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  • RuPaul to host Drag Queen contest, reality show on Logo

    “RuPaul’s history-making turn as a groundbreaking glamour sensation opened the door for a new generation of drag superstars…. We hope to find the next one.”...

  • Gay Marriage Victory! California’s Supreme Court overturns ban

    “Under these circumstances, we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest…. Accordingly, we conclude that to the...

  • Art teacher accidentally shows class gay porn image

    “He was just clicking on random files, all of a sudden this big image of literally gay porn shows up…. And he’s going crazy, looking....

  • Joel Osteen, feel-good TV preacher, and Church tell Tammy Faye’s son & Soulforce: “Homosexuality is sin”

    “It was a very cordial, very nice meeting…. But ultimately through our conversations, we continued to disagree with Soulforce and Jay’s position…. believe homosexuality...

  • I Want My Mommy

    It's Mother's Day and, as usual, I'm prepared. The tulips I ordered so many days ago arrived right on time on Mother's Day Eve, as...

  • Pageant with a Cause

    The second annual Mr. and Miss Transgender Health Empowerment (THE) Pageant, Sunday, May 18, will include contestants from all over the United States, says Brian...

  • Powerful endorsement

    At their Monday, May 12, meeting, members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club voted to endorse candidates in several upcoming District elections. ''For Ward 2,...

  • Honored with Pride

    D.C. Pride and Heritage, a celebration of the local Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community, honored Metro Weekly May 10 for empowering the local A/PI GLBT community...

  • Safety Patrol

    Daniel Hays still remembers what life was like in his native Jefferson City, Mo., before coming out in 2002. Hays, an Arlington resident and president...

  • Virginia's Historic Moment

    Lawrence Webb made history this month. May 6 saw several elections across Virginia, including the race for three seats on the Falls Church City Council....

  • Chatty Cathy

    It's a rainy Friday afternoon, and Cathy McElrath Renna is sitting on the floor -- the chairs have yet to arrive -- of what will...

  • Sky High

    A months-long teaser campaign for Cobalt's new party stoked confusion. ''For the longest time people thought we were promoting a new gay airline,'' jokes Cobalt...

  • Elektrafying

    As anyone with a pulse knows, Hollywood -- both the A and the B list -- continues to outrage the arbiters of good taste with...

  • Sweet Love

    A decade ago, Swedish producer Max Martin took Robyn to the top of the charts with ''Show Me Love.'' Then he did it again with...

  • Postponed Dragon

    Out2Paddle The 2008 Washington, D.C., Dragon Boat Festival, originally slated to take place May 17-18 at the Georgetown/Kennedy Center Waterfront, has been postponed to mid-June,...

  • Jordan Airs

    In the early 1990s, long before taking on the role of Karen's sassy rival, Beverley Leslie, on Will & Grace, or Brother Boy in Sordid...

  • Cold Wheels

    It's been almost a week since I saw Speed Racer and already I can't remember a thing about it. I vaguely recall it being comprised...

  • Toga Party

    If you fall into that demographic of individuals who love reading The Onion and seeing the works of William Shakespeare (we'll not mention your Public...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: It's not the heat, it's the generally conductive atmosphere brought on by so much moisture. That's some of what's going on, of course....

  • Thread Bare

    If you find yourself in a hairy dilemma -- wanting two eyebrows instead of your uni, or just in need of a cleanup that won't...