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  • Past, Present and Future

    By on May 25, 2005

    Eric E. Richardson's first trip to Washington, D.C., was for a job interview in the late 1990s, when a local radio station had taken an...

  • Summer Movie Preview

    By on May 18, 2005

    Spring is barely in the air these days when the summer movie maelstrom begins to peek over the horizon. In some ways that's not a...

  • Finding Common Ground

    By on May 11, 2005

    The first few weeks at a new job are always busy, and that's proving particularly so for Joe Solmonese as he settles in as the...

  • Reliving The First Time

    By on May 4, 2005

    Nine years ago, the circuit came to Washington with a Cherry Jubilee. Compared to more recent offerings, it was a modest start. The weekend was...

  • Making Plans for the Summit

    By on April 27, 2005

    Philip Pannell says it's easy to see the benefits of Mayor Anthony A. Williams's first-ever LGBT Citizen Summit on Saturday, April 30. ''If you have...

  • Mayoral Outreach

    By on April 27, 2005

    In March, everyone in the city knew that the mayor's cabinet included an Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs. But what would normally...

  • Nine Years of Youth

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visith the...

  • Passing the Torch

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visit the...

  • Youth Pride 2005

    By on April 20, 2005

    Friday, April 22 Youth Pride Allies Reception, 6:30-9:30 p.m., D.C. Center-Home for GLBT Peoples, 1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 350 Admission is $10, $5 for...

  • The Last Inning

    By on April 13, 2005

    When it comes to baseball, hope springs eternal. The hopes of Boston's baseball fans were fulfilled when the Red Sox overcame the curse of the...

  • Stage Presence: Theatrical Bonds

    By on April 6, 2005

    In 1999, Jeanette L. Buck -- a local filmmaker, playwright and director -- was accosted by a stranger in her home, brutally attacked and left...

  • Stage Presence: Motivating Fences

    By on April 6, 2005

    ''I didn't audition for Troy because I didn't think I would be considered for Troy.'' Michael Sainte-Andress is referring to the leading character in Fences,...

  • Stage Presence: Gay Fruit of the Vine

    By on April 6, 2005

    In 2003, Vincent Worthington, who had worked in theater since he was 14, was faced with an important decision. Keith Waters, founder and Artistic Director...

  • The Task at Hand

    By on March 30, 2005

    When the crowds gather next Thursday, April 7 for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th Annual Leadership Awards to honor former presidential candidate...

  • A Life Remembered

    By on March 23, 2005

    Bad news travels fast. And it shot across town like lightning last Wednesday, March 16, as news spread that Wanda Alston, 45, cabinet member and...