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New Year’s Eve Retro at the State
This month, State Theatre’s popular party The Legwarmers, billed as D.C.’s “biggest ’80s Retro Dance Party,” takes place on New Year’s Eve. The party is...
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The Year in LGBT Law: A Changed Landscape of Unexpected Developments — and Waiting
On Jan. 1, 2011, most LGBT legal commentators were ready for a federal appellate court ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 — or at...
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Much Ado: “The Bard done right”
Wince you might at the idea of Much Ado About Nothing rendered as a 1930s screwball comedy set in Cuba, but the concept — and...
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Andy Warhol: More than just soup cans
Not one but two area museums are offering exhibits focused on the work of Andy Warhol. The Hirshhorn presents “Andy Warhol: Shadows 1978,” comprising 102...
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Waltzing in the New Year
Alexander Steinitz conducts the Strauss Symphony of America and fellow Viennese performers soprano Rebecca Nelsen and tenor Thomas Sigwald, plus dancers from the Vienna Imperial...
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Billy Elliot at the Kennedy Center
Writer Lee Hall, director Stephen Daldry and choreographer Peter Darling reprise their responsibilities adapting the popular 2000 film Billy Elliot, with Hall also penning the...
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Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul: Stunned by ”hate” response, Still supports gay rights
Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, 29, says her “eyes have been opened” by the “hate” she received after tweeting that she was a fan of fellow...
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Texan Rick Perry suddenly ignorant about gay sex case: Lawrence v. Texas [video]
Rick Perry seems to have forgotten his own arguments again. Just days before the Iowa Caucus vote, Perry spoke at the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in...
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Gay Nativity scene busted up by vandals [video]
A Christmas display that included images of lesbian and gay couples has been vandalized according to KTLA 5. The non-traditional “nativity” scene featured a sign...
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Year in Scene 2011
Visit Metro Weekly’s Scene section to see all of our pictures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Click a...
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Days Gone By
To get the cliché out of the way, looking back over a just-completed year is generally an exercise in indulging our own perspectives. Those of...
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DCTC vs. Virginia
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), a local advocacy group advancing the civil rights of transgender people, has filed a friend of the court brief urging...
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Stand-Up Ann
Politics as theater? Oh, sure. We see that all the time. But politics as stand-up comedy? Ah, now that is much trickier territory –...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Roundup: You may already be a contender. You may not recognize the battle in which you're engaged, but it exists nonetheless. Can you make...
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The Best Music of 2011
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé both released new albums in 2011. But aside from some great tracks (most notably ''Americano'' and Sheibe'' from Gaga, ''Run...
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The Best and Worst Movies of 2011
The past year has been fantastic for moviegoers. More so than any other year in recent memory, the best films of 2011 are incredibly different...
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Insulted gay men and transgender woman react violently in viral videos [video]
A couple of shocking videos made their way onto blogs and around social media this week. They allegedly show separate incidents where gay men and...
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Ron Paul team says accuser claiming Congressman had homosexual aversion is ”not credible”
”Eric Dondero is a disgruntled former staffer who was fired for performance issues…. He has zero credibility and should not be taken seriously.” Quote received...
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New CNN/Time Poll: “Moral Issues” Not That Important to 1 in 5 Iowa GOP Caucus-Goers
A new poll released by CNN/Time this afternoon found that one in five Iowa Republican voters said “moral issues” — like abortion and same-sex marriage...
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Portland’s gay magazine closes after 28 years
Effective December 26, 2011, Just Out newsmagazine, serving Portland’s LGBTQ community since 1983, is no longer in business. Three years of recession have taken...
