All posts tagged "lesbians"
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Jen Christensen
''Gay men are icky and that's what our audience would think.'' At least, that's the response Jen Christensen, 36, says she got from a former...
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Marilyn Geewax
When she's not working as the national economics correspondent for Cox Newspapers' Washington Bureau, Marilyn Geewax enjoys looking at food. ''I become delirious at the...
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Sudden Shutdown
Some gay and lesbian event promoters say they are outraged by the abrupt closure of RnR Bar & Lounge, at 717 Sixth St. NW, on...
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Folk Iconography
''That was the first time I had actually seen it,'' Janis Ian says about NBC's rebroadcast of her 1975 performance on Saturday Night Live. NBC...
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Tea Party
Bella Stassi is proving that girls of all ages still just want to have fun. ''Our event is different because we're not targeting one specific...
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Party Girl
Ebone Bell's career path is more like a multilane highway. She's been a drag king with her alter ego, E Clef. She gave D.C. the...
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Marathon Man
On July 25, when Ted Hobart sets out on his 50-mile ''ultrathon,'' it will be farther than he's ever run. Those 50 miles cannot compare,...
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From Acting to Actual
When Matt Foreman announced his resignation in January from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, an organization that promotes civil rights for GLBT people...
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Ciara Durkin: Lesbian soldier suspiciously shot dead in Afghanistan; Army calls it a suicide
”We are very upset and saddened by their conclusion,” the Durkins said. “We have borne an extraordinary amount of pain over the past nine months,...
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Heather Mizeur
Looking back over the past year, Maryland State Del. Heather Mizeur says she is most proud of a handful of bills that she sponsored in...
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Parental Rights
Equal rights advocates in Virginia praised the Virginia Supreme Court's Friday, June 6, decision securing a non-biological mother's visitation rights to her 6-year-old daughter. The...
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Melange Lavonne offers positive, gay-affirming messages in hip hop
Time is of the essence to Melange Lavonne. ''I'm a cancer survivor. I realize life is short,'' says the lesbian rapper from Southern California. ''I'm...
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Pretty Powerful
The Maryland-based band Odd Girl Out was named after a lesbian pulp novel, but it shares a name with a popular book that was turned...
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M Shutterfly
Before meeting Tiona M., you might assume she's a little pretentious. No last name? Is this some sort of ''k d lang no capitals please,...
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Officially Empowered
Earlier this month poet Dana Gioia, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, delivered a commencement address to the 300 graduates at Wisconsin's Beloit...
