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  • Loan Lock

    By on July 14, 2004

    Quick quiz: Janey and Jim each have $15,000 in student loans, but Janey only pays $147 a month while Jim pays $170. Each will pay...

  • Passion Play

    By on July 14, 2004

    The passionate op/ed by Graham N. Murphy is a heartfelt and jarring thing. His sagacity of the facts is impressive. I...

  • Rattle and Hum

    By on July 14, 2004

    There was no rain at this year's Capital Pride Festival, but rock-inspired folk singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick sure as hell brought on the thunder. Only Ferrick's...

  • Hearsay

    By on July 14, 2004

    The QAF Cast enters the political fundraising fray... A gay pool party that makes a cool splash... An exclusive sneak peek inside Halo... It was...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 14, 2004

    CHA-CHA CHARMS… New York's wildly successful holiday-weekend Alegria party has been since 2001 the province of Abel Aguilera, one of gay clubland's most popular and...

  • Prime Timers of DC

    By on July 14, 2004

    Prime Timers of DC Mission: A social organization for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers. Founded: 1997 Number of Members: Approx. 100 How...

  • Environs

    By on July 14, 2004

    Leave behind the confines of condos for this electrically eclectic 4 BR, 3BA Virginia stunner in West Alexandria. Plenty of room for myriad parties, all...

  • Losing Our Morality

    By on July 7, 2004

    I never expected the Human Rights Campaign to endorse George W. Bush in the upcoming presidential election. I would also be the first one protesting...

  • Capital Tennis Association (CTA)

    By on July 7, 2004

    Mission: Coordinate and promote the sport of tennis within the Washington metropolitan gay and lesbian community. Founded: 1994 Number of Members: Approximately 225 How to...

  • Victory In Leather

    By on July 7, 2004

    ''Utter shock.'' That's how Jason Hendrix describes his feelings the moment his name was called as this year's International Mr. Leather. ''My hands were shaking....

  • Bulgarian Bust

    By on July 7, 2004

    It was only a matter of time until every eastern European nation's cuisine showed up in Washington. And in August of last year, Bulgaria got...

  • Time Warp

    By on July 7, 2004

    Whatever happened to Fay Wray? The legendary Queen of Scream gains life eternal through tribute from a very different queen of the night in another...

  • Over and Out

    By on July 7, 2004

    Remember when you couldn't stop listening to George Michael? Maybe you don't. It's been a good six years after all since he received much airplay...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 7, 2004

    Angie Stone: Stone Love POP PROGNOSIS: GOOD… Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, but right now the prognosis for pop music is good. That is,...

  • Environs

    By on July 7, 2004

    You'll find an abundance of perfect spaces for all your antiques in this 4 BR, 2 BA Shaw townhouse. Newly renovated and overflowing with character...

  • Environs

    By on June 30, 2004

    2 BR, 2 1/2 BA House in Arlington, Va., previously owned by a sweet little old lady. Back yard area perfect for uber-landscaping. Plenty of...

  • Friends and Relations

    By on June 30, 2004

    During a recent fundraiser for a local charity at the home of two friends in a long-term lesbian relationship, I found myself concentrating very little...

  • Mortgage Gambling

    By on June 30, 2004

    The hyperactive Washington housing market -- which continues to see annual appreciation rates around 10 percent -- has pushed more and more home shoppers to...

  • Leading the Charge

    By on June 30, 2004

    Cheryl Jacques had a tough act to follow when she arrived in D.C. last January to take the helm of the Human Rights Campaign. The...

  • Cole Comfort

    By on June 30, 2004

    ''Obviously these people are dead and we'll never be able to ask them questions, '' says Ashley Judd, who portrays Linda Porter in the new...