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FCC’s Commissioner Pai delivers keynote at LGBT Tech Partnership forum
“A few statistics illustrate the importance of broadband to LGBT teenagers in the United States. Gay teens spend an average of five hours online each...
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Galleries and Museums in D.C.
Museums and galleries often see their role as one of spotlighting and analyzing pivotal events and developments. So it should come as no surprise that...
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Dance: Ballet, Modern and Cultural Performances in D.C.
Washington may not be a capital when it comes to the art of dance, but a growing number of nationally known dance companies do call...
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Montgomery Co. Police Searching for Trans Teen
Montgomery County Police are asking the public to be on alert for a missing transgender teen, asking for any information related to the teen's disappearance....
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AGLA Welcomes Fairfax Pride President
The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA) will host a community forum Sunday, featuring guest speaker Brian Reach, president of Fairfax Pride. The event will...
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Halo fans, rejoice — Windows Phone’s Siri competitor named Cortana
File this under “likely to change,” but let’s dabble in fantasy for a moment, shall we? Microsoft’s upgrade to its Windows Phone 8 OS —...
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Pennsylvania judge orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
A Pennsylvania judge Thursday ordered a county clerk to cease issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, declaring the clerk’s actions as outside the scope of...
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Three Steps to the Future
It's an old saw of journalism that if you can string together three related instances you have a trend or, at least, a think piece....
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Virginia's 2013 Battlefield
Many in Virginia's LGBT community are steeling themselves ahead of what they expect to be brutal fall campaigns, the outcomes of which could deeply impact...
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Whitman-Walker Readies 2013 AIDS Walk
Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, launched its latest campaign for the 2013 AIDS Walk Washington last...
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Four-Day Affair
You might think it's a reunion of Creating Change, the annual conference affiliated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Task Force Executive Director...
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Russian lawmaker: Gays should have their children taken away
“It occurred to me that since we have a law explicitly prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors, the Family Code should be amended in...
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Erasure gets into holiday spirit with “Snow Globe”
Erasure has announced that the followup to 2011’s excellent “Tomorrow’s World” album will be a seasonal affair. “Snow Globe” will be the veteran duo’s first...
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UK Deputy PM: Same sex marriage sends a “powerful message”
“It’s important that we continue to raise our voices in solidarity with those people around the world for whom this struggle remains an ongoing fight...
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Turkish court bans Grindr as a “protection measure”
“We are very upset to hear that the Istanbul Anatolia 14th Criminal Court of Peace blocked Grindr as a ‘protection measure.’ Grindr was created to help...
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Classical Music: Symphonies, Operas and Choral in D.C.
The region's fall classical music season doesn't start in earnest until after the leaves begin to turn. And then in no time it's holiday season,...
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Above and Beyond: Comedy, Readings, Discussions, Spoken Word, Multimedia, Tastings, Tours in D.C.
Next weekend ushers in the National Book Festival on the National Mall, and later comes a locally focused day-long literary event at the Folger Library...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
From Beyoncé to Pharrell Williams to the Zac Brown Band, if it’s big you want, big you can get this season at area concert venues....
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Stage: Live Theater and Musicals in D.C.
It never ceases to amaze how remarkably rich, involving and varied the theater scene in Washington is. But it's always been that way -- only...
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AFL-CIO doubles down on ENDA support, calls on Congress to act
The nation’s largest labor federation reaffirmed its backing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act with a seemingly unanimous vote Wednesday calling on Congress to act. Submitted...
