-day clock ticking down, Maryland's advocates...
News: The hunt for votes in favor of marriage equality is on in Annapolis. With the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 90-day legislative session Jan. 11, advocates are actively lobbying Free...
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Elijah: Elijah's up for hardcore rock climbing and would splurge endlessly on...
Coverboy Interview: He might not have the doctor title just yet, but Elijah, 28, should be just months away from that anthropology Ph.D. But who wouldn't expect great things from Elijah? Not only is he...
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Chord Progression: Perhaps it took longer than it should have, but the man...
Clublife: ''When people started calling me Jonny B, I said that's enough,'' laughs Chord Bezerra. ''So I started going by Chord to avoid that.'' Of course, opting as a teenager to go by his middle name...
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Maximum Impact: Courting gays is not the only thing distinguishing The...
Music: ''It's a little bit different with us than other boy bands,'' says Max George, of the five-piece U.K. outfit The Wanted. ''We have 10-year-old girls up to grown men that like our music.'' In...
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Review: Little Murders: With ''Little Murders,'' TACT delivers on Feiffer's...
Stage: A small company with an intrepid spirit, The American Century Theater taps another piquant time and mood in America's 20th century with Jules Feiffer's Little Murders. One of Feiffer's few plays...
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Improving Sales and Profits in 2012: How Four Local Entrepreneurs Plan to...
Business: If you believe recent headlines, there's an economic rebound underway, however small it might be. Markets are up, unemployment is down a bit. So, is it a good time? For several successful...
View ArticleDon't Tell, Go to Jail: Two Maryland legislators hoping to raise the...
News: Two bills – one already introduced, one being drafted – in the Maryland General Assembly would classify transferring the HIV virus to another individual as a felony in Maryland. Senate Bill 60,...
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Marketing Marriage: GWU student pushes for viral video supporting marriage...
News: For Daniel Wein, it's all about love and commitment. The George Washington University sophomore admits he's a fervent LGBT rights activist, so much so that he ditched class last year to go to...
View ArticleBaltimore Bound: TLA launching second QFest film festival
News: The TLA Releasing team behind the annual Philadelphia QFest LGBT film festival, marking 18 years in July, announced new partnerships last week that will see the launch of a similar festival,...
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Standing Tall: Matt Bronson towered over a competitive field at this year's MAL
News: Matt Bronson stood out among a crowded field of nine contestants at this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest, held Sunday, Jan. 15. ''I was the tallest person in the group,'' Bronson quipped...
View ArticleMinister at Midnight: Responding to Anthony Evans's anti-gay attack on marriage
Opinion: Anthony Evans is an anti-gay minister who claims to head a vast network of black churches and sends me frequent updates on his plans. On Jan. 15 I wrote this: Dear Rev. Evans: I feel...
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Youth Protections Praised: VA Board of Juvenile Justice votes to include...
News: Virginia's state Board of Juvenile Justice voted 5-1 Jan. 10 to include protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in new rules governing residential facilities overseen by the...
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