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  • Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2004 Contest

    By on January 21, 2004

    On a downtown D.C. street more famous for lobbyists than leather, upwards of 1,000 people gathered Sunday afternoon for the contest to name Mr. Mid-Atlantic...

  • Leather Leader

    By on January 14, 2004

    You might expect the incoming president of the Centaur Motorcycle Club to have a closet full of leather uniforms and accoutrements. Truth is, Glenn Mlaker...

  • Play Time

    By on January 14, 2004

    ''This is a real boy beater.'' Patti Brown hoists a large wooden plank. The short end has been molded to comfortably fit the contours of...

  • Mark Lee

    By on January 7, 2004

    Photography by Todd Franson If you have an e-mail account, chances are good you've gotten an Atlas E-mail Alert from Mark Lee. And if you've...

  • 2003 Year in Review

    By on December 24, 2003

         So you're feeling a bit tired at the end of 2003. It's been a busy year, and with all the sodomy and marriage going...

  • Coverboy Second Runner-Up

    By on December 17, 2003

    Photography by Jeff Code Yasir Bashir wants to thank everyone who voted for him. Really. Being selected as a Coverboy of the Year finalist has...

  • Coverboy First Runner-Up

    By on December 17, 2003

    Photography by Jeff Code In a town filled with career-building job hoppers, it may seem an accomplishment to stay with one employer for five years....

  • Nightlife Coverboy of the Year

    By on December 17, 2003

    Photography by Jeff Code Years from now when Matt Miller is writing his memoir, he'll probably conclude that his first brush with celebrity came in...

  • Other Worlds

    By on December 10, 2003

    Photography by Todd Franson Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa sometimes finds it hard to write by the rules other people make. During his recent studies at the Yale...

  • The Kiss of Activism

    By on December 3, 2003

    On Wednesday, November 5th, Stephanie Haaser kissed a girl. The twelve-second kiss occurred between Haaser and classmate Katherine Pecore during lunch period at River Hill...

  • Parental Guidance

    By on December 3, 2003

    Photography by Todd Franson ''I certainly didn't take this job for any notions about limelight or attention on me. As a person, I'm more of...

  • Song of the Quilt

    By on November 19, 2003

    Photographs by Todd Franson The Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington and D.C.'s Different Drummers on their first full rehearsal, Tuesday, November 18th, 2003. ''When...

  • Far From Over

    By on November 19, 2003

    It's been a long time since the first World AIDS Day in 1988. In those earlier days of the epidemic, it was one of many...

  • Family Affair

    By on November 12, 2003

    Photography by Todd Franson Like so many parents confronted with a child coming out of the closet, Dick Gephardt's first thoughts at his daughter Chrissy's...

  • Scream Scene

    By on November 5, 2003

    Featuring photographs from Apex, Chaos, Cobalt/30 Degrees, Freddie's, the Four Seasons Sheraton, Green Lantern, JR.'s, Mr. P's, Nob Hill, Omega, The Fireplace, Titan, Ziegfeld's and...