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  • Asian, Party of One

    By on October 31, 2013

    So while I was driving my nephew back to Falls Church for a weekend visit, we were having a conversation about the experience of 8th...

  • Cho-Zen

    By on October 31, 2013

    She may have catapulted to fame for her standup when she was barely old enough to drink, but Margaret Cho has shown no signs of...

  • Coverboy: Khoa

    By on October 19, 2013

    Born in Vietnam, now in Springfield, Coverboy Khoa has dreams of making it big in the fashion industry. The 22-year-old receptionist for his family's nail...

  • Joseph Lewis

    By on May 9, 2013

    Throughout his life, 26-year-old Joseph Lewis has struggled with embracing the different facets of his identity – as a gay man, a deaf person and...

  • The Takei Time

    By on January 23, 2013

    In early May 2012, George Takei was driving along White Mountain Boulevard in Arizona, where he and his husband, Brad Altman-Takei, own a getaway home....

  • Gigi Chao allays ‘utter insanity’ after billionaire dad’s $64 million marriage offer

    By on October 1, 2012

    ”Dear Earthlings, thank you for your flood of marriage proposals, love letters, business proposals, death threats, and other general correspondence. Whether you are Muslim, Catholic,...

  • Iimay Ho

    By on May 2, 2012

    Iimay Ho remembers one of the first times direct activism paid off for her. While a junior in high school, one of her classmates drew...

  • Coverboy: Long

    By on March 17, 2012

    When he was 15, moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Long says it was the equivalent of winning a Wonka-esque golden ticket. But the reality...

  • Cendana Surges

    By on March 8, 2012

    An out gay Asian-Pacific Islander-American brought together a coalition of voters, boosted by support from the LGBT community and labor, to beat out sitting Councilmembers...

  • Henry

    By on February 3, 2012

    Alexandria native Henry is eager to get home to the D.C. area. For now, however, the 27-year-old is paying dues by completing his surgery residency...

  • Coverboy: Richie

    By on December 13, 2011

    When Richie was born, peace had finally come to his native Cambodia after years of civil war, genocide and invasion. But his family – with...

  • Franklin Caintic

    By on December 16, 2010

    In his original Coverboy profile last May, Franklin Caintic said he had ''lube, massage oil and dental floss'' in his nightstand drawer. Dental floss? ''It's...

  • Oh, My: A Conversation with George Takei [video]

    By on November 8, 2010

    On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Washington Shakespeare Company held its annual benefit with an evening entitled ''Shakespeare in Klingon.'' The evening's special guest was Star...

  • Candy Coated [video]

    By on July 29, 2010

    On Sunday, July 25 at 9 p.m., Freddie's Follies ushered in a special sweet treat -- Jujubee, a contestant on season 2 of RuPaul's Drag...

  • Out on the Water [video]

    By on May 24, 2010

    Two LGBT teams raced in the 9th Annual D.C. Dragon Boat festival Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, on the Potomac River. Out to Paddle, which...