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Parting Glances
Even in his final days, Michael Jackson's crotch grabs were awkward and excessive. And the man came across as a bit creepy and gangly –...
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Show Your Pride
Capital Pride, the organization responsible for the annual Capital Pride Festival and Parade, has announced a call for nominations for the group's board of directors....
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Cologne Countdown
Representatives from Gay Games Cologne VIII, scheduled to play out July 31 to Aug. 7, 2010, will be at Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U St....
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Vindicating Gay Veterans
The sixth annual Veterans Day Memorial Service in memory of fallen GLBT service members is scheduled for 2 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the...
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Time's Up
Summer had barely begun when Steve Orner and his partner, Joe, found themselves facing one of their worst nightmares -- one all too common among...
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Questions and Answers
Local gay activist Peter Rosenstein doesn't trust Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. He didn't feel that way two years ago when Lanier shared with him,...
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Elections, Ethics and Arguments
There were two fronts in the fight for marriage equality Monday, and strategists sent their forces where they would likely have the most impact. Where...
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Testy and Tearful
Tears, laughter, applause and praise to Jesus Christ filled the walls of the D.C. City Council Chambers Monday afternoon -- and far into the evening...
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Opportunity for Alliance
YouTube videos of an Aug. 18 news conference illuminate the radical right's strategy of recruiting African-American ministers to attack progressive policies, and point to practical...
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Earned Wings
''The sort of plays we produce,'' says Forum Theatre artistic director Michael Dove, ''are incredibly theatrical. plays that ask really big questions, that tackle...
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Rap Riot
You hear the one about Beyoncé at Burger King? ''She particularly liked the part where her face is moving from left to right watching the...
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Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie
Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: I hope you've been careful what you pray for. This is a peak manifestation cycle. Wishes come true. Dreams come to life. Fantasies...
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A Royal Outing
Halloween has always been a holiday particularly well celebrated by two groups of people -- the queer community and kids. In the past few years,...
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Touting Terror
Fear bonds people together. So do joy, lust and a number of other extreme emotions. It's just that fear rarely receives its due. Rather, communal...
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Dressed to Kill
You can learn a lot about other people by trying to be one of them. At least, that's the lesson I learned years ago, the...
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Batty for Halloween
(Photo by Todd ''Fresh from the Grave'' Franson ) A time for terror? A chance to play dress-up? A family affair? Halloween can be all...
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Pop Circus
When Mika first emerged on the pop scene a couple years ago with Life In Cartoon Motion you could hear echoes of many of his...
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Masterpieces
Children should be seen and not heard. For many of us this was the general house rule growing up. An attitude held by grandmothers and...
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The Atwood Anomaly
For the novice, mention of Canadian author Margaret Atwood likely conjures thoughts of The Handmaid's Tale, her 1985 novel of an America at war with...
