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Hot Pick: Penelope at Studio Theatre
As part of Studio Theatre’s New Ireland: The Enda Walsh Festival, the company invited the Druid Theatre of Ireland to perform Penelope, Walsh’s extraordinary riff...
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Now playing: Paul
British funnymen Simon Pegg and Nick Frost left their mark on zombie movies with Shaun of the Dead (hysterical) and buddy cop movies with Hot...
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DOJ's New Scrutiny
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's report on its ''Investigation of the New Orleans Police Department,'' which was released on March 16, detailed serious...
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Star Trek’s George Takei blasts anti-gay iPhone app
”Thx Tweeps for helping get the homophobic Exodus app pulled today. Full power to forward shields!” Actor and gay rights activist George Takei, thanking his...
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“Ex-gay” Exodus app vanishes from Apple iTunes store
“Apple made a wise and responsible decision to dump an offensive app that demonized gay and lesbian people…. The real winners today are LGBT youth...
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Making Things Better
These days when we think of the phrase ''it gets better,'' we think of recent efforts to give hope to LGBT youth that as they...
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DOMA’s Dwindling Defenders — in Congress and Across the Country
On March 3, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Republican from Missouri, introduced a resolution purporting to “demand that the Department of Justice continue to defend the...
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White House Spokesman: Ending Anti-LGBT Violence a “Critical Issue”
Following up on the earlier news regarding the desire of the U.S. and Brazil to create a Special Rapporteur for LGBT issues at the Organization...
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Disco’s most powerful voice, Loleatta Holloway, dies at 64 [video]
”Another Legendary Angel Loleatta Holloway Gone to soon Rest in Peace Sweet Loleatta..RR” Note left on Twitter from Ron Richardson who the LA Times credits...
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Center to Move Again
David Mariner, executive director of The Center, announced today, March 22, that the organization is expecting to vacate its current space at 1318 U St.,...
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Paul Taylor Dance at The Kennedy Center
A Kennedy Center Honoree in 1992, Paul Taylor and his company return with Three Dubious Memories, Brief Encounters and Also Playing. Wednesday, March 23, at...
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Yes, but does Cokie Roberts make matzohballs?
In Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families, NPR couple and authors of a syndicated USA Weekend column Cokie and Steve Roberts discuss how they...
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SLDN Recognizes Hoyer, Hoyer Recognizes Servicememembers Past, Present and Future
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) was presented with the Anna...
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Equality Maryland Board Chairs Explain Marriage Vote Decision
In a statement released to Metro Weekly on Monday, March 21, Equality Maryland board chair Chuck Butler and Equality Maryland Foundation board chair Patrick Wojahn detail...
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Obama, Brazilian President Rousseff Agree to Establish LGBT Post at Organization of American States
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama made an official state visit to Brazil, including a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Included in the joint...
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Local D.C. restaurants raise money for Japan disaster relief
A local D.C. Chef’s Club has joined forces to support and raise money for the urgent need of disaster relief in Japan. Utilizing e-Bay, chefs...
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Vpstart Crow is looking for directors
Vpstart Crow Productions is looking for directors to helm its new season. The shows include Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Shakespeare’s...
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Janet Jackson dedicates I Get Lonely to Washington, D.C.
On each stop of Janet Jackson‘s current world tour — Number Ones: Up Close and Personal — the singer is dedicating one song to the...
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The Cars: Round trip drive
The Cars released the video for “Sad Song,” from Move Like This, their first studio album with Rik Ocasek in 24 years. It pretty much...
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Lady Gaga accepts Randy Shilts Visibility Award [video]
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, Lady Gaga was presented with the Randy Shilts Visibility Award for...
