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Republican presidential candidates (L-R) John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie in Las Vegas, NV. Dec. 15, 2015
Hidden Lives
T WOULD BE EASY TO FORGET THAT BEING LESBIan, gay, bisexual or transgender matters. As broadcasters,
politicians and the public alike gear up for this Novembers
presidential elections, it seems that the ever-present problem of LGBT issues has largely disappeared from debates.
Last week, both Republicans and Democrats took to stages to
offer their policies, their plans and their attacks on opponents. In
neither instance were LGBT Americans referenced. There were
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allowing someone to discriminate against a gay person based
on their religious beliefs. Rick Santorum urged Republicans not
to give up the fight against same-sex marriage, while Gov. John
Kasich delivered a more measured response, telling viewers
that he had attended a same-sex wedding. Former Gov. Mike
Huckabee, meanwhile, chose to attack the possibility of transgender servicemembers serving openly in the military. The
military is not a social experiment. The purpose of the military
is to kill people and break things, the notoriously homophobic
Fox News contributor railed.
But that was nothing compared to the previous election
cycle. In a 2011 Fox News primary debate, Rick Santorum was
asked a question by Stephen Hill, a gay soldier then serving in
Iraq, who stated that prior to the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
hed had to lie about who [he] was in order to serve. Hill wanted to know whether the military would recognize his marriage,
but Santorum wasnt interested in addressing that concern.
I would say any type of sexual activity has absolutely no
place in the military, Santorum said.
What would you do with soldiers like Stephen Hill? moderator Megyn Kelly pressed.
What we are doing is playing social experimentation with
our military right now. Thats tragic. I would just say that going
forward we would reinstitute [DADT] if Rick Santorum was
president, Santorum responded.
But of greater concern was the reaction by the audience.
After Hills pre-taped question was played to the candidates,
Fox News cut back to the debate to the sound of some audience
members booing. For conservative Republicans, not even Hills
status as an active servicemember was enough to respect him
his sexuality trumped everything.
Reach back to 2008 and same-sex marriage was an even hotter political topic. As California prepared to vote on Proposition
8 which would ultimately succeed in halting same-sex marriage gays werent far from the presidential candidates minds.
During a vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin reiterated that
she and John McCain did not support marriage equality, and
Joe Biden did the same for he and Barack Obama. No, Biden
responded, when asked if he would support marriage equality.
Barack Obama nor I support redefining from a civil side what
constitutes marriage. It was a response representative of the
political climate, when just 39 percent of Americans supported
same-sex marriage, according to Pew Research Center.
And as further reminder that same-sex marriage has only
recently won national support from the Democratic Party,
over a decade ago it dominated a 2004 debate for primary candidates, with John Kerry and John Edwards sparring on the
issue. Neither man supported same-sex marriage, instead favoring civil unions, but both took the Republican Party to task for
enshrining a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the party platform for that election. We have amended
the United States Constitution to end slavery, to give women
the right to vote this is clearly nothing but politics, Edwards
said. In 2012, the Republican Party still had Preserving and
Protecting Traditional Marriage as part of the party platform
some state party organizations also included this in their 2014
party platforms.
Why take this trip down memory lane? Because the relative quiet on LGBT issues during the 2016 debates shouldnt
be put down to an easing of anti-LGBT attitudes from current
presidential candidates, nor should it be confused with the
diminishment of the importance of LGBT issues in national
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ward one month to a rally in Iowa. There, Cruz told an evangelical crowd that the Supreme Courts ruling was fundamentally
illegitimate, lawless, and will not stand, according to the
Chicago Sun Times. Cruz is playing a skillful game, appealing to
his conservative, religious core, while also trying to woo more
moderate Republicans swayed by his policies but theres little
doubt as to where his true allegiance lies.
On stage, Cruz, like Marco Rubio, is a slick conservative,
setting forth a vision of a new Republican presidency, one that
downplays the loud extremism of Trumps campaign promises in favor of right-wing, religiously-flavored principles. But
its once the cameras are off that LGBT voters need to remember just how much is at stake in 2016. Where previously we
were a national spectacle, our rights debated for all to see,
now were a quiet conversation. As debates shift to national
security, the economy, the battle between left and right, bashing gay marriage and trans rights is something reserved for
firing up the Republican base at rallies, campaign stops and
choice appearances.
