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  • Power Spray

    When sporting have a buzz cut, what need do you have for Hairspray? So I missed both John Waters' 1988 original movie starring Ricki Lake...

  • Relocation moves forward

    The D.C. City Council on Tuesday passed, after second reading, gay Councilmember Jim Graham's (D-Ward 1) heavily amended One-Time Relocation of Licensees Displaced by the...

  • A Friend Indeed

    Hello, old friend. If you're a fan of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series, it's impossible to pick up his new book, Michael Tolliver...

  • Comprehensive Curriculum

    Eighth and 10th grade students in Montgomery County's public schools will embark on a controversial sexual- education curriculum this fall that includes discussion of sexual...

  • Rainbow Rock

    Cyndi Lauper's 21-year-old classic pop hit ''True Colors'' is already something of a gay anthem. Now it's set to become even more -- a signature...

  • Before He Can Marry

    Forty years ago this week, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in Loving v. Virginia, ''The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of...

  • Building Bridges

    ''Building a bridge to a brighter future'' was the theme as a panel of Washington-area GLBT leaders took the stage at Studio Theatre to discuss...

  • Human Rights Campaign

    THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST civil rights organization that ''seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace,...

  • Metro D.C. PFLAG

    IT'S HARD TO MISS the Metro D.C. PFLAG contingent as they march along the Capital Pride Parade route. This collection of parents, family and friends...

  • The Week in Pride: Affiliated Events

    SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Annual Stonewall Regatta 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Anacostia Community Boathouse 1125 O St. SE Free to spectators and volunteers www.dcstrokes.org Stonewall...

  • Festival Booths & Vendors

    The Capital Pride Festival Site, located along Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW, will be open on Sunday, June 10, from 11 a.m....

  • Capital Pride Heroes

    Each year, the Capital Pride Planning Committee selects a number of individuals to honor as ''Capital Pride Heroes.'' These six honorees have made extraordinary efforts...

  • Party with a Cause

    It wasn't until the clock hit the 6 p.m. closing hour of D.C. Black Pride's ''Liberty, Unity, Strength'' Festival that R&B singer Monica finally made...

  • A Pride Trans-formation

    With new protections for transgender people going into effect in October 2006, Washington has the distinction of leading the country in protecting the transgender community...

  • Black Pride Festival Vendors

    Sunday, May 27, 2007 Washington Convention Center, Hall C 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Noon to 6 p.m. 8MO Recordings A&E Ventures LLC Adams National...