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Obama Addresses LGBT Record, “a Little Debate Going on Here in New York”
Tonight, President Barack Obama — with emcee Neil Patrick Harris — addressed a crowd of about 600 supporters who paid a minimum of $1,250 for...
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Equality Maryland dropping three employee contracts, sets June 27 to unveil six-month strategic plan
Equality Maryland announced on Thursday, June 23, that the organization will not be renewing contracts with the organization’s field director Damon Hainline, field organizer Karess...
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In Advance of Obama Broadway Events, White House Plays Down Hopes for Obama Marriage Statement
[Obama for America 2012 representatives gather outside the Broadway Theater production of Sister Act on June 23, in preparation for President Obama’s evening visit and...
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Dog Day Afternoon
Dupont Circle went to the dogs on Saturday, June 18, during the 18th Annual Pride of Pets Dog Show, benefiting Pets-DC, the 20-year organization helmed...
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Coverboy AJ
Looking at his busy schedule, AJ no longer has downtime. He's been modeling since he was 16, and these days, when he gets a free...
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A Charming Pride
Last Saturday, June 18, Baltimore may have seen its last Pride block party at its traditional Mount Vernon location. If that turns out to be...
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Grand Slam [video]
The Washington Nationals pulled off a historic 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners with a bottom-of-the-ninth home run that brought fans to their feet. But...
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Team DC's Night Out at the Nationals [video]
The seventh annual Team DC Night Out at the Nationals drew more than 3,400 LGBT fans out for a night of baseball and camaraderie, capped...
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Jennifer Holliday performs 'And I Am Telling You' [video]
The extraordinary Jennifer Holliday performed her signature hit, ''And I Am Telling You,'' from the musical Dreamgirls, at the 2011 Capital Pride Festival on Sunday,...
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Equality California Withdraws 2009 “Net Neutrality” FCC Letter
Following Metro Weekly‘s June 20 report about a series of LGBT organizations that have submitted letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding issues that had...
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Football player David Tyree embraces anti-gay marriage politics in NY
Speaking of morals, religious beliefs and “what’s right” for America, football player David Tyree stepped forward to express his point of view that gay men and...
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All That Glitters
When the only tool you have is a swizzle stick, every problem looks like a vodka tonic. At least, that's an easy characterization of the...
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Dolan's Last Ditch
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan firmly supports your right to do as he says. That’s the gist of his June 14 blog post decrying ''this...
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Change in the Old Dominion
State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, the Arlington Democrat who is both progressive and pragmatic, likes to say that Virginia is an ''incremental'' state. Change comes,...
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Test Time
In any war, intelligence is crucial. Certainly the axiom holds in the District's war against HIV, where one of the most crucial bits of intelligence...
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Next Course
A bar mitzvah marks a pivotal transition in a Jewish boy's life, ushering the 13-year-old into adulthood. Eric Hirshfield takes his own business baby's birthday...
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Helping Hair
Seven singers in drag and local drag enthusiast Cookie Buffet will perform at ''Wig Aid Live,'' a benefit for the Wanda Alston House on Saturday,...
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Peruvian Struggle
It might sound silly or superficial, but you just might fall in love with actor and dancer José Manuel Ozuna-Báez, who's starring in GALA Hispanic...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: The world slides into normal, churning up so much dust the outcome is uncertain for longer than the situation merits. Daily life valiantly...
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Cee Lo Green apologizes for ‘ur gay’ Tweet
Singer Cee Lo Green set off gay alarms recently when he sent out a Tweet that appeared to some to be “homophobic.” He opened for...
