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Rhode Island governor signs gay marriage into law
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) signed into law this evening two bills that legalize same-sex civil marriages in the Ocean State, making it the...
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Get divorced or get out, South African lesbian couple told by child’s school
Kally and Samantha Mabe, a married couple in South Africa, have been told by their child’s school that unless they end their “lifestyle choice” their...
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Central Florida 8th-grader wins right to start Gay-Straight Alliance
“I’m just so happy that our club is finally going to be allowed to meet. There’s only about a month left of school, but that’s...
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LGBT-rights groups double-down on same-sex couples in immigration reform
Amid reports that comprehensive immigration reform could be derailed if protections for binational same-sex couples are included in the final bill, LGBT-rights activists are demanding...
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Emeli Sande to perform at Capital Pride
Remarkable young soul singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé will be one of three featured headliners at this year’s Capital Pride Festival, Metro Weekly can confirm today. Sandé...
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Cracking Up
''I can't imagine being 53 and working until 4 in the morning every weekend night,'' sighs Shea Van Horn, ''but I can't imagine myself not...
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2013 Swimsuit Issue – Behind the Scenes
A behind the scenes look at Metro Weekly's annual Swimsuit Issue for 2013. Read more and see the full-size photos in our special feature, ''Warming
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Annuals of Spring
Anyone familiar with my writings round these parts already knows that I am solipsism central, so I'll just jump right to the point and say...
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Accidental Activism
When I met my husband, Kelly Vielmo, almost 11 years ago, neither of us did anything that might be labeled ''activism'' on behalf of gay...
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Flash over Substance
Let's just get this out of the way: Robert Downey Jr. is, and always will be, magnificent as Tony Stark. The character's cocky wit blends...
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Belting It Out
''It's a wonderful way to think about the rich tradition of so many Jews who were key to writing beautiful music for Broadway,'' says Carole...
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Night at the Ballet
Did you hear the one about NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro performing with The Washington Ballet? ''I'm not a dancer, and I do not dance,'' Shapiro...
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Warming Trend
Behold, the pleasures of summer. Ice cream cones…. Men in swimsuits…. Huh? We got there awfully fast, didn't we? And, well, why not? One of...
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Manning Up
''I think there wasn't someone like me on TV before, so maybe it was a little culture shock. Like, who's this big gay cartoon clown?''...
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Same sex marriage support may cause England’s Conservative Party to lose votes in Thursday’s local elections
ENGLAND. Conservatives are expected to do badly in Thursday’s local elections in England and Wales, largely, it seems because of Prime Minister David Cameron‘s support for...
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Activists petition Pentagon to pull anti-gay pastor from prayer breakfast
Two of the country’s largest LGBT-rights organizations are protesting the participation of an anti-gay California megachurch pastor in a Thursday breakfast at the Pentagon marking...
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Mizeur takes 2nd in Western Maryland Democratic straw poll for governor
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery), one of eight openly LGBT members of the Maryland General Assembly, stunned political observers Saturday by placing second in a straw...
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Congratulating Jason Collins gets former NFL player pulled from church event
“He disagreed, and I said, ‘We agree to disagree’ and he said ‘No, I’m right and you’re wrong.'” LeRoy Butler, a former safety with the...
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Civil unions begin in Colorado
“Our commitment doesn’t change, but we will have a burden lifted off our shoulders. Loving and committed couples need legal protections.” Anna Simon, who with...
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Because who needs a grocery anyway, right?
“ay people can just grow their own food.†An unidentified staffer for Washington state Sen. Sharron Brown (R), who has introduced a bill to grant...
