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  • A Dominion Decision

    By on November 1, 2006

    While D.C.'s election stories may have burned brightest back in September, the states that surround the nation's capital have taken up the torch for closely...

  • Calling All Voters

    By on November 1, 2006

    All good things must come to an end — even when ”good” is a somewhat relative term. So it is that on Tuesday, Nov. 7,...

  • From the Bottom Up

    By on November 1, 2006

    At the intersection of P and Ninth streets NW, there is evidence that the gay gentrification of Logan Circle may be creeping ever eastward. On...

  • Be Heeled!

    By on October 25, 2006

    Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore. She's busy fighting for her title as Washington, D.C.'s fastest high-heel runner, for the third consecutive year. ''I'm a...

  • Petrifying Parties and Ghoulish Galas

    By on October 25, 2006

    If you had a hard time picking out a costume for Halloween, get ready to make another difficult decision: where to go. This year, D.C.'s...

  • A Homo Haunting

    By on October 25, 2006

    There are any number of icons that pop up at Halloween. Skeletons, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts and witches readily come to mind. And though none is particularly...

  • The Fine Print

    By on October 18, 2006

    Tuesday was a good day, as battles against anti-gay constitutional amendments go. That was the day the Washington Post released its latest polling on the...

  • A Fight on Many Fronts

    By on October 18, 2006

    There may be plenty of gay people who don't care much about getting married, but there is no question that marriage is an issue at...

  • Reel Affirmations 16

    By on October 11, 2006

    Here's your advanced look at this year's Reel Affirmations festival presentations, from Thursday, October 12 - Saturday, 21, 2006: Reviews by Tom Avila, Sean Bugg,...

  • Gay Is Good

    By on October 4, 2006

    Frank Kameny's life in the upper Northwest, Palisades corner of Washington looks quiet enough. The retiree lives in a modest home on a serene, tree-lined...

  • Girl on Film

    By on September 27, 2006

    Eighteen years ago, Margaret Murray faked her way into a life in film. A single mom living in Florida, Murray was working in a bank...

  • On the Scene

    By on September 20, 2006

  • Art Museums & Galleries

    By on September 13, 2006

    ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY 1050 Independence Ave. SW 202-633-1000 www.asia.si.edu Perspectives: Simryn Gill -- The first major exhibit in the U.S. of contemporary Singapore-born artist...

  • Readings & Lectures

    By on September 13, 2006

    HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS 4155 Linnean Ave. NW 202-686-8500 www.hillwoodmuseum.org Geometry in the Garden: The French Formal Style and Its Influence -- Using Hillwood's French...

  • Film

    By on September 13, 2006

    Opening dates are tentative. Subject to change at a studio's whim. SEPTEMBER Gridiron Gang -- The Rock stars as a counselor at a juvenile detention...