All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Farewell to Badlands/Apex
Metro Weekly put out a call to the community to offer its own memories of Badlands/Apex. What follows are a selection of the responses that...
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Marriage Wars
Part Two of a series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act ''Given your stated and longstanding opposition to...
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Maryland Marriage Coalition
LGBT rights organizations joined forces at Baltimore City Hall on Tuesday, July 12, to launch Marylanders for Marriage Equality, a coalition that seeks to secure...
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Community Needs
Transgender, transsexual and gender non-conforming people in D.C. have serious concerns about their safety, are severely underemployed, and face major difficulties accessing adequate healthcare according...
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Pounding Flesh
Even considered as tragicomedy, The Merchant of Venice is an awfully dreary affair. The tale is dominated by the Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who is reviled...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Time and tide take on new significance as deadlines approach and procrastination deepens its tentacled presence in your heart of hearts. Why the...
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Last Throes
The U.S. Court of Appeals that recently halted enforcement of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' is asking who – if anyone – is left actually defending...
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Parental Guidance
The United Church of Christ (UCC), the denomination to which President Barack Obama belonged for two decades, resoundingly approved two resolutions on July 5 in...
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DOJ's Big Step
President Obama last week put wind in his re-election sails with a big move on the marriage front. In so doing, he contrasted himself nicely...
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Out Patient Care
''We've had some tumultuous history around are we or are we not dedicated to a mission of serving the LGBT community,'' says Justin Goforth, director...
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Credit for Success
Every business depends on credit. Credit breathes life into enterprise, oils the machine of commerce, and provides capital to expand. Banks exist to loan money...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: You're more aware of the resources and reflections inherent in those around you. Look into their faces to see who you are becoming,...
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Normalcy
Next to Wicked right now at the Kennedy Center is Next to Normal. But the two musicals could hardly be further apart on the spectrum...
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Critical Mass
Community members expressed frustration earlier today during the third hate crime oversight hearing within the past four years. Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large), chair of...
