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As marriage equality victories stack up, sights remain on Supreme Court
Last June, when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a...
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HRC blasts Ugandan president as he prepares to sign anti-gay law
“Unless this bill is stopped from becoming law, lives will be destroyed, and countless people will be punished for an immutable characteristic” — Human Rights...
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The Power of Charisma
As written, Gore Vidal's The Best Man ultimately intends viewers to root for William Russell over Joseph Cantwell in their knock-down, drag-out fight to become...
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Federal court rules Virginia same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down by a federal judge late Wednesday in a ruling that found the ban in violation of the due...
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Get your “Thriller” on with Who’s Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band
Founded in North Carolina exactly a decade ago, Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band didn’t explode in popularity until after the King of...
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Patti LuPone is coming to talk and sing!
Next week, the gay-popular Broadway veteran Patti LuPone appears onstage at two of D.C.’s best venues. First, Monday, Feb. 17, she’ll be at Sidney Harman...
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Copenhagen invites tourists to get married during Eurovision
The City of Copenhagen is offering those visiting the city for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest the chance to get married in massive open-air weddings...
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Freedom Nevada campaign launched to put same-sex marriage on 2016 ballot
“Freedom Nevada is a campaign to share stories and foster conversation — showing that every gay and lesbian person is part of someone’s family and...
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Facebook lets users select from over 50 different gender options
Facebook today announced it’s dropping the binary restrictions it previously placed on gender selection. Now, Facebook’s 1.23 billion users can select either male, female, or...
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Magazine: 2014-02-13 edition (PDF)
Metro Weekly – 02-13-14 – Melinda Chateauvert by MetroWeekly
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Chaise Lounge settles in comfortably at Wolf Trap
The D.C.-based jazz and swing band Chaise Lounge has been a staple at hip martini bars around the area, along with more storied venues such...
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Gay Republican candidates leaving the closet behind in 2014
In a sign of the times, gay Republicans vying for seats in Congress are not running away from their sexual orientation this election cycle, but...
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Dallas sports anchor offers incredible message of support for Michael Sam and gay NFL players
“You beat a woman and drag her down a flight of stairs, pulling her hair out by the roots? You’re the fourth guy taken in...
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Renault’s Flights of Fancy
Renault is a name relatively unknown in the American automotive world. The 115-year-old French carmaker left these shores in the late 1970s, never to return....
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Shiver Your Timbers
Every child has that moment. You don a hat or wrap a piece of cloth around your head in a makeshift bandana, put on an...
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Harder, Better, Older
I’ll be up front: I’m not old by any stretch. At 25, I’m only a short seven years into my adult life, legally speaking. I...
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Will
With this week's issue, we're relaunching Nightlife Coverboy as Coverboy: Bartenders Edition. Each week, we will feature one of the gay community's most personable drink...
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War Dispatches
We laugh to avoid screaming. Or maybe we try therapeutic tweeting. There were no new media to distract us in 1989. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau did...
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Taking Courage
With a charisma that roars like a coal-fired furnace, Arena's Mother Courage and Her Children, begins and ends with Kathleen Turner in the title role....
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Stagg Sweethearts
Brad Brenner had no prior experience working in app development, but the psychologist with a private practice in D.C. just couldn't turn down the chance...
