Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • Chamber Announces Awardees

    The Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, aka the Chamber, has announced those to be honored at the group's 2012 awards dinner under...

  • Standing Out for Equality

    Ahead of the organization's Ninth Annual Commonwealth Dinner, April 14, Equality Virginia this week announced its 2012 OUTstanding Virginians, who will be honored at the...

  • Losing a Loved One

    In January, Jared Neff was back in his home state. He had a workshop to teach at the Missouri State Thespians state conference for students:...

  • In the Pink

    Jeffrey Johnson has been part of Washington's cultural fabric for 15 years, even if he got his start on the stages of Columbia, S.C. But...

  • Making a Splash

    It's March 1, and Judy Dlugacz – '''de-loo'-gatch,' it's very common in Poland'' – is getting ready for a party. She's got a day to...

  • Good Wood

    As an associate broker at D.C.'s City Houses, it's no wonder that Ed Wood volunteers some of his time professionally, serving on the board of...

  • Cendana Shooting for Charlotte

    The 2012 Democratic National Convention may be half a year away – kicking off Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C. – but the time for D.C....

  • Final Farewell

    [UPDATE: Organizers of the planned March 3 service for Frank Kameny announced today, March 2, that the service is “on hold in deference to the...

  • Beyond Bare

    When Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010, Carl Menninger might have been more disturbed than most. As a gay assistant professor at...

  • Rocky Reckoning

    It must've been the summer of 1979, because I remember specifically that people were talking about American Airlines Flight 191. The ill-fated DC-10 lost one...

  • Camp Classic

    Audience participation is common, part of the human experience. In its most simple expression, it's applause. Add a bit more gusto, and you've got a...

  • Global Briefs: Eating Out, Standing Up

    Prime Minister's Down Under dinner date with gay families Three Australian same-sex couples on Tuesday, Feb. 21, had a unique opportunity to lobby Prime Minister...

  • Cree-ative Calling

    This Friday, Feb. 24, the National Museum of the American Indian will open its doors after hours for a special treat ''recommended for mature audiences.''...

  • Stein Dems Endorse Muriel Bowser

    The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C.'s foremost LGBT Democratic organization, last night endorsed incumbent City Councilmember Muriel Bowser in her Ward 4 race with 72...

  • Photo Finish

    A longtime fixture of the local LGBT community, photographer Patsy Lynch reports that she found resolution Tuesday evening in a deal with the Washington Blade,...