Features
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Advocate and Ally
Brian Watson has seen better days. On this particular Saturday, stopping by the Wanda Alston House, D.C.'s only transitional residence for homeless LGBT youth, Watson...
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King of Queens
There are some things hair and makeup can't fix. A broken iPhone, for instance. On a Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, Sutan Amrull – better...
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Team Work
As general manager for the past 14 years, Joey Oldaker, known as Joey-O, helped shape many memories of the club originally known as Badlands. But...
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Farewell to Badlands/Apex
Metro Weekly put out a call to the community to offer its own memories of Badlands/Apex. What follows are a selection of the responses that...
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Thanks for the Memories
What do you remember about Badlands and Apex? ''When I started at Badlands in 1993 there were two walled-in alcoves where the main bars [off...
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Justice for All
On March 26, 2003, Paul Smith argued to the United States Supreme Court that the justices should declare sodomy laws unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution...
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Secrets of the Skies
From the days of Pan Am Clipper flying boats plying the Pacific and Alexander Calder's wildly painted Braniff jets, to today's first-class suites aboard gigantic...
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Dog Day Afternoon
Dupont Circle went to the dogs on Saturday, June 18, during the 18th Annual Pride of Pets Dog Show, benefiting Pets-DC, the 20-year organization helmed...
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A Charming Pride
Last Saturday, June 18, Baltimore may have seen its last Pride block party at its traditional Mount Vernon location. If that turns out to be...
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Grand Slam [video]
The Washington Nationals pulled off a historic 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners with a bottom-of-the-ninth home run that brought fans to their feet. But...
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A Capital Pride
Mother Nature, always the wild card for D.C.'s many outdoor events, looked as though she were going to insert herself into the story of this...
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Play Ball!
Once upon a time, there was a section of the Anacostia waterfront that thrived with businesses catering to the gay community. In 2006, those businesses...
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Out on the Field
Don't be late for Night Out at the Nationals. The festivities begin before the first pitch, and include a host of LGBT notables. Team DC...
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Extra Outings
This year Team DC's ''Night Out'' makes a leap beyond baseball, hosting three other Night Out events, beginning with the July 21 Night Out at...
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The Ringleader
Robert O'Hara, the 41-year-old playwright whose latest work, Bootycandy, is having its world premiere run at Washington's Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is very familiar with...
