News + Politics
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Human Nature
The issue of what to do for New Year's Eve is just about here again. As usual, I've got zilch for ideas and, like many...
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Bike Beat
The Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department added two police mountain bikes to the unit's arsenal Friday, Dec. 16,...
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Killer Sentenced in Transgender Murder Case
The killer of local transgender performer Bella Evangelista will serve 16 years and eight months for the crime, the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of...
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Reticent and Respected
Brian A. Johnson may not be a big name in politics. To many, he may not be a big name at all. But if you...
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Hitting Back
Last weekend, from Dec. 8 to 11, patrons at more than a dozen gay venues in D.C. were given a simple message: ''Crystal Meth Sucks.''...
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Smoke Saga
Washington moved another step closer to banning smoking in all workplaces -- including bars and nightclubs -- following a 12-1 vote Dec. 6 in favor...
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Partisan Acclaim
More than 50 guests representing many of city's most tuned-in GLBT politicos noshed and drank in a stately old room decorated with chandeliers, holiday garlands,...
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Crain's Campaign
Atop his editorial in the Dec. 9 issue of the Washington Blade, editor Chris Crain declares, ''After years of enduring silly claims that gay equality...
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Court on Campus
May the federal government deny funds to universities that ban military recruiters from campus? That's the issue the Supreme Court began considering this week in...
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Chilly Reception
When I look outside the front windows of my house, the sky is pitch black but the view is lit by bright white snow. I...
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Crystal Campaign Hits Bars
The Center, D.C.'s GLBT community center, is furthering its campaign against crystal methamphetamine abuse within the local gay community by taking the fight to nightlife...
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Vacancy Filled
In September 2004, when D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams announced the creation of the Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, he said, ''I'm...
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Eagle Honors
Mr. D.C. Eagle 2005, Scott Jones, came to the end of his title run Saturday, Nov. 19. That evening, judges selected Bennett Long to succeed...
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Applauding Allen
It may have been six months in the making, but the Greater Washington, D.C., STD Community Coalition finally got the chance to honor D.C. Allen...
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Open House
I'd rather hang out at anyone's apartment than a bar. There's a bar called Tribe on the corner of our block that's filled with the...
