Features
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Capital Pride 2007
Yes, that was Mayor Adrian M. Fenty marching and throwing bead necklaces at the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9. Fenty joined hundreds of...
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Put on Your Pride
It's kind of a no-brainer: Capital Pride is a community event. That doesn't explain why Whitman-Walker Clinic has been the sole producer of the event...
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Hometown Heroes
When it comes to the pageantry of parades, beyond the floats and marching bands, there is something romantic about the notion of ''grand marshals.'' That...
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Cherry's New Taste
Months removed from its namesake cherry blossoms, this year's Cherry circuit party instead takes its cue from even further back in time -- all the...
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Party with a Cause
It wasn't until the clock hit the 6 p.m. closing hour of D.C. Black Pride's ''Liberty, Unity, Strength'' Festival that R&B singer Monica finally made...
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Out and Proud
James W. Hawkins likes to get things organized the way they should be. Take, for instance, his middle name. ''My mother named me 'Westley,' after...
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Making History
As the nation's capital or simply as an American city with infinite plots playing out at the local level, Washington, D.C., offers a great setting...
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Queens of Comedy
How many gay Washingtonians does it take to start a monthly comedy night? Just two, it seems. On the surface, that's not a very funny...
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The Kids Are All Right
Unlike the past two years, it didn't rain. And by midday, there was an exuberant mood and plenty to see and do at the 11th...
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The Diva Next Door
Opera is like beets -- people love it or hate it. But regardless of one's taste for opera, Patricia Racette is one to watch --...
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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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Living Out Loud
On the surface, an openly gay actor, one who majored in musical theater in college, may not run against the grain. But Eric Millegan is...
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Just another Sunday
It only takes a few seconds and I'm there. Thirteen years old again, at a Christian camp with a group of 10 other boys, in...
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Easter Sunday Services
Visit the Community Calendar for information about open and affirming churches in the metropolitan Washington area. CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY is asking you to join...
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Bunny Business
Whether I'm standing in a grocery checkout lane surrounded by bright plastic baskets, wandering a mall filled with gourmet-chocolate bunnies, or enduring the interminable wait...
