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Notes on Pride
Early Sunday morning on Pennsylvania Avenue, I commiserated briefly with a fatigued Capital Pride volunteer who half-jokingly wondered, ''Why do I do this to myself...
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Label for One
Save for a bit of tail-wagging at Pride of Pets this Saturday and the June 29 shindig at the White House to celebrate my birthday...
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The Path to Pride
Ten years ago I celebrated my first Pride here in Washington. Little did I know what my level of involvement would be now, and I...
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Jewish Angst
''For me, music has always been about the opposite of parents,'' says singer-songwriter Dan Fishback. ''I listened to music as a teenager to escape...
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Fur Flurry
Ah, the tyranny of the audition room. If you've never been privy to the emotionally grueling ritual to which actors – if they're lucky enough...
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Marrying Matters
From coast to coast, this week has been understood to have high stakes for those seeking marriage equality – but an unexpected ruling from an...
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Making the Point
The Point Foundation, an organization offering scholarships, mentoring, and other vital resources to students ''marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,'' has...
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Gender in Virginia
The local transgender community and allies have a long history of fighting for more equitable treatment of transgender inmates in the custody of D.C.'s Department...
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Dog Day
For 20 years, Pets-DC has been helping ill people care for their pets. Initially, the group was formed to assist pet owners suffering from AIDS-related...
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Fostering Grant
As the old rhyme goes, ''Wednesday's child'' is full of woe. True or not, Wednesday, June 22, offers a chance to learn about helping all...
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Planning Ahead
The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), the preeminent conference dedicated to HIV/AIDS, held every two years, will be returning to Washington for the first...
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Being an Entrepreneur
How does someone decide they are meant to be a business owner, an entrepreneur? How do they know they can succeed during the worst economic...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: You can if you need to, but wanting is not enough. You'll have to stop whatever else you're up to and put your...
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Southern Baptist leader greets gay activists with mouthful of nonsense, no apology
A coalition of gay rights groups staged a protest at the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday, June 15. As part of an...
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A Capital Pride
Mother Nature, always the wild card for D.C.'s many outdoor events, looked as though she were going to insert herself into the story of this...
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‘Daily Show’ covers New York’s gay marriage push, phony lesbian bloggers [video]
On Wednesday, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show did a funny round-up of this week’s gay headlines, including the renewed effort to pass same-sex marriage...
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Too Little, Too Late
Speaking on behalf of himself and Brendan Harrington, his partner, Jason Morgan said Safeway's June 16 apology to the couple, released both to Metro Weekly...
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D.C. City Councilmember Calls Safeway Cashier Incident “Unacceptable,” Demands Response
An incident involving a supermarket, a D.C. gay couple, an epithet and an apology grabbed the attention — and the Twitter feed — of a...
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“First gay presidential candidate” Karger hounds Mitt Romney over voter residency claims [video]
Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican from California, has not drawn enough attention from his party yet to be included in major Republican debates. But...
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For New York Marriage, Only the Senate Remains
Tonight, marriage equality in New York took a step forward — albeit one it’s taken several times previously. Simon Garron-Caine at Gay City News reports:...
