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  • Bringing Safety Back

    By on May 13, 2009

    Washingtonians share their District with a virus that refuses to leave. HIV is still here. It can still be fatal. And it's spreading at a...

  • Proud and Prepared

    By on May 6, 2009

    Dr. Philip B. Terry is no stranger to emergencies. He started volunteering for the American Red Cross when he was 14. And until last year,...

  • Emergency Responders

    By on March 25, 2009

    Police remove Larry Bryant from Pennsylvania Avenue (Photo by Todd Franson) As Larry Bryant and Keith Holder, both HIV-positive, lay on Pennsylvania Avenue in front...

  • Emergency Responders

    By on March 18, 2009

    DC Fights Back (DCFB) staged a protest Friday morning, March 20, demanding Mayor Adrian Fenty develop an emergency plan to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in...

  • Taxes for Tyrants

    By on March 18, 2009

    I recently excerpted the HIV/AIDS-related items from the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008. The grim survey ranges from Russia, where...

  • Dr. Phil

    By on February 4, 2009

    Dr. Philip B. Terry has a hero: his grandmother. She instilled a simple message in her grandson -- that he should be and do his...

  • Lending an Ear

    By on December 10, 2008

    In the District, people talk about HIV/AIDS -- a lot. Of course, with a statistical profile that puts D.C. on par with sub-Saharan Africa when...

  • Life Songs

    By on November 26, 2008

    After a recent dress rehearsal with the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band, director Joe Bello was feeling emotional. ''They actually moved me to tears on the...

  • Radically Relevant

    By on November 26, 2008

    This year, 2008, marks two bittersweet 20-year anniversaries: World AIDS Day, first observed Dec. 1, 1988, and Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc., incorporated...

  • Terry's Turn

    By on November 19, 2008

    PreventionWorks, a 10-year-old, local, nonprofit organization working in HIV-prevention and health advocacy, announced Nov. 13 that Philip Terry will be serve as the group's new...

  • Patrick Sammon, President, Log Cabin Republicans

    By on November 12, 2008

    Listen to Sean Bugg's new Podcast for Metro Weekly Hear the interview from:Patrick Sammon of the Log Cabin Republicans METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or...

  • H. Alexander Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, National Black Justice Coalition

    By on November 12, 2008

    METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or your organization's -- perspective, what is the most immediate effect of the presidential election on the LGBT community? H....

  • Jon Hoadley, Executive Director, National Stonewall Democrats

    By on November 12, 2008

    METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or your organization's -- perspective, what is the most immediate effect of the presidential election on the LGBT community? JON...

  • Paul Kawata, Executive Director, National Minority AIDS Council

    By on November 12, 2008

    METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or your organization's -- perspective, what is the most immediate effect of the presidential election on the LGBT community? PAUL...

  • Exposure to Art

    By on November 12, 2008

    Local artist Frank Muzzy is literally exposing himself for this year's Art for Life, the annual Whitman-Walker Clinic art auction benefit. A noted painter of...