Metro Weekly

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  • Last Word

    ''I would have great regret and anxiety if I thought my comments were hurtful or in any way added to the already incredible pain that...

  • 2008's Gay Agenda

    The D.C. Center, ''Home to GLBT in D.C.,'' is offering an annual community meeting and holiday brunch on Saturday, Dec. 8, to give local gay...

  • Hate Talk

    On the heels of what some perceived as a September spike in hate crimes -- with an assault peppered with anti-gay epithets adjacent to the...

  • Meth by the Numbers

    Thomas McDermitt was battling addiction long before discovering ''crystal.'' In the five years since graduating from high school in 1986, McDermitt outgrew his alcohol addiction...

  • Last Word

    ''Men who have sex with men account for almost half of all people estimated to be living with HIV in the United States, and African...

  • False Cure

    Sharon Kass of Silver Spring, a stranger, is concerned for my welfare. In March 2006 she sent me links to several ''ex-gay'' Web sites. In...

  • Making Census Sense

    For anyone who doesn't speak statistics or computer programming, decennial census reports conducted by the by the U.S. Census Bureau can be rather confusing. ''It's...

  • Stein Democratic Club Elects Officers

    Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, among the District's most influential gay organizations, elected officers for the coming year at the club's Nov. 19...

  • Local Loss

    Cornelius R. Alexander Jr., known by friends simply as ''Neil,'' loved football. On Sunday, Nov. 18, however, with the Dallas Cowboys defeating his beloved Redskins,...

  • Marriage Options

    In conjunction with The Center, ''Home for GLBT in Metro DC,'' DC for Marriage, a nascent local organization, will present a public forum to discuss...

  • Power in Numbers

    The twelve thousand American flags that will decorate the National Mall beginning Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 2, represent the many military service members...

  • Last Word

    ''I am gay and there's no reason to hide it.... It was not a campaign issue. There is not a gay agenda.'' -- Brian Bates,...

  • Never Forgetting

    It's been nearly two years since Elexuis Woodland, a transgender woman, was shot to death during a robbery in Southeast. The case is still under...

  • The Aqua Decade

    It's an exciting time to be gay and Asian, says Linh Hoang, a 25-year-old native of Vietnam, who lives in D.C. ''We have a supportive...

  • Sudden Ending

    ''You cannot negotiate with God.'' Those are the words Noi Chudnoff, beloved local philanthropist and owner of Go Mama Go!, a gift shop at 1809...