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  • Boy Does World (Excerpt) I

    I realized over cocktails one night that my life had undergone a radical change of heretofore unknown proportions: I no longer joke about dildos. I...

  • California High Court Takes Prop 8 Standing Question

    The California Supreme Court granted the request to take the certified question, as requested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in...

  • What’s up at the Corcoran

    Washington Color and Light presents major works by the artists associated with the Washington Color School — Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring,...

  • Maryland Marriage Vote Imminent [UPDATED]

    Legislators in Maryland are scheduled to vote in committee on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act on Thursday, Feb. 17, according to Judicial...

  • A Constellation of Razzle

    Constellation Theatre presents Tom Stoppard’s delightful comedy On the Razzle, directed by Nick Olcott. Two curious shop clerks seize the day and travel to Vienna...

  • Gay New World

    Theoretically, a vacation is time to recharge, to reflect, to generally recuperate from accumulated weariness. In reality, the world keeps spinning and we remain connected...

  • GOProud's CPAC Splash

    GOProud co-founders Christopher Barron and Jimmy LaSalvia made a big splash at CPAC last weekend, including with a heavily promoted party, but the early returns...

  • An Achievement to Celebrate

    Last week, Whitman-Walker Clinic shared with the community good news that has not happened here in nearly a decade. We reported an operating gain for...

  • Sights of CPAC

    In an almost perfect summary of the life and times of GOProud, Donald Trump was an invited guest of the group on the opening day...

  • Prevention Halts

    For the past 12 years, PreventionWorks! has played a vital role in minimizing the spread of HIV and other blood-born illnesses, reducing injections with used...

  • Charmed Disguise

    Bella Stassi promises that this Saturday, Feb. 19, Baltimore's Club Hippo won't look or feel like a normal night out. ''Our plans are to truly...

  • Razzle Dazzle

    In On The Razzle, an incompetent tailor creates a too-tight parade uniform for the show's shopkeeper Zangler. ''I suppose it will have to do, at...

  • Oedipal Rush

    Flowing with the rhythm and energy of well-tuned invective, Luis Alfaro's Oedipus el Rey brings an urban vibe to Sophocles' ancient and tragic tale of...

  • Spoofing Hollywood

    This weekend and next, Clay Comer plays a gay porn star at the DC Arts Center. '' is 6-foot-5, a young, incredibly beautiful, incredibly...

  • Modern Approach

    Luis Alfaro got turned on to the theater when he was 15 as part of community service -- literally. ''I actually got arrested for shoplifting...

  • Soul Fire

    You want a telling sign that Adele Adkins, known by just her first name, has talent to spare, that she's the genuine article? How about...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: When your heart's desire turns out to be more hassle than you'd imagined in your wildest dreams, what dare you want subsequently? Where...

  • L.A. Times: California High Court to Make Prop 8 Case Decision Today

    The Los Angeles Times reports: The California Supreme Court will decide Wednesday whether to plunge back into the legal battle over same-sex marriage. The state...

  • Do It! with Justin: Ep. 1, Gay Blades [video]

    In the premiere episode of our new, bi-weekly series ''Do It! with Justin,'' Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart learns a few skating tips and tricks from...

  • ‘Mini Gay Boyfriend’ releases music video to promote cute iPhone app [video]

    “The reception has been great. Everyone seems to love the cute graphics and cheeky humour. Now it’s just a case of spreading the word, and...