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  • Reliving The First Time

    By on May 4, 2005

    Nine years ago, the circuit came to Washington with a Cherry Jubilee. Compared to more recent offerings, it was a modest start. The weekend was...

  • Good Government

    By on May 4, 2005

    (EDITOR'S NOTE: The GLLU presentation will be Webcast Wednesday, May 11, between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., at www.ashinstitute.harvard.edu/Ash/) Unless a person has had direct...

  • Soundwaves

    By on April 27, 2005

    DIGITAL MUSIC POPS… Pop artists are having a particularly good year. Green Day, for starters, is at the high point of its career, the band...

  • Blood Relations

    By on April 27, 2005

    So you think you know Electra? You may recall Sophocles' intricate version of the Greek tragedy, the bloodbath where Electra, born to King Agamemnon and...

  • Martial Artistry

    By on April 27, 2005

    I went into Kung Fu Hustle with a massive headache, one of those throb jobs that nearly debilitates you. I left, 95 minutes later, with...

  • The Middle Child

    By on April 27, 2005

    These are the times that try an SUV-lover's soul. With the price of regular pushing ever-upwards to $2.50 a gallon, every trip to the gas...

  • Order vs. Oysters on 17th Street

    By on April 27, 2005

    The stretch of 17th Street NW, between P Street and Riggs Place, roughly, is possibly the ''gayest'' neighborhood in D.C., with a cluster of gay...

  • Fischer King

    By on April 27, 2005

    There are albums that you like, and bands you at least want to like. But finding both at once? Well, U2 continues to do it,...

  • Mayoral Outreach

    By on April 27, 2005

    In March, everyone in the city knew that the mayor's cabinet included an Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs. But what would normally...

  • Making Plans for the Summit

    By on April 27, 2005

    Philip Pannell says it's easy to see the benefits of Mayor Anthony A. Williams's first-ever LGBT Citizen Summit on Saturday, April 30. ''If you have...

  • Environs

    By on April 20, 2005

    Steve Benzek found his home in Arlington long before the real estate market became the goose that laid a million golden eggs. But his home...

  • Hat Head

    By on April 20, 2005

    Red is not my color, and it really never has been. When I am buying clothes -- which I do with shocking frequency -- red...

  • ReNudePride

    By on April 20, 2005

    MISSION: ReNudePride was created in 2003 to provide a healthy, non-threatening environment where men can enjoy being nude together. The group of 150-plus members is...

  • Indecent Proposal

    By on April 20, 2005

    No matter how hard you squeeze a lemon, it will never yield luscious wine. Neither red wine, nor white, no Chardonnay, Zinfandel, or blush. The...

  • Soundwaves

    By on April 20, 2005

    DEPECHE REFRESHED... Talk about a change of heart. A year and a half ago, Dave Gahan told Rolling Stone he had no interest in continuing...

  • Punk'd by Nostalgia

    By on April 20, 2005

    New Order just might have more influence on today's electronica scene than it's ever had in the 25 years the ever-influential band has been together...

  • Youth Pride 2005

    By on April 20, 2005

    Friday, April 22 Youth Pride Allies Reception, 6:30-9:30 p.m., D.C. Center-Home for GLBT Peoples, 1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 350 Admission is $10, $5 for...

  • Passing the Torch

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visit the...

  • Nine Years of Youth

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visith the...

  • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th annual Leadership Awards

    By on April 13, 2005

    Click for more photos of NGLTF Leadership Awards Nearly 300 people gathered on Thursday, April 7 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Woodley Park for...