All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Lending an Ear
In the District, people talk about HIV/AIDS -- a lot. Of course, with a statistical profile that puts D.C. on par with sub-Saharan Africa when...
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A Lizard Last
Mark Lee, host of the Sunday night institution, Lizard Lounge, has announced that he will discontinue the weekly dance party, with Sunday, Dec. 14, serving...
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Balance and Boundaries
Aside from death, infidelity may be the most heart-wrenching of couples' calamities. Every human art form -- from poetry to pop songs -- has tackled...
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Life's a Drag
Dito van Reigersberg has made a name for himself in Philadelphia, a founder of that city's Pig Iron Theatre Company. Pig Iron performances have earned...
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Northern Va. Nods
In keeping with holiday-season traditions, the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AGLA) is honoring one individual and one group at the group's annual holiday party,...
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Radically Relevant
This year, 2008, marks two bittersweet 20-year anniversaries: World AIDS Day, first observed Dec. 1, 1988, and Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc., incorporated...
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Thanksgiving Table Tableau
Sometimes America takes a breather. Barack Obama heralds one of those eras. It's not that America completely disengages from the rest of the world, but...
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Village People
There were barely enough chairs to go around Sunday, Nov. 23, as about 25 people -- possibly a capacity crowd for the D.C. Jewish Community...
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Milk: The Man, The Movie
It takes a certain amount of stature to get a school named after you. With an elementary school in San Francisco and a high school...
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Stein Successors
Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, a gay organization and among the most influential in District politics, elected the club's 2009 officers at a...
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Terry's Turn
PreventionWorks, a 10-year-old, local, nonprofit organization working in HIV-prevention and health advocacy, announced Nov. 13 that Philip Terry will be serve as the group's new...
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History's Heroes
With the recent election, I was hopeful that Proposition 8 would not pass. A former Floridian, I might've cared more about their similar Proposition 2,...
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UHU Turns 20
Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc., will soon mark 20 years of working to prevent HIV infections among black gay and bisexual men, and...
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Railing for a Retreat
To and from all nearby points, we Washingtonians commute. Some make their daily roundtrips on rails, some on tires, some on foot. In the midst...
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Personal Best
In 2003, Will Gartshore crafted a cabaret at Signature Theatre entitled Finding Home, which examined his previously rootless existence between New York and Washington along...
