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Laramie Project at Arena Stage
New York theater troupe Tectonic Theater stops at the brand new Arena Stage as part of the national tour of both the original Laramie Project...
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Obama Calls Levin With “Commitment” to Lame-Duck DADT Repeal; Reid’s Office Commits to NDAA Vote
This afternoon, White House spokesman Shin Inouye told Metro Weekly that President Obama had spoken with one of the Senate leaders of “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
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GALA’s 6th Annual Flamenco Festival
Part of GALA Theatre’s ArteAmericA series in collaboration with the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Flamenco Festival explores the diversity and depth of flamenco and...
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Get Equal’s McGehee: “I don’t, for a second, plan on backing down.”
Get Equal’s Robin McGehee told me in March, “Our goal is not to be the person who gets to be in those negotiations.” She added,...
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GLEE’s bully takes time to talk to gay youth with online video
”Recently I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and talk to a lot of you out there, and it’s been a privilege. It’s been awesome....
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14-year-old gay student defends teacher for ejecting intolerant classmates
”I’ve been in rooms, in classrooms where children have said the worst kinds of things. The kinds of things that helped drive me to a...
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Catholic students censorsed for criticizing Church official’s anti-gay marriage mailings
”The people who said it was inappropriate for us to publish these stories are the same people who are perpetuating an atmosphere of homophobia on...
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Outspoken, Ep. 14: Gay Bowling [video]
Host Ebone Bell ventures into the AMF Alexandria Lanes during the International Gay Bowling Organization's (IGBO) mid-year tournament and asks the bowlers about their skills...
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Annie at Olney Theatre
Yep, the sun’ll come out tomorrow — in a manner of speaking — as Olney christens its new main stage with Annie, the popular musical...
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The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The Kennedy Center
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet returns to The Kennedy Center with two mixed-repertory programs featuring works of Balanchine, Robbins and Bejart. Plus, the company performs its...
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German coffin maker creates special design for gay male customers
”Naturally there were some people who threw their hands up in horror when we had them on display in the window but they are tasteful...
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Salman Rushdie at the Sixth & I Synagogue
Luka and the Fire of Life revisits the magic-infused, intricate world Salman Rushdie first brought to life in the modern classic Haroun and the Sea...
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Superior Donuts at the Studio Theatre
Superior Donuts is a delicious new comedy from Tracy Letts, the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright of August: Osage County. Donuts focuses on an offbeat friendship...
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Pietrangelo and Choi: From the Fence to the Park
When Lt. Dan Choi...
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World Bank Cuts Matching Funds For PFOX
On Nov. 11, Metro Weekly reported that Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) had been listed as an eligible organization in the World...
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Win Tickets to The Odd Couple at Theater J
Still more a buddy show than a romantic comedy, Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple explores issues far more complex and ultimately satisfying than the weekly...
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Choi to White House, OutServe and Knights Out Provide an Out
With a Sunday morning tweet, former Lt. Dan Choi announced his plans for the week, writing, “True freedom is gained by going to jail for...
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Lame Duck With the Obamas and the McCains
It’s not yet Thanksgiving, but the lame-duck session of Congress that begins today is the Democrats’ best chance for a holiday in the near future....
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Opera Lafayette at the Kennedy Center
Dutch soprano Judith van Wanroij sings with the D.C.-based company Opera Lafayette, which is focused on performing French operas from the 17th and 18th Centuries....
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Lame-Duck White House Arrests
Lt. Dan Choi and a group of 12 other activists, including servicemembers and veterans, walked quietly past police officers, members of the media and onlookers...
