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  • Marketing Faith

    By on April 9, 2008

    If marketed properly, a new recording from George Michael could become another gay anthem. ''I told myself I was straight, but I shouldn't have worried,...

  • A Church's Special Guest

    By on April 9, 2008

    Reverend Fernando Frontan, a Protestant pastor credited as being the first openly gay activist in Uruguay, is currently leading several workshops and gatherings, on global...

  • Preparing for the Pope

    By on April 9, 2008

    A small group of prominent gay Catholics is holding a press conference, ''A Few Minutes with the Pope,'' Thursday, April 10 from 9 to 11...

  • Protecting Peers

    By on April 9, 2008

    About 80 members of the metro D.C. GLBT community and allies gathered Tuesday night to continue strategizing against one of the community's stealthier enemies: same-sex,...

  • The Return of Ziegfeld's

    By on April 9, 2008

    Once a famous facet of the D.C. gay bar scene, all-male strip clubs faded into history when a new baseball stadium displaced the few remaining...

  • On Your Marks…

    By on April 9, 2008

    If you have an interest in sports, there's likely a gay and lesbian sports group that shares it. Visit these groups at their web sites...

  • 'Soft' Touch

    By on April 9, 2008

    It's called softball for a reason. The ball is bigger than a baseball, and the pitch is underhand -- a little bit friendlier, a little...

  • Making a Splash

    By on April 9, 2008

    If you know how to float, you're halfway there. Of course, being a part of the D.C. Aquatics Club (DCAC) can mean much more than...

  • Diva in a Dress

    By on April 9, 2008

    Tackle football is usually synonymous with fall weather and rough guys. That's old school. Today, tackle football can mean daffodil season and kick-ass women like...

  • Love Game

    By on April 9, 2008

    When I picked up a racquet for the first time in 16 years and joined a gay tennis league, I set my expectations low. Basically,...

  • Go Team!

    By on April 9, 2008

    With a myriad of gay and lesbian sports organizations in the area, it may seem daunting to try to pull them all together for common...

  • Gearing up for Spring

    By on April 9, 2008

    Once upon a time, when sports were the domain of the heterosexual male and outcasts were always chosen last, gay and lesbian athletes were invisible...

  • Life is a mystery

    By on April 8, 2008

    “I think ‘Queer Nation’ and ‘Diva’ just go together. The diva in them recognized the diva in me.”  –Madonna on what it’s like to be one...

  • Wine before beer, how queer…

    By on April 3, 2008

    Hearsay remembers its first like it was last weekend, and no, it doesn’t mean mutual lollipop licking at the Fireplace — though there’s no better...

  • In the House

    By on April 2, 2008

    In New York City, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah claims to be the world's largest GLBT synagogue. Beth Chayim Chadashim, founded in 1972 in Los Angeles,...

  • A Warm GLOE

    By on April 2, 2008

    The District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, better known as the DCJCC -- or simply as ''The J'' for those really in the know --...

  • Breaking Barriers

    By on April 2, 2008

    Breaking down barriers is old hat for Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton. After all, she's been breaking them since she was a little girl in Montreal. The...

  • Passover in Pink

    By on April 2, 2008

    While the modern world has the bittersweet claim of Juneteenth -- the June 19 holiday that since late in the 19th century marked the end...

  • State of the World

    By on April 2, 2008

    On March 11, the State Department released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. A compilation of the LGBT- and HIV/AIDS-related portions is...

  • Fueling Oppression

    By on April 2, 2008

    A few weeks ago, I was going to take up the call of American energy independence from a gay perspective. Some online research immediately pointed...