Whereas its easy to assume Dems good, Republicans bad,
the nuances are much greater and even less apparent given
the recent lack of public bashing that used to occur on debate
stages. As GOP debates shift to immigration and fighting ISIS,
voters both LGBT and otherwise need to be aware of the
quieter nature of hatred on display in 2016. As Trump shouts
about building walls, the more insidious, anti-gay policies of his
opponents are left out of the limelight. When we cant see on a
debate stage what a candidate really thinks, were left with one
problem: an anti-LGBT revolution in November that no viewer
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LGBT community, from alternative social events to volunteer opportunities.
Event information should be sent by email to calendar@MetroWeekly.com.
Deadline for inclusion is noon of the Friday before Thursdays publication.
Questions about the calendar may be directed to the
Metro Weekly office at 202-638-6830 or
the calendar email address.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ women,
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
FRIDAY, JAN. 22
GAY MARRIED MENS
ASSOCIATION (GAMMA) is a con-
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
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ADVENTURING outdoors group
hikes 9 moderate miles on the
Potomac Heritage Trail in Va. and the
C&O Canal Towpath in Md. & D.C.
Bring lunch, water, $2 trip fee. Meet
at 9:30 a.m. by station attendants
kiosk inside Rosslyn Metro. For more
information, Jerry, 703-920-6871.
adventuring.org.
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer organization, volunteers today
for Food & Friends. To participate,
visit burgundycrescent.org.
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group visits Baltimore to see the Walters Art
Gallery and the Baltimore Museum of
Art. Start with brunch at Gertrudes
inside BMA. Carpool at 9 a.m. from
Forest Glen Metro Station. More info,
contact Craig, 202-462-0535. craighowell1@verizon.net.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
SUNDAY, JAN. 24
WEEKLY EVENTS
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive
and radically inclusive church holds
services at 11:30 a.m. 2217 Minnesota
Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice
session at Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr.,
SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman Catholic
Mass for the LGBT community. 6
p.m., St. Margarets Church, 1820
Connecticut Ave. NW. All welcome.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
metro area. This group will be meeting once a month. For information on
location and time, email to not.the.
only.one.dc@gmail.com.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to Sunday
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF
ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcoming-
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individuals of all creeds and cultures to join
the church. Services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.
10309 New Hampshire Ave. uucss.org.
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-
MONDAY, JAN. 25
The DC Centers CENTER MILITARY
WORKING GROUP, dedicated to
raising awareness of and supporting
LGBT veterans, active duty servicemembers, their families and allies,
meets on the fourth Monday of each
month at The DC Center. 7-8:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. Please
RSVP to Eric Perez, 202-6872-2245 or
eric.perez@thedccenter.org
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio
Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.
org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
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THE DC CENTER hosts Coffee DropIn for the Senior LGBT Community.
10 a.m.-noon. 2000 14th St. NW. 202682-2245, thedccenter.org.
testing and STI screening and treatment every Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m.
Rainbow Tuesday LGBT Clinic,
Alexandria Health Department, 4480
King St. 703-746-4986 or text 571-2149617. james.leslie@inova.org.
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
TUESDAY, JAN. 26
The DC Centers GENDERQUEER DC
support and discussion group for people who identify outside the gender
binary meets on the fourth Tuesday of
every month. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSLGBT
focused meeting every Tuesday, 7
p.m. St. Georges Episcopal Church,
915 Oakland Ave., Arlington, just
steps from Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-521-1999.
Handicapped accessible. Newcomers
welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27
The DC Center hosts a monthly
meeting of its HIV PREVENTION
WORKING GROUP. 6-8 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
AD LIB, a group for freestyle conversation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,
Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome.
For more information, call Fausto
Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
free, rapid HIV testing. No appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
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ANI DIFRANCO
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FILM
CAROL
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Carol, the sixth feature from Todd
Haynes, has the feel of a career pinnacle, as though every other film in
his canon was building to this masterpiece. Based on the novel The Price of
Salt by Patricia Highsmith, the movie
is the lesbian equivalent of Ang Lees
Brokeback Mountain. But Carol is
arguably more emotionally satisfying
than Lees film, in part because of
the way Highsmith, herself a closeted lesbian, crafted the story of a
young shopgirl (Rooney Mara) who
falls in love with an older woman
(Cate Blanchett) and embarks on a
journey of self-discovery. Despite the
lack of a suspense-driven narrative, it
effortlessly evokes the spirit of Alfred
Hitchcock; Carol could be a distant
cousin to Vertigo. And, unlike so many
films these days, Carol takes its time,
with Haynes resolutely refusing to
hurry things along. Some in the audience might find the approach dull.
