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America ranks 40th for gay-friendliness of armed forces
A new index released by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in Holland has ranked 103 of the world’s armed forces based on their openness...
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Federal judge orders same-sex marriages to begin immediately in Illinois county
Same-sex couples in one Illinois county will be able to marry effective immediately following a federal court ruling handed down Friday. According to the decision...
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City Tap House pours it on
It is not enough to just serve good food. Oh, no. D.C.’s “Chopped,” “Top Chef,” “Hell’s Kitchen” watching foodies are a demanding crowd. And the...
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Maryland Senate committee approves gender identity nondiscrimination bill
The Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee passed along a party-line vote Thursday a nondiscrimination bill that would extend protections in employment, housing, credit and public...
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New study: homophobic people die earlier
“Anti-gay prejudice is associated with elevated mortality risk among heterosexuals, over and above multiple established risk factors for mortality.” — The findings of a study...
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Facebook outbid Google by $9 billion to secure WhatsApp
WhatsApp, the smartphone-based messaging system that boasts over 450 million active users per month, has been purchased by Facebook for an incredible $19 billion. Facebook’s...
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DHS abandons plans to collect and store nationwide license-plate data
A proposal by the Department of Homeland Security to create a national database of data collected from license-plate scanners has been dropped. The department announced...
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Coverboy: Eric
If you happen to drive up to PW's Sports Bar & Grill in Laurel, Md., you're likely to encounter Eric, doing a job he loves...
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Porter House
''He lit up like a child on Christmas morning about the idea of getting to work with Cole Porter music,'' Steven Scott Mazzola says. He's...
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Magic Act
''I don't do realism well, but I do magic realism very well,'' theater director Jose Carrasquillo says, by way of touting his latest show, The...
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Pet Spree
There's no denying we love our pets. They weave their way into the fabric of daily life, cementing their place as the furriest member of...
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Daytime Paws-abilities
High power, high pressure, long days at the office. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but many D.C. residents seem to find this a normal...
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Felines on the Fringe
Washington has always been a city in transition and likely always will be. And alley cats will probably continue to bear witness. They certainly had...
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Hunting for a Home
Through her love of cats, Laura Goodman found the love of her life. ''I fell in love with my partner when she came...
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The Pets Issue
Some might argue that animals don't belong in close confines with humans, that the wild is more suitable for paws, fins, beaks and claws. While...
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Greg Zehnacker's Death Hits Beyond Green Lantern
Greg Zehnacker, co-owner of the gay bar Green Lantern and a longtime fixture in the D.C. area's nightlife scene, died in his sleep Tuesday morning,...
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Magazine: 2014-02-20 edition (PDF)
Metro Weekly – 02-20-14 – Pets Issue by MetroWeekly
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From Feral to Forever
One of the knocks on the door last Halloween was not trick nor treat. It was a representative from the Humane Society holding the downstairs...
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Mixed Messages
Leave it to Virginia to throw a wrench in my wedding plans. This was to be the year that my husband, Cavin, and I took...
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Winter escapes: Check out Palm Springs and Key West
That rodent Punxsutawney Phil says there are many more weeks of winter left in the season but that doesn’t mean you have to sit around...
