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Vanquishing Vulnerabilities
A birthday is a good time to stop and take stock of one's situation. How's the body- The career- The relationships- And so on. Thinking...
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The Best and Worst Films of 2008
When the credits started to roll, did you jump to your feet and applaud or storm the box office and demand your money back- In...
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2009: Year in Preview
All dates are subject to change at each organizer's discretion. For more detailed information as events approach, check Metro Weekly's ''Community Calendar,'' your complete guide...
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Mayor Sets Meeting
The recently re-formed Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) is ending a seemingly violent 2008 with a commitment from Mayor Adrian Fenty to meet with...
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It’s New Year’s — Get Out There and Celebrate!
You can ring in the New Year at any bar in town, but if you have champagne dreams, you wanna go where the party is....
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Playstation’s beautiful new ‘Home’ filters out ‘gay,’ ‘lesbian,’ ‘bisexual’
”I can understand if they’re filtering out profanity, but if feel like it’s discrimination. By blocking a word like ‘gay,’ which is a preferred term...
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Be Bar’s Latin Fire
D.C.’s main gay Latin party Fuego just keeps churning out the heat years after it started. Now, in addition to its weekly Friday event, there’s...
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Tammy Baldwin named honorary co-chair of Obama Inauguration
”Every Inauguration holds special significance, but the swearing-in of Barack Obama as president marks a turning point in American history. It’s a privilege to have...
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Rick Warren’s West Hollywood stunt fails, Saddleback removes anti-gay language for ‘clarity’ [video]
”He kind of just wanted me to know that his church had given a lot of money to people with AIDS, and not to believe...
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Etheridge’s wife, Tammy Lynn, thinks Rick Warren ‘LOVES gays’ [video]
rick is not a televangelist. rick is not falwell. rick spoke of some “stupid” things he’s said (his word, not mine), some missquotes that were...
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Pretty in Pink
Let's get right to the point. It is as silly and bubblegum as you thought it would be. Those question marks you included the first...
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Campbell’s ads in The Advocate have conservatives boiling mad
”We support all types of families, regardless of how they’re defined, for more than 100 years. We advertise in a variety...
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Gay-rights leaders come forward with mixed-feelings on Barack Obama
“We are prepared to hold feet to the fire on the issues that are critical to our community.” — Darlene Nipper of NGLTF. ”We have...
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Warren further belittles gay people; Denies meaning what he’s saying; Blames God and media [video]
”I have been accused of equating gay partnerships with incest and pedophilia…. I believe no such thing. I never have…. You know I believe that...
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Musical Therapy
You have to hand it to D.C.'s theater community. They never miss a chance to surprise or, perhaps more accurately, to shock. Arena Stage has...
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Melissa Etheridge meets with ‘Pastor Rick’ – Charmed, I’m sure
”On the day of the conference I received a call from Pastor Rick… he told me what a fan he was. He had most of...
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Pope’s religioscience dictates humanity, rainforests need to be saved from GLBTs
“I thought the Christmas angels said ‘Fear not’. Instead, the Pope is spreading fear that gay people somehow threaten the planet. And that’s just absurd....
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Joe Biden: Not to worry gays, Warren ‘opportunity’ is all part of the plan
King: There has been much controversy over the selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inaugural. He’s been a guest on this...
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Barney Frank speaks out on Rick Warren controversy
”Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest. I found that deeply offensive and unfair…. If he was inviting the Rev. Warren to participate in a...
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Lesbian gang-raped by four men in California [video]
”The emotional impact has changed her life. It is an absolute nightmare for her to have gone through. For 45 minutes, four strangers brutalized her.”...
