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Williams Leaving Dupont Main Streets
The board of Dupont Main Streets, the local nonprofit organization working to promote and preserve the historic nature of the Dupont Circle neighborhood, announced Jan....
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The Need To Succeed
We're known as ''the Chamber,'' short for Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, or CAGLCC. We promote LGBT businesses and that of our...
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Coma Catch-Up
''How long until I know you don't care for us?'' Nina Diaz coos sweetly on ''Adjust,'' the song that launches the fourth studio album from...
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Taking the Stage
Will today's musicals have lasting cultural relevance? In most cases no, argues Robert Aubrey Davis. ''One hundred years from now,'' says the local arts critic...
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Parisian Dining
''Well,'' says Carole Greenwood, ''we're not making hashish spread, I can tell you that.'' She's cracking wise about the dinner she's preparing based on the...
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From Short to Feature
''I set out to write well-rounded characters,'' says Dee Rees of her filmmaking debut, Pariah. ''Each one has their own wants, their own needs, their...
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Coming Out
In the wrong hands, Pariah could have easily settled as the sum of its parts. Its premise -- a poignant look at a black teenage...
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Imagining a Different District
As senior vice president and curator at the National Building Museum, G. Martin Moeller Jr. knows his exhibits. Even his highly abbreviated tour of ''Unbuilt...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Facing the rigors of the present and the demands of the future, you're more than a little nostalgic for the simplicities of the...
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Rick Santorum wants to ban straight sex freedoms, too: Dan Savage on Young Turks
Dan Savage, the gay writer, sex advice columnist, and creator of the It Gets Better Project, appeared on The Young Turks today to discuss the...
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Report: Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. Expected to Resign; Special Election Would Be Set
WUSA9.com is reporting that Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) is going to resign from office sometime this week, sources close to the councilmember tell...
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Bi-National Couple Who Made Headlines in San Francisco Case “Will Remain Here Together”
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decided to grant deferred action on the immigration case of Anthony John Makk, an Australian who is married to...
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Bachmann Drops Presidential Bid
After a 5 percent showing in the Iowa caucuses, which were won by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) announced today that...
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Gay marriage effort announced by Washington state Governor Gregoire
Governor Chris Gregoire of Washington state held a press conference today to announce her support for the legalization of lesbian and gay marriage. The state...
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Youth Lagoon’s new video, July, and concert dates
We like the trance-like build of Youth Lagoon’s new video, “July,” from their album The Year of Hibernation. Worth checking out. Youth Lagoon will appear...
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BREAKING: Romney Wins Iowa Caucus — Beating Santorum by Eight Votes
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney eked out a remarkably narrow win at the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 to advance his presidential ambitions — providing...
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Gay civil unions begin in Delaware and Hawaii; Washington state to propose marriage?
The new year ushered in legal recognition for many gay and lesbian couples in two new states. Hawaii and Delaware began registering same-sex civil unions...
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With One-Third In, Three-Way Tie in Iowa
With about one-third of the votes counted in tonight’s Iowa caucuses, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and...
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Out Bi Arizona Lawmaker Announces Congressional Run
Kyrsten Sinema, an out bi woman who has been endorsed by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund in past state legislative races, announced today that...
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Iowa Caucus Day: Bachmann’s “Bizarre” Refusal
It’s hours until the Iowa caucuses today, but the only LGBT news thus far today out of Iowa was Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s terse exchange...
