Features
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Peaks and Valleys
The pragmatic conservatism of Log Cabin Republicans may have kept them in the news in 2011 as the group pursued its lawsuit challenging ''Don't Ask,...
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Revisiting Violence
At year's end, the local LGBT community is recovering from a year of violent attacks directed at LGBT individuals, particularly transgender women of color. Beginning...
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Maryland Falls Short
Close, but no cigar. Despite large socially conservative Catholic and African-American populations, heavily Democratic Maryland was seen by many at the start of 2011 as...
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A Tale of Two Closets
Mr. Spock is gay. Or, at least, this Star Trek timeline's version of the iconic Vulcan is played by Zachary Quinto, who came out in...
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The Rule of Three
The idea that significant deaths come in threes is an attractive myth that's always easy to see in hindsight – consider December 2011's intriguing grouping...
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2011 Coverboy of the Year: Tyler Coffey
So maybe he overshared a bit. In his Coverboy profile last May, Tyler Coffey revealed the most unusual place he's had sex. ''A lifeguard station...
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First Runner-Up: Kory Davis
As far as Kory Davis is concerned, life's all about openness and honesty. The frank, outgoing 25-year-old tells it like it is. ''I just speak...
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Second Runner-Up: Moises Navarrete
There was a time when young Moises Navarrete might have shied from the spotlight. A few years ago, the attention the Northern Virginia native was...
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The Ambassador of Out
James Hormel fits the role of a statesman well. Turning 79 next month, the former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg is actively engaged in national LGBT...
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The Obsession of Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor is obsessed. Not with image, or awards, or even celebrity. She's obsessed with the late governor of Texas, Ann Richards. Coming to the...
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World AIDS Day 2011
It is Dec. 1. It is time, again, to mark World AIDS Day. As with winter, soon to follow, one might say that AIDS is...
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In Harm's Way
For a month, Frank Mugisha is out of Uganda. In late October, he arrived in Norway, where he received the Rafto Prize on behalf of...
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Wingspan
It's a warm November Thursday and Ted Clements is getting ready for business. He walks through the empty – almost hallowed – space on New...
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Clinton's Administrations
{Kate Clinton (Photo by Jurek Wajdowicz)} There's a fine line between charisma and charm. If charisma is the bait, charm is the rod and...
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An Angry Heart
Larry Kramer, with his dog Charley, in his Manhattan home (Photo by Chris Geidner) Since the publication of Faggots in 1978, Larry Kramer has been...
