Metro Weekly

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  • Lighting the Way

    By on May 11, 2005

    Few communities in Washington have as many burdens to bear as the transgender community. From violence to bigotry to health issues, this community has dealt...

  • Bhangra, 'Boxer' and Brunch

    By on May 11, 2005

    With the flowers blooming and the calendar filling, it's clear that GLBT pride season is upon us. From April's Youth Pride celebration to Memorial Day...

  • Emotional Fescue

    By on May 4, 2005

    I spent a recent few days at my brother's house in Iowa, about half a block away from the elementary school I attended for most...

  • Parenting in the Pink

    By on May 4, 2005

    Ellen Kahn set a storybook tone last Saturday morning as gay parents -- and prospective parents -- and their kids gathered at Sligo Middle School...

  • Places at the Tables

    By on May 4, 2005

    There's a general rule of thumb when determining the level of commitment to an activist cause or outing: If one is willing to come out...

  • Dinner on Deck

    By on May 4, 2005

    For those in tune with the Washington calendar of fundraisers and galas, it may seem that fall is arriving rather early this year. Fortunately, there's...

  • Good Government

    By on May 4, 2005

    (EDITOR'S NOTE: The GLLU presentation will be Webcast Wednesday, May 11, between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., at www.ashinstitute.harvard.edu/Ash/) Unless a person has had direct...

  • Order vs. Oysters on 17th Street

    By on April 27, 2005

    The stretch of 17th Street NW, between P Street and Riggs Place, roughly, is possibly the ''gayest'' neighborhood in D.C., with a cluster of gay...

  • Hat Head

    By on April 20, 2005

    Red is not my color, and it really never has been. When I am buying clothes -- which I do with shocking frequency -- red...

  • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th annual Leadership Awards

    By on April 13, 2005

    Click for more photos of NGLTF Leadership Awards Nearly 300 people gathered on Thursday, April 7 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Woodley Park for...

  • Laurels for Leaders

    By on April 13, 2005

    Next week the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA), a local lobby of surprisingly influential advocates for the district's gay community -- as well as...

  • Hipster Gays

    By on April 6, 2005

    I left Brooklyn for all the wrong reasons. My first year in New York, I was a resident of that increasingly sought after borough, first...

  • Evacuation Plan

    By on April 6, 2005

    Despite initial -- and substantial -- opposition to the multi-million dollar proposition of bringing baseball to Washington, the city's new team is set to play...

  • Hopping Mad

    By on March 30, 2005

    Walking toward my Unitarian church on Easter morning, I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman who was headed my direction. He was, like...

  • Give a Hoot, Don't Recruit

    By on March 30, 2005

    When it comes to protesting the Pentagon's ban on allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly, law schools have been in the forefront. But...