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Leather Laureates
Dan Noël competed for Mr. MAL in 1989 as a 28-year-old, active-duty Army police officer. He even used his real name at a time when gays...
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A Year in Leather
Matt Bamford may look like a little guy, but he's had a big year. After all, serving as Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity....
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Comic Relief
Meet Dick and Duane. The beefy, furry comedic team from New York don't want to be called bears, and they're not leather enthusiasts but the...
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Seeing the Light
''I hate when people are posting on Facebook and everything has an exclamation point,'' says Guy Smith. For the same reason, you won't find lighting...
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Evolution to MAL: Revolution
Over the years, the leather/BDSM/fetish communities have seen a lot of change. The evolution includes ''plushies,'' motocross gear, athletic wear and other twists and turns...
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Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend Guide
Full Schedule of Events.All events (unless otherwise noted) are at: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill400 New Jersey Ave, NWWashington, DC Friday, Jan. 14 Registration, Capitol Rooms...
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The Peabody Trio at Wolf Trap
Vivid interpreters of the classics in the chamber repertoire, advocates for new music and dedicated teachers and mentors to a generation of young musicians, The...
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American Century presents Beyond the Horizon
Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 romantic tragedy and first to earn him a Pulitzer Prize is considered a turning point in the development of...
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Washington, DC only the 8th “gayest city in America” says Advocate
”In the past few years, D.C. has been loosening its tie and doffing the boring blue blazer…. The gay center of the city has migrated...
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Finale: So You Think You're a Drag Queen [video]
In the finale of Town Danceboutique's So You Think You're a Drag Queen, previous winners from the past year compete to win the $2,500 grand...
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Obama: We must “make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”
President Barack Obama tonight addressed Arizona — and the nation — at a memorial event held in the wake of the mass-shooting that killed six...
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Gay-hating Westboro Church won’t protest 9-year-old girl’s Tucson funeral in exchange for radio air time
”It’s how many ears we can reach…. That is our job, that is our goal…. This trip is off. That doesn’t mean a future trip...
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CREW Seeks Ethics Investigation Following Swearing-In Snafu
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed papers with the Office of Congressional Ethics seeking an investigation into what it claims are constitutional,...
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Johnny Weir tells Howard Stern about gay sex life, why he ignores insults
”There’s a huge population of gay people in figure skating, but I’d say it’s this same percentage as football. You’d be surprised by how many...
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Ricky Martin video focuses on equality, diversity [video]
”You = Me” The theme running through singer Ricky Martin‘s latest video for ”The Best Thing About Me Is You.” One affectionate male couple is...
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Stephanie Seymour’s gay son says smoochy pics with mom are ‘out of context’
”I would just like to say that these pictures have been taken completely out of context, my mother and i are very close as she...
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Sticks and Stones
''Words can never hurt me.'' That's one of the comforting lies we learn in childhood, along with ''cheaters never win,'' ''you can be whatever you...
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Passing Blame
It's hard to think about much this week aside from the Tucson shootings, but I didn't think my column would have anything to do with...
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The Silent ''T''
''LGBT.'' The ''T'' is silent. No sooner did the gavel make contact with the podium repealing DADT than our national organizations were talking up marriage...
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Tragedy Strikes Tucson
For updates to this story, visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot blog.''When I heard the gunshots and I heard someone yell 'gun,' my first concern was making...
