RuPaul's Drag Race Top 3 at Town Danceboutique

Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska Thunderfuck and Roxxxy Andrews perform live in Washington, DC

Published on June 18, 2013, 1:03pm

The top 3 from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 performed at Town Danceboutique Saturday, June 8. Afterward, they took some time backstage to talk with Metro Weekly and a star of Washington's reigning royalty, ...[Read]

Capital Pride Festival 2013

Stars perform at Washington, D.C.'s annual LGBT celebration

Published on June 11, 2013, 12:50pm

The 38th Annual Capital Pride Festival was held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 9, 2013. At 9-hours, it was the longest celebration yet, attracting tens of thousands of LGBT visitors and supporters. Several international entertainers also made appearances. Emeli Sandé, Icona Pop and Cher Lloyd were the headliners who performed in front of the Capitol building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Three of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants participated, too, along with many other acts. There was even a live marriage proposal ...[Read]

Capital Pride Parade 2013

Amazing views of D.C.'s LGBT parade in both fast- and slow-motion

Published on June 11, 2013, 2:34am

Metro Weekly's video editor, Aram Vartian, used a couple of innovative cameras to capture D.C.'s annual Capital Pride Parade in clever, new ways. Watch in high-def if you can, and please share with your friends. First, Aram used slow-motion to capture the hidden beauty of interactions between the parade's participants and its viewers along P Street NW. Super Grand Marshal Lynda Carter and many others are shown waving rainbow flags, tossing out beads, and partying with pride in this wonderfully hypnotic ...[Read]

Metro Weekly's 2013 Next Generation Awards

Sean Bugg introduces Metro Weekly's four newest awardees for LGBT leadership

Published on May 20, 2013, 12:20am

AJ King Je-Shawna Wholley Joseph Lewis Michael Komo Sean ...[Read]

2013 Swimsuit Issue - Behind the Scenes

Video of Metro Weekly's team and models

Published on May 2, 2013, 3:54pm

A behind the scenes look at Metro Weekly's annual Swimsuit Issue for 2013. Read more and see the full-size photos in our special feature, ''Warming ...[Read]

Marty Chernoff speaks at the 2013 Tracks Reunion in Washington, D.C.

Published on April 30, 2013, 12:07pm

Tracks owner and founder Marty Chernoff speaks to the crowd at the 2013 Tracks Reunion, Saturday, April 27, at Town Danceboutique in Washington, ...[Read]

Rallying for Marriage at Supreme Court - Day 1

Revealing interviews with supporters and opponents of gay marriage rights

Published on March 27, 2013, 12:06pm

Metro Weekly's John Riley and Aram Vartian were outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, to talk to advocates -- and opponents -- of marriage equality as it was being argued before the justices. Read more about this ...[Read]

Marriage-minded activists and antics outside the Supreme Court

Published on March 26, 2013, 7:06pm

The U.S. Supreme Court this week is hearing historic arguments over two days in the nation's two highest-profile marriage-equality cases.Tuesday's arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry focus on California's Proposition 8, a measure approved by California voters in 2008 that banned same-sex marriage in the state's constitution after same-sex couples had already been allowed to legally wed. Wednesday will focus on the case of Windsor v. United States, a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law known as ...[Read]

Team DC Fashion Show & Model Search 2013

Published on March 22, 2013, 12:47am

Ben Horen goes behind the scenes for Metro Weekly at Team DC's annual fashion show and model search at Town Danceboutique. Follow along as the competitors vie for the title, showing off casual wear, swimwear, underwear and other assets before a panel of DC celebrity judges. The Saturday, March 9, event raised funds for the Team DC scholarship ...[Read]

''Xanadu'' by The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington

A preview dress rehearsal of GMCW's spring show

Published on March 16, 2013, 1:13am

Metro Weekly was at a dress rehearsal for the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's all-male production of Xanadu on Wednesday, March 13 and ventured backstage to talk with the cast members. The show runs this weekend at GWU's Lisner Auditorium, March 15-17. Visit http://www.gmcw.org for more ...[Read]