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  • Woman on the Verge

    When the June/July issue of The Advocate magazine featured ''Forty under 40,'' an exhaustive list of young GLBT people, running through the worlds of business,...

  • Tribal Warfare

    There is plenty of inequity in our country. Whether it's poverty, discrimination, oppression, take your pick. We're far from perfect. We may be richer, more...

  • Geared Up

    Who would have thought that salvation would come in the form of a man with the self-ascribed moniker McG? But it has. McG, who made...

  • Big Country

    Everything about the world-premiere musical Giant at Signature Theatre is as big as the title suggests. The ''Texas-sized'' musical features an ambitiously scaled concept, a...

  • Proud Parents

    In some places around the country, gay and lesbian people are still banned from adopting children. Likely in those same areas -- and well beyond...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: Things wobble slowly towards maximum stasis. Once they reach their natural still point, they'll wind back up and begin the process all over...

  • Designing Woman

    Despite the bohemian trendiness of the '30s when Noel Coward wrote Design for Living, he must have known that most audiences, being typically conventional, would...

  • Rhoda Returns

    ''She was so much more outrageous than I would ever think of being,'' says Valerie Harper of legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead. ''She would make Rhoda...

  • Red Hot

    ''It's not going to be like any other night at Apex,'' says Adam Ross Wilson, who is bringing his party Calor to city's longest-running gay...

  • One for the Ladies

    In the professional promotion, there are a few words officially associated with Lace, a restaurant and nightclub in Northeast D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood: ''Sophisticated. Mature. Sexy....

  • From the President of DC Black Pride

    Khalid Parker What an exciting year! I am so glad to humbly serve as President of Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Day, Inc. (DC Black...

  • Kirkland's Contribution

    Just a couple of hours before the 2009 DC Black Pride ''Pure Love'' Kickoff Party moves into high gear, some members of the community will...

  • Pure Love on the Runway

    The Superfly Fashion Show, DC Black Pride's official fashion show event, starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 22, will feature a genuine commitment ceremony...

  • 2009 DC Black Pride Calendar

    Events in this listing are current as of the time of publication. Check event listings at the hospitality suite at the Host Hotel. HOST HOTEL...

  • Something for Everybody

    It's no wonder that Khalid ''KP'' Parker, president of DC Black Pride, is a little tired. Have you seen the lineup of everything that's been...

  • Nightlife of 2009 DC Black Pride

    Thursday, May 21 The Official DC Black Pride ''Pure Love'' Kick Off Party · The Bachelor's Mill, 1104 8th St. SE · 10pm-3am · $5...

  • Community Resource Guide

    The Abundant Life Clinic 717 Eighth St. SE Washington, DC 20003 Michael Muhammad, Exec. Dir. Ph: 202-547-6440 Fax: 202-547-6445 www.abundantlifeclinic.org Addiction Prevention & Recovery Admin...

  • 2009 Black Pride Festival Vendors

    Sunday, May 24, 2998 LOVE Nightclub 1350 Okie St. NE Noon to 6 pm $10 Capital Area gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Carl Vogel...

  • More Black Pride Events

    June SAY IT LOUD! BLACK AND LATINO GAY PRIDE * Albany, NY June 5-7, 2009 Contact: Phillip Purse Phone: 518-432-4188 Email: info@inourownvoices.org www.inourownvoices.org NEWARK-ESSEX PRIDE...