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Obama scheduled to meet with Russian LGBT activists
President Obama will meet with LGBT activists during his trip to Russia for the G-20 summit this week, a White House official confirmed to Metro...
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Remembering Freddie Mercury
Rock legend Freddie Mercury would have turned 67 today. It’s astonishing to think it’s been 22 years since his death. He left behind a musical...
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USAO Considering Bias Enhancements for June Assault
The U.S. Attorney's Office advised D.C. Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna Thursday that it will possibly pursue bias enhancements – also known colloquially as ''hate-crime...
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Obama administration to extend full veterans’ benefits to same-sex military families
At the direction of the president, the Obama administration will no longer enforce portions of United States Code that deny veterans’ benefits to same-sex military...
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Sony’s 20.7MP smartphone wunderkind
Whatever is currently happening at Sony’s smartphone division, I like it. A lot. Following this year’s Xperia Z — an all-glass, waterproof flagship that helped...
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Sony outs VAIO Tap 11, teaches Surface what Pro means
Sony is on a bit of a roll at the moment. In 2013, the company seems to have found a design synergy for its products,...
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ASUS announces glass-coated Ultrabook, clumsy owners need not apply
IFA is well under way in Berlin, and ASUS has taken the time to reveal its latest Ultrabook, the Zenbook UX301. Catchy name, we know,...
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County clerks at the forefront of marriage battles in two states
Following the Supreme Court’s sweeping decision striking down the federal government’s definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, county clerks in two...
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Xbox One available to usurp your free time on November 22nd
The nice folks at Microsoft’s Xbox division have finally dropped the launch date for the company’s Xbox One games console. Starting November 22, those living...
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Christine Quinn slips to third place in New York City mayoral race
One week before the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, the woman who would be both the city’s first out and first female mayor...
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D.C. Transgender Assault Gets Trial Date
Michael McBride, the man accused of stabbing a transgender woman anywhere from 35 to 40 times in June in the District's Fort Stanton neighborhood, appeared...
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South African advertising agency apologizes for using “gay bullet” with Unilever brand
Lowe and Partners Worldwide, a UK-based advertising agency, released an apology from its Johannesburg office for producing an ad deemed to be homophobic. The advertisement...
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Quarter Century of HOPE
The local HIV nonprofit organization Health Options and Positive Energy Foundation, better known as HOPE DC or the HOPE Foundation, has announced details of a...
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Jaguar teases CX-17 concept, bares all next week
Jaguar has announced a new concept car, debuting next week at the Frankfurt motorshow. Titled the CX-17, it is expected to give us the first...
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Budget iPhone flaunts its cheap colors
Take these images with a heavy dose of salt — what we’re looking at could be a well-organized set of knock-off handsets. However, if rumors,...
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UPDATED: Rehoboth Beach drag volleyball celebrates 25th anniversary in the rain
Mother Nature didn’t care that today marked a major milestone for Rehoboth Beach‘s annual drag volleyball game. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the scheduled game was cut...
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McCartney’s Beatlesque “New” single
Paul McCartney has unveiled the first single from his upcoming Mark Ronson-produced LP, and it has a definite Beatles vibe. “New” is the title song...
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Champion in the fight against DADT, Darren Manzella, 36, killed in car accident
Darren Manzella, one of the most high-profile faces in the fight to end the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on out military service by gay,...
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Boy George to return with “This Is What I Do”
Boy George recently announced the upcoming release of what he is billing as his first “new studio album of original material in 18 years.” Titled “This is What...
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