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Sondheim that Sates
You love Stephen Sondheim, the gay genius behind such masterful musicals as Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Assassins, Passion......
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Ten-Minute Masterworks
''As far as we know it's probably the first time anyone in town has done something similar to this,'' says Jeff Scott, marketing and events...
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Auntie Hero
At first glance, the upcoming OutWrite ''Pioneers'' event at The Center, the area's LGBT community center, is already substantial, celebrating re-releases of two powerful books:...
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The Glory and the Gloom
With Placido Domingo singing his last role as general director of the Washington National Opera, it's hard not to take the somber – at times...
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Clark Bars
Jeremiah Clark was weaned on sad contemporary Christian songs. But now that's he secular? '' doesn't have to be Jesus on a cross...
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Stand Back
Stevie Nicks is back with her first album in 10 years – 30 years after her solo debut. She almost sounds like she never left....
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Cheers to Beer
While living in England nearly 30 years ago, Garrett Oliver developed a taste for beer. Real beer. Not beer mass-marketed in America, or what he...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: There's an undeniable something in the air. Everybody wants their ego stroked. Everybody wants to be acknowledged for their good points. Everybody wants...
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A Complicated Path
In El Paso, Texas, on May 10, President Barack Obama told the crowd assembled for a lengthy address on comprehensive immigration reform, ''I don't believe...
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Gay marriages on US Navy bases — on and off again
”My memorandum of 13 April 2011 is hereby suspended until further notice pending additional legal and policy review and inter-Departmental coordination.” Rear Admiral M.L Tidd,...
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Tour Tuesday: South Africa
Zoom Vacations is offering an 11-day tour of South Africa, August 25 to September 4, 2011. The tour includes a visit to Cape Town, a luxury...
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DOJ Files Motion to Dismiss Benefits Case Brought By DADT-Dismissed Vet
From the ACLU: WASHINGTON– The Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties...
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Dorman, Now and Then
Attorney General Eric Holder’s unusual decision on May 5 to send the case of Paul Wilson Dorman, which had been before the U.S. Court of...
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Obama Does Not Mention Same-Sex Bi-National Couples in Extensive Immigration Speech
Today, in an extensive speech addressing his aims for comprehensive immigration reform, President Barack Obama spoke to a crowd in El Paso, Texas, about his...
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Daily Show compares gayest cities: San Francisco vs. Minneapolis [video]
This past February, The Advocate website put out a rather silly ranking of the Top 15 Gayest Cities. The results attracted attention from mainstream news...
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Funniest Fed Competition
Once a week through June 24, twenty-seven contestants from a variety of federal agencies, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Army and Marines will compete...
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Facebook apologizes after disapproving another ‘gay’ kiss
“Upon investigation, we concluded the advertisement does not violate our guidelines and was removed in error…. The ad is now running and we apologize for...
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Post Poll: More Virginians Support Marriage Equality Than Oppose It
Big news in today’s poll out from The Washington Post: Virginians are pro-marriage equality. From the Post: Forty-seven percent of Virginians say gay couples should...
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Sports agent tweets attack on hockey star Sean Avery’s support for gay marriage
“Very sad to read Sean Avery’s misguided support of same-gender “marriage”. Legal or not, it will always be wrong. … To clarify. This is not hatred...
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Editor’s Pick: Liberty Smith
One of the largest and most expensive shows Ford’s Theatre has yet mounted, Liberty Smith features 20 glorious singing actors, reenacting and reinterpreting the history...
