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Magazine: 2014-01-30 edition (PDF)
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Maine Supreme Court rules transgender student cannot be denied bathroom access
Maine’s highest court sided with a transgender girl Thursday in a ruling that stated her school violated state law when it denied her access to...
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Adam Ebbin announces congressional run for Virginia’s 8th District seat
State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax counties), Virginia’s first and only out gay General Assembly lawmaker, announced Thursday that he has filed paperwork to...
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Wilde at Heart
A late-Victorian romp filled with Oscar Wilde's relentless wit and merciless jabs at high society, the Shakespeare Theater Company's The Importance of Being Earnest may...
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Victor's Return
''My audience is predominantly straight these days,'' DJ Victor Calderone says, ''but especially in New York and in Miami the boys still come out for...
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Jazzed
Freda Payne has absolutely no trouble channeling the big voice of Ella Fitzgerald, and it's actually quite remarkable. Payne, who had a pop hit in...
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Toasting the Travelers
Every year National Geographic Traveler magazine receives, according to the magazine's George Stone, ''lots of cool letters from passionate individuals telling us about their travels...
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Unexpected Moves
''I started taking dance because I used to imitate Michael Jackson,'' says Robert Battle, who recalls playing piano and singing as a child growing up...
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Mulling Over Marijuana
It's the one area of public policy that still prompts giggles and bad jokes about junk-food cravings, but the push to reform the nation's laws...
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The Pot's in the Kitchen
Cooking and cannabis have a long history together. It was long used in Cambodian cooking, for example, with Westerners returning home with tales of ''Happy...
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Joint Effort
Earlier this month, Congressman Jared Polis extended a headline-grabbing invitation to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In a Jan. 23 letter...
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BHT Offers Cash and Kudos
Brother, Help Thyself Inc. (BHT), a local LGBT organization offering support to local nonprofits for the past 36 years, awarded more than $75,000 in grants...
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Delta safety video is like totally awesome
Virgin America got a lot of buzz last year with the release of its Glee-ed up safety video, and now Delta has released a new...
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Milestones and In-Fighting
It was a week of milestones and petty in-fighting in the automotive world this past week. As one of the potential future directions of the...
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West Winging It
Given my nation of birth, Britain, it could be expected that my personal politics would be heavily influenced by the ethical socialism that proved popular...
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T Time
It’s not much of a secret these days. To get to the size and strength level of many professional athletes, PED’s are necessary. An acronym...
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UPDATED: Dana Beyer Running for Maryland Senate
Dr. Dana Beyer, a transgender-rights activist who serves as the executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, announced Thursday morning that she plans to run for...
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Masque of the Red Death
Actress Goldie Hawn had no idea what she was wading into last week when she tweeted from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ''Met...
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Supportive Synagogue
A year ago Gil Steinlauf, leader of the oldest and largest Conservative synagogue in Washington, took a stand for gay rights. Writing in the Jewish...
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White House insists ENDA a priority despite no State of the Union mention
The White House insisted Wednesday that President Obama’s failure to call on Congress to pass federal legislation prohibiting LGBT workplace discrimination during his State of...
