News + Politics
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Power in Numbers
The twelve thousand American flags that will decorate the National Mall beginning Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 2, represent the many military service members...
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Last Word
''I am gay and there's no reason to hide it.... It was not a campaign issue. There is not a gay agenda.'' -- Brian Bates,...
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Stein Democratic Club Elects Officers
Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, among the District's most influential gay organizations, elected officers for the coming year at the club's Nov. 19...
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Never Forgetting
It's been nearly two years since Elexuis Woodland, a transgender woman, was shot to death during a robbery in Southeast. The case is still under...
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The Aqua Decade
It's an exciting time to be gay and Asian, says Linh Hoang, a 25-year-old native of Vietnam, who lives in D.C. ''We have a supportive...
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Sudden Ending
''You cannot negotiate with God.'' Those are the words Noi Chudnoff, beloved local philanthropist and owner of Go Mama Go!, a gift shop at 1809...
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Sudden Loss
Noi Chudnoff, owner of Go Mama Go!, a gift shop at 1809 14th St. NW, died from massive head trauma on Tuesday, Nov. 6, after...
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Memorial Day
In addition to well-known and outspoken gay veterans like Leonard Matlovich, who was one of the first servicemen to publicly challenge the military's ban on...
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Keeping the Faith
You don't go to Damien Ministries to die. Unlike its early days in the late '80s, when it was known as Damien House, the HIV/AIDS...
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The Last Word
''I was just at the very point of striking him with my belt but we were separated.'' -- Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan,...
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After School Special
At 18, Christopher Barnhill wasn't necessarily going through a ''tough time'' when he started hanging out at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League's after-school Youth...
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Red October
Red October used to be a fictional Soviet submarine. This fall it was applied to the heat wave in the eastern United States. I think...
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Last Word
''Twenty years ago, if you were gay and lived in rural Kansas, you went to San Francisco or New York. Now you can just go...
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Healthful Opportunity
While any number of GLBT-related health summits, workshops and seminars have cropped up in Washington over the years, there's always room for one more --...
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Fighting Back
If Washington was compared not to other cities, but to entire countries, ''It would rank in between the Republic of Congo and Rwanda in terms...
