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Belo comes to Artisphere
In partnership with the Alliance Francaise, Artisphere presents Belo, a 31-year-old Haitian singer-songwriter, whose socially conscious songs document the hardships in his homeland. Belo’s music...
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Now Playing: Pariah
Pariah is the finest coming-of-age movie to find its way into theaters in years. The story, or at least a portion of it, is inspired...
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Should Margaret Court's name be removed from the Australian Open tennis arena?
// See this related item: Activists call for tennis legend Margaret Court's name to be stripped from Australian Open
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On Pace for Pride
With a cold wind blowing, summertime's Capital Pride Festival and Parade may seem a world away. To pull together one of the city's grandest annual...
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Gay Fray: Suze Orman, Chely Wright, Renee Stubbs, Reichen, Ina Fried take on politicians, Girl Scout boycott, more
Good, bad or whatever … the famous have a lot to say about LGBT issues. Chely Wright: THIS is what happens when leaders like RICK...
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LGBT Legal Groups: “No Reason to Suggest That Canadian Marriages … Are in Jeopardy”
Responding to a report today in The Globe and Mail that “a Department of Justice lawyer says marriage is not legal...
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Investigators Probe Hazing, Homophobia In Beating Death Of Florida A&M Drum Major
A recent hazing-related death at Florida A&M University has raised questions about both ongoing problems of hazing at the university and whether sexual orientation played...
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Girl Scout cookies in demand after release of anti-transgender boycott video
A video appeared on YouTube this week featuring an unidentified teenaged girl complaining about transgender “boys” being allowed into the Girl Scouts. At the end...
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City of Orlando first in Central Florida to register domestic partners
Orlando, Florida began registering domestic partnerships for some legal recognition. The scope of the registration is limited to being within the city’s boundaries. Any two...
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Outspoken #45: Resolution Hangover
As we enter 2012, host Ebone Bell stops by the Sunday Brunch at Level One to find out what resolutions people are keeping (or breaking)...
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Top Gear
If you've picked up the scent of leather, it's not coming from the reins of a horse-drawn carriage – at least not till D.C. gets...
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The Great Hall
The Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend's Exhibit Hall is a beast all its own. It's where the leather and kink diehards cross paths with the weekend's spectators....
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Mr. MAL 2011’s Three D’s
What a year it's been, and Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2011 Doug ''D'' Pamplin couldn't be happier. From his base in Pittsburgh, Pamplin has taken the...
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Exercising Judgment
We're often told to judge not, lest we be judged by others. Perhaps it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. In this...
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Leather Heart, Warm Heart
As the director of development for Charlie's Place at St. Margaret's, local folk-singer favorite Tom Goss has to keep his eye on the dollars that...
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Puppy Play
The heyday of biker gangs and leather daddies is so 1970s. While leather, boots and a jockstrap used to be de rigueur attire for Mid-Atlantic...
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Sexy Edge
You might say dance-music singer Ultra Naté proposed to Quentin Harris. ''We went into the studio and started working at first was going...
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Leather Nights
It's not just your imagination – there is more leather and fetish nightlife during this year's Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend than ever before. ''Years ago, MAL...
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Friendly Fire
''Some of my best friends are '' is deservedly one of the most mocked phrases in the English language, given that it...
