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  • Jet Set: Winter with Chi Chi LaRue

    By on December 6, 2012

    Chi Chi LaRue is one busy drag queen. From small-town beginnings in Hibbing, Minn. – where he was better known as Larry Paciotti – to...

  • Calendar of Events: Winter Travel 2012-2013

    By on December 5, 2012

    December Pied Piper Christmas and New Year's CruiseCaribbean, via New YorkCunard Queen Mary 2Dec. 22-Jan. 3piedpipertravel.com Mega G5Taipei, TaiwanDec. 29-Jan. 1g5-taipei.com January Arosa Gay Ski...

  • Veteran Activist

    By on November 29, 2012

    Allyson Robinson has never been one to take the easy route. She applied three times before being accepted to West Point. And when she came...

  • King of Pops

    By on November 15, 2012

    Steven Reineke once played trumpet in a college production of Pippin. Decades later, Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Pippin, sat at Reineke's piano in New...

  • It's Your g.life!

    By on November 8, 2012

    Brigadoon – the story of the magical Scottish village that appears out of thin air every hundred years – comes to mind. Or maybe it's...

  • g.life University Class Schedule

    By on November 8, 2012

    PERSONAL/FAMILY LIFE10:30 a.m. Tipping the Scale – Work/Life BalanceKen White, Signal FinancialEleasa DuBois, Tight Body MakeoverJulie Gray, Profound ImpactTom DiGiovanni, Energy Coaching Associates11:30 a.m. Financial...

  • The Choice?

    By on October 31, 2012

    When Joe Biden appeared on NBC's Meet the Press May 6, many expected the former senator from Delaware, long known for his penchant for gaffes,...

  • Rooms with an Election View

    By on October 31, 2012

    Next Tuesday night, Nov. 6, promises to offer plenty of live drama and entertainment, especially in this political city. And this town's LGBT and LGBT-friendly...

  • Tammy Baldwin's Final Push

    By on October 31, 2012

    Tammy Baldwin has never run for public office as the lesbian candidate. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 after serving six years...

  • Obama & Romney on LGBT Issues

    By on October 31, 2012

    MARRIAGE EQUALITY Obama: First president to openly endorse the right to marry for same-sex couples. Endorses marriage-equality ballot measures in Maryland, Maine and Washington. Opposes...

  • Local Elections Count!

    By on October 24, 2012

    The United States might be in the grips of election fever, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duke it out in cash-covered campaigns. In the...

  • Chill Threads

    By on October 18, 2012

    Bloomingdale’sJacket - Burberry $695Hoodie - Michael Kors $295Shirt - Ralph Lauren $89.50Pants - Joe’s Jeans $158 Universal GearJacket - Premium Lounge $199.50Sweater - Universal Gear...

  • His Brother's Keeper

    By on October 10, 2012

    ''If you can play, you can play.'' It's a simple statement that, on the surface, seems like basic common sense. But for LGBT athletes who...

  • They Are the Champions

    By on October 10, 2012

    Sports and awards go together like cleats and grass. But when Team DC starts handing out the kudos Saturday night, it won't be for most...

  • Sporty Scholars

    By on October 10, 2012

    Conventional wisdom holds that the world of sports has been behind the curve when it comes to losing its homophobia. And it's no secret that...