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Arcade Fire at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arcade Fire produces swelling, ethereal, heartbreaking dramatic rock, with probing lyrics fraught with concerns over death and dreams, and existential questioning. Tonight, Friday, Aug. 6....
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Serenading Louis at the American Century Theatre
Serenading Louis, Lanford Wilson’s intimate examination of marriage — entrapment — in suburbia, Serenading Louie, from 1970, is building a reputation as a neglected masterpiece....
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DC Black Theatre Festival
The new week-long DC Black Theatre Festival showcases the talents of individuals from the D.C. area’s African-American theater community through 70 productions. There are at...
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Flame On [video]
Last Friday, July 30, Cobalt hosted a launch party for the web series 50faggots.com. Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart spoke to several of the castmembers, including...
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Mystic Pizzazz [video]
Metro Weekly's Ebone Bell takes a moment to talk with fans of the Mystics and, following a recent game, some of the teammates
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Processing the Proposition's Process
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker in Perry v. Schwarzenegger declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, while celebrated by opponents of the ban on...
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Harry Jackson revived: Promotes vote on DC gay marriage, ex-gays, “outraged blacks” [video]
”I believe in civil rights, according to Walter Fauntroy, who’s one proponent of our DC marriage bill here that we’re working on, said that housing,...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was against gay marriage, says DC preacher Anthony Evans [video]
”Well, it’s fairly simple. We look at gay marriage as — not a civil rights issue, but a moral question. And the moral question is...
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Target CEO promises dialogue on gay issues; apologizes for donation’s effect
”While I firmly believe that a business climate conducive to growth is critical to our future, I realize our decision affected many of you in...
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Kagan Confirmed
Elena Kagan, who had served as the solicitor general in the Obama Justice Department was confirmed on Thursday afternoon, August 5, as an associate justice...
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Upsetting the Tyranny of the Majority
Rush Limbaugh today launched into what has become a customary attack for him following any court decision that favors LGBT equality, saying the Aug. 4...
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“Bachelor” Jake Pavelka is a sensitive “Southern guy” — not gay (but his friend is)
”What she’s talking about is intimacy within our relationship. And there was a lack of intimacy because her problems were so heavy. And I can’t...
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Rachel Maddow’s complete coverage of gay marriage victory over Proposition 8 [video]
”They’re different cases involving different issues. But the common thread in these cases is treating gay and lesbian individuals equally, and not discriminating against them...
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The White House on the Proposition 8 Ruling
In response to an inquiry from Metro Weekly about whether there would be a presidential response to today’s ruling striking down Proposition 8, White House...
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Judge Walker: Prop 8 Unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today issued its decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8....
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The Waiting
Some housekeeping updates on the pending Perry v. Schwarzenegger decision. The decision is expected to come any time between 30 minutes from now and 2...
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“Family Guy” Seth MacFarlane surprised by gays’ negative reaction to transgender episode [video]
”The ridiculous thing about something like Prop 8 is that it will be overturned. They put something like $40 million into that campaign, and they...
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Spoken Words
The language barrier is an everyday part of my family life. Given that I spend much of my time working out of my home office,...
