All posts by Sean Bugg
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Pages from History
For many LGBT people, an empty store on Connecticut Avenue is an empty spot in the heart. When Lambda Rising Bookstore closed at the beginning...
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The Wright Path
There've been a lot of firsts this year for Chely Wright, starting with her coming out in May that made her the nation's first openly...
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Delayed Victories
Watching what one hopes will be the final throes of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' unfold last week in Congress provided plenty of moments of political...
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Seeking Courage
It's hard not to feel like our country is broken. This is a feeling, of course, that's a bit selfish in its own way because...
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Too Little, Too Late
The role of first lady has been one comprised of equal parts opportunity and frustration — the first because occupying such a prominent role in...
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Meet the Next Generation [video]
Meet the winners of the 2010 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards: Hyacinth Alvaran, Andrew Barnett, Harjant Gill and Amy Loudermilk. The annual Next Generation Awards...
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Beyond Scandalous
A little over 12 years ago, I found myself in a conference room talking with a group of school nurses about effective HIV-prevention programs. During...
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Sweet 16
Sweet 16. The age of driver's licenses and birthday bashes, an iconic moment in the life of an American teenager when you're treated as an...
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Focusing Forward
Like both my grandfathers, when I have a good story I'm going to take every opportunity to tell it. So, don't stop me if you're...
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Making a Difference
The first requirements of activism and leadership are drive, desire and commitment. As a city and region that draws people brimming with just those qualities,...
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Turn Back Time
It's true. If you hang around Washington long enough you'll get to see history repeat itself. Back in the early 1990s, the LGBT community started...
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Whistling Dixie
It was just a few weeks ago that, while rummaging through the piles of past issues as part of my ongoing project of organizing my...
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Heaven and Hell
If there's still any wonder why America's high schools are a simultaneous case of heaven and hell for teenagers, look no further than the latest...
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Second Act
I'll admit it — when I first heard the news of Ricky Martin's coming out, I greeted it with the mental equivalent of a yawn....
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All Hands on Deck
Nothing highlights the rifts in our community like the possibility of success. Infighting and disagreements over the direction and tactics of the movement for LGBT...
