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Win tickets to DC Different Drummers Anniversary Concert
To win a pair of tickets to DC Different Drummers 30th Anniversary Gala Concert, this Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., please fill out the...
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Portia Degeneres says Ellen’s early TV troubles kept her in the closet [video]
”Having to hide something like that just ruined me. It really, really killed me, because even though I’d gotten to a point where I wasn’t...
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In Iowa, Judges Are Ousted
In Iowa, which declared Iowa’s marriage ban unconstitutional under the state’s constitution in 2009, the National Organization for Marriage got one of its first electoral...
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Rep. Murphy, Sen. Feingold Lose Seats
Tuesday’s votes will lead to lots of changes, but the loss of two Democratic supporters of LGBT issues, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) and Sen. Russ...
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Rep. Barney Frank Cruises to Victory, Cicilline to Join Him in Congress
Out Rep. Barney Frank (D) — despite opposition from GOProud — is cruising to victory in Massachusetts, nearly doubling his challenger,...
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Lexington’s New Mayor
In Lexington, Kentucky, Jim Gray — currently the vice mayor of the city — has defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Newberry in an election that would...
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The House: Whither (Wither?) Pelosi?
Where will the the night end for the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has pushed a moderately...
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The Senate: A Long Way From Sixty
It was not too long ago that the Democrats had — finally — seated the 100th senator: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). That magic 60-vote count...
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Election Day: Twenty-Five Votes of Interest to LGBT People
We’re now four hours until the polls start closing. I’m “on” now for the next 12 hours (plus some?), providing Metro Weekly‘s readers with updates...
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Win tickets to A Fox on the Fairway!
Signature Theatre presents A Fox on the Fairway, a world premiere comedy from D.C. playwright Ken Ludwig, which pays tribute to the great English farces...
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Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat at Wolf Trap
Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett make their debut as an acoustic duo at the Barns at Wolf Trap, offering stripped-down versions of Little Feat treasures...
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House of Gold at Woolly Mammoth
Sarah Benson directs a first-rate cast including Mitchell Hebert and Michael Russotto in the darkly funny House of Gold, written by young playwright Gregory S....
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Jason Chaffetz wants DC’s black voters to overturn gay marriage; Keith Fimian will consider his effort [video]
”They passed the law and were afraid of a vote…. The Democrats were scared to death of having a vote, because same-sex marriage has failed...
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Split Appeals Court Panel Keeps DADT In Effect
With one judge dissenting, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay of the injunction of the...
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The Question: What Could Tuesday Mean for LGBT Americans?
At Metro Weekly‘s Poliglot, we asked folks at several of the LGBT organizations — on this Monday before Election Day — for their thoughts on...
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Yemen mail bomb was addressed to gay Jewish congregation
”(The official) said, ‘I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that your congregation was not one (of the targets);...
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Mega church leader, Jim Swilley, says he’s always been gay
” caught me with another man, that is not true…. For those of you who heard that I left Debbie for another man, that is...
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Interview with Lizz Winstead [video]
On Saturday, Oct. 30, Lizz Winstead -- co-creator of The Daily Show -- performed in Rosslyn at the new Artisphere. Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner caught...
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Portia De Rossi, Ricky Martin on ‘Oprah’ to discuss gay lives, new books [video]
”It wasn’t that I was proud of it, but it was certainly a recognitionf for my self control. I definitely had some pretty amazing willpower...
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Henry VIII at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Vivat Rex! Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII” features rare books, manuscripts, handwritten letters and prints offering an in-depth look at...
