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  • Katastrophe

    By on August 15, 2007

    THERE WEREN'T TOO many people to look up to in mainstream media while growing up as female-to-male transgender, recalls Katastrophe. The 27-year-old native of the...

  • Citizen Nick

    By on August 8, 2007

    With a foundation built on journalism and baseball, Nicholas F. Benton's start in life was nothing if not all-American. At 7, he got the scoop...

  • The Bears Are Coming

    By on August 1, 2007

    Chris Wilkins didn't really plan on becoming a bear -- much less the president of the D.C. Bear Club. '''Accidentally' is the word for it,''...

  • 2007 Bear Invasion

    By on August 1, 2007

    With three days of events, the D.C. Bear Invasion has a lot in store. Registration is open on the Web at www.bearinvasion.com for $110 --...

  • Simon Says

    By on July 25, 2007

    Simon Aronoff remembers being a child who would go to sleep with an expectation of waking up in a boy's body, rather than the female...

  • Fringe Benefits

    By on July 18, 2007

    Jonathan Padget (right) Jonathan Padget knows his way around the Washington theater scene. Having spent a number of years as a former Metro Weekly staff...

  • Fringe Factor

    By on July 18, 2007

    IF YOU WANT TO MOVE into D.C. and lobby from K Street, glad-hand on behalf of Rep. So-and-So from any given Springfield, or save the...

  • Camp Out

    By on July 11, 2007

    Ah, summer, the season most attuned to the coming of age of the all-American boy -- even the all-American gay boy. And what's more representative...

  • Boys and Balls

    By on July 11, 2007

    As summer-camp memories go, mine are scant. I've settled for the vicarious pleasure of listening to my gay pal, Mike, share his memories of charmed...

  • Campastrophic: Of Moonwalks, Musicals and Mishkuntas

    By on July 11, 2007

    July 20, 1969, nighttime. Crickets are chirping. A warm breeze gently sifts through the trees, rustling the leaves. A small, black-and-white TV emits a glow...

  • Home Is Where the Camp Is

    By on July 11, 2007

    Given the theme of the magazine that I'm sure you've come to expect thus far, I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that I've actually never been...

  • Signature Style

    By on July 4, 2007

    Ask Eric Schaeffer what he loves most about musicals and here is the answer you get: ''I just love how musicals are about big emotions,...

  • Scott G. Brooks

    By on June 27, 2007

    Scott G. Brooks ''Royally Ducked'' 36'' x 48'' oil on canvas 2007 Broken Eggs. Downtrodden fairy tale figures. Princesses, fairies, carnival sideshows. Amputated stumps. Wide-set...

  • Linas Garsys

    By on June 27, 2007

    Linas Garsys ''Holiday Takes A Baltimore'' (detail) 36'' x 48'' acrylic on board 2007 Being born in Thailand has nothing to do with Linas Garsys'...

  • Alan Defibaugh

    By on June 27, 2007

    Alan Defibaugh ''Who Do You Want Me To Be To Make You Sleep With Me?'' 18'' x 20'' giclée print on canvas 2007 There's a...