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  • Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance Plans NoVa Candidate Events

    By on September 16, 2011

    The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance will host forums for candidates seeking to represent Northern Virginia in five separate offices in advance of the commonwealth’s...

  • Plea Deal Offered in Transgender Shooting Case

    By on September 16, 2011

    A man accused of shooting and trying to rob a transgender woman in Southeast D.C.'s Shipley Terrace neighborhood appeared in court for a preliminary status...

  • Montgomery Co. Mensch

    By on September 16, 2011

    In his 2006 novel, Hard, Wayne Hoffman presented a gay 1990s Manhattan struggling to strike a balance between ''safer sex'' and ''sex positive.'' With his...

  • National Geographic’s All Roads Film Festival

    By on September 16, 2011

    The National Geographic’s All Roads Film Festival showcases indigenous- and minority-culture film, photography and music, this year with 47 cultures from 24 different countries represented....

  • Review: Imagining Madoff at Theater J

    By on September 16, 2011

    Rick Foucheux’s portrayal of Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi-schemeing crook thrown into the spotlight of Theater J’s production, is a lot of things. But it isn’t...

  • Hillwood’s Gay Day

    By on September 16, 2011

    Activities at the 10th annual Gay Day at Hillwood include an LGBT family garden party with Rainbow Families, “Punch on the Portico,” exclusive peeks into...

  • Social Security Ends Gender “No-Match” Letters, White House “Welcomes This Move”

    By on September 15, 2011

    The National Center for Transgender Equality announced this evening: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that it has ended the practice of allowing gender to be matched in its...

  • White House Briefing: North Carolina Marriage Amendment and DADT Repeal

    By on September 15, 2011

    Today at the White House briefing, Metro Weekly sought clarification about the earlier White House statement regarding the North Carolina marriage amendment slated for the...

  • House Republicans Make Attempt at Stopping Sept. 20 DADT Repeal

    By on September 15, 2011

    On Monday, Sept. 12, House Republicans made what appears to be a last-ditch effort at halting or stalling the Sept. 20 repeal of “Don’t Ask,...

  • Film

    By on September 15, 2011

    In order of scheduled release date. Dates subject to change at the whim of a studio executive. SEPTEMBER DRIVE -- Ryan Gosling headlines a murderer's...

  • Stage

    By on September 15, 2011

    ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, Md 301-634-2270 adventuretheatre.org Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse -- Even Lilly has some bad days, but...

  • Dance

    By on September 15, 2011

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Maryland Dance Ensemble (12/2-3) 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase -- Choreographers from the area present...

  • Classical Music

    By on September 15, 2011

    BACH SINFONIA Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Silver Spring, Md. 301-362-6525 bachsinfonia.org Suoni Belli: Instrumental Wonders of the Italian Baroque -- A journey into...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    By on September 15, 2011

    9:30 CLUB 815 V St. NW 202-265-0930 930.com Atari Teenage Riot (9/17) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (9/17) Molotov (9/18) Girls (9/19) Pepper & The...

  • Above and Beyond

    By on September 15, 2011

    AFI SILVER THEATRE 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring 301-495-6720 afi.com/Silver Opera In Cinema -- Landmark productions from some of the most venerable opera houses in...

  • Museums and Galleries

    By on September 15, 2011

    1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St.Richmond, Va.804-643-17081708gallery.org FEED 2011: A Juried Biennial -- Featuring artists Kyan Bishop of D.C., Larissa Borteh of New York, Shawn...

  • News Analysis: AP’s New Marriage Poll Shows Country “Grappling” With Marriage Equality

    By on September 14, 2011

    Today, the Associated Press released polling that showed that a majority of Americans support “the government giv legal recognition to marriages between couples of the...

  • Party Down

    By on September 14, 2011

    For those who often find themselves simply shocked by extremism in political debate, these are certainly trying and exciting times. Although I'm not one who's...

  • NBJC Takes the Hill

    By on September 14, 2011

    Following on an annual outing begun last year, the National Black Justice Coalition will be returning to Capitol Hill next year for ''Out on the...

  • Local Killed in Texas Accident

    By on September 14, 2011

    Brian McKernan, 44, known to many in the area for his years of substance-abuse work at Whitman-Walker Health, was killed Sept. 6 in Austin, Texas,...