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  • Australia bans LaBruce’s grotesque gay sex film, ”L.A. Zombie”

    ”In the opinion of the director, the film, if classified, would be classified X18+ or RC (refused classification) and, in this circumstance, the law requires...

  • Unsettling Similarities

    Alex Nicholson, the head of Servicemembers United, put words to the anger that many of us felt when we read the questions the military is...

  • Corrupting Influence

    With friends like Jonathan Clayton of London's The Times newspaper, gay Africans hardly need enemies. Clayton declared on May 22, ''Africa's gays are paying the...

  • The Right Side of History

    The ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) statute, which bans gays and lesbians from open service, is the only remaining federal personnel policy which places discrimination...

  • Imposters Arrive

    When it comes to counterfeit smuggling rings, the images that come to mind are generally knock-off handbags or ''Rolox'' watches sold on street corners. It...

  • Mountain State's Move

    Sen. Carte Goodwin (D-W.V.), was sworn in to office by Vice President Joseph Biden on Tuesday, July 20. The former general counsel to West Virginia...

  • Hateful Handbill

    Chief Cathy Lanier has launched an internal investigation within the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Major Crash Investigative Unit following reports of fliers circulating within the...

  • Mix Masters

    Admit it – you've tried to play matchmaker with a friend or a co-worker because you just knew he'd be perfect for this single friend...

  • American Idols Live!

    The top 10 finalists from the ninth season of the hit reality show American Idolcelebrate their fame while it lasts, led by winner Lee DeWyze...

  • Dancing DJ

    ''In high school, even when I first came out, I was definitely a wallflower,'' says DJ Roland Belmares. The 38-year-old wasn't keen on being seen...

  • Sing Out Loud

    Despite the time that's passed since Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty first sent their profanity-spewing puppets on stage to deliver such toe-tappers as...

  • Mother's Milkshake

    On the song ''Scream'' from her new album, Kelis verbally prances out her lyrics just like a ''Vogue''-ing Madonna. ''So lets get to it, now...

  • Night at the Museum

    “I’ve been dreaming of this day since the very first time I saw Crack,” says Kevin Hull, manager of special programs at the Hirshhorn Museum....

  • Lasting Impression

    People get tattoos for all sorts of reasons. An expression of love, a significant date, a memoriam, an autograph – the list is likely endless....

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: You want to charge forward without hesitation. But first, you have to make sure you're properly accessorized. You want to work through the...

  • Coverboy Q [video]

      Last Friday, July 16, in the lobby of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Lansburgh Theatre, Yusef Najafi sat down with Nicky and Rod, two of...

  • ENDA Protest in Vegas Under Way

    Get Equal is starting off Netroots Nation … with a protest! Challenging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the activists...

  • Drive-By Truckers at the 9:30 Club

    Patterson Hood creates rock albums with friends under the band name Drive-By Truckers. The albums are fashioned like low-budget films, filled with carefully told, fiercely...

  • Kagan: Up for a Vote … and on to the Full Senate

    The Judiciary Committee voted in support of the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice John...

  • Oklahoma’s first transgender candidate takes on the notorious Sally Kern

    “I fully anticipate someone will try to make it an issue…but I want to be a representative, and I don’t want to let the fact...