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RuPaul rings NASDAQ closing bell as Wall Street rises sharply; New ‘Drag Race’ begins
Wall Street stocks rose quite a bit higher today, perhaps aided by an extra set of high heels. Drag superstar RuPaul Charles rang the closing bell...
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Anti-gay law prompts U.S. review of Uganda relations
The signing of an anti-gay law by Uganda’s president drew harsh criticism from the United States Monday, prompting an internal review of U.S. relations with...
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McCain, Flake call for veto of Arizona’s anti-LGBT bill
Both of Arizona’s U.S. senators have voiced their opposition to a controversial state bill that critics say would provide businesses with a “license for discrimination.” ...
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Jason Collins signs with Brooklyn Nets to become the first openly gay athlete in the NBA
“The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision. We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he...
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Poth To Ask for New Trial
The legal team for the former Marine convicted of stabbing a fellow Marine while uttering a homophobic epithet has been granted additional time to file...
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UHU To Unveil New Mobile-Screening Unit
Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc. (UHU), the local support group for HIV-positive black gay men, will unveil its new mobile health-screening unit Friday,...
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Pizzeria reserves “the right to refuse service to Arizona legislators”
“Funny how just being decent is starting to seem radical these days.” — A post on the Facebook page of Rocco’s Little Chicago Pizzeria in...
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The Grand Candy comes to Iota Cafe this Thursday
Arlington-based The Grand Candy performs at a party celebrating the release of its debut album, NSFW, recorded at D.C.’s famed Fugazi-popularized Inner Ear Studios. Led...
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Say You Love Satan gets a concert reading
The new Rainbow Theatre Project offers its third of five “concert readings” of classic LGBT-plays and musicals, this time Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s dark comedy Say You...
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Justin Timberlake returns to Verizon on Monday
After taking a seven-year hiatus from music, the now-proven movie star and superb Saturday Night Live host came charging back in a big way in...
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Walmart’s semi will blow your mind
As President Obama cracks down on improving fuel economy standards for the semi-trailer trucks that roam our nation’s highways, manufacturers are looking at ways to...
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America ranks 40th for gay-friendliness of armed forces
A new index released by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in Holland has ranked 103 of the world’s armed forces based on their openness...
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Federal judge orders same-sex marriages to begin immediately in Illinois county
Same-sex couples in one Illinois county will be able to marry effective immediately following a federal court ruling handed down Friday. According to the decision...
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City Tap House pours it on
It is not enough to just serve good food. Oh, no. D.C.’s “Chopped,” “Top Chef,” “Hell’s Kitchen” watching foodies are a demanding crowd. And the...
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Maryland Senate committee approves gender identity nondiscrimination bill
The Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee passed along a party-line vote Thursday a nondiscrimination bill that would extend protections in employment, housing, credit and public...
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New study: homophobic people die earlier
“Anti-gay prejudice is associated with elevated mortality risk among heterosexuals, over and above multiple established risk factors for mortality.” — The findings of a study...
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Facebook outbid Google by $9 billion to secure WhatsApp
WhatsApp, the smartphone-based messaging system that boasts over 450 million active users per month, has been purchased by Facebook for an incredible $19 billion. Facebook’s...
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DHS abandons plans to collect and store nationwide license-plate data
A proposal by the Department of Homeland Security to create a national database of data collected from license-plate scanners has been dropped. The department announced...
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Coverboy: Eric
If you happen to drive up to PW's Sports Bar & Grill in Laurel, Md., you're likely to encounter Eric, doing a job he loves...
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Porter House
''He lit up like a child on Christmas morning about the idea of getting to work with Cole Porter music,'' Steven Scott Mazzola says. He's...
