News + Politics
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PSA tackles ''PNP''
Crystal methamphetamine has plagued the local gay community, with addiction to the drug growing steadily during the past five years, according to public health officials....
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Healthy Dialogue
As part of National LGBT Health Awareness Week, Whitman-Walker Clinic on Tuesday night presented a public forum on gay health. ''It's a little smaller crowd...
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Oldham Redux
He may not be a native son, but New York native Frank J. Oldham Jr. is no stranger to D.C. In the early '90s, he...
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Doggie Style
From the start, the dog was unruffled, collected and mature. She quietly waited for her two new owners to stop yelping and jumping on the...
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Learning Lessons
Though much will be made of it, the federal Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) is unlikely to be the most important story of the marriage fight...
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First To Go
Two big steps were made over the weekend toward the transformation of the area of Southeast D.C. that is home to a number of long-time...
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Good Cop, Bad Cop
The newly energized, local chapter of OUTfront -- a program of Amnesty International focusing on GLBT human rights -- held a community forum Thursday, Feb....
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The Cost of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'
A new study from the University of California estimates the financial costs of the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, under which more than 10,000...
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Run baby, run!
Running laps around the football field in high school phys. ed. was just not for me. I did it because it was required and I...
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That Sinking Feeling
In the end, it came down to plumber's putty. OK, not really ''in the end.'' The end has yet to be reached; I do have...
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Gay-borhood Watch
Sgt. Brett Parson, head of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Dept.'s Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) is asking that anyone with information regarding the...
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Happy York Day
For most Americans, Feb. 20 was a day off from work or school, thanks to the federal government honoring Washington's Birthday. In D.C., the day...
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Losing an Ally
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated nearly 40 years ago, is a global icon for civil rights and social justice. In the years since...
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Lost in Translation
Reading one of the area's Spanish-language newspapers can offer a sort of cultural departure from mainstream America. Readers will likely find more soccer coverage in...
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Gay Grant Giver
Brother Help Thyself (BHT) both honored and supported the community minded during its annual grant reception on Saturday, Jan. 28. About 85 people attended the...
