All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Marriage Going Mainstream
When the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in the heat of the 1996 campaign season, support for marriage equality stood at...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 6 [video]
The monthly contest continues, with a full slate of contenders vying for the prize. Challenges include collecting dollars (second nature to any drag queen) and...
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Arrest and Assault
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred near the 2000 block of P Street NW during the early morning...
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In the Same Boat
The man I am going to marry, who is of mixed Burundian/Congolese descent, was the target of an attempted Muslim honor killing in April 2002....
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Young Boy Counters Bishop
Brian Brown, the National Organization for Marriage's president, took the stage of a rally scheduled for 2 p.m., on Sunday Aug. 13 with an announcement:...
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Nuptials Nixed
Despite hopes prompted by several LGBT organizations, news stories and various county clerks across the state of California, same-sex marriages did not begin in California...
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Remembering Local Loss
On Aug. 26, the one-year anniversary of the stabbing death of a transgender woman, Tyli'a ''NaNa Boo'' Mack, members of the local LGBT community plan...
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Rehoboth Arrests
The Rehoboth Beach, Del., Police Department announced last week that six men, including three juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a string of muggings...
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Life After Folk
''Could you tell me, like, where's a good place to go?'' -- Justin Taylor, Episode 1, Queer as Folk. Many of us first saw Randy...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Like ships passing in the night – really big ships – the gas giants of the zodiac are making waves as they track...
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EFN's End (Updated)
The EFN Lounge/Motley Bar, at 1318 9th St. NW, has closed its doors permanently. On Monday, Aug. 17, at 8:40 p.m., in an e-mail addressed...
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Outspoken, Episode 2 [video]
In this edition of Outspoken, host Ebone Bell asks the question: ''Who are you voting for in the D.C. mayoral race, Adrian Fenty or Vincent
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Spousal Surveys and Partner Input
Members of the Pentagon working group reviewing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal implementation are looking for opportunities to meet with the same-sex partners of current...
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''Stealing'' Civil Rights [video]
Bishop Harry Jackson, the leader of the Maryland-based Hope Christian Church who has campaigned for a referendum on the D.C. marriage equality law, speaks at...
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More Waiting
No same-sex couples are set to marry legally on this afternoon in California – but they could be legally wed by next week at this...
