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Hearing a Who
No doubt you first heard Betty Who a few months ago, courtesy of Spencer Stout's elaborately choreographed marriage proposal to his boyfriend, Dustin. You know,...
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Hear Them Roar
''And that's the time I bought the gun.'' Rita Lyons drops that hysterical bombshell in the midst of recounting a sordid family story in Nicky...
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Stars of Spunky Synth-Pop
''People think our music is really fun,'' says JD Samson of the indie electronic/punk group JD Samson and Men. ''But then when you listen to...
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A one-minute tour of Phoenix [Video]
The capital of Arizona and its largest municipality, Phoenix is city rich with art and culture, resorts, shopping options, restaurants, nightlife, attractions and events, all...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge Boehner to allow ENDA vote
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is urging Speaker John Boehner to bring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the floor of the...
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Hyattsville, Md., Passes Human Rights Act
The Hyattsville City, Md., Council voted 9-0 Monday to approve the Hyattsville Human Rights Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public...
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Funny Business
Not long ago, I submitted myself to a full physical at my doctor's office after much concerned haranguing from husband and family. It's heartwarming that...
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Crowd Gathers for D.C.'s World AIDS Day Vigil
About 70 people, lit candles in hand, gathered Sunday evening at the ''Pillar of Fire,'' a sculpture at 14th and S Streets NW that marks...
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Poth Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A D.C. Superior Court jury today found Michael Poth, 22, of Washington, guilty of manslaughter while armed in the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old fellow Marine...
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Obama marks World AIDS Day with commitment of funds
President Barack Obama marked the 25th annual World AIDS Day by announcing a series of new funding initiatives meant to combat the virus at home...
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Business Insider reveals that D.C. car buyers are incredibly dull
Come on, D.C., seriously? Business Insider has released a map of the bestselling cars in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s...
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British Diver Tom Daley comes out as bisexual on YouTube
British Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed via a YouTube video that he is in a relationship with a man. The 19-year-old athlete earned a...
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Orlando competes for same-sex honeymooners
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia now grant same-sex marriages, making LGBT honeymooners a hot commodity. With the launch yesterday of a new campaign...
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Same-sex civil marriages underway in Hawaii
Aloha, Hawaii, and welcome to the club. Hawaii joined Washington, D.C., and 14 other states in allowing marriage equality – with Illinois’s new law set...
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Montgomery Found Incompetent To Stand Trial
Gary Niles Montgomery, the Washington man accused of stabbing transgender woman Deoni Jones to death in February 2012, was today declared incompetent to stand trial...
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World AIDS Day 2013 via music
The power of music is its universal ability to express feelings and emotions in a way that touches us all on any possible subject imaginable....
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Russia’s RT airs documentary about transgender woman: “His Name Is Julia”
“I’m convinced that our thoughts materialze. If you’re afraid of something, sooner or later you’ll have to face it. There’s no point hiding. And why...
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Gay-friendly Madrid makes its mark now and later
The capital of Spain and the country’s largest city, Madrid has become a top destination for LGBT travelers. Spain’s progressive laws favoring homosexual rights and...
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The Intimate Act of Disclosure
As we approach another World AIDS Day I find myself reflecting on one of the most troubling elements in our discussion moving forward. It is...
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Conditional Success
The creators of the new musical If/Then have given D.C. theatergoers many reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving. The most obvious three: a grand return...
