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Capital Pride Festival 2013 [video]
The 38th Annual Capital Pride Festival was held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 9, 2013. At 9-hours, it was the longest celebration yet, attracting...
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Obama nominee would become nation’s fourth gay ambassador
The White House announced Monday President Barack Obama’s intent to nominate Daniel Baer as the next ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
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Sony hits Microsoft hard, announces PS4 at $399
We finally have it, the finished PS4 in all it’s matte/glossy mix. An interesting piece of design, the console is an unusual parallelepiped shape, with...
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Redesigned Xbox 360 launches today, offers One’s looks at half the price
Microsoft surprised attendees at its E3 conference this morning with an announcement of a redesigned Xbox 360. Cunningly styled to look more like its Xbox...
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Xbox One: $499, launching in November, available to preorder
With most of the specs for Microsoft’s next generation console confirmed at last month’s reveal, there remained one vital piece to the gaming puzzle that...
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Capital Pride Parade 2013 [video]
Metro Weekly's video editor, Aram Vartian, used a couple of innovative cameras to capture D.C.'s annual Capital Pride Parade in clever, new ways. Watch in high-def...
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Miami heats up for Out in the Tropics
Gay artists from New York and Cuba will meet in Miami this weekend, June 13 to 16, for Out in the Tropics. Celebrating its fourth...
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Baltimore’s gay Pride Party curbed after local cafe complains of underage drinking, bad behavior
Baltimore’s gay business community recently experienced an online kerfuffle over the city’s annual Pride Block Party. The raucous, outdoor event is a production of the the...
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Motivational Fitness Apps
Staying motivated while working out is a struggle for many people. So many, in fact, that countless applications and websites are completely dedicated to doing...
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Capital Pride 2013 Sampler
Earlier this week Chris Gerard created a strong list of what he called “10 Essential Pride Tracks,” a grab bag of prideful anthems you should have...
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Getting Next to Emeli Sande
“It’s always been the gay community that really connects first,” Emeli Sandé says. “I have a big gay fan base, which I think is fantastic.”...
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Council Committee Passes Two Pro-LGBT Bills
The D.C. Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety passed two bills intended to benefit members of the LGBTI community Thursday, allowing District residents...
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Prince turns 55 today: 10 of his Essential Hidden Gems
His Royal Badness turns 55 on Friday, June 7. In celebration, we take a look back at his career and examine some of his lesser-known...
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Ready for an Icona Pop Weekend
If you’re not getting excited for Capital Pride, you must not have read this week’s Metro Weekly, which includes a cover interview with Icona Pop. The Swedish...
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Nearly three-quarters say gay marriage is inevitable
Nearly three quarters of Americans – 72 percent – say legal recognition of same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” according to a study released Thursday by the...
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White House stands behind first lady’s handling of LGBT heckler
The White House is standing behind first lady Michelle Obama’s handling of an LGBT-rights activist who interrupted her at a private fundraiser in D.C. on...
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House Republicans seek to expand “conscience clause” in defense bill
House Republicans are again attempting to adopt protections for religious liberty in the military that would open the door to discrimination in the wake of...
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Bird Brain
A gloriously neurotic, hilariously self-aware cri de coeur as told through a cleverly irreverent adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull, Aaron Posner's Stupid Fucking Bird is...
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Coming-Out Contest
How much does the truth cost? That's the question Drew Frederick is asking – and he's offering $1,000 to find out. Frederick, a straight real-estate...
