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  • Out of Date

    Thelma Houston had one big hit, ''Don't Leave Me This Way.'' The song is not only one of the disco era's biggest and best, it's...

  • Star Bust

    So many stars, so little shine. Stardust seems like it should have a lot of glimmer. It boasts a surprisingly strong cast -- Michelle Pfeiffer,...

  • Soundwaves

    New Order with Bernard Sumner (center left) and Peter Hook (center right) NEW (OUT OF) ORDER... ''My lawyers told me to shut up till we...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: If God's in Her heaven and all's right with the world, why are you standing there with that look on your face? It's...

  • Journalistic Mission

    The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), which works to promote fair and accurate coverage of gays within the news industry, has appointed David...

  • High and Dry

    On Friday, July 13, at around 11 p.m., Apex was hit with a bit of bad luck. Without notice, water service to the gay dance...

  • Safety Monitor

    The transition from July to August coincides with the phrase ''back to school'' creeping back into the collective consciousness. But with kids not due back...

  • Mayoral Meeting

    At the most recent meeting of the Mayor's LGBT Advisory Committee on Tuesday, July 24 -- the committee meets every other month -- committee members...

  • Saving Grace

    Mandy Moore intuitively understands why you probably don't think of her as much of a pop musician. She doesn't think of herself as much of...

  • Bourne Again

    Damn, another dropped call: Damon Jason Bourne is back -- and this time he's meaner, leaner and cheesier than ever before. The third, and potentially...

  • Small Victory in Ohio

    On July 25, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in Ohio v. Carswell that the anti-gay Marriage Amendment to the state constitution does not invalidate...

  • 2007 Bear Invasion

    With three days of events, the D.C. Bear Invasion has a lot in store. Registration is open on the Web at www.bearinvasion.com for $110 --...

  • The Bears Are Coming

    Chris Wilkins didn't really plan on becoming a bear -- much less the president of the D.C. Bear Club. '''Accidentally' is the word for it,''...

  • Fairy Tale

    Oh, to be young again! That's the sentiment driving Robert Rodi's new comic novel, When You Were Me (). Jack Ackerly is 53. He spent...

  • Soundwaves

    LADY DAY AIN'T MOMMA NIGHT... Billie Holiday has never been part of the diva dynasty that still holds court on gay dance floors. Even at...

  • Horoscope

    Heavenly Round-Up: There's a brooding quality in the air. This is the calm before the other shoe drops, on both the micro and meta levels....

  • Slave Masters

    Organizers of the fourth annual MASTER/slave Conference say they expect more than 300 people to attend this year's event, which kicks off on Friday, July...

  • Change of Scene

    Ed Bailey and John Guggenmos, the masterminds behind a string of gay nightclubs and bars for nearly two decades in Washington, including Tracks and VelvetNation,...

  • Universal Mother

      Marjorie C. MacGregor (Photo by 'Metro Weekly' file photo) There are pictures of Marjorie C. MacGregor on display at 17th Street's Trio Restaurant, where...

  • Simon Says

    Simon Aronoff remembers being a child who would go to sleep with an expectation of waking up in a boy's body, rather than the female...