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  • Faces of Pride

    By on May 28, 2003

    D.C. Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day 2003, Sunday, May 25, Washington Convention Center A rainy weekend and a Code Orange security alert didn't stop...

  • Graduation Gay

    By on May 28, 2003

    Graduation has come and gone, releasing thousands of college students (at least three hundred of whom were mine) to test their bachelors' degrees in a...

  • Day of Tribute

    By on May 28, 2003

    Christopher Neff of GLAA at the Tomb of the Unknowns (Photo by Michael Wichita) Standing on the stairs before the Tomb of the Unknowns in...

  • Cho Time

    By on May 28, 2003

    She's the one that we want: Cho. Margaret Cho can't be stopped. At 34 years old, she's spent half a life hopping from stage to...

  • The Good and the Bad

    By on May 28, 2003

    Danny takes self-involvement to numbing levels, while Yossi & Jagger delights with true romance One of the problems with narcissism as a character trait is...

  • Inviting Italian

    By on May 28, 2003

    Moderate prices, a warm welcome, and outdoor seating make Arucola the perfect spot to dine on a summer's eve. Now that the beautifully restored Avalon...

  • Ambiguously Gay

    By on May 28, 2003

    Robbie Williams and Jay-Jay Johanson are finding it a challenge to make it in America, but remain popular in the gay arena Robbie Williams Escapology...

  • Capital Pride Heroes

    By on May 28, 2003

    Each year, the Capital Pride Planning Committee selects a number of individuals to honor as Capital Pride Heroes. These honorees have gone above and beyond...

  • Head of the Class

    By on May 28, 2003

    Most gay characters on television may as well be impotent. That's not to say they're asexual, mind you. When the scriptwriter needs a campy wisecrack...

  • The 2003 Pride Festival

    By on May 28, 2003

    Pepper Mashay returns to thrill the 2003 Pride audience. Main Stage Performance Update The entertainment begins at 11:30 a.m. Order of appearance subject to change....

  • The Week in Pride

    By on May 28, 2003

    Wednesday, June 4 Mr./Miss Capital Pride Pageant Apex 1415 22nd Street NW 9 p.m. $10 The annual pageants of Capital Pride....

  • The Arts Corner

    By on May 28, 2003

    The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington Emcee: Pam Jafari Noon - DCDD: DC Swing 1:00 - LGCW: Not What You Think 1:15 - DC Lambda...

  • Capital Pride Parade

    By on May 28, 2003

    (As of Metro Weekly press time; list subject to change) A/PI Queers United for Action (AQUA) AIDS Walk Washington All Souls Church Unitarian Amnesty International...

  • Festival Booths and Vendors

    By on May 28, 2003

    (In alphabetical order; as of press time; subject to change) 1-800-Gay-Live Adoptions Together Adventuring Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons Affordable Health Insurance Alexandria Gay and...

  • Environs

    By on May 28, 2003

    WORK (IT) FROM HOME! Unique penthouse apartment at trendy 16th and U. Round living room w/ tons of windows, fireplace, telescope. Views of the monuments,...

  • Top of the Hill

    By on May 21, 2003

    Nob Hill has been around for 35 years. Robert Jones has owned it for the past 14. It's a perfect match. The Cozy Corner. The...

  • Mr. Nice Guy

    By on May 21, 2003

    ''I love your hair,'' the Compliment Guy told me one recent day. It wasn't a good hair day or anything; in fact, that morning I...

  • Eyes on the Hill

    By on May 21, 2003

    Ernest Hopkins of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Laura Hanen of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors brief attendees at AIDS...

  • Mann's Men

    By on May 21, 2003

    Best-selling gay author William J. Mann may have a reputation for scripting steamy narratives, but he has a confession to make. ''Sometimes sex scenes are...

  • A Soldier's Story

    By on May 21, 2003

    Despite occasional lapses into political diatribes, the core romance of Soldier's Girl fuels a tragic story The problem with political rants is they get pretty...