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Christopher Barnhill
Christopher Barnhill may be only 25 years old. But to hear this Metro Weekly Next Generation Award winner tell it, he's already fulfilling his life's...
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Iimay Ho
Iimay Ho remembers one of the first times direct activism paid off for her. While a junior in high school, one of her classmates drew...
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Terra Tempest Moore
Describing Terra Tempest Moore, Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Executive Director Andrew Barnett wrote, ''She is a natural leader, talented public speaker, and fierce advocate...
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David M. Pérez
Some gay people grow up to run screaming from conservative Christian upbringings. Not David M. Pérez. This Southern California native embraced the values of his...
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2012 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards Selection Panel
The Next Generation Awards are chosen from a pool of community nominations by a panel of Washington-area LGBT leaders from the worlds of arts, activism,...
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The 2012 Next Generation Awards
As a community, it is vital that we understand our past so our history can be told. But if we hope to see change come...
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Think Pink
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force produces the famed Winter Party Festival in Miami, with the tagline ''party with a purpose.'' But why should...
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New Video: Chiddy Bang’s Mind Your Manners ft. Icona Pop
Chiddy Bang premiered their newest video today. “Mind Your Manners” follows their single “Ray Charles,” and is another track off their debut BREAKFAST. The upbeat...
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BLAG Seeks Intervention to Defend DOMA in SLDN Lawsuit Seeking Equal Spousal Benefits
The House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group today sought to intervene, as expected, in the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act and related laws brought...
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Romney’s Out Gay Spokesman Quits, Says Focus on “Personal Issues” Diminished Ability to Do the Job
The Washington Post‘s Right Turn blog reports that the Romney campaign’s high-profile gay spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned today. Grenell was named on April 19 as...
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Tony Awards to give Shakespeare Theatre Outstanding Regional Theater Company; KenCen gets big nods for Follies, Master Class
The Tony Awards will bestow the prestigious outstanding regional theater company award to the Shakespeare Theatre Company at this year’s June 10 ceremony, reported stage...
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Donovan House becomes a Kimpton Hotel, offers 20% off promotion
Donovan House, one of Washington, D.C.’s most chic hotels, is now being managed by the San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group. Owned by LaSalle Hotel...
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EEOC Commissioner Feldblum Calls on Obama, Senate to Keep EEOC Fully Staffed
On Friday, April 27, Stuart Ishimaru stepped down from his post as one of five commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bipartisan panel...
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Sea of Bees releases sophomore effort. Watch the new video here.
Julie Ann Bee — who records under the name Sea of Bees — is releasing her sophomore effort tomorrow, a follow-up to her 2009 debut...
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Chaka Khan comes to the Howard
Since it opened a few weeks ago the Howard Theatre has been on a tear spinning through music legends. Last weekend, for example, offered a...
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Gaylarious is this Wednesday!
For the May edition of Gaylarious!, their popular monthly gay and gay-friendly comedy show at the new Riot Act Comedy club, Chris Doucette and Zach...
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Lauper's D.C. Date
She won't be belting out her signature songs, but Cyndi Lauper is heading to Washington nonetheless. It will be a visit for the kids. ''I...
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Coverboy: Mark
A childhood accident nearly claimed Mark's life. It also shaped his worldview. When he was six, he fell out of a boat and was about...
