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Making the Syphi-list
Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracking sexually transmitted diseases in 2003 does not offer much good news for...
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Earnest Melodrama
When Molly Smith invites Everett Quinton, renowned alum of Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company, to direct The Importance of Being Earnest at Arena Stage, it's...
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Mythbuster
It's been six years since Bill Condon made the phenomenal Gods and Monsters, which explored the hushed tragedy of James Whale, the gay director behind...
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National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, D.C. Chapter
MISSION: Founded in 1991, NLGJA is an organization of journalists, online media professionals and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair...
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Sitting Pretty
Not long ago, I wrote that Subaru ''has carved a marketing niche for itself by creating cars that exude the practical and eschew the pretty.''...
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Next Exit 4 Years: Mapping a New Direction
Los Angeles and New York may be the country's cultural poles, but Washington sets the tone. The web of executive decisions, bureaucratic regulations, Supreme Court...
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First Class
In the coldest stretch of Iowa winter during my last two years of high school, there was a bittersweet part of each day: walking outside...
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Checks and Balances
Your check is no longer in the mail. For time immortal, check writers have taken advantage of what's known as the ''float.'' The float refers...
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No Cherry on Top
Four gay and lesbian community groups that were the designated beneficiaries for last spring's Cherry 9 circuit party will not be receiving any Cherry donations...
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Living Dolls
If they make it past three or more films, horror movie icons typically make the leap from terror to comedy. It's not always the best...
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Triumphant Trio
Here's a little secret: if ever there's a time to bum rush a box office, it's now. Get tickets while you still can to Aaron...
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Home Movies
A pale, dark-haired boy of about 13 approaches Jonathan Caouette in the lobby of the Landmark E Street Cinemas. He is visibly overwhelmed, barely able...
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Big Blowoff
Punk rock icon Bob Mould had never DJed at a club before. But his curiosity was piqued when he noticed a top-of-the-line DJ rig collecting...
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Soundwaves
A DANCE BAND RISES… Way Out West is a dance music band. Think about how strange that concept is. And refreshing. You see, Way Out...
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Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA)
Members of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Founded in 1971, GLAA is a local, all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit political organization of approximately 150...
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Mondo Volvo
Let me take a moment to get something off my chest. I'm tired of silver cars. The color -- actually more of a shade or...
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Expo Absent
Since the spring of 2001, gay Washingtonians have been greeted by more than cherry blossoms. That's when the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo comes...
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A Far Cry
Among the tears shed this Election Day were those of my friend Gerrit, who is five and who really hoped with all of his heart...
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Gay-N-C
With the city's heavily Democratic majority among registered voters, presidential races may not be much of a contest in the District of Columbia. Nonpartisan advisory...
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Pink People Feeling Blue
It's fair to say that America is polarized. The 2004 election helped quantify the division, with 51 percent on the right, 48 percent on the...
