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  • Halloweenie

    By on October 29, 2008

    Sure, it may be conventionally considered a gay holiday, but -- diversity being the bane of the monolithic -- Halloween is not universally loved by...

  • Outing the Vote

    By on October 22, 2008

    According to figures posted by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, the District of Columbia counts about 330,000 registered voters. About 90 percent of...

  • Reel Affirmations 18

    By on October 15, 2008

    Welcome to Metro Weekly's guide to the Reel Affirmations film festival for 2008. There's more than 60 presentations of film and video shorts this year...

  • Where We Live

    By on October 8, 2008

    Old Dominion Diversity It's akin to Wisteria Lane meeting reality. Welcome to the City of Falls Church, with manicured yards and sun-dappled flowers in planters...

  • Gay History Month

    By on October 1, 2008

    In September, for example, the Library of Congress announced that a collection of materials from pioneering gay-rights local Frank Kameny, known as the Kameny Papers,...

  • Milk-ing the Silver Screen

    By on October 1, 2008

    Harvey Milk, one of the pivotal figures in the gay-rights movement, will soon have his brilliant but too-short life and career depicted on the big...

  • Bloc Party

    By on October 1, 2008

    Gay liberation was a product of its times. Its birth at the end of the '60s was no accident. By the time street queens and...

  • Months to Mark the Years

    By on October 1, 2008

    The idea of Black Gay History is about as far out there as is Gay History Month, and the two curiosities are not unrelated. The...

  • The Gold Standard

    By on September 24, 2008

    Mitchell Gold has been busy. Those Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams ''signature stores'' keep popping up, including the local outlet near 14th and Church Streets...

  • Irreverent Icon

    By on September 17, 2008

    Some might argue that ''icon'' is too reverent a word to apply to Holly Woodlawn. From Puerto Rico to Miami to Times Square, Woodlawn has...

  • Gender-Juggling

    By on September 17, 2008

    Special Agent Galactica is every woman. ''She's a rock chick. She is a '50s dynamo singer. She's pop. She is whatever is necessary,'' says Jeffrey...

  • Schedule of Events

    By on September 17, 2008

    All performances at the Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW Prices as noted, otherwise Pay What You Can. September 26 Opening Gala Featuring Holly...

  • Classical Music

    By on September 10, 2008

    BACH SINFONIA 301-362-6525 www.bachsinfonia.org The Genius of Haydn -- A festive program exploring a wide range of works by Haydn, including Overture to La Fedeltá...

  • Pop, Folk and Jazz Music

    By on September 10, 2008

    THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP Tina Turner at Verizon Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 703-255-1900 www.wolf-trap.org · Noel Paul Stookey -- the ''Paul'' in...

  • Recorded Pop Music

    By on September 10, 2008

    September Who fired Amanda Palmer? Actually, no one. The singer-songwriter and keyboardist is still with the Dresden Dolls; she's just taking a break to release...