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Gay Film Series at Atlas: Victor/Victoria
The Atlas Performing Arts Center and Metro Weekly join forces to present a gay, summer-long film series based on this magazine’s annual list of “Gay...
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Aretha Franklin at Wolf Trap
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin returns to Wolf Trap for what’s become an annual performance, drawing from her rich repertoire — and maybe, just...
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Obama’s Evolution Will Be Televised — and Questioned
Asked about “the president’s views on the gay marriage bill in New York,” White House press secretary Jay Carney started giving a series of answers...
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Broadband Plans and Net Neutrality: Looking at the LGBT Letters
As a supplement to Metro Weekly‘s in-depth report on the scope of AT&T’s involvement in the public policy positions of multiple LGBT organizations, here are...
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GLAAD Board Co-Chair Speaks About Barrios’s Resignation Letter
The board co-chair of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation confirmed that Jarrett Barrios submitted a resignation letter to the board and that he...
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New York City Pride: Where it all began
New York City, home to the famed 1969 Stonewall rebellion, is hosting a weekend full of events to celebrate LGBT pride, Saturday, June 25 and...
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‘Obama’ comedian booed at Republican group for gay, race jokes? Or just mocking the GOP?
Much was made in the news last week about a saucy comedian, Reggie Brown, hired by the Republican Leadership Conference to do his impersonation of...
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Gay T & T
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's decision to file a letter with the Federal Communications Commission supporting the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile –...
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GLAAD’s Barrios Resigns
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation communications director Rich Ferraro emailed Metro Weekly regarding the article published earlier today at Politico about the future leadership...
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Bachmann “Glittered,” Get Equal Supporting Such Actions
The “glittering” fad — which began when Nick Espinosa tossed glitter at Newt Gingrich earlier this year and continued when others “glittered” Tim Pawlenty —...
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The Next Reflex Dance Collective
“Places in Space” is a collaborative performance presenting work from The Next Reflex Dance Collective, comprised of seven local D.C.-based choreographers, each exploring an outdoor...
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Rascal Flatts at Jiffy Lube Live
Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney make up Rascal Flatts, a popular country-rock band from Columbus, Ohio, best known for 2005’s hit “What...
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Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents the second in a three-part series exploring the works of the great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Part II focuses...
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White House Comm Dir: Obama Didn’t Fill Out 1996 Marriage Survey Answer [w/ UPDATE]
The news of the day from Netroots Nation, taking place in Minneapolis, came when White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer stated that then-state senate candidate...
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Senate Defense Bill Passed Out of Committee
On Thursday, June 16, the Senate Armed Services Committee complete its work on the National Defense Authorization Act, announcing on Friday morning that it had...
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Safeway Couple Satisfied
Jason Morgan and Brendan Harrington, the gay couple who were called ''faggots'' by a Safeway cashier on June 11, will not be taking legal action...
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Senate Cuts Anti-Gay Amendments
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), chaired by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), unanimously passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June...
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Get it at the Source
The Source Theatre’s annual festival presents 100 percent new work, incorporating theater and dance as well as music, visual art, film, spoken word and more....
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E-Clef – 'Michael Jackson's Thriller' [video]
Drag King E-Clef (Ebone Bell) performs to Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'' on the Main Stage at the 2011 Capital Pride Festival. Bell is also the host...
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Editor’s Pick: Marina and the Diamonds at the 9:30 Club
Marina Lambrini Diamandis — better known as Marina and the Diamonds — is another electro-pop ingenue from the U.K. — the hotbed that’s given us...
