News + Politics
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Grieving for Gaurav
As news spreads that the Sept. 10 death of Northwest Washington resident Gaurav Gopalan, 35, has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner,...
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City Offering Safety Event
Amid a backdrop of ongoing violence aimed at the LGBT community, the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs has announced a Public Safety Open House event...
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After Party
For 13 years, the 1409 Playbill Café has catered to the theater crowd and neighborhood regulars at the vibrant intersection of 14th and P Streets...
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Centaurs Celebrate Franson
It's not often that the Centaur Motorcycle Club bestows its Bikeus Award. ''The last time it was given, seven or so years ago, was to...
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Double L Win
Now in its 13th year, the Mr. Double L Leather Contest wrapped up Sept. 17 with one of Rehoboth Beach's own, Allen Lerch, taking the...
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Date with Delgaudio
In a recent fundraising letter from the Falls Church-based Public Advocate of the United States, which bills itself as an organization that ''lobbies to fight...
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Obama to Speak at HRC Annual National Dinner on Oct. 1
Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced in a news release that President Obama will be making his second appearance at the organization’s annual national dinner....
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Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, commits suicide after gay taunts [video]
Despite making his own “It Gets Better” video, Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old in Williamsville, N.Y., appears to have taken his life this past weekend. He...
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US Marines set up booth at gay center to begin recruitment
Two U.S. Marine recruiters were interviewed several times in the press yesterday for a remarkable first-time event. They were invited to The Dennis R. Neill...
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One gay soldier’s coming out seen by millions [video]
A US soldier stationed in Germany had one of the world’s most viewed coming out experiences yesterday. Identified in the press as 21-year-old Randy Phillips,...
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The Faces of DADT Repeal Politics, September 20, 2011
[Photo, above: Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news...
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Multiple Charges Dog Washington
The man accused of attacking a group of women, at least one of whom identifies as a lesbian, in Columbia Heights in late July has...
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Gopalan Death Ruled Homicide
The D.C. medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of Gaurav Gopalan, a local theater enthusiast who was found dead in the city's Columbia...
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“DADT IS HISTORY.”
With additional reporting by John Riley. [Photo: The U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 19, 2011, in the...
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Chaz Bono & Carson Kressley off to very entertaining start on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ [video]
Chaz Bono, the first transgender contestant to appear on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” performed well on the launch of tonight’s new season of the...
