All posts tagged "the center"
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Pulse memorial vandalized with white nationalist sticker
LGBTQ organization The Center said that a second sticker was found and their phone line was vandalized
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Hillary Clinton slams Trump administration on LGBTQ rights
Clinton reiterated that "gay rights are human rights" at an event in NYC
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Senior Services
When former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty signed marriage equality into law in December 2009, Frank Kameny was missing. He had to attend to his heating...
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Strike Against The Center
Michael Sessa, president of The Center, D.C.'s LGBT community center, and David Mariner, the executive director, reported today that The Center suffered an attack of...
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Center Soiree
With a new venue and a few other tweaks, the 2010 fall reception for The Center, D.C.'s LGBT community center, may be the organization's grandest...
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Drag Donation
Drag queens from Nellie's Sports Bar and Freddie's Beach Bar joined Stonewall Kickball players at Stead Park for a special Drag Ball fundraising game during...
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Ending Isolation
Maybe the term ''friendly visitor'' conjures thoughts of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Long-ago summer blockbusters aside, the term has a far more practical – and noble...
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Auntie Hero
At first glance, the upcoming OutWrite ''Pioneers'' event at The Center, the area's LGBT community center, is already substantial, celebrating re-releases of two powerful books:...
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Safety Shortfall
Mayor Vince Gray (D) will be appointing 27 people from the medical, faith and business communities in D.C., to serve on a newly developed Commission...
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Expanding Effort
More than 60 people applied for a part-time, paid position, to become the first HIV program associate at The Center, the area's LGBT community center....
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Résumé Reveal
A few years ago, Riley Folds applied for a job at a company with a poor reputation toward gays and lesbians. He debated how of...
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Rhee Recap
Michelle Rhee has been a controversial figure in D.C. politics since her appointment as D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) chancellor by Mayor Adrian Fenty in June...
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Feeling the Heat
Sgt. Carlos Mejia of the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Liaison Unit (SLU), which includes the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU), spoke to a crowd...
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Center Celebrates
The Center, the metro area's LGBT community center, has announced four honorees to be celebrated at the nonprofit's Fall Reception, Thursday, Sept. 2. Those honorees...
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Remembering Local Loss
On Aug. 26, the one-year anniversary of the stabbing death of a transgender woman, Tyli'a ''NaNa Boo'' Mack, members of the local LGBT community plan...
