Metro Weekly

News + Politics

  • Permanent Position

    Mayor Adrian Fenty's (D) office announced Sept. 7 that Christopher Dyer, who has served as interim director of the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs since...

  • Calling All Kings — and Queens

    Brother Help Thyself -- the local alliance of leather, Levi, drag, bear and fetish communities, that for nearly 30 years has been helping gay-related charities...

  • A New Honor

    The Center-Home for GLBT in Metro D.C. has announced it will be holding its annual fall fundraiser Sept. 19 to honor the five co-founders of...

  • Under One Roof

    Nearly 150 gay and gay-friendly exhibitors will be on display on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Washington Convention Center for the third annual Gay Life...

  • A Pioneer Passes

    Just a year after the closing of the nightclub Ziegfeld's, one of the founders of the famed club has died. Christian Jansen III, known to...

  • PFOX's Tall Tale?

    A well-known gay activist who has been exposing the ''ex-gay'' movement for the past several years is calling on the executive director of a local...

  • His Lifer Story

    Russell (not his real name) is a closeted, conservative priest whom I have known for 30 years. He is active with an anti-abortion ministry. I...

  • Back to School

    GenderPAC, the D.C.-based, human-rights organization working to eliminate gender stereotypes, released its 2007 GENIUS Index, tracking efforts in academe to promote awareness of and prohibit...

  • Match Point

    When Walker Chaffin, tournament director of the Capital Tennis Association (CTA), asked attendants of last year's Capital Classic Tournament, via e-mail, how things could be...

  • Honoring Heroes

    Despite the fact that José Gutierrez is one of Washington's prominent gay, Latino activists, he says he has never received an invitation to take part...

  • Saying Goodbye to Cheryl

    Cheryl Ann Spector After a 10-week battle with leukemia, local lesbian activist Cheryl Ann Spector died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the George Washington University...

  • Last Word

    Please share your memories of Cheryl Spector below. ''Cheryl and I met in the early 1990s during the days of Queer Nation and ACT UP....

  • Stein Club's Accolades

    The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, arguably among the most influential clubs in District politics, on Aug. 22 announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards....

  • Cash Back

    The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency has reimbursed Whitman-Walker Clinic, the main organizer behind Washington's Capital Pride parade and street festival, more than $14,000...

  • Bowling for Friendship

    Cecilia ''C.C.'' Ford has come a long way since losing her partner, Delores ''Dee'' Smith, last year. Smith died from causes that remain obscure, Ford...