The recent advertisement on Metrobuses calling for a referendum to repeal the District's hard-won legislation guaranteeing marriage equality was many things. It was an egregious...
In mid-February thousands of conservatives will descend on D.C. for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- better known as CPAC -- the premiere political...
One of the interesting sidelights of being a writer and activist is the correspondence I receive. So I spent a few hours on a wintry...
Pay attention to the sides of Metrobuses these days and you're bound to see advertisements promoting exotic vacation destinations, local news channels or Alvin and...
Some think of Christmas as a magical time of year. With all the school pageants, costumes and make-believe, it's definitely full of theatrics. Two weeks...
”The diversity of the area, in all ways. And I had never known many gay people, so living in the area changed me and made...
”I’m truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me. And at the same time,...
”We posted the draft letter in the spirit of organizational transparency, to raise public awareness about the ads and to encourage community feedback on the...
Photo by David Uy / MetroWeekly.com “Let the People Vote on Marriage.“ Content of an advertisement currently appearing on the side of DC’s WMATA buses....
If history has a hobby, it's making those who assume to know its course look foolish. At the close of the last decade, somewhat weary...
If ever there were a roller-coaster year, 2009 was it. Oh, there were highs, much like the one that helped close out the year with...
From excluding an ''avowed homosexual'' from the Boy Scouts of America to striking down ''a law that effectively excludes gay and lesbian people from the...
It seems that the issue of relations between the LGBT community and the black community has remained contentious. It's even more problematic if you toss...
A blizzard began in Washington on Dec. 18, several hours after Mayor Adrian Fenty signed the marriage-equality bill in historic All Souls Unitarian Church. Nearly...
''I'm your biggest fan. I'll follow you until you love me,'' Lady Gaga sang on her hit, ''Paparazzi.'' ''I won't stop until that boy is...