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Gay singer Chely Wright publicly supports Blake Shelton over Twitter controversy
Hey, if we all agree that words we use- as public figures matter- then let’s not question @blakeshelton‘s sincerity. He stated his position. make no...
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Resorts Casino Hotel opens gay nightclub Prohibition
Resorts Casino Hotel announced this week that it has opened Atlantic City’s only casino-housed LGBT nightclub, called Prohibition. “Atlantic City has plenty of world-class amenities,...
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Wanda Sykes talks about gay boycott of Chick-Fil-A on Tonight Show’
“You know, I call Esther. She’s getting bigger…. Esther and I — we’re always at odds. We have a real big fight going...
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Galactica’s Rapture Rehearsal
Local drag phenom Galactica (a.k.a. the “pink-haired diva” a.k.a. Jeffrey Johnson) will preview her upcoming show with her band Capt. Satellite (a.k.a. musical director Christopher...
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Henry Velandia’s Deportation Proceeding Adjourned, AG Holder’s Decision Cited As Reason
Attorney Lavi Soloway tells Metro Weekly that Henry Velandia’s deportation proceedings have been adjourned, in part, because of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to vacate...
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Ricky Martin says he loves being out and gay, rather than feeling ‘evil’
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Blake Shelton apologizes for tweet, calls anti-gay violence “unacceptable”
“@glaad hey I want my fans and @nbcthevoice fans to know that anti-gay and lesbian violence is unacceptable!!!!!” Blake Shelton, country music star and celebrity...
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Follies at the Kennedy Center
One of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest works — with a book by James Goldman — the Kennedy Center stages a major revival of the Tony-winning Follies...
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Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt and Saboteur at AFI Silver
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents the second in a three-part series this year exploring the works of the great filmmaker. Part II focuses...
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Crazy Choral Love
The Gay Men’s Chorus’s select ensemble Potomac Fever teams up with two other ensembles from men’s choruses in Virginia and North Carolina to present “Crazy...
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GOP Candidates Clash in South Carolina on DOMA, Marriage
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Bill Clinton Pushes For New York Marriage Equality — and Chelsea Makes Calls
As Metro Weekly publishes the first part of its series on the Defense of Marriage Act, the man who signed the bill into law —...
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Attorney General Holder Vacates Immigration Decision Based on DOMA
Attorney General Eric Holder today filed a very rare decision, vacating a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals related to the application of Paul...
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Artist as Entrepreneur
CAGLCC Connections Painters, sculptors, actors, musicians: For them the term ''starving artist'' was coined. But not so Peter Fox, an artist who also runs a...
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Editor’s Pick: Carl Tanner performs at Aurora Opera Theatre Benefit
Carl Tanner got his start as a singer with a Glee-like moment: The Washington-Lee High School footballer and wrestler joined the school chorus after someone...
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Velvet Goldmine at AFI
As part of a month-long retrospective of Todd Haynes’s work, the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents one of the earlier films from the somewhat...
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M – I – C . . . see you real soon at Gay Days 2011
“Every year I’ve gone, I’ve enjoyed it,” says Kenny Allen, of Arlington, Va. “There’s something for everyone. From just putting on a red t-shirt and...
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Living Memories
Last summer while I was playing tennis with a friend on an Arlington public court, a troop of elementary-school kids took over the surrounding courts...
