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Forum Calls for Visibility, Action on Behalf of MSM and Vulnerable Populations
Researchers, health care and service providers, and activists dealing with HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM) gathered July 21 for pre-conference information...
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Want to spy on your network? Try the Power Pwn power strip.
Forbes reports today about a new power strip that allows one backdoor access to an entire network. It’s from Pwnie Epxress and is called the...
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Rufus Wainwright at Wolf Trap on Tuesday
Gay crooner Rufus Wainwright appears on Tuesday at Wolf Trap for a concert in support of his new solo set, Out Of The Game, produced...
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Sheryl Lee Ralph reading and signing at Busboys and Poets
Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dream Girl offers highly personal reflections from Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Broadway star of the original Dreamgirls, including...
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Panel: Men’s Engagement Crucial To Stemming HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Outreach to and the engagement of men – particularly heterosexual men – is an essential part of combating HIV/AIDS, according to a panel of experts...
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Stigma Takes Center Stage at HRC Panel
Saturday evening, ahead of today’s opening of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) here in D.C., the Human Rights Campaign hosted an event focusing...
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Human Rights Watch Decries Condom Confiscation
The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch released a report July 19 that claims police in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington...
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Rapper Murs supports gay rights with his new video “Animal Style”
“‘Animal Style’ is a song I did for many reasons. The first was to be an advocate for people close to me who are out,...
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Animal Style, the new video from rapper Murs, advocates for gay rights
In his new video, straight hip hop artist Murs deploys a powerful narrative to show support for gay rights. Read more at the Last Word....
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Jay Brannan, tonight at U Street Music Hall
Jay Brannan isn’t the most charming of gay folk-pop singers, and he can be testy live. But he’s definitely got the looks and more importantly...
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Google purchases iPhone Gmail client Sparrow
The New York Times is reporting that Google is purchasing Sparrow, an app that allows people to use Gmail on the iPhone. There was no...
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New Video: Wut from Le1f is not-so-vaguely homoerotic
Wut is the new video from Le1f’s Dark York mixtap. Can anyone say “homoerotic”? Follow @metroweekly Get Soundwaves in your inbox. Join our mailing list.
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Health Benefits To Be Extended to Children of Gay Federal Employees
The Obama administration moved to expand a key provision of the Affordable Care Act to the children of same-sex couples today. A new rule proposed...
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Tickets Available for National Cathedral Service with GMCW
For those planning to attend the Saturday, July 21, interfaith service at the Washington National Cathedral, there is still time to reserve tickets. Admission is...
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Republican Congressman Moves To Ban Same-Sex Weddings on Military Bases
Nearly a month after two men became the first gay couple to marry on a military base since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”...
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Mike Daisey brings a revamped Steve Jobs to Woolly Mammoth
Earlier this year a storm erupted in the theater and media worlds when it was exposed that Mike Daisey had either exaggerated or flat-out fabricated...
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Gay troops given permission to march in uniform in San Diego Pride Parade
“It was absolutely thrilling last year to walk down the street. But this year — to be able to march in uniform — wow! I’m...
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Chef Art Smith Enters Chick-fil-A Fray
“As a gay southern man who found health and married Jesus, why would I eat at a place that serves poison and preaches it?“ Chef Art...
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Samsung didn’t copy iPad, Apple forced to agree
A UK judge has ruled that Apple must publicly declare on its website and in British publications that Samsung did not copy the iPad’s design for...
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HHS Commits Funds To End ADAP Waiting Lists
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Obama administration will invest nearly $80 million in grants to increase access to...
