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  • Stein Successors

    By on November 19, 2008

    Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, a gay organization and among the most influential in District politics, elected the club's 2009 officers at a...

  • The Stein Stamp

    By on June 25, 2008

    With the close of its June 18 meeting, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, one of the District's most influential political clubs, finalized its current slate...

  • Powerful endorsement

    By on May 14, 2008

    At their Monday, May 12, meeting, members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club voted to endorse candidates in several upcoming District elections. ''For Ward 2,...

  • Making Plans

    By on February 27, 2008

    At the regular monthly meeting of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, among the most prominent gay and lesbian political clubs in Washington, held Monday, Feb....

  • No Endorsement from Stein Club

    By on January 16, 2008

    Members of Washington's Gertrude Stein Democratic Club were unable to reach a majority vote in selecting a candidate to endorse for the 2008 presidential elections...

  • Stein Democratic Club Elects Officers

    By on November 28, 2007

    Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, among the District's most influential gay organizations, elected officers for the coming year at the club's Nov. 19...

  • Honoring Heroes

    By on September 5, 2007

    Despite the fact that José Gutierrez is one of Washington's prominent gay, Latino activists, he says he has never received an invitation to take part...

  • Stein Club's Accolades

    By on August 29, 2007

    The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, arguably among the most influential clubs in District politics, on Aug. 22 announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards....

  • 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...

  • Local Briefs

    By on April 11, 2007

    Gay Men's Chorus appoints new E.D. Robert Johnson has been playing the piano since he was 9 years old. Now 31, Johnson, a member and...

  • The Passionate Pragmatist

    By on January 17, 2007

    When the wheels of Washington's gay community are turning, it seems that Mario Acosta-Vélez is never far away. Perhaps it's his presidential post at the...

  • Local Politics: A Look Back at 2006

    By on January 3, 2007

    Ballot Boxes Fenty IT MAY HAVE seemed like a political gimmick when Adrian Fenty ran his months-long campaign focusing on knocking on just about ever...

  • From the Bottom Up

    By on November 1, 2006

    At the intersection of P and Ninth streets NW, there is evidence that the gay gentrification of Logan Circle may be creeping ever eastward. On...

  • An Office of One's Own

    By on September 15, 2004

    Wednesday, Sept. 8, was a gray day in Washington. Among Mayor Anthony Williams's announcements at that day's routine press briefing were what flood preparations the...