Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • Felines on the Fringe

    Washington has always been a city in transition and likely always will be. And alley cats will probably continue to bear witness. They certainly had...

  • From Feral to Forever

    One of the knocks on the door last Halloween was not trick nor treat. It was a representative from the Humane Society holding the downstairs...

  • Mighty Real: Janet Mock

    Janet Mock's memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, came out this month. As for Mock, she came out...

  • Gay Gulag

    With the 2014 Winter Olympics upon us, all eyes are on Russia. To an arguably greater degree than many of this year's predecessors, however, many...

  • UK’s Channel 4 set to air graphic report on Russian anti-gay gangs

    “We filmed these groups with their knowledge, and what I found shocking afterwards was that only a few asked to have their faces disguised. They...

  • Outdated Offense

    Another January weekend ends, and with it so does the Centaur MC's annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend. Congratulations to Joe Birdwell, Mr. MAL 2014. While everything...

  • Israeli zoo’s female couple join list of same-sex penguin pairings

    “They’re living together, they have their own nest. We even saw them trying to mate a few weeks ago. They’re also acting as if they...

  • Where Leather Meets Levity

    As dependable as cherry blossoms in spring, Washington is once again ready to welcome the Centaur Motorcycle Club's Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, Jan. 17 to 20....

  • Hello, 2014

    With my last column of 2013 dedicated to my holiday wishes, the first column of 2014 should obviously be dedicated to predictions. First up in...

  • Uganda Parliament passes anti-gay bill

    “I am officially illegal.” —Frank Mugisha, head of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), following the Ugandan Parliament’s passage of a bill that, while no longer including...

  • Seasonal Solace

    For many LGBT people, religious faith can be tricky. And that may be more true as we catapult into Christmastime, when everything seems to be...

  • The What, When and Who of 2013

    It's not quite over, but 2013 has already piled up enough historic points to sit out the few days remaining to 2014. While the community...

  • Brian Embly: 1st Runner-Up

    {Brian Embly (Photo by Julian Vankim)} {Coverboy: Brian (Photo by Julian Vankim)} The shy guy is not the one you expect to be baring it...

  • Holiday Wish List

    My, it's been a big year. Particularly so for gay Americans, thanks to the Supreme Court gutting the Defense of Marriage Act. Then again, for...

  • Out and Tuned In

    When it comes to ''institutions,'' D.C. has plenty that are completely removed from Congress, the White House, the Smithsonian or all the other icons recognized...