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  • Rites of Passage

    By on February 26, 2003

    A few weeks ago, Olivia told me in no uncertain terms that girls can't marry girls. Tempted though I was to pat her down for...

  • Membership's Privileges

    By on February 26, 2003

    In the mid 1980s, D.C. was hit by one of the biggest snowstorms in its history. Nearly seventeen inches of snow shut down the federal...

  • Unfriendly Skies

    By on February 19, 2003

    With all the drama over terrorism and airport security since September 2001, it's easy to forget that plain old-fashioned homophobia can also ruin a good...

  • Cautious Optimism

    By on February 19, 2003

    ''Make no mistake: This is a big deal, a good thing,'' Bill Clinton said last week, praising the new $15 billion international AIDS initiative President...

  • Where the Heart Is

    By on February 12, 2003

    A few months ago, I had occasion to take issue on these pages with an action of my hometown city council, which voted against a...

  • Care to Comment?

    By on February 12, 2003

    Apparently some community activists are taking their holiday vacations in February. That's what the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) seems to be suggesting by...

  • The Wait Is Over

    By on February 12, 2003

    Plugging the new rapid HIV Test in his meeting with the Presidential Advisory Commission on HIV/AIDS on January 31, President Bush couldn't help but sound...

  • Lesbian Sex Stats

    By on February 5, 2003

    Have you ever been rudely jolted out of a dreamy Sunday morning sleep-in by a phone survey from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)? Last...

  • Drug Bill Needs a Fix

    By on February 5, 2003

    Before you throw that next barbeque party, better frisk your guests at the door. Determined to push his Drug War bill through Congress, Senator Joe...

  • Comeback Kid

    By on February 5, 2003

    A rule of thumb for celebrities: When faced with a drought of exposure, go gay. Not that Marvel Comics is exactly hurting for hype these...

  • War Torn

    By on February 5, 2003

    NGLTF Executive DirectorLorrie L. Jean (Photo by Michael Wichita ) When it comes to Iraq, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force can't get a...

  • Missed Connections

    By on January 29, 2003

    News last week of the death of lesbian journalist Sarah Pettit did not come as a surprise to me, because I had heard that she...

  • The Fetal Position

    By on January 29, 2003

    Photos by Michael Wichita What exactly is a gay issue? Global warming? War in Iraq? These are, at least, issues that affect gays and lesbians...

  • Community Matters

    By on January 22, 2003

    Washington's gay and lesbian presence in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is set to grow again, as the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) adds...

  • Speaking in Mothertongues

    By on January 22, 2003

    Last night I went to Mothertongue, which packed the Black Cat with over two hundred wild women, poets, and writers of every sexuality our fair...