Metro Weekly

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  • Mayor Vincent Gray reflects on the International AIDS Conference

    In 2008, during the XVII International AIDS Conference, held in Mexico City, one speaker helped set the tone. Ron MacInnis, a D.C. local, who was...

  • Conference Community

    Without question, the International AIDS Conference, returning now to the United States for the first time since 1990, is a global affair. From far and...

  • It Takes a Village

    When the International AIDS Conference sets up shop at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center July 22 to 27, just a few locals, relatively, will...

  • AIDS 2012 Calendar

    THURSDAY, JULY 19 Faith & AIDS 2012 Interfaith Pre-ConferenceRuns through July 21Opening Networking Reception6 p.m.Howard UniversityRegistration $280, $140 one dayiacfaith.net FRIDAY, JULY 20 Gay Men's...

  • Summit Strength

    As the District prepares for the XIX International AIDS Conference, aka AIDS 2012, locals are preparing a smaller gathering for the days just prior. And,...

  • Message with an Edge

    Daniel O'Neill and Brant Miller have a success story to share. At their Gay Men's Health Summit Workshop, ''Repackaging the Condom Question: Using Sexually Explicit...

  • Young, Black and Leading the Way

    Frank Walker thought his life's work was with the Chicago Cubs. ''Growing up I was such a huge Cubs fan, and all I wanted to...

  • Aging for Everybody

    Don't let the title fool you. ''Coming out after 65: Health Implications for Gay Male Elders'' is going to cover plenty of territory, with enough...

  • Conversation Without Barriers

    When it comes to the new frontier of safe sex, condoms may be on their way out and pills on their way in. With major...

  • Stopping Stigma

    Even at 30 years and counting, and even among gay men, HIV/AIDS is still an unknown entity. Justin Goforth, director of the medical adherence unit...

  • Perfecting the Art of Play

    When it comes to your health, it is best to be like a child. So says Kevin Brooks of Baton Rouge, La., a featured speaker...

  • Heartfelt

    Playing Ned and Felix, the two lovers at the center of The Normal Heart, Patrick Breen and Luke Macfarlane have come to D.C.'s Arena Stage...

  • Shears Force

    {Scissor Sisters (Photo by Neil Krug)} Do you know what a ''kiki'' is? If not, it's just a matter of time. ''I really had no...

  • Robyn's Musical Nest

    Why do gays around the world love Robyn? ''I think it would be ignorant of me to assume all gay people are the same, and...

  • Cinematic Details

    Patrick Watson creates what you could call ''chamber-rock music'' – something like a more expansive and happier Antony & The Johnsons, or a dreamier, more...