Features
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Life After Folk
''Could you tell me, like, where's a good place to go?'' -- Justin Taylor, Episode 1, Queer as Folk. Many of us first saw Randy...
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Fenty v. Gray
Elections are sometimes decided – unofficially – during the primaries. In the overwhelmingly Democratic District of Columbia, that's the rule for choosing the mayor, not...
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Going Gray
There's no question that the Vince Gray for Mayor campaign has been picking up steam. From straw polls to multiple unions to – most importantly...
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Fenty's Followers
Moving to the District in 1973 to write his dissertation, Jerry Clark has a long relationship with the District. His career has taken him to...
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A NOM Connection
Leo Alexander is on the ballot in the Democratic primary for District mayor, although his campaign did not respond to a request for information about...
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Fenty Statement
I am committed to results for all District residents. From reforming schools to lowering crime, I believe that over the last three and half years,...
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Gray Statement
I am running for Mayor because I believe every resident, no matter their affiliation, should have access and say so in a government that is...
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Star Quality
Paul Wharton likes to be one step ahead of the game. When he was 19 and living in New York City with his gay uncle,...
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The Promised Land
Ugandan politics took a sad walk onto the world stage at the end of 2009, when David Bahati, a member of Parliament, introduced a bill...
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Mix Masters
Admit it – you've tried to play matchmaker with a friend or a co-worker because you just knew he'd be perfect for this single friend...
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Congressional Ties
''Being sometimes the first transgender person in their workspace – openly disclosed as trans – is an important part of what it is that we...
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Outraged
He's not much of a grandstander. In person, he's unassuming. He can laugh heartily, but he's otherwise fairly soft-spoken. His roots are in suburban New...
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Here's to the Dogs!
''Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.'' The quote belongs to the late Roger Caras, an American wildlife photographer and...
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Animal Magnetism
Chip Wells presents a mild, polite demeanor. There's a Southern sensibility in the man that makes personal, yet common, questions – his age, for example...
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Safety Patrol
Who better to fill you in on the 101s of safer sex than your favorite porn stars? ''You have to use lots of lube …...
