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  • Looking for Leadership on DADT

    By on May 2, 2010

    From an appearance by former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean to six civilians who chained themselves to the White House fence, pressure...

  • Shifting Timelines

    By on April 30, 2010

    Two weeks ago, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said the job protection bill that he is sponsoring in the House would be marked up and voted...

  • Pentagon Wants Delay on DADT Repeal UPDATED

    By on April 30, 2010

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a letter to the chairman of the House...

  • Making a Difference

    By on April 29, 2010

    The first requirements of activism and leadership are drive, desire and commitment. As a city and region that draws people brimming with just those qualities,...

  • HRC Under Fire

    By on April 29, 2010

      When it comes to laying blame for a lack of progress on LGBT equality, activists aren't just focusing on President Barack Obama and Congress....

  • Get Rational

    By on April 29, 2010

    Get Equal, which specializes in direct actions like heckling our allies with demands for Total Equality Right Now, has at least one like-minded boor in...

  • Drive Time

    By on April 29, 2010

    In the moments before an accident, some people relate the experience of having their entire life flash before their eyes. But that has always seemed...

  • Marital Bliss

    By on April 29, 2010

    Truth be told, most comic operas are funnier in theory than in reality. The buffo, over-rouged in a teetering wig, capers about the stage and,...

  • Sia Change

    By on April 29, 2010

    Sia Furler is honored to be Christina Aguilera's ''bitch.'' Furler, who records under her first name, just wrapped up work co-writing for Aguilera, as well...

  • The 2010 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards

    By on April 29, 2010

    The idea that youth is wasted on the young is the fallacy of someone with a misspent youth. The reality is that youth is the...

  • PFOX Receives ''Appreciation'' from Fenty: UPDATED

    By on April 29, 2010

    NOTE: This story has been updated to include a response from Mayor Adrian Fenty's office. The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington D.C. is...

  • Amy Loudermilk

    By on April 29, 2010

    Next Generation Awards 2010 By the time she was 10, Amy Loudermilk knew that phoning her best friend and getting a busy signal meant one...

  • Andrew Barnett

    By on April 29, 2010

    The Next Generation Awards 2010 When Andrew Barnett headed out to earn his bachelor's degree, the Alexandria native got about as far away as he...

  • Harjant Gill

    By on April 29, 2010

    The Next Generation Awards 2010 Some people turn to drinking and partying to cope with heartbreak. Harjant Gill turned to filmmaking. ''When I started college,...

  • Hyacinth Alvaran

    By on April 29, 2010

    The Next Generation Awards 2010 Hyacinth Alvaran's story may have started in the Philippines, but her story is being told most forcefully in here in...

  • Brian Watson

    By on April 29, 2010

    The 2009 Next Generation Awards: Where Are They Now? Over the past year, Brian Watson has cut back on some of his local advocacy --...

  • Eboné Bell

    By on April 29, 2010

    The 2009 Next Generation Awards: Where Are They Now? It's been nearly a year and a half since Eboné Bell quit her day job to...

  • José Ramirez

    By on April 29, 2010

    The 2009 Next Generation Awards: Where Are They Now? As Metro Weekly honors the second round of Next Generation awardees, one of the 2009 crop...

  • Linh Hoang

    By on April 29, 2010

    The 2009 Next Generation Awards: Where Are They Now? It's April 20. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano is spewing airliner-threatening ash into European airspace. Linh Hoang is...

  • Inner Light Securing Space

    By on April 29, 2010

    Inner Light Ministries hopes to close a deal on purchasing the space it has been using over the past year, at 1912 Q St. SE,...