Metro Weekly

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  • No Endorsement from Stein Club

    By on January 16, 2008

    Members of Washington's Gertrude Stein Democratic Club were unable to reach a majority vote in selecting a candidate to endorse for the 2008 presidential elections...

  • Mautner Project Appoints New E.D.

    By on January 16, 2008

    As the newly appointed executive director of the Mautner Project, Leslie J. Calman is hoping to double the health organization's budget, currently nearing $1 million,...

  • Marriage Buildup

    By on January 16, 2008

    Lawmakers in Maryland finalized a definition for ''domestic partner'' last week to comply with a state law passed last year that requires insurance companies in...

  • An Ally's Death

    By on January 13, 2008

    When Maryland's equal rights organization, Equality Maryland, approached democratic State Senator Gwendolyn T. Britt in September about being a lead sponsor of a bill that...

  • GLBT Affairs Releases 2007 Report

    By on January 9, 2008

    Last year was a busy one for the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs, headed by Christopher Dyer and providing five basic services to D.C.'s GLBT...

  • Town Hall Set for HIV/AIDS

    By on January 9, 2008

    Pointing to the District's dubious distinction as the nation's locality with the highest HIV-infection rate, several organizations are offering a town-hall meeting on Tuesday, Jan....

  • Bringing the World Home

    By on January 9, 2008

    When Steve Rucker and his partner, Adam Collick, met their teenage ''daughter'' for the first time, they were relieved to find she spoke English. ''It...

  • Last Word

    By on January 9, 2008

    ''Is it dying basically for lack of interest? Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people.''...

  • Lay-offs, Restructuring at Whitman-Walker

    By on January 9, 2008

    Whitman-Walker Clinic announced today that it will layoff more than 10 percent of its employees as part of a ''restructuring'' of the long-time gay and...

  • Arresting Development

    By on January 2, 2008

    Metro Transit Police have arrested five individuals for their alleged involvement in the Dec. 8 attack of a 25-year-old gay man who was riding home...

  • The Gay Squad

    By on January 2, 2008

    In the District, the award-winning Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department has been a much used resource for the city's...

  • From the Publishers

    By on January 2, 2008

    There was a moment last May, at the wedding reception of co-publisher Sean Bugg, where our hearts stopped cold. Our Scene photographer, Ward Morrison, who'd...

  • Survey Says: Lesbians are Sadder

    By on December 26, 2007

    Lesbians are more likely to experience higher levels of stress and depression than straight women around the winter-holiday season, according to a new study conducted...

  • A SMYAL-ing Report

    By on December 26, 2007

    The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) released its 2006 annual report Dec. 14, offering a breakdown of the local organization's financial figures and thanking...

  • Half Off

    By on December 26, 2007

    It's that time of year, the tail end of it that demands the resolutions. One of the most common in the wealthier parts of the...