News + Politics
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HAA Hire
Mayor Adrian Fenty announced on Thursday, Aug. 9, Dr. Shannon Hader as the new director of the city's HIV/AIDS Administration (HAA). Hader follows former agency...
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Recreational Appointment
Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) on Aug. 3 named Clark Ray, a prominent member of the local GLBT community, to head the District's Department of Parks...
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Information Deficit
Prominent gay attorney Joseph R. Price, his partner Victor Zaborsky and their former roommate Dylan Ward were noticeably missing on Monday, Aug. 6, at the...
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Going to Town
Exterior of new club, Town, at 8th St & Florida Ave/U Street With nearly 20 years of experience under their belts, Ed Bailey and John...
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Journalistic Mission
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), which works to promote fair and accurate coverage of gays within the news industry, has appointed David...
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High and Dry
On Friday, July 13, at around 11 p.m., Apex was hit with a bit of bad luck. Without notice, water service to the gay dance...
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Safety Monitor
The transition from July to August coincides with the phrase ''back to school'' creeping back into the collective consciousness. But with kids not due back...
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Mayoral Meeting
At the most recent meeting of the Mayor's LGBT Advisory Committee on Tuesday, July 24 -- the committee meets every other month -- committee members...
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Small Victory in Ohio
On July 25, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in Ohio v. Carswell that the anti-gay Marriage Amendment to the state constitution does not invalidate...
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Slave Masters
Organizers of the fourth annual MASTER/slave Conference say they expect more than 300 people to attend this year's event, which kicks off on Friday, July...
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Change of Scene
Ed Bailey and John Guggenmos, the masterminds behind a string of gay nightclubs and bars for nearly two decades in Washington, including Tracks and VelvetNation,...
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Universal Mother
Marjorie C. MacGregor (Photo by 'Metro Weekly' file photo) There are pictures of Marjorie C. MacGregor on display at 17th Street's Trio Restaurant, where...
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Words Worth
Councilmember Graham (center) at Dupont North Metro On Saturday, July 14, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the D.C. Commission on the Arts and...
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Birds and Bees
The mood in the basement ballroom of the downtown JW Marriott seemed fairly sedate Sunday afternoon, July 15, as Joan Roughgarden of Stanford Univesity presented...
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Wondering About 'Down Under'
Although the District has, effectively, erased nude-male dancing venues off the city's nightlife map in favor of a baseball stadium, adult entertainment of a female...
