All posts tagged "sports"
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Diva in a Dress
Tackle football is usually synonymous with fall weather and rough guys. That's old school. Today, tackle football can mean daffodil season and kick-ass women like...
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'Soft' Touch
It's called softball for a reason. The ball is bigger than a baseball, and the pitch is underhand -- a little bit friendlier, a little...
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Gearing up for Spring
Once upon a time, when sports were the domain of the heterosexual male and outcasts were always chosen last, gay and lesbian athletes were invisible...
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Go Team!
With a myriad of gay and lesbian sports organizations in the area, it may seem daunting to try to pull them all together for common...
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Diving for Dollars
Lambda Divers, a not-for-profit social organization that works to promote scuba diving among the gay community, donated a total of $5,700 to three organizations that...
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Rowing Your Boats
Continuing to grow the city's annual Stonewall Regatta, the local GLBT rowing club, D.C. Strokes, on June 2 offered the 14th regatta with 22 rowing...
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Row Your Boat
Out 2 Paddle, a gay rowing team sponsored by metropolitan Washington's Asian/Pacific-Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA), took the gold at the sixth annual Dragon...
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Game Plan
Something different happens when a professional athlete steps out of the closet and into the public eye. Entertainers, lawyers, even politicians -- their stories can...
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D.C. Aquatics Club
Members of DCAC at a recent practice session MISSION: The D.C. Aquatics Club (DCAC) promotes competitive and fitness swimming in a social, team-oriented, coached setting....
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Love Game
For the past three weeks, some members of the Capital Tennis Association (CTA) have been training for this weekend's 14th annual Capital Classic Tournament by...
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Capital Area Rainbowlers Association (CARA)
CARA members on their 2006 Capital Pride Parade float(Photo by Henry Linser/file photo) MISSION: Founded in 1995, CARA coordinates and promotes the sport of bowling...
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Good Sports
The sporting arena in its various forms is the place where athletes come to test themselves against one another, and their own personal bests. Sometimes...
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Federal Triangles Soccer Club
Federal Triangles members at the 20005 Capital Pride festival (Photo by Todd Franson) MISSION: Founded in 1990, The FTSC promotes the growth of soccer and...
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UltimateOut – Gay, Lesbian and Gay-friendly Ultimate Frisbee Coed Team
Members of Ultimateout ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: UltimateOut strives to build a sense of community for athletic gays, lesbians and gay-friendly people to play a fun, energetic...
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Lambda Divers
Members of Lambda Divers ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Founded in 1989, Lambda Divers is a nonprofit social organization dedicated to promoting scuba diving among the members of...
