Columns
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Living Memories
Last summer while I was playing tennis with a friend on an Arlington public court, a troop of elementary-school kids took over the surrounding courts...
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Alliance of Fighters
Representatives from the faith, business and arts communities joined political activists and public officials on April 20 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gay...
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Seasonal Change
While next week may be the official 17th anniversary of Metro Weekly, this week actually marks the 17th year of working on the magazine. It...
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A Perfect Storm
The event at the Rosedale, Md., McDonald's on Monday evening, April 25, was both a vigil in support of Chrissy Lee Polis – a trans...
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Majority Rules
For those with even a passing acquaintance with the actions and rhetoric of anti-gay organizations and activists, it's rarely surprising to see just how low...
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A Presidential Duty
Lesbian and gay couples have fought for inclusion in our family-based immigration system for decades. Today, the president himself agrees that discrimination against married bi-national...
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Gaming the System
In the Kodachrome memories of my youth, I'm sprawled on the brown shag carpet of the living room in front of the Zenith floor-model television,...
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We're in Business
Mark Guenther, executive director of the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, told a moving story at the organization's April 8 awards dinner...
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Don't Stop
If I were to create a list of things about which I never wanted to write about again, ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' would be right...
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Warm Welcome
Thank you, Ms. Perkins. You don't know me, but you sort of made my day. What you do know is that my husband and I...
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Hope Roller Coaster
Generally, I look for proof of the imminence of April Fools' Day in friendly pranks at the office, goofy headlines and news parodies. That's where...
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One for the Goddess
The death of a screen goddess is bound to attract a circus-like atmosphere in addition to the normal obituaries and video tributes. Following the news...
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Facing the Facts
In my line of work, I regularly hear stories of how LGBT people have been treated in the health care system. Many are tales of...
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A Game Plan for ENDA
Representatives Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) recently introduced the bipartisan and fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But let's be honest. ENDA is...
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Making Things Better
These days when we think of the phrase ''it gets better,'' we think of recent efforts to give hope to LGBT youth that as they...
