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Mayoral Welcome
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) not only welcomed National Equality March participants to town on Friday night -- he provided a boost to the city’s...
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Nickles Hits Initiative
In a letter dated Oct. 5, D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has advised that a proposed ballot initiative to vote on defining marriage in the...
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''Hollaback'' Help
Local transgender activist Dee Curry describes the newly formed ''Hollaback'' support group for transgender people as ''a place where transgenders feel they can come, talk,...
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Countering Complaints
Concerns raised during a City Council hearing on District hate crimes last year have been taken into account by the Police Complaints Board (PCB) in...
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Raising the Flags
Local sports enthusiasts still recovering from Washington's losing bid to host the 2014 Gay Games may have cause to cheer this weekend. From Oct. 8...
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Convocation to Council
Fresh from his flight home from Germany, where he was part of the final yet unsuccessful push to secure Washington's Gay Games bid for 2014,...
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Stepping Out
My first in-the-streets action did not leave blisters on my feet. It's not because it didn't include a long march route winding through some city....
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Leading Man
''I love the play. I love what it says. I love the fact that it's sort-of perfectly tied into what's going on in my personal...
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Here's to Equality
''If it's anything like , I don't know what I'll do,'' says David Perruzza, manager of JR.'s, when asked how many gay rights...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Truth and/or consequences is the name of the game here and now. What has been spoken or written or even rumored is coming...
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Seasonal Shift
Just because winter is approaching does not mean you have to get SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. And with swimsuit season long gone, if you've...
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Seriously Sweet
The folk-pop trio Girlyman is serious about living up to its name – in being sweet and sensitive, even a little silly. But these two...
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Songbirds
Washington, D.C., is a city built on two unstable foundations. The first (and most commented on during the summer swelter) is a swamp, though serious...
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Map of March Route
Equality March Map The National Equality March 2009 will take place on Sunday, October 11, at noon, and will begin on 15th Street between H...
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Equality March: Weekend Calendar of Events
Friday, October 9 Operation Shine Luncheon and Meet N'Greet, Hosted by Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Wanda Alston House and the Sexual Minority Youth Assistant League (SMYAL),...
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Marshall Wong, Los Angeles
Marshall Wong Of those coming to D.C. for the National Equality March, Marshall Wong's face may be one of the more familiar to Washingtonians. Although...
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Lisa Wojehowski, Monroe, N.Y.
Lisa Wojehowski Lisa Wojehowski says it's her duty as a young, straight person to stand up for other people's rights. ''What I always say to...
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Stuart Wilber, Seattle
Stuart Wilber At 71, Stuart Wilber may be of retirement age. But put away your brochures for age-restricted golfing communities or shuffleboard tournaments -- he's...
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Tobias Packer, Miami
Tobias Packer Florida has a reputation. Two, actually. The glamorous one involves the miles of sizzling beaches, the excruciatingly hip South Beach and the final...
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Dimas Natividad, Albuquerque, N.M.
Dimas Natividad Dimas Natividad has never been to Washington before. But that's not to say he's not interested in politics. At 19, the sophomore student...
