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  • Rose to the Occasion

    The National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) founded the National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) ­– Thursday, Sept. 27 – to ''help gay...

  • The Multi-Billion-Dollar Castle

    ''Every civil rights movement reaches a juncture where the advancing minority realizes that gaining the keys to the castle requires economic power. The LGBT movement...

  • Romney Would Still Oppose Marriage Equality For Gay Grandchild

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney courted Latino voters on Wednesday during an appearance at a forum broadcast on the Spanish-language Univision channel. Held at the...

  • Cult Classic

    The Master is a magnum opus of conflict. No man, attitude, sight or sound is immune to its discord. Paul Thomas Anderson uses every millimeter...

  • Queen for a Day

    Timed perfectly for the Tudor fever generated by author Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and its sequel, the Washington National Opera's season-opener of Donizetti's Anna Bolena...

  • A Sailor's Life, No Longer at Sea

    At first glance, you can easily spot qualities that mark Chief Petty Officer Ronnie Ratliff as a Navy man, beyond the close-cropped hair. There's the...

  • This Gay Woman's Army

    Despite the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' Jennifer Pollom's work life hasn't changed much in terms of what she divulges to her co-workers or...

  • Show Pieces

    What do you call a farce that's not particularly funny? The real Mackay. Of course, what you want is the real McCoy – something from...

  • The Fearless Sergeant

    It's a day he says he'll never forget. On July 11, 2007, John Cephas stood in line with hundreds of other recruits at the United...

  • Passionate Feeling

    Melissa Etheridge ends her new album 4th Street Feeling in a state of heat, plain and simple. ''I think I'm ready to try my hand...

  • Rock Starr

    To set the record straight, Garrison Starr is not the girl Katy Perry kissed and told about in song. ''No, no, it wasn't,'' Starr laughs....

  • Intimate Festival

    ''We've had crazy responses from people already worried about whether or not they're going to be able to get in,'' says Angela Lombardi, general manager...

  • Adam Lambert comes to the 9:30 Club for Maryland Marriage Equality

    The openly gay pop star and former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert has announced a surprise concert next Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the 9:30 Club...

  • Orbital playing US dates starting this weekend.

    The electronic duo Orbital — Paul and Paul Hartnoll — is coming to the states next week to several west coast dates. They’ll be playing...

  • Republican Sen. Susan Collins Signs Onto Immigration Equality Bill

    Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins broke with her party today when she became the first Republican senator to co-sponsor a bill that would grant binational...

  • Corporations Opposing LGBT Discrimination Funding Boy Scouts

    Some of the biggest corporations in America have donated millions of dollars to the Boy Scouts of America, including those with policies against giving to...

  • Call of Duty

    In July, underneath a warm Californian sun, dozens of servicemembers holding American flags marched through the streets of San Diego. On its surface, the sight...

  • No Military Welcome for Transgender Americans

    The repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' ushered in a new era of acceptance in the armed forces for thousands of Americans. For almost two...

  • Seaside Celebration

    A sold-out gala honoring veterans, servicemembers and activists in the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal effort was held Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, with 1,100 attendees...

  • Smart Phones: iPhone 5, Lumia 920

    September is clearly the go-to month for the discerning multinational company wishing to bestow its latest and greatest gadgetry upon the world. Not only did...