Its not. Its captivating, absorbing,
all-encompassing. Its the way movies used to be made, an instant-born
classic, with Blanchett and Mara giving the kinds of performances that
Oscars are made for. Now playing.
Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
(Randy Shulman)
STAR WARS:
THE FORCE AWAKENS
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The seventh film in a series that has
spanned four decades and spawned
a near limitless number of spin-offs,
merchandise and uber fans, The Force
Awakens isnt original theres too
much history for that to be possible.
But it works on several levels. And
for the most part, the screenplay by
Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt
and J.J. Abrams, who directs, hits
the right notes, with the grand, operatic overtones the series has long been
known for. For its various foibles and
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AS YOU LIKE IT
Yet another boisterous and unflinchingly dark comedy from Stephen Adly
Guirgis, whose play The Motherfucker
with the Hat received much critical
praise at Studio Theatre a few years
ago. Between Riverside and Crazy was
the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama and is focused on an ex-cop who
is facing eviction, battling City Hall and
struggling over the recent death of his
wife. To Feb. 28. Studio Theatre, 14th
& P Streets NW. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org.
Denim Theatre presents an original play by Kieyontaye D. JohnsonCarter, a powerful drama set in
present-day D.C. and focused on two
long-term couples one straight,
one gay struggling to cope with
life and love, secrets and status, in a
time when being safe just isnt safe
enough. Opens Thursday, Jan. 21, at
8 p.m. Runs to Jan. 25. Anacostia Arts
Center, 1231 Good Hope Road SE.
Tickets are $25 to $35. Call 202-6316291 or visit anacostiaartscenter.com.
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Generations: Poland is an elegant, eloquent program celebrating four generations of Polish contemporary choreography and classical music from this
local company in a co-presentation
with the Embassy of the Republic of
Poland. The Washington Performing
Arts Children of the Gospel Choir
will join the heralded eight-member
Company E in a special performance
of the late Pola Nirenskas Holocaustthemed Dirge as well as the premiere
of a new work set to Henryk Goreckis
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by the
companys Paul Gordon Emerson.
The Saturday evening performance
will celebrate winners of the 2016
Pola Nirenska Award Deborah
Riley, Douglas E. Yeuell and Erica
Rebollar which is administered by
Washington Performing Arts. Friday,
Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m.
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.
Tickets are $25 to $35. Call 202-4674600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
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GALLERIES
A COLLECTORS VISION:
WASHINGTONIANA COLLECTION
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Critical Condition
The Shakespeare mounts an evening of
giggles and frolics that serves as a reminder
that a clever wit is always timeless.
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Electric War
Tesla and GM are trading insults as
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Self-Requiem
David Bowie produced the
magnificent Blackstar knowing
it would be his final album
by SEAN MAUNIER
HERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING OTHERworldly about David Bowie. Whether appearing before us as a pop star, an alien fallen to
earth, or sharing a stage with Trent Reznor, he
consistently set himself above and apart in any way he could.
Blackstar (HHHHH), his twenty-fifth and final studio album,
is yet another reinvention, staking out new ground even as it
marks the end of a decades-long career. What his producer Tony
Visconti called a parting gift to fans is surreal, haunting, and as
surprising as anything that came before it.
