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  • Attempt by anti-gay Don Dwyer to impeach Maryland Attorney General Gansler fails

    ”I brought the Articles of Impeachment to the House Floor today at approximately 10:15am. I was not ruled out of order as I had expected...

  • Transgender woman murdered in Queens, NY

    ”We found her on her bed. She was naked. Everything in the apartment was destroyed. All her Marilyn Monroe pictures were destroyed.” Barbara Vega relaying...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: You’re stodgy and sluggish and you can’t stand the sight of the sun. April Fool! As it turns out, there’s energy and to...

  • The Wedding Issue

    It's one thing to know than you can get married. It's another thing to actually do it. Now that marriage equality is the law of...

  • The Sweet Spot

    While Marie Antoinette may (or may not) have offered to let the starving peasants of France eat cake, guests at a wedding -- French peasants...

  • With this Ring

    Diamonds are forever. But the monthly payments don't have to be, given both online and in-store options that can be tailored to fit your needs....

  • Catering to You

    Speak with a variety of caterers and you're likely to come away with some reliable maxims. First, there are vast variables in budgeting for a...

  • Dollars and Scents

    Generally speaking, there are two times in your life you'll be celebrated with flowers. The difference with your wedding is that you'll get to enjoy...

  • Wedding Snappers

    Your Uncle Sal is a great guy -- maybe he's even a great photographer. But you should think long and hard before making him your...

  • Finding Your Place

    Washington has already seen a string of wedding ceremonies in high-profile locations since marriage equality became a reality -- from the Human Rights Campaign's Equality...

  • Hand Holders

    You're getting married to have someone to hold your hand for better or worse. So why not hire a professional to hold your hand as...

  • Time to Tie the Knot

    As D.C. enters its second month of same-sex couples being able to obtain marriage licenses, some wonder if – as with California and Maine –...

  • Wedding Resources

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  • Second Act

    I'll admit it — when I first heard the news of Ricky Martin's coming out, I greeted it with the mental equivalent of a yawn....

  • Time to Step Up

    Thousand-dollar-a-plate dinners are like abortions or same-sex marriages: If you don't approve of them, don't have one. We all make choices based on our views,...

  • Grease is the (Gay) Word [video]

    You've never seen Grease like this. On the weekend of March 19, at GWU's Lisner Auditorium, the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., produced an...

  • Deciphering the Data

    Standing at a lectern in front of the Wanda Alston House, one of the nation's few transitional homes specifically for LGBT youth, Thursday, March 25,...

  • Meeting and Greeting the GLLU

    Rather than contention, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers and members of the local LGBT community were greeted with chocolate cupcakes, sandwiches and live music on...

  • Gods Forsaken

    ''Just accept it.'' That's the advice given to Perseus when he discovers a sword from the gods in the forest. There's no good explanation for...

  • Hot Sauce

    ''I didn't realize how many salseros we have out there,'' says J. Martin. After repeated requests from the community, the lesbian Latino party promoter teamed...