All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Don't Ask, Just Tell
Perhaps it was inevitable that the gay community's commitment to New Left principles would splinter as gays became more mainstream. Or, perhaps more specifically, became...
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An American Dream
Imagine this: Your parents bring you here at a young age and put you in school. You are asked to learn a new language while...
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Giving DADT the Boot
In 2006, Jim Webb, the former Navy secretary to President Reagan, became a Democrat and ran to unseat Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), in large part...
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Working Man
There was a time when Riley Folds didn't think it was anyone else's business at his workplace to know that he was gay. ''I was...
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Spanish, Class
GALA Hispanic Theatre is launching its 35th anniversary season with a production that will not only make you want to be certain the company has...
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Well Done
If ever a jukebox hit was made for a Shakespearian play, it is Diana Ross' ''I'm gonna make you love me,'' as applied to All's...
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Blocks Party
The construction that had crowded parts of 17th Street NW since December is gone. Accordingly, it's time to celebrate. This Saturday's 17th Street Festival does...
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Paris by the Hours
So you're about to embark on an amazing international vacation, with all your plans set – except for that extended layover in Paris, which is...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: With everything in flux, you might as well allow yourself to enjoy the crazy ride you're on. With everything changing up, you might...
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Outspoken, Ep. 7 [Video]
In this week's episode of Outspoken, host Ebone Bell asks people at the NOH8 photo shoot in DC who was the hardest -- and the...
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Senate Falls Short (UPDATED)
The Senate voted this afternoon, Sept. 21, to block consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment aimed at repealing the military's...
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NOH8 Campaign Comes to Cobalt [video]
On Monday, Sept. 20, the NOH8 Campaign set up its studio at Cobalt in Washington, D.C. The event, which ran from 4 to 7 p.m....
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Black and Brown and Discharged All Over
For all intents and purposes, the study had the makings of a bombshell. Servicemembers United, the nation’s first organization devoted to gay and lesbian troops,...
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Census Overlooks Many Same-Sex Couples
One in seven same-sex couples won't be identified as such in 2010 U.S. Census results, according to a new study. And the options on the...
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Making the Grade
There can be an inherent danger in movie titles. It's the risk of being saddled with a title that critics can easily twist around with...
