All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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One in Ten
Margaret Murray, executive director of One In Ten, was brand-new to Washington when she found herself walking through the 2006 Capital Pride Festival along Pennsylvania...
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National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Since the early 1990s, the Washington-based National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) has taken a social-justice approach to improving the physical and emotional well-being of lesbian,...
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Radical Faeries
When Harry Hay, founder of the gay-pioneering Mattachine Society and a leftist, was called to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s,...
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Mautner Project
''I'm proud that we are standing,'' says D. Magrini, health education director at the Mautner Project, a lesbian health organization. ''The idea that an organization...
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Metropolitan Community Church
The Metropolitan Community Church is neither Catholic nor Protestant, says Rev. Mark Byrd, who serves at the D.C. chapter of the church as assistant pastor....
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DC Lambda Squares
D.C. Lambda Squares is proud to be a Capital Pride Partner for the first time this year. ''We're thrilled to have a stake in Pride's...
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Hillwood Museum and Gardens
In a city that offers culture, arts and museums at seemingly every turn, it can take a certain special something to stand out. Hillwood Museum...
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Human Rights Campaign
The country's largest civil rights organization, which seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace,...
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Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC
Formed in 1981, the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington (GMCW) has been part of gay D.C.'s culture nearly as long as Capital Pride -- sort...
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Food and Friends
''This is not a 'meals-on-wheels' program,'' says Food & Friends Executive Director Craig Shniderman. Instead, he describes Food & Friends as a charitable organization located...
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Dignity/Washington
It's a good thing Pope Benedict XVI didn't try to drop in on Dignity/Washington for a special visit during his U.S. tour -- the GLBT...
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Gay and Lesbian Outreach and Engagement
As you stand along the sidewalks watching the annual Capital Pride Parade, you'll see some people riding in cars, some riding on floats. There's one...
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Proclamation from Adrian Fenty
33rd Capital Pride Week Proclamation from Mayor Adrian Fenty Mayor Adrian
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DC Strokes Rowing Club
Maybe you've seen them gracing the slick black-and-white pages of their sexy calendar. Perhaps you've spied these athletic men and women slicing through the waters...
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Whitman-Walker Clinic
Whitman-Walker Clinic's 30 years of service to the D.C. area LGBT community are legendary. ''We were the first LGBT-focused health care provider in the city,''...
