All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Domestic District
WALK ALONG 12TH Street NE, near the intersection with Newton Street, and Washington begins to feel downright homey. In this rather bucolic corner of the...
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Virginia Villages
DRIVE WESTWARD OUT of Washington, and you'll most likely come to a fork. Take the high road -- the Dulles Toll Road -- and you'll...
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PFAW's Gay Ambassador
It's time for yet another Washington gala, replete with awards, entertainment and pricey tickets. And with Tim Gill, the gay founder of the Quark software...
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Boykin's Election Trail
Boykin Keith Boykin, one of the leading national figures in the gay-rights movement, particularly as the movement intersects the African-American community, will be in Washington...
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A New Honor
The Center-Home for GLBT in Metro D.C. has announced it will be holding its annual fall fundraiser Sept. 19 to honor the five co-founders of...
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Calling All Kings — and Queens
Brother Help Thyself -- the local alliance of leather, Levi, drag, bear and fetish communities, that for nearly 30 years has been helping gay-related charities...
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Permanent Position
Mayor Adrian Fenty's (D) office announced Sept. 7 that Christopher Dyer, who has served as interim director of the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs since...
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Back to School
GenderPAC, the D.C.-based, human-rights organization working to eliminate gender stereotypes, released its 2007 GENIUS Index, tracking efforts in academe to promote awareness of and prohibit...
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Horse Sense
When she began her career as a racetrack veterinarian in the late 1980s, Linda Molesworth was something of a novelty at Maryland racetracks. As a...
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Stein Club's Accolades
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, arguably among the most influential clubs in District politics, on Aug. 22 announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards....
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Maryland Hot Spot
The 2007 Chesapeake Pride Festival was hot. Not ''mid-Atlantic summer social calendar'' hot, but simply hot. Really, really hot. And humid. But that didn't stop...
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Fingers do the walking
The Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs announced recently the release of a comprehensive directory listing GLBT-related organizations, ranging from A Common Bond, a group for...
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Casting a Web
The D.C.-based National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) announced Aug. 15 that the organization is joining those who already broadcast online, such as the Human Rights...
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In Phase
The recent juggernaut of alternative offerings in the nation's capital -- from Art in Heat to the Fringe Festival -- shows no sign of stopping....
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Harnessing Sexual Energy
While music moves people in primal ways, there is, arguably, nothing more primal than a person's sex drive. The organizers of Phase Fest are acknowledging...
