Features
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Cruising in the Age of Apps: A Metro Weekly Forum
We asked our readers to cloak themselves in anonymity and tell us all about their best and worst cruising experiences.
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Sniffies CMO Eli Martin On Cruising Into the App Store
After seven years, the popular map-based cruising website Sniffies has finally launched an iOS app and it's taking off.
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Bruce Vilanch On His Biggest Flops, Awards Shows, and Bette
Hollywood legend Bruce Vilanch dishes on his misses and more in his hilarious new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time."
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Kenya Hutton is an Advocate for All of Us
The Center for Black Equity's Kenya Hutton is leading an equity-centric organization at a time when anti-LGBTQ sentiment is on the rise.
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What It Means To Be Queer at the Oscars
Put on your ruby slippers to strut down the red carpet as we ask what queerness means for Academy Awards voters past and present.
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Overlooked by the Oscars: Here’s What We’d Have Picked
Several deserving cinematic achievements were egregiously overlooked by the Motion Picture Academy -- but not by us.
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Chogasm! An Interview with Margaret Cho
Is too much of Margaret Cho a bad thing? Not by our measure, as the comic releases a smashing new musical album, "Lucky Gift."
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Jarrod Bennett is Leading Atlas Into a Bright Artistic Future
Jarrod Bennett, the new Executive Director of Atlas, wants to inspire the community with a dazzling array of arts.
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The KenCen’s ‘Schmigadoon!’ is the Ultimate “Joy Bomb”
Creator Cinco Paul and director Christopher Gattelli on the joys of bringing "Schmigadoon!" to the Kennedy Center.
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The Bold and Beautiful Return of Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin emerges from the dark days of cancellation with "My Life on the PTSD List," her first tour in six years.
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MAL Weekend: A Bold Celebration of Leather Pride
Neither snow nor rain could keep the geared-up crowds from celebrating Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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Fire Daddy Ken is Living His Best Leather Life
Ken Nelms may be laying down his sash, but the 2024 Mr. MAL winner is always ready to serve the leather community.
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From ‘Jessie’ to Leading Man: The Evolution of Karan Brar
Karan Brar has surfed some stormy seas in his remarkable ride from Disney child star to proudly out, theatrical leading man.
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‘The Voice’s’ J.Paul: Out, Proud, and Singing Soprano
The musical journey of local singer J.Paul, who wowed "The Voice's" judges with his high vocal register, is just beginning.
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John Leguizamo’s America
As Republicans disparage and disrupt America's Latin community, John Leguizamo uses everything in his power to fight back.
