All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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The Right Side of History
The ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) statute, which bans gays and lesbians from open service, is the only remaining federal personnel policy which places discrimination...
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Imposters Arrive
When it comes to counterfeit smuggling rings, the images that come to mind are generally knock-off handbags or ''Rolox'' watches sold on street corners. It...
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Mountain State's Move
Sen. Carte Goodwin (D-W.V.), was sworn in to office by Vice President Joseph Biden on Tuesday, July 20. The former general counsel to West Virginia...
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Hateful Handbill
Chief Cathy Lanier has launched an internal investigation within the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Major Crash Investigative Unit following reports of fliers circulating within the...
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Sing Out Loud
Despite the time that's passed since Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty first sent their profanity-spewing puppets on stage to deliver such toe-tappers as...
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Lasting Impression
People get tattoos for all sorts of reasons. An expression of love, a significant date, a memoriam, an autograph – the list is likely endless....
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: You want to charge forward without hesitation. But first, you have to make sure you're properly accessorized. You want to work through the...
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Parenting Questions
Andrea Peyser's scathing New York Post review of The Kids Are All Right – titled '''The Kids' are not all right'' – attempts to dismiss...
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Dismissals Explained
Lt. Dan Choi and James Pietrangelo didn't break the law they had been charged with breaking, and it is for that reason, according to a...
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Charges Dismissed
Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II walked inside a D.C. Superior Courtroom on a rainy, humid, Tuesday morning, prepared for trial....
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Congressional Ties
''Being sometimes the first transgender person in their workspace – openly disclosed as trans – is an important part of what it is that we...
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Show, Don't Tell
Tyrese loves roller coasters. He goes to Adventure Park USA from open to close, every weekend. And he does it all alone. Tyrese is gay,...
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Swimwear Fashion Show [video]
On Saturday, July 10, Town Danceboutique teamed with Universal Gear to present a Swimwear Fashion Show, displaying the latest in swimsuits, including the Brazilian cut....
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Surveying Headaches
The Department of Defense mailed out 400,000 surveys to servicemembers on Wednesday, July 7, with half going to active servicemembers and the other half going...
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Navigating an Epidemic
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) presented its National HIV/AIDS Strategy during a press event at the White House on Tuesday, July...
