All posts tagged "transgender"
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Why Is the Craig Ferguson Sketch Anti-Trans?
It turns out that claiming something is anti-trans humor stirs up people, and brings them out of the woodwork to tell you why you have...
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Activist: Ferguson’s Sketch Only Funny If “Transgender People [Are] a Human Punchline”
Following up on the Metro Weekly post about Craig Ferguson’s Feb. 4 sketch featuring his “half-sister” — played by a man and named “Peg” —...
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CBS’s Craig Ferguson Sketch Mocks Trans “Character”
Tonight, the night after the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality released a report about the widespread prevalence of...
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Finale: So You Think You're a Drag Queen [video]
In the finale of Town Danceboutique's So You Think You're a Drag Queen, previous winners from the past year compete to win the $2,500 grand...
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Big (Drag) Finish
Ever see a drag queen walk the runway on a balance beam? How about while dodging hurdles? Or blindfolded? You have if you've ever stopped...
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Holiday Spirit
Drag queen Ella Fitzgerald is an angel who tumbled to earth. Literally. ''I went to pose as an angel and slipped,'' says Donnell Robinson, who...
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Amanda Simpson speaks on Transgender Day of Remembrance [video]
On Thursday, Nov. 18, District and area residents gathered for the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington. The annual event,...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 9 [video]
November's contest, held monthly at Town Danceboutique, features a ''blind'' catwalk, a thanksgiving-inspired outfit, and a queen with an apparent love of hamburgers. Six new...
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The 2010 17th Street High Heel Race [video]
And they're off! The 2010 High Heel Race was the largest ever -- with a turnout that numbered in the tens of thousands along the...
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Alaska candidate Joe Miller: Homosexual cures, choices are a state issue; wants Constitutional ban on gay marriage [video]
”My respect with when answering this question before, is that...
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Local Takes National Title
In a field of 52 contestants competing for the 2011 Miss Gay America title in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month, it was Coti Collins, Miss...
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Stand Against Criminalization
On the weekend of Sept. 25, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) raided a hotel in Northwest in a prostitution-related sting. MPD has confirmed that six...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 8 [video]
The popular monthly contest at Washington, D.C.'s Town Danceboutique continues. The October installment features a challenge that would win a steeplechaser's heart.Contestants included Kit Valentine,...
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Human Rights Intervention
Trans activist Jeri Hughes is lauding the efforts of the D.C. Office of Human Rights this week for its efforts to have a transgender female...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 7 [video]
In this month's installment of the popular ''So You Think You're a Drag Queen,'' held the first Friday of every month at Town Danceboutique, the...
