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Sowing Scorn
In a recent op-ed, black lesbian commentator Jasmyne Cannick wrote, ''Charles Knipp is a self-described 45-year-old fat, gay white man who believes he's on a...
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Vacation Vice
Sitting by the pool, down in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate a pal's 30th birthday, the relaxed conversation turns -- both in topic and tone --...
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Book Keeping
Should a walking, talking tree from The Wizard of Oz or, perhaps, The Lord of the Rings, enter my house, I expect that within a...
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False Narratives
Elections are not simply about which candidate will emerge the victor, but about whose narrative will prevail. Narrative here means a story that steers the...
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Mad Money
The current state of economics is leaving me stumped. Primarily, I'm scratching my head about this rebate package President Bush signed last week. In the...
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Syringes and Spine
This week on Capitol Hill, supporters of syringe-exchange programs (SEP) for HIV prevention celebrated a victory. Last year, Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.) led successful efforts...
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Slinging Porn
D.C. made headlines recently with one of those stories that people like to use to mock the inefficiencies of government. On Jan. 23, the city...
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Going for Barack
''We are one people.'' It is easy to say, but we have struggled over it for 232 years. The charismatic speaker, who once wrestled with...
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Living Single
I am, at heart, an introvert. It's not that I don't have friends (I have a few) or don't like people (some of you are...
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Wishing Will
My first plan for the new year was to send Mayor Fenty a subscription to Monocle, the fabulous new magazine from the same empire that...
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Roses for the Maestro
When word came of Jim Holloway's death on Dec. 30, it brought back a flood of memories of this man who directed the Gay Men's...
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Domestic Bliss
When I was 25 and at the height of my twinkie powers, the idea of settling down seemed romantic but unlikely. The idea of getting...
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From the Publishers
There was a moment last May, at the wedding reception of co-publisher Sean Bugg, where our hearts stopped cold. Our Scene photographer, Ward Morrison, who'd...
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Three Unwise Men
On the next-to-last night of Hanukkah I went to Alan and Will's house, and before the menorah lighting there was time to read a book...
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False Cure
Sharon Kass of Silver Spring, a stranger, is concerned for my welfare. In March 2006 she sent me links to several ''ex-gay'' Web sites. In...
