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  • Gay and Green

    By on June 4, 2008

    In the local GLBT community, volunteering has a color: burgundy. Since its forming in 2001, Burgundy Crescent Volunteers have infused themselves into nearly all aspects...

  • Hello, Heroes

    By on May 21, 2008

    The Capital Pride Planning Committee, the body responsible for Washington's annual Capital Pride celebration, has selected six people to be honored as this year's Capital...

  • Allied for Pride

    By on March 12, 2008

    Whitman-Walker Clinic announced on Tuesday, March 11, that its selection committee has chosen the Capital Pride Alliance to assume ownership of the annual Capital Pride...

  • Medical Check-In

    By on January 23, 2008

    Nearly 30 years to the day of the Whitman-Walker Clinic being officially chartered -- Jan. 13, 1978 -- the clinic held a press conference. The...

  • Pride Retreat Postponed

    By on October 17, 2007

    Whitman-Walker Clinic has postponed its all-day Capital Pride Planning Committee ''retreat,'' originally slated for Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, and open to...

  • Cash Back

    By on August 29, 2007

    The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency has reimbursed Whitman-Walker Clinic, the main organizer behind Washington's Capital Pride parade and street festival, more than $14,000...

  • Looking Back on Pride

    By on June 27, 2007

    The storm clouds remained at bay and the pavement never made it to the melting point. It's a tried and true formula for a perfect...

  • Capital Pride 2007

    By on June 13, 2007

    Yes, that was Mayor Adrian M. Fenty marching and throwing bead necklaces at the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9. Fenty joined hundreds of...

  • Put on Your Pride

    By on June 6, 2007

    It's kind of a no-brainer: Capital Pride is a community event. That doesn't explain why Whitman-Walker Clinic has been the sole producer of the event...

  • Hometown Heroes

    By on June 6, 2007

    When it comes to the pageantry of parades, beyond the floats and marching bands, there is something romantic about the notion of ''grand marshals.'' That...

  • Cherry's New Taste

    By on June 6, 2007

    Months removed from its namesake cherry blossoms, this year's Cherry circuit party instead takes its cue from even further back in time -- all the...

  • Building Bridges

    By on June 6, 2007

    ''Building a bridge to a brighter future'' was the theme as a panel of Washington-area GLBT leaders took the stage at Studio Theatre to discuss...

  • Evolving Pride

    By on June 3, 2007

    EVEN AFTER THREE decades, there's one thing you can say about Pride -- it keeps on changing. Since its beginnings in Dupont Circle, D.C.'s annual...

  • Her Time, Again

    By on June 3, 2007

    Dance music hitmaker and '90s pop sensation Crystal Waters has always had strong support from the gay community, in part because of her chosen genre...

  • Manifest Destiny

    By on June 3, 2007

    Destiny B. Childs has racked up a lot of titles in three short years of life: Miss Gaye Dreamgirls. Miss International Gay Rodeo Association. Miss...