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  • Branching Out

    The D.C. Chapter of Immigration Equality will host a reception and fundraiser in support of same-sex, bi-national couples, and GLBT or HIV-positive asylum seekers, on...

  • Warm Donation

    Ray Daniels D.C. Black Pride has donated 14 bags of coats, about $1,000 and food items to Damien Ministries, collected...

  • Baking for Beneficiaries

    The Scarlet Foundation Inc., organizer of Scarlet's 37th Annual Bake Sale and Auction, is using this year's event to honor Cornelius ''Neil'' R. Alexander Jr.,...

  • Clarification

    In Feel the Heat (Domestic Partner, 1/31/08), jetBlue Airways was credited with being the first U.S. airline to include anti-discrimination protection for gender identity when...

  • Writing on the Wall

    Although the Metropolitan Police Department would not release information regarding what authorities described as ''homophobic graffiti'' found inside a restroom at the Fifth District Police...

  • Calling on Annapolis

    When thinking about Equality Maryland's upcoming Lobby Day in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 11, Dan Furmansky, the equal-rights organization's executive director, can't help but quote...

  • Soundwaves

    ANNIE'S PAVEMENT CRACKS... Once dubbed the ''Greatest White Soul Singer Alive'' by VH1, Annie Lennox has now been dumped on like so many soul singers...

  • Lobby Day 101

    Sitting calmly in the office of a man who voted against your civil rights, by supporting the successfully passed marriage amendment that prohibits same-sex marriage...

  • Slinging Porn

    D.C. made headlines recently with one of those stories that people like to use to mock the inefficiencies of government. On Jan. 23, the city...

  • Time Passages

    There are those days when you look up from whatever pile of paper has spread like a cup of spilled coffee across your desk only...

  • Writing Lessons

    Michelle Burleson didn't choose to become a songwriter. It chose her. She can't explain why it happened, but it was sometime in between admiring the...

  • Last Word

    ''He has gone out of his way to ensure that the department has a new air of inclusiveness and an open and welcoming environment for...

  • Return on Investment

    While so many single people meet St. Valentine's Day with a collective yawn, there are likely quite a few couples who feel similarly. With the...

  • Choice Chocolates

    Step aside Easter, Saint Valentine is the real king of candy. And when it comes to candy, choosy adults choose chocolate. BIAGIO IN THE BASEMENT...

  • Winter Weary

    You may be done with winter, but winter's far from done with you. With nearly two months to go, make sure you're prepared with cap...

  • Heart of the Matter

    The first thing that usually comes to mind when thinking of a way to surprise your favorite person on Valentine's Day is a cozy, romantic...

  • Death Unbecomes Her

    Perhaps everyone who goes to see Over Her Dead Body will leave the theater believing themselves psychic, because it's impossible not to see every plot...

  • Trivial Pursuits

    Quick! Can you name 10 countries in Africa that begin and end with a consonant? How about the temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and...

  • Crack’s Circus: The Wurst Show in Town

    Ladies and (not-so-)gentlemen, the circus is back in town. The circus, that is, better known around these parts as Crack. In time for Mardi Gras,...

  • Fashion Forward Fun

    This year Cherry is bringing to town several of house music’s most revered DJs, as well as some of the gay scene’s more promising newcomers....