All posts by Randy Shulman
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Rufus Wainwright at Wolf Trap on Tuesday
Gay crooner Rufus Wainwright appears on Tuesday at Wolf Trap for a concert in support of his new solo set, Out Of The Game, produced...
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Sheryl Lee Ralph reading and signing at Busboys and Poets
Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dream Girl offers highly personal reflections from Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Broadway star of the original Dreamgirls, including...
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Rapper Murs supports gay rights with his new video “Animal Style”
“‘Animal Style’ is a song I did for many reasons. The first was to be an advocate for people close to me who are out,...
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Animal Style, the new video from rapper Murs, advocates for gay rights
In his new video, straight hip hop artist Murs deploys a powerful narrative to show support for gay rights. Read more at the Last Word....
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Jay Brannan, tonight at U Street Music Hall
Jay Brannan isn’t the most charming of gay folk-pop singers, and he can be testy live. But he’s definitely got the looks and more importantly...
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Google purchases iPhone Gmail client Sparrow
The New York Times is reporting that Google is purchasing Sparrow, an app that allows people to use Gmail on the iPhone. There was no...
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New Video: Wut from Le1f is not-so-vaguely homoerotic
Wut is the new video from Le1f’s Dark York mixtap. Can anyone say “homoerotic”? Follow @metroweekly Get Soundwaves in your inbox. Join our mailing list.
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Mike Daisey brings a revamped Steve Jobs to Woolly Mammoth
Earlier this year a storm erupted in the theater and media worlds when it was exposed that Mike Daisey had either exaggerated or flat-out fabricated...
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Gay troops given permission to march in uniform in San Diego Pride Parade
“It was absolutely thrilling last year to walk down the street. But this year — to be able to march in uniform — wow! I’m...
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Google adds face-blurring technology to YouTube
Google is introducing face-blurring technology to its YouTube site. It’s largely an effort to protect civil and human rights activists and protesters whose identities could...
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“Part of the community goes back into the closet” — How the St. Petersburg gay ban is impacting the community
“Part of the community just goes back into the closest and tries to hide even more than they did before. And, part of the community...
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Jimmie “J.J.” Walker is against gay marriage on “moral grounds,” despite being “as much a heathen as anybody.”
CNN: You’re also against gay marriage. Walker: Yeah I am. There’s just certain traditions that need to be upheld. I’ll give you the other side...
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Russell Mark furious he can’t room with his wife when “tons” of gay couples can room together at the upcoming Olympics in London
“The stupid part of this, which I have argued to them, is that there are tons of gay couples on the Olympic team who will...
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Mama’s Black Sheep come to Jammin’ Java on July 19
Ashland Miller and Laura Cerulli, who together make up the local folk-pop band Mama’s Black Sheep, both felt like the black sheep of their respective...
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Target starts selling same-sex marriage greeting cards nationwide
“Target is focused on diversity and inclusivity.” Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, on the company’s new same-sex marriage greeting cards. The cards...
