All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Heroic Exploits
Maybe it was the tights, but something about superheroes fascinated me when I was a little boy. I certainly wasn't alone in this interest. My...
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Shakespeare With Love
There is no better feeling than sitting in a theater, particularly one of significant reputation and stature, and watching a performance so fresh and vital...
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Environs
CLASSIFIED: CONTEMPORARY LIVING in Alexandria, with 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA. Large rooms, a finished basement rec room, and a yard make this '50s-built ranch house...
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Last Word
''Twenty years ago, if you were gay and lived in rural Kansas, you went to San Francisco or New York. Now you can just go...
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Red October
Red October used to be a fictional Soviet submarine. This fall it was applied to the heat wave in the eastern United States. I think...
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After School Special
At 18, Christopher Barnhill wasn't necessarily going through a ''tough time'' when he started hanging out at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League's after-school Youth...
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All in the Family
Elbridge James can admit that advocating for gay rights wasn't an effort he embraced overnight. ''It's a process that took more than 20 years,'' says...
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Hugging it Out
There was lots of love at the Rite Aid Pharmacy, at 13th and U Streets NW, on Tuesday, Oct. 30. About 50 people showed up...
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Fighting Back
If Washington was compared not to other cities, but to entire countries, ''It would rank in between the Republic of Congo and Rwanda in terms...
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Last Word
''I strongly believe that African Americans and the LGBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights. I strongly disagree with Rev. McClurkin's...
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Cat and Mouse
Cat and mouse games can be fun -- when you know who's the cat and who's the mouse. When you don't, it's like watching two...
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Roman Candle
It's funny the way the mind works. We hear a story of political intrigue, of petty grudges fueled by unhindered access to great power, and...
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Animus in the Aisles
When Jason ''Jay'' Hill finally realized what was happening, he couldn't believe his ears. ''Get out! Get out!'' That was the order Jay, a 32-year-old...
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Speed Queen
Carey Murphy has traveled across the country documenting various festivals for the Smithsonian Channel, and now she's ready to document Washington's annual High Heel Race...
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Girl Power
Think of ''Queer Life, Queer Love'' as a sweeping 101 course for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LBTQ) women, on how to live happy, healthy...
