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  • Allied for Pride

    By on March 12, 2008

    Whitman-Walker Clinic announced on Tuesday, March 11, that its selection committee has chosen the Capital Pride Alliance to assume ownership of the annual Capital Pride...

  • Mautner Honors Maccubbin

    By on March 12, 2008

    As an activist and entrepreneur, Deacon Maccubbin has been a guiding light in the area's GLBT community for more than 35 years. According to the...

  • Lavender Legalese

    By on March 12, 2008

    It was more than a year ago that Lisa Kershner, a lawyer with a private practice in Calverton, Md., and others met with Dan Furmansky,...

  • Cure Cycle

    By on March 12, 2008

    When Marty Rosen heard about Dr. Yuntao Wu's ''groundbreaking'' HIV research at George Mason University in Fairfax, she traveled from New York City to discuss...

  • Sowing Scorn

    By on March 12, 2008

    In a recent op-ed, black lesbian commentator Jasmyne Cannick wrote, ''Charles Knipp is a self-described 45-year-old fat, gay white man who believes he's on a...

  • Last Word

    By on March 12, 2008

    ''Well, you know, if I was a girl and he was a girl, and I was a lesbian and he was a lesbian, I'd be...

  • Asylum Granted

    By on March 5, 2008

    Even though his face was hidden behind a curtain, and a scrambler used to disguise his voice, Korab Zuka still felt anxious about taking part...

  • Southeast Memories

    By on March 5, 2008

    There was no body to mourn inside the meeting room of the Charles Sumner School in Northwest last Thursday, Feb. 28. But for the crowd...

  • Vacation Vice

    By on March 5, 2008

    Sitting by the pool, down in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate a pal's 30th birthday, the relaxed conversation turns -- both in topic and tone --...

  • Chili Night

    By on March 5, 2008

    The Alexandria Gay & Lesbian Community Association (AGLCA) is encouraging ''small, medium and large businesses '' to take part in its first GLBT Friendly Business...

  • Benton Honored

    By on March 5, 2008

    The Falls Church City Council has named Nicholas F. Benton, the out gay editor, founder and owner of the Falls Church News-Press as ''2007 Business...

  • Chaos Closes

    By on March 5, 2008

    According to a recorded message, Club Chaos, a 10-year-old GLBT restaurant and bar located at 1603 17th St. NW, has closed. ''Thank you for calling...

  • False Narratives

    By on February 27, 2008

    Elections are not simply about which candidate will emerge the victor, but about whose narrative will prevail. Narrative here means a story that steers the...

  • Book Keeping

    By on February 27, 2008

    Should a walking, talking tree from The Wizard of Oz or, perhaps, The Lord of the Rings, enter my house, I expect that within a...

  • Lawrence King Vigil

    By on February 27, 2008

    About 150 people gathered around the Dupont Circle fountain on Monday, Feb. 25, to light candles and sing, ''We are Gentle Angry People.'' Angry over...