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Equality Maryland PAC in Election Mode: LGBT committee putting fundraising muscle behind ally incumbents ahead of November 2014 24 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
News: Maryland's next general election is well more than a year away, but LGBT groups and their allies are already raising money for candidates committed to advancing LGBT equality. In an email blas...
LGBT Groups To Picket Molotov Concert: Band's violent lyrics prompting Silver Spring protest 24 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
News: Members of the D.C.-area LGBT community announced Friday they plan to picket outside of a concert by the Mexican rock band Molotov due to the group's anti-gay lyrics, which are alleged to have ...
Coverboy: Jesse: The ''Try Anything'' Traveler 23 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
Coverboy Interview: If you like traveling abroad, you'll want Jesse by your side. The 22-year-old Woodbridge, Va., native and University of South Carolina graduate is always on the move, either for w...
Suspect in Court for Columbia Heights Gay Killing: Man accused of shooting, setting victim on fire, gets January date for next hearing 23 Aug 2013 | 04:06 am
News: The man accused of killing a gay man in July in Columbia Heights by shooting and setting him on fire appeared in D.C. Superior Court today, where he was scheduled for a felony status conference...
Why So Serious?: Political idealism is a great principle but when faced with Ken Cuccinelli vs. Terry McAuliffe, realism takes precedence 22 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
Opinion: I take my politics seriously, because politics is a means to an end, how we decide the structure of our society and best provide for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That's why I ...
Celebrating Bayard Rustin: Coming together to honor the architect of the 1963 March on Washington 22 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
Opinion: On behalf of the National Black Justice Coalition and the black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, I applaud President Barack Obama for giving the late Bayard Rustin the natio...
Night Beat: Dangerous Muse and Shea Van Horn perform at Art Museum of the Americas' nighttime party 22 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
Art: A few years ago, Shea Van Horn performed at night on the National Mall as part of the Hirshhorn Museum's After Hours programming. Next Thursday, Aug. 29, Van Horn will nearly repeat the experien...
Celebrating Freedom: Lisner Auditorium hosts free music-centered event honoring March on Washington 22 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Music: ''There's so much going on in the seven days leading up to the 28th,'' says Terri Harris Reed of The George Washington University, referring to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington,...
En Vogue: DJ Jason Royce's party at Baltimore's Club Hippo is pure Madonna devotion 22 Aug 2013 | 05:27 pm
Clublife: You won't hear Lady Gaga's ''Applause'' at Baltimore's Club Hippo this Saturday, Aug. 24. You won't hear Katy Perry's new single ''Roar," either. You might hear Britney Spears, however. Or...
Marching On: D.C.'s LGBT community and allies step up to commemorate the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 22 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
Feature Story: The LGBT community and its struggles for equality will share the stage alongside other communities advocating for social justice as community organizers, activists and civil rights lea...
