When Siva ''Shiva'' Subbaraman first got involved in the D.C. GLBT community in the 1980s, things were a lot different for Asian/Pacific Islanders. ''When I...
Michael Crawford has been hearing ''I do'' quite a lot lately. Mainly, it's when he's volunteering as a member of DC For Marriage, asking D.C....
Antebellum is a story that moves across continents and genders, from World War II to a cinematic memory of the American Civil War. With his...
Same-gender couples married in states or countries where marriage equality is already the law will soon be recognized by the District as legally married, should...
I have been a bit conflicted lately. On one hand, I've been rooting for my Catholic alma mater, Villanova, in the NCAA men's basketball playoffs....
There was no press release, no big speech, no photo for posterity. Instead, it seems the meeting Councilmember David Catania (I-At large) called March 19...
City Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large) has offered the latest word in the push to have Mayor Adrian Fenty recognize same-sex partnerships of other jurisdictions...
Washington is home to many national GLBT organizations working for equality on nearly every front. When you look at the lineup for one organization's upcoming...
In the streets or online, you may already know Michael Crawford. Did he ask you to ''get out the vote'' for Barack Obama while serving...
Nearly three weeks ago, Feb. 16, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) issued an ''action alert'' asking locals to urge Mayor Adrian Fenty to...
Metro Weekly is currently accepting nominations for the newsmagazine's first annual Next Generation Awards, recognizing GLBT activists, leaders and artists under the age of 30,...
Dateline: ms Eurodam, at sea, Feb. 22. Don't ask me what the ''ms'' stands for, or why it's not capitalized. Were I at work, I'd...
”The way Americans think about homosexuality has changed over the last two decades, and if you think that’s an accident, think again. Two homosexual activists...
Dr. Philip B. Terry has a hero: his grandmother. She instilled a simple message in her grandson -- that he should be and do his...
Greetings from the past: I am writing two days before the formal start of a new political era, for publication two days after. In the...