National LGBT Briefs: Rust Belt Horror, Suspect Sermon And Teen Shabbaton:...
News: Two Women Accused in Pennsylania Killing Of Ex-Girlfriend Testimony at a July 25 preliminary hearing is revealing horrific details in the May 17 murder of Brandy M. Stevens, 20, the Erie...
View ArticleGlobal LGBT Briefs: Lebanon and Language: Gay theater raided in Beirut, while...
News: Beirut Authorities Raid Gay Movie Theater The Box Turtle Bulletin blog is reporting on a July 28 raid of a Beirut cinema reputed to screen gay pornography. According to BTB, plainclothes...
View ArticleLisner Shines Light on HIV/AIDS: Despite obstacles, activists see hope in the...
News: Speaking at ''Return to Lisner,'' a community event held July 24 in the midst of the XIX International AIDS Conference –and serving as both a memorial to those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS...
View ArticleConstitutional Countdown: New moves add impetus to Supreme Court's date with...
News: On the same day that a federal judge in Connecticut became the latest to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, supporters of California's ban on same-sex marriages petitioned...
View ArticleCops vs. Condoms: Health policies and police need to work together if they...
Opinion: One message emerging from last week's AIDS 2012 conference in Washington was that an AIDS-free generation is within sight, if only we muster the will to do what must be done. But a new report...
View ArticlePlaying Chicken: We may prefer not to have a side of politics with our fast...
Opinion: Based on my television, Web browsing and Facebook feed — the 21st century trinity of staying ''informed'' — the entire world appears to have to collapsed into two categories: the Olympics and...
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View ArticleGrowing Support for Maryland Marriage Equality: New poll shows majority back...
News: A majority of Marylanders say they would vote to uphold Maryland's recently passed marriage-equality law, according to a new poll. Currently, supporters of the law have a double-digit edge over...
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Swim for Life Beats Goal: DCAC's annual fundraiser nearly doubles 2011...
News: The accounting is in from the 21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life, held July 14 and hosted by the District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC), a swimming and social club for LGBT and allied...
View ArticleTrial Date Set in Marine Stabbing Case: Marine accused of stabbing fellow...
News: Michael Poth, the Marine accused of killing a fellow Marine following an incident where he allegedly called the victim a ''faggot'' after having earlier seen the victim embrace another man, was...
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Turkish Media Meet Gay Peers: As part of State Department tour, five...
News: Members of local LBGT media outlets met with five Turkish journalists at the Meridian International Center in Northwest D.C. Friday, July 27, to discuss topics of interest to the visiting press....
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Coverboy: Shane: Son of the Shore
Coverboy Interview: The second time's the charm for 21-year-old Shane, at least when it comes to applying to be a Coverboy. The Eastern Shore native applied to grace the pages of Metro Weekly nearly...
View ArticleLHP Names New VP: D.C.'s Latino GLBT History Project establishes new post,...
News: At the group's monthly meeting in July, the local 12-year-old Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) elected its first vice president, Esther Hidalgo. Hidalgo has worked on the organization's...
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D.C. Rolling Out Trans Ads: Government-sponsored campaign aims to counter...
News: It's all about respect. That's the message of the latest campaign by the D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR). Hitting its stride with its current campaign to raise awareness about housing...
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D.C. Chamber Chosen: NGCLCC names CAGLCC ''LGBT Chamber of the Year'' at...
News: This morning, at the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual National Business & Leadership Conference, now on in Chicago, the organization honored D.C.'s Capital Area Gay...
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Field Goals: Wade Davis talks about life on the gridiron, after the NFL and...
Feature Story: It seems fair enough to say that Wade Davis has an impulsive streak. Six years ago on Christmas Eve, stranded in a Chicago airport by a Midwestern snowstorm, Davis called up the man he'd...
View ArticleUking it Up: Strathmore welcomes thousands to celebrate the ukulele
Concert: ''Did you know we had 964 ukulele players last year?'' Marcy Marxer is reminiscing about the success of last year's UkeFest at Strathmore, which attracted a crowd of 2,100 people. Marxer, with...
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August Sizzler: Once you meet the Weston family, you just might want to call...
Stage: It's probably impossible to leave a production of August: Osage County without feeling a pang or two of familial guilt. But whatever you do, don't let that dissuade you from seeing it. Just...
View ArticleNational LGBT Briefs: Chicken and Chill: The great Chick-fil-A continues to...
News: Chick-fil-A Push and Pull In the wake of the latest Chick-fil-A brouhaha – with company President Dan Cathy making recent statements against marriage equality, followed by debate about the...
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