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Supportive Synagogue: D.C.'s Adas Israel ''pushes the envelope'' with gay rights
Events: Adas Israel Congregation A year ago Gil Steinlauf, leader of the oldest and largest Conservative synagogue in Washington, took a stand for gay rights. Writing in the Jewish Journal, Adas...
View ArticleMasque of the Red Death: Counterstriking the plague of intolerance that roams...
Opinion: Actress Goldie Hawn had no idea what she was wading into last week when she tweeted from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, "Met the wonderful President of Nigeria," and posted a...
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UPDATED: Dana Beyer Running for Maryland Senate: Leading transgender activist...
News: Dr. Dana Beyer, a transgender-rights activist who serves as the executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, announced Thursday morning that she plans to run for the 18th State Senate District...
View ArticleBHT Offers Cash and Kudos: Local support organization Brother, Help Thyself...
News: Brother, Help Thyself Inc. (BHT), a local LGBT organization offering support to local nonprofits for the past 36 years, awarded more than $75,000 in grants to 31 various organizations on Jan. 25...
View ArticleMd. Senate Committee Sets Hearing for Gender Identity Bill: Senate Judicial...
News: The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon to take up SB 212, the ''Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014,'' a measure that would prohibit various...
View ArticleBuhrman Stepping Down at GMCW: Gay Men's Chorus of Washington begins search...
News: ''He really took us to a new level of artistry,'' Chase Maggiano, executive director of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington (GMCW), says of Jeff Buhrman. Buhrman has announced that he will step...
View ArticleMaryland Gender-Identity Bill Enters Round 8: For the eighth year, Maryland...
News: Marking the eighth year in a row for the effort, LGBT-rights advocates testified Tuesday before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in favor of a bill that would prohibit...
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Mighty Real: Janet Mock: With her new memoir, ''Redefining Realness,'' Janet...
Feature Story: Janet Mock's memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, came out this month. As for Mock, she came out as a transgender woman in 2011 in the...
View ArticleHoney House: San Francisco's Honey Soundsystem introduces D.C. to its popular...
Clublife: At Flash Nightclub this Sunday, Feb. 9, you can count on dancing to music written specifically for '70s-era gay porn. "It's really experimental, almost jazzy at times, spacey and futuristic,"...
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Gay Cat Art: Transformer presents J. Morrison's humorous ''HomoCats'' series
Art: "I was actually kind of nervous when I first made the zine because I thought maybe people would be offended," says J. Morrison on his artist series HomoCats: Fight The Power. But cats are...
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The Past in Two Parts: ''How to Succeed'' can't shake loose from its...
Stage: I searched in vain to find a saving grace in Olney Theatre's new production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Initially, I thought it might come from actress Sherri L. Edelen....
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Flush with Cash: Rosanne Cash revisits her country roots with her latest album
Music: "I wrote a song about a gay couple," says Rosanne Cash. "It's called 'Jim and George.'" The song was a donation to the gay Church of St. Luke in the Fields, with all proceeds from its sales...
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Gay Gulag: Olympics put Russia's anti-LGBT crackdown in the spotlight -- for now
News: With the 2014 Winter Olympics upon us, all eyes are on Russia. To an arguably greater degree than many of this year's predecessors, however, many of those eyes won't be as concerned with figure...
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All in the Family: So many people are eager to take sides in a Woody Allen v....
Opinion: Unsurprisingly, I could be a precocious brat as a child because I spent so much energy not wanting to be a child. I hated being relegated to the kids' table during family holidays, quietly...
View ArticleChat-Line Assailant Sentenced to 16 Years: Victim, stabbed multiple times,...
News: The Washington man convicted of stabbing another man he met through a dating chat line has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of...
View ArticleStonewall Sports Offering Dodgeball: Local nonprofit LGBTQ sports association...
News: Stonewall Dodgeball will launch its inaugural season in March as part of Stonewall Sports, the nonprofit LGBTQ sports association raises money for various charitable causes in the D.C. area. The...
View ArticleTime To Test: D.C. churches, health centers mark National Black HIV/AIDS...
News: Federal and local health organizations, along with a number of local churches, will observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Friday, Feb. 7, encouraging people, particularly...
View ArticleDC Council Passes Bill for LGBT Youth: Measure aims to improve safe options...
News: The D.C. Council this week unanimously passed for a second time the LGBTQ Homeless Youth Reform Amendment Act, aimed at addressing shelter and support services needs of homeless youth in the...
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Remembering Deoni Jones: Family, friends mark two-year anniversary of...
News: It's been two years since Deoni Jones, a 23-year old transgender woman, was stabbed in her face and killed while waiting at a Northeast D.C. bus stop. For family and friends of Jones, as well as...
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Game Changer: Even if you don't like football, Michael Sam's coming-out...
Opinion: Before I jump into writing about football, I have to share a few facts about myself so you can decide exactly how seriously you want to take me. First, despite hanging out with lots of...
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