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Maryland Marriage Bill and the Week Ahead
The Maryland House of Delegates is expected to start debates on marriage equality legislation (Senate Bill 116) as early as Wednesday, March 9, according to...
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Ashford & Simpson at The Birchmere
The husband-and-wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson is still solid — solid as a, well, soul is what this is. And ain’t no mountain or...
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The Folger Consort’s Early Renaissance
To welcome spring, The Folger Consort performs music from 14th and 15th century Italy, the early Renaissance. The consort will be joined by Trefoil —...
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Showtunes and Cocktails
Pianist Glenn Pearson and special guests from Washington theater stages perform monthly this evening of showtunes, with proceeds from specialty cocktails and featured appetizers benefiting...
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Donald Trump adds to anti-gay marriage remarks
“They should not be able to marry,” he said. But asked whether gay couples should be able access the same benefits as married couples, he...
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RA Xtra: You Should Meet My Son
The latest monthly screening by Reel Affirmations is Keith Hartman’s debut feature film about a mom and aunt who go out of their way to...
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Now Playing: Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt play a rising congressman and a gorgeous ballerina in this improbable mix of romantic drama and science fiction from director...
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Tom Shroder & John Konrad at Politics and Prose
Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster offers a detailed account of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, written...
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Now Playing: Rango
Pirates of the Caribbean and The Ring director Gore Verbinski, known for his stylized visuals, makes a foray into computer-generated animation with Rango, starring Johnny...
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Ken Ludwig book launch party and play readings
Signature Theatre hosts a book launch party for D.C. playwright and Broadway favorite Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor and Other Plays. Local actors Holly...
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Now Playing: Beastly
Neil Patrick Harris plays a supporting role as a blind tutor in Beastly, a fantasy that adapts the Beauty and the Beast tale to a...
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Washington Color and Light closes Sunday
The Corcoran Gallery’s “Washington Color and Light” is a collection of major works by the artists associated with the Washington Color School — Gene Davis,...
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Olson's Stand
Calling it a matter of ''human dignity,'' lawyer Ted Olson addressed the board and other supporters of the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday, March 5,...
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Boehner Takes First Steps to Defend DOMA, Pelosi Strikes Back
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) released a statement this afternoon strongly suggesting that the House will take up a court defense of the Defense of Marriage...
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Jennifer Lopez’s On the Floor Video
We have a two words for JLo’s “On the Floor” video: Sumptuous and kinetic.
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Maryland House Committee Votes 12-10 in Favor of Marriage Bill
Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee voted today 12-10 in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 116. The bill now moves on to the House of...
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Reacting to Arora's Second Flip
“I don’t think I have ever seen a politician’s Facebook page with not one defender.” Those were the words of well-known lesbian activist Hilary Rosen...
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Arora’s Flip Becomes a Flop: Will Vote for Maryland Marriage Bill, But Wants Referendum
Maryland Del. Sam Arora (D) has come under scrutiny from those who supported him during his candidacy in 2010. Arora had said he was supportive...
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Lambda Asks Court to Order OPM to Give Same-Sex Health Benefits “As Soon As Is Reasonably Possible”
Today, Lambda Legal called for U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White to order the Office of Personnel Management to grant health insurance benefits to the...
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Oscar show producer: Same-sex kiss was not part of editing plan [video]
”It was unscripted, and the plan in the truck was always to cut to Penelope in the audience applauding Josh’s...
