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  • Horsenet Horse Rescue’s Fall Festival

    Maryland Secretary of Public Safety Gary Maynard and members of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company and local State Police will appear as special guests...

  • Outspoken 40: Favorite Movies [video]

    Ebone Bell hits up opening night at the 20th Reel Affirmations LGBT film festival to ask about favorite -- and not so favorite -- movies....

  • NoVa Republican's Comments Not Yet Forgotten or Forgiven

    Despite his apology, a Republican candidate for the Virginia Senate continues to draw criticism for comments he made to a predominantly gay audience at a...

  • Spirit Day Ends With News That Senate Committee Fails to Address Bullying in Education Bill

    Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced that the committee today reported the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act...

  • Janice Langbehn Honored With Presidential Citizens Medal

    Janice Langbehn, a woman who came...

  • Aloha! How about Hawaii for the fall?

    Hawaii is truly paradise on earth and has a long history as a welcoming destination for LGBT travelers. And to help provide a taste of...

  • RESCHEDULED: Chely Wright at Birchmere

    Due to artist illness, tonight’s Chely Wright / Lucy Wainwright Roche show has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3. All Oct. 20 tickets will be...

  • Silver Anniversary in Heels

    A longstanding Halloween season celebration is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and one of its chief organizers is calling it quits after this year's event. The...

  • Leading the Way

    Ahead of the 25th annual AIDS Walk Washington, taking place Saturday, Oct. 29, Whitman-Walker Health has announced three grand marshals for the fundraiser benefiting WWH...

  • Sweet Revenge from la Suite Noire

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Doug Rule Rating: (4 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 5:00 PM Shorts presentation, $12 at West End Cinema French with English subtitles ...

  • Three

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Drei Review by Sean Bugg Rating: (4 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $25 at German with English subtitles HANNA IS...

  • We Are the Night

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Wir sind die Nacht Review by Kate Wingfield Rating: (3 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 7:30 PM Feature presentation, $12 at West End Cinema German with...

  • Bite Marks

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (1 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 9:30 PM Feature presentation, $12 at West End Cinema ENOUGH WITH THE...

  • Reel Affirmations 20: Day 8 – Vamp Night!

    It’s Vamp Night at Reel Affirmations, with two vampire films showing back-to-back at the West End. The first is the lesbian-oriented German We Are the...

  • Kameny Viewing Announced

    The Dr. Franklin E. Kameny Host Committee today announced details for ''Lying-in-State for Dr. Franklin E. Kameny,'' a five-hour viewing of the gay-rights pioneer who...

  • Golden Years

    I've been thinking a lot lately about aging, mostly because it's something my body seems to be rapidly doing. Of course, much of this obsession...

  • Students First

    If a gay Ayn Rand club were to hold some sort of D.C. confab and I covered it, they could well come back and cry...

  • Stein Dems' Milestone

    The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club will celebrate its 35th anniversary Oct. 27 by presenting awards to local leaders and activists who have made an impact...

  • Athletic Achievements

    Team DC, Washington's support organization for LGBT sports leagues, will honor athletes and allies at its fourth annual awards reception, Saturday, Oct. 22. The organization...

  • Velocity DC Dance Festival

    A special partnership between Dance/MetroDC, Washington Performing Arts Society and the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the popular Velocity DC Dance Festival returns for a third year...