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HOME Help
On Sept. 22, members of both chambers of Congress introduced legislation that would extend housing and lending nondiscrimination laws to include protections based on sexual...
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Becoming Law
The conclusion of a four-part series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act By the time the Senate passed...
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Tea Time
Intimate one-man shows are like that friend who's just been on a cooking course. You know, the one who's frantic to make you dinner? On...
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Shows of Shows
There's something truly troubling about Trouble in Mind. A half-century ago, Alice Childress was set to become the first African-American female playwright on Broadway. But...
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Musical Realities
Among tragically themed musicals, Parade marches to the beat of a particularly bleak (and real) drummer: Leo Frank, a Northern Jewish factory manager doomed to...
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Marriage Singer
''I want my child to be able to marry whoever she wants to marry when she grows up, and have the same rights as everyone...
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Memory Lanes
Memories are the sorts of things that get easily tangled with the passage of time. Over the past few years, I've spent more time going...
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Right's Populist Fakery
For all the talk of ''what the American people want,'' Republican candidates are pushing a lot of things that polls show most people do not...
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Ward Roulette
Shaw resident William Waybourn lives on 8th Street NW. He also owns Long View Gallery, about three blocks away on 9th Street NW. But under...
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DOMA Is “Becoming Law” in This Week’s Metro Weekly
This week’s article — “Becoming Law” — will be is the conclusion of a four-part series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the...
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Obama Talks Bullying, DOMA and Immigration at White House Roundtable
Today, President Obama talked about bullying and the Defense of Marriage Act over the course of a 50-minute “Open for Questions” roundtable moderated by Jose...
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn’t “Looked At” Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
Over the course of 2011, the Defense of Marriage Act has been front and center in several public debates, most notably when the Obama administration...
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Fall into WIT!
If you love improv, you don’t have to wait for regular visits from Chicago’s esteemed Second City. D.C.’s own Washington Improv Theater, or WIT, may...
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Equality Maryland Appoints 16 New Members to Boards of Directors
Equality Maryland, the LGBT civil rights group that lobbies for marriage, equal protection and anti-discrimination legislation in the Free State, announced on Sept. 27 the...
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Trick-or-treat travel
Ghosts, goblins and gays are synonymous with Halloween. And if you’re looking for a spooktacular LGBT-friendly destination to spend the holiday, here are Elsewhere’s picks:...
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Washington Post publishes another piece on “black gay gang” troubles at Verizon Center
Courtland Milloy, a columnist for The Washington Post, has written a piece appearing on the paper’s website called ”Gay black youths go from attacked to...
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Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley say Obama would not tell gays and others to “stop complaining” [video]
President Barack Obama‘s recent speech before the Congressional Black Caucus seems to have riled up some Americans for the wrong reasons. Some leading figures are objecting...
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Joe Biden and Barack Obama denounce disrespect for gay soldier at Republican debate
Appearing on ABC’s The View, Vice President Joe Biden was asked by co-host Joy Behar what he thought about the booing of a gay soldier...
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Out Lesbian Judicial Nominee Set for Senate Vote in Coming Weeks
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Bullies cheer for gay teen’s suicide at Homecoming dance [video]
The parents of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer went on the Today show this morning to discuss their son’s suicide. His mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told host Ann...
