[ Local News ]
Baltimore’s Midsummer Theater Scene Comes Alive

In Shaw’s Arms and the Man, Bluntschli (L – played by Michael Leicht) and Sergius (R –played by Andrew Macomber II), once enemies in war, are now friends in peace.  The show continues at Spotlighters Theatre until August 1. (Photo courtesy Spotlighters Theatre)

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[ Local News ]
Otakon returns to Baltimore!
What started as a tiny convention in State College, PA in 1994 to a Baltimore institution in 1999 (and every year thereafter), Otakon is the convention of the otaku (Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime (animation), manga (comics), and video games) generation - by the fans and for the fans; and it is back for its 17th year in 2010! ...Continue

[ National News ]
Hawaii governor vetoes civil-union bill {updated}
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil-union bill July 6 that would have granted same-sex couples all the rights, benefits, responsibilities and obligations of marriage under a different name. ...Continue

[ International News ]
Lesbian Icelandic prime minister gets married
Openly lesbian Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir got married to her partner, writer Jónína Leósdóttir, on June 27, when the nation's law legalizing same-sex marriage took effect. ...Continue

[ International News ]
Ireland passes civil-partnership law
The lower house of Ireland's parliament passed a civil-partnership bill for same-sex couples July 1. It is expected to pass the upper house easily and take effect early next year. ...Continue