Metro Weekly

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  • Comic Relief

    Meet Dick and Duane. The beefy, furry comedic team from New York don't want to be called bears, and they're not leather enthusiasts but the...

  • Seeing the Light

    ''I hate when people are posting on Facebook and everything has an exclamation point,'' says Guy Smith. For the same reason, you won't find lighting...

  • Evolution to MAL: Revolution

    Over the years, the leather/BDSM/fetish communities have seen a lot of change. The evolution includes ''plushies,'' motocross gear, athletic wear and other twists and turns...

  • Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend Guide

    Full Schedule of Events.All events (unless otherwise noted) are at: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill400 New Jersey Ave, NWWashington, DC Friday, Jan. 14 Registration, Capitol Rooms...

  • Volunteer Spirit

    When Eric Cohen and Jonathan Blumenthal met while doing volunteer work with a gay and lesbian singles group, it was a special moment that launched...

  • Helping Out

    If you know you want to help, but you're not sure exactly where to start, look to The Center, the D.C. area's LGBT community center....

  • The Year in Scene 2010

    Picture it: Washington. 2003. A buoyant, long-haired guy walks into a magazine's offices. He's looking to buy a photo of himself in the starting lineup...

  • Coming Out Strong

    Looking back on 2010, it was a celebrity-filled year. In the spring, Kathy Griffin brought her My Life on the D-List reality show to the...

  • 2010: Year in Review

    JANUARY The transition from 2009 to 2010 was harsh, marked by a murder. The year's first issue of Metro Weekly reported on the shooting of...

  • The Path Down the Aisle

    Two weeks before the start of 2010, Mayor Adrian Fenty joined a crowd of about 200 at All Souls Unitarian Church where he signed the...

  • A Bully Year

    For young LGBT people, or simply those perceived to be, 2010 was a chilling year as headline after headline reported on those of them who...

  • A Long Year — With a Well-Deserved End to DADT

    On Jan. 27, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to give his State of the Union address. In it, he said, ''This...

  • Advocacy Gets a Shot of Organized — and Organizational – Chaos

    When then-Lt. Dan Choi and former Army infantryman James Pietrangelo II took a group of attendees at a Human Rights Campaign rally for the repeal...

  • Making Marriage Equal

    Since November 2008, when the voters of California passed Proposition 8 and ended marriage equality in the state, much attention has been given to the...

  • Franklin Caintic

    In his original Coverboy profile last May, Franklin Caintic said he had ''lube, massage oil and dental floss'' in his nightstand drawer. Dental floss? ''It's...