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  • Pride at 33

    By on June 11, 2008

    Prides come and prides go, but the basic idea remains the same. Namely, that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people continue to make their mark...

  • Capital Pride Events

    By on June 11, 2008

    Thursday, June 12 Bachelor Auction Remingtons 639 Pennsylvania Ave. SE 9 p.m. Metro: Eastern Market Hosted by Destiny B. Childs. Bid on some of D.C.'s...

  • Capital Pride Festival

    By on June 11, 2008

    2007 Capital Pride Festival photos Although three decades of evolution have produced a variety of Capital Pride festivals, the 2008 version might not seem so...

  • True Colors Tour 2008

    By on June 4, 2008

    This year's concert should be cooler and more intimate than was last year's inaugural edition. But at Constitution Hall Saturday night, expect the same level...

  • True Fun

    By on June 4, 2008

    The B-52s have taken few breaks from performing since emerging out of Athens, Ga., three decades ago. But now, it's fair to say, they've been...

  • True Calling

    By on June 4, 2008

    Thirty-one years ago, Cyndi Lauper damaged her vocal cords. Doctors told her she would never sing again. As if they could keep the feisty, irrepressible...

  • Harmonic Convergence

    By on May 28, 2008

    If ''Queering Sound'' is distorting, shaking up and subverting familiar sounds -- specifically what one might describe as ''gay music'' -- then ''Queering Sound 08...

  • Officially Empowered

    By on May 21, 2008

    Earlier this month poet Dana Gioia, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, delivered a commencement address to the 300 graduates at Wisconsin's Beloit...

  • Chatty Cathy

    By on May 14, 2008

    It's a rainy Friday afternoon, and Cathy McElrath Renna is sitting on the floor -- the chairs have yet to arrive -- of what will...

  • A Season of Pride

    By on May 7, 2008

    Yes, pride season is once again upon us, with Youth Pride, Black Pride and Capital Pride. And the local Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community has got...

  • Dragon Quest

    By on May 7, 2008

    Using the Out2Paddle calendar, 2006 was Year One. That was when this dragon-boat team, affiliated with Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA), made waves...

  • Gossip Whirl

    By on April 30, 2008

    Perez hilton Whether you love him or hate him, there's no denying that Perez Hilton -- aka Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. -- has Hollywood by...

  • The Return of the Lizard

    By on April 23, 2008

    Mark Lee knows how to make an impression. There was the success of his first Sunday night party in Adams Morgan during the late 1980s....

  • Healing Humor

    By on April 23, 2008

    Karen Williams has been a Buddhist for 36 years and a comic for 25. She's a mother, a grandmother and queer. And if you don't...

  • Cherry's Adventurous Pick

    By on April 16, 2008

    Mark Anthony's appearance at Cherry's Main Event this Saturday has been a long time coming. ''I've played all over the United States, but never in...