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The Passionate Pragmatist
When the wheels of Washington's gay community are turning, it seems that Mario Acosta-Vélez is never far away. Perhaps it's his presidential post at the...
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Unholy Matrimony
With a bray of ''Jesus H. Christ!'' rupturing the still night air, Kathleen Turner stumbles on to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower stage with all of...
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Flights of Fantasy
When it comes to new movie releases, January is pretty much the doldrums. In order to find a truly involving motion picture that doesn't include...
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Love Hangover
Jennifer Hudson may steal the show, but not so much you forget about Beyonce. After seeing the movie version of Dreamgirls, however, you might forget...
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Taking Action
As the performing arts community saw its ranks decimated by HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and '90s, artists and activists sprang into action to combat the...
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Hororscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Evaluate your options; reassess your standing inventory. You're ready to consider the aesthetic -- and economic -- consequences of your choices. Across these...
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Calling All Non-profits
Shortly after joining Whitman-Walker Clinic in July 2006, ReGina Newkirk came to a realization about the annual Capital Pride event: As the new head of...
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Death Strikes in Transgender Community
In the week since news surfaced about the Jan. 3 murder of Grafton Lee Person, a 42-year-old transgender woman known in the community as Diamond...
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Face to Face
Virginia may have passed one of the nation's most restrictive constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and civil unions last November, but that hasn't slowed down...
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2007 Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend
Friday, Jan. 12 2006 Leather Cocktails (Photo by Henry Linser) Registration opens at 2 p.m. at the host hotel, the Washington Plaza Hotel. 10 Thomas...
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Comic Escapade: 2007 MAL Weekend
Underneath the glamour, glitz and mascara of Varla Jean Merman you won't find a leatherman. That's surprising, given that Jeffery Roberson, the man behind the...
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Wayne's World: 2007 MAL Weekend
Wayne M. Nesbitt has a surprisingly common name -- at least in the leather community. Yes, that means that people in the community are familiar...
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Flower Power
It happens every year, especially during the fall. An onslaught of good and great music causes other releases to get lost in the shuffle. Before...
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Family Affairs
I'll admit it: I've internalized a fair amount of disdain over the years for minivans, the one style of grown-up automobile that's designed almost completely...
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Uncomfortably Numbing
This is how it goes: You're riding the Metro and sitting in the window seat. Suddenly you hear people yelling. You turn and see a...
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Star Bright
It's all about the song. So potent is its power -- and so much more powerful in the hands of the artist who sings it...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: The force was with you, but you bobbled it. Were you distracted by the unexpected emotional content or by the growling in your...
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Singular Sensation
Couplehood is such a smug thing that when it ends, one of the hardest parts is telling the people you know. My boyfriend Carl and...
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Capital Pride Invites Input
Capital Pride organizers from the Whitman-Walker Clinic are asking nearly every GLBT not-for-profit organization in metropolitan Washington to take part in planning this year's week...
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From D.C., with Love
Romantic relationships are often fraught with pitfalls and puzzlement -- gay relationships often more so, given social stigmas and bureaucratic obstacles. Sometimes, the added difficulties...
