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  • Red and Circuses

    One of the more amusing sidelines in the ongoing quest for the Republican presidential nomination has been watching the blogs and media run out of...

  • Very Much Alive

    Rep. Barney Frank's announcement that he would not seek a 17th congressional term came just as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was rising in the...

  • Cuccinelli To Run for Governor

    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Old Dominion's firebrand and sometimes controversial top law enforcement officer, told his staff in a Dec. 1 email that...

  • Acting Globally

    President Obama issued a memorandum Dec. 6 ''directing all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human...

  • Willard Sentenced to Eight Years

    The man who pleaded guilty to shooting a transgender woman in the neck and trying to rob her after she refused his request for oral...

  • Gay Group Calls for Thomas To Go

    Following the search of D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.'s (D-Ward 5) Brentwood home by FBI and IRS agents Dec. 2, the DC Log Cabin Republicans,...

  • Locals Mark World AIDS Day

    About a hundred community members and religious and civic leaders gathered at dusk at the fountain in Dupont Circle Dec. 1 for a candlelight vigil...

  • DC Trans Coalition Hosts Town Hall

    When it comes to transgender rights in the District, there's so much more to accomplish, transgender individuals and their allies say. But the volunteer nature...

  • Witeck Wins Human Rights Award

    Lifelong Arlington resident Bob Witeck, CEO of D.C.-based Witeck-Combs Communications, was one of four recipients honored with Arlington County's James B. Hunter Human Rights Award...

  • First Stage for AIDS Memorial

    Design Competition Opens for NYC AIDS Memorial To honor the approximately 100,000 New York City residents who have died due to AIDS-related illnesses, a coalition...

  • The Ambassador of Out

    James Hormel fits the role of a statesman well. Turning 79 next month, the former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg is actively engaged in national LGBT...

  • The Obsession of Holland Taylor

    Holland Taylor is obsessed. Not with image, or awards, or even celebrity. She's obsessed with the late governor of Texas, Ann Richards. Coming to the...

  • Rick Perry denounces gay soldiers: Says money for Catholic Charities is motivation

    Wolf Blitzer of CNN confronted Texas Governor Rick Perry today about his latest commercial called “Strong.” In the ad, the faltering Presidential candidate puts down...

  • Metro Weekly Poll: Regis Philbin

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  • Tameka Raymond’s gaydar isn’t working

    I really feel that the ‘undercover’ gay guys that LOOK str8 should wear a bright wristband. Cuz this isnt really fair. Timbs, caps, vests? A...

  • Balladeers

    The In Series targets one performance of every production to the LGBT community, labeling it ''OUT at the In Series.'' But honestly, any performance of...

  • Synetic revives Romeo and Juliet

    Synetic Theater presents yet another revival of an award-winning production in the Silent Shakespeare Festival. Yes, that’s right, Shakespeare stripped of its words — in...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: Are you on a tightrope or in free fall? Is this a rerun or an original version of your life? Could anyone find...

  • From Wheels to Walls

    Once upon a time, a D.C. food truck was something that sold dubious egg rolls and soft, sad pretzels adjacent the National Mall. Its target...

  • Heating Up the Holidays

    Years ago, in its advertising for a December party, Blowoff featured a muscle-bound, cartoon Santa. This year Blowoff's Rich Morel will do the ho-ho-ho-ing himself,...