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LIFE
LISTINGS
THURS., 01.21.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Open Day for Stonewall
Darts, 6-10pm $3 Rail
Drinks, 10pm-midnight,
$5 Red Bull, Gatorade
and Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Ripped
Hot Body Contest at
midnight, hosted by Miss
Kristina Kelly and BaNaka
$200 Cash Prize Doors
open 10pm, 18+ $5
Cover under 21 and free
with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call No
Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
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Dark & Twisted: The Official
MAL Closing Party at The 9:30 Club
featuring DJ Ultra Nat
Sunday, January 17
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Photography by
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JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/
pop retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+
FRI., 01.22.16
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident DJ
Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks all
night DJ MadScience
upstairs DJ Keenan Orr
downstairs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call No
Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
night long
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1,
4-9pm $2 Skyy Highballs
and $2 Drafts, 10pmmidnight Retro Friday
$5 Coronas, $8 Vodka Red
Bulls, 9pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover
TOWN
DC Bear Crue Happy
Hour, 6-11pm $3 Rail,
$3 Draft, $3 Bud Bottles
Free Pizza, 7pm No
cover before 9:30pm
21+ Drag Show starts at
10:30pm Hosted by Lena
Lett and featuring Miss
Tatianna, Shi-Queeta-Lee,
Riley Knoxx and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs, DJs
BacK2bACk downstairs
GoGo Boys after 11pm
Doors open at 10pm For
those 21 and over, $10
For those 18-20, $15 18+
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
before 10pm Cover after
10pm (entry through Town)
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Rotating Hosts
DJ in Secrets VJ Tre in
Ziegfelds Cover 21+
SAT., 01.23.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover Music videos
featuring various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour:
$3 Miller Lite, $4 Rail,
$5 Call, 4-9pm Drink
specials all night Doors
open 10pm $7 cover
before midnight, $10 cover
after 21+
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1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-6pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call No
Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Drag Queen Broadway
Brunch, 10am-3pm
Starring Freddies
Broadway Babes Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show,
8-10pm, hosted by Miss
Destiny B. Childs No
Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Bacardi, all flavors, all
night long Testosterone
Gear Party, 10pm-2am
Strict Dress Code:
Jockstrap, Singlet, Sport
Gear, Underwear, Leather
or Rubber Featuring DJ
Ron Hamelin of Montreal
$5 Cover
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JR.S
$4 Coors, $5 Vodka
Highballs, $7 Vodka Red
Bulls
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm No Cover
TOWN
DC Rawhides host Town
& Country: Two-Step, Line
Dancing, Waltz and West
Coast Swing, $5 Cover
to stay all night Doors
open 6:45pm, Lessons
7-8pm, Open dance
8-10:30pm TempTation:
Jockz vs. Nerdz costume
party, 10pm-close Music
and video downstairs by
DJ Wess Drag Show
starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Riley
Knoxx and BaNaka
Doors open 10pm $12
Cover 21+
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TOWN PATIO
Open 10pm (entry through
Town) $12 Cover
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 2pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
2-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald Doors at 9
p.m., first show at 11:30
p.m. % DJs Doors open
8pm Cover 21+
SUN., 01.24.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli, Stoli flavors
and Miller Lite all day
Homowood Karaoke,
hosted by Robert Bise,
10pm-close 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 2-6pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Buffet, 2-7pm Like on
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$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts all day and night
No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch Buffet,
10am-3pm Crazy Hour,
4-7pm Karaoke, 8pm1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all
day and night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am3pm $20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
ROCK HARD SUNDAYS
@THE HOUSE
NIGHTCLUB
3530 Georgia Ave. NW
Diverse group of all male,
all nude dancers Doors
open 8pm Shows all
night until close, starting
at 8:30pm $5 Domestic
Beer, $6 Imports
$10 cover For Table
TOWN
Flip Out DC League Flip
Cup games, 4pm Doors
open 3:30pm 21+
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 2pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
2-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
MON., 01.25.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
$1 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts Free Pool all
day and night Men in
DC Eagle T-Shirts get
Happy Hour, 8pm-close
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call No
Cover 21+
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
TUES., 01.26.16
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
JR.S
Birdie La Cage Show,
10:30pm Underground
(Indie Pop/Alt/Brit Rock),
9pm-close DJ Wes
Della Volla 2-for-1, 5pmmidnight
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
SIN Service Industry
Night $1 Rail Drinks
all night
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
Safe Word: A Gay Spelling
Bee, 8-11pm Prizes to
the top three spellers
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
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TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
WED., 01.27.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Wednesday Night
Karaoke, hosted by Miss
India Larelle Houston,
10pm-close $4 Stoli and
Stoli Flavors and Miller
Lite No Cover 21+
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DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
JR.S
Buy 1, Get 1 Free, 4-9pm
Trivia with MC Jay Ray,
8pm The Feud: Drag
Trivia, hosted by BaNaka,
10-11pm, with a $200
prize $2 JR.s Drafts and
$4 Vodka ($2 with College
ID or JR.s Team Shirt)
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having sex with a woman
if I feel desire.
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I am gay, men fascinate men, but I like to enjoy sex in total freedom.
If Ted Cruz is so opposed to gay marriage, why did he accept money from
people who espouse gay marriage?
DONALD TRUMP, in a tweet blasting his opponent Ted Cruz, who campaigns on a platform opposing marriage equality and
promises to repeal it should he be elected.
Some of the things that people find repellent about this individual is not only hes racist
he is homophobic and misogynistic as well.
British Member of Parliament RUPA HUQ, speaking during a debate over a petition which called for Donald Trump to be banned
from entering Britain after his comments against Muslims and disparaging remarks about the British Muslim population.
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