Metro Weekly

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  • Why Iran Matters

    By on August 24, 2005

    A friend and I were recently shooting the breeze over a pot of coffee when he asked me a question that stopped me in my...

  • Bad-Ass Lesbians

    By on August 24, 2005

    I knew when I boarded the Metro and saw them that the two women sitting near me, dressed in a fashion that is way more...

  • Crossed Tracks

    By on August 17, 2005

    While recently speaking to someone who lives in D.C., I was told that Columbia Heights, the neighborhood in which I lived for many years, is...

  • Proud Moments

    By on August 17, 2005

    Every June for the last 30 years, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has celebrated pride with energy and enthusiasm. Whether it was a few hundred...

  • Heavy Duty

    By on August 10, 2005

    I knew there was trouble when she told me to have a seat in her office and shut the door behind me. We never talk...

  • Fun in the Sun

    By on August 3, 2005

    It was 98 degrees in New York today, one of the hottest days we've had all year. Several businesses have been distributing donated bottled water...

  • Age Rage

    By on July 27, 2005

    This wasn't supposed to happen. Well, it was supposed to happen, really -- I never hoped to not make it to 35. But as far...

  • Losing Sight of Freedom

    By on July 13, 2005

    Following the recent celebration of our 30th Capital Pride, it's worth reflecting how far we've come and at what cost. In 1975, ''gay liberation'' activists...

  • The Cat's Meow

    By on July 6, 2005

    Let's say you are 18, almost 19, living by yourself for the first time. You're doing an internship in a small Ohio town and you...

  • Trainspotting

    By on June 29, 2005

    I'm on an Amtrak train heading north from New York City to Boston, and normally I'd feel guilty about spending the extra money for an...

  • Oh, Brother

    By on May 25, 2005

    A TV, if you want one, comes in basically any size. There is actually such thing as a 72-inch screen TV. Since TV screens are...

  • Fondling the Boob Tube

    By on May 18, 2005

    My dealer is holding out on me. She must know my stash is running low, and I know she has what I want. But she...

  • Emotional Fescue

    By on May 4, 2005

    I spent a recent few days at my brother's house in Iowa, about half a block away from the elementary school I attended for most...

  • 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...

  • Hipster Gays

    By on April 6, 2005

    I left Brooklyn for all the wrong reasons. My first year in New York, I was a resident of that increasingly sought after borough, first...