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One Day in D.C., All Things LGBT
With members ranging from hip, twentysomething urban singles, to couples raising their kids in the suburbs, D.C.'s LGBT community is one of the most diverse...
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Pioneer Days
The Rainbow History Project, a local organization formed in 2000 to preserve and promote the history and culture of the D.C. area's LGBT community, earlier...
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Show Explorer
''Playing that role early on in my career actually helped me to come to terms with myself,'' Antonio Vargas says of playing Paul in a...
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'Brel' Done Well
Jacques Brel's ''Ne Me Quitte Pas,'' usually translated in English as ''If You Go Away,'' stands as one of the best songs ever written, holding...
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Big Government
An utterly giggle-worthy mix of satire, irreverence and fuel-injected wit, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's souped-up take on Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector seriously raises the...
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Cocksure
Offering plenty of curb appeal in the form of wit, slapstick, a libidinous thundering bass, damsels in distress, sword fights and a reasonably gratifying comeuppance,...
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Teenage Idols
We've all been there. Those moments -- almost always among friends -- when everything fits together in a fit of transcendental bliss. They're fleeting, of...
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The Beacon South Beach Hotel has a great package
Everyone loves a nice package, and the historic Art Deco Beacon Hotel South Beach offers multiple promotional packages. Among hotel’s getaways for couples is the...
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Maryland Pro-Equality Forces Court Key Demographics Through Ads, Phone-Banking to Catholics, Rural Voters and African-Americans
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition of labor, religious and community groups seeking to uphold Maryland’s marriage-equality law by approving the Question 6 referendum at...
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Senators Introduce Nondiscrimination Bill for Jury Selection
Legislation introduced last week by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) seeks to bring nondiscrimination language to the court system, prohibiting the exclusion of individuals from serving...
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Gay Couple Suing Public Advocate
When Brian Edwards of New Jersey discovered an engagement photo of him and his husband was being used in an anti-gay attack ad in a...
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Being Vocal
If you truly want to experience the performing force of nature known as Patti LuPone, Google ''Patti LuPone Anything Goes'' and click on the ensuing...
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Hope Star
Chris Griffin characterizes his latest play as a ''confused Caucasian'sploitation musical.'' ''Vanilla Latte,'' he explains about the lead character, ''is this white tranny who thinks...
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Bunny Hop
''I just DJ, hop around, go clubbing and enjoy everything,'' says DJ Cottontail. ''I don't really have to do much. I'm a bunny!'' More to...
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David Byrne and St. Vincent live at Strathmore
Quirky pop mastermind and Talking Heads founder David Byrne teamed up with introspective, indie darling St. Vincent to create the idiosyncratic album Love This Giant,...
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Cirque du Soleil’s Totem
Totem, Cirque du Soleil’s latest traveling show, dazzles in the typical way, mostly language-free and multicultural, down to its musical roots. Totem loosely interprets various...
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MPD Tracking Anti-LGBT Assaults
Since Sept. 11, five different District residents have been approached by strangers on the street and physically attacked, groped, threatened or robbed while having homophobic...
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Cash Cut for Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America has lost its biggest corporate donor, a turn coming less than two days after LGBT activists began circulating a petition...
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Southern Poverty Law Center Moving Ahead with Lawsuit Against Va.-Based Public Advocate
The Southern Poverty Law Center is following up on the group’s July warning to the Falls Church-based Public Advocate of the United States and the...
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Ryan Speaks Out on DADT Repeal, McCain Remains Silent
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said those still wishing to overturn the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” need to “move on” in an...
