News + Politics
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Drama Queen
I have a weakness -- well, it's one of many, of course. But this one is particularly vile and causes me special shame when I...
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Crain's Campaign
Atop his editorial in the Dec. 9 issue of the Washington Blade, editor Chris Crain declares, ''After years of enduring silly claims that gay equality...
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Hitting Back
Last weekend, from Dec. 8 to 11, patrons at more than a dozen gay venues in D.C. were given a simple message: ''Crystal Meth Sucks.''...
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Smoke Saga
Washington moved another step closer to banning smoking in all workplaces -- including bars and nightclubs -- following a 12-1 vote Dec. 6 in favor...
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Partisan Acclaim
More than 50 guests representing many of city's most tuned-in GLBT politicos noshed and drank in a stately old room decorated with chandeliers, holiday garlands,...
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Court on Campus
May the federal government deny funds to universities that ban military recruiters from campus? That's the issue the Supreme Court began considering this week in...
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Chilly Reception
When I look outside the front windows of my house, the sky is pitch black but the view is lit by bright white snow. I...
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Crystal Campaign Hits Bars
The Center, D.C.'s GLBT community center, is furthering its campaign against crystal methamphetamine abuse within the local gay community by taking the fight to nightlife...
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Vacancy Filled
In September 2004, when D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams announced the creation of the Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, he said, ''I'm...
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Eagle Honors
Mr. D.C. Eagle 2005, Scott Jones, came to the end of his title run Saturday, Nov. 19. That evening, judges selected Bennett Long to succeed...
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Applauding Allen
It may have been six months in the making, but the Greater Washington, D.C., STD Community Coalition finally got the chance to honor D.C. Allen...
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Open House
I'd rather hang out at anyone's apartment than a bar. There's a bar called Tribe on the corner of our block that's filled with the...
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Deciphering Syphilis
Syphilis infection rates are apparently on the rise in the U.S. On Nov. 8, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...
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Eminent Eviction
The District government exercised its eminent domain powers Oct. 25, filing a legal claim to properties in the area of the proposed Southeast baseball stadium...
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Dawson's Discount
The phrase ''Charity begins at home'' is open to some interpretation. Local musician Sharon Dawson is living one possible interpretation, with her newly-released discount card...
