All posts tagged "transgender"
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Amanda Simpson speaks on Transgender Day of Remembrance [video]
On Thursday, Nov. 18, District and area residents gathered for the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington. The annual event,...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 9 [video]
November's contest, held monthly at Town Danceboutique, features a ''blind'' catwalk, a thanksgiving-inspired outfit, and a queen with an apparent love of hamburgers. Six new...
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The 2010 17th Street High Heel Race [video]
And they're off! The 2010 High Heel Race was the largest ever -- with a turnout that numbered in the tens of thousands along the...
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Alaska candidate Joe Miller: Homosexual cures, choices are a state issue; wants Constitutional ban on gay marriage [video]
”My respect with when answering this question before, is that...
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Local Takes National Title
In a field of 52 contestants competing for the 2011 Miss Gay America title in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month, it was Coti Collins, Miss...
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Stand Against Criminalization
On the weekend of Sept. 25, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) raided a hotel in Northwest in a prostitution-related sting. MPD has confirmed that six...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 8 [video]
The popular monthly contest at Washington, D.C.'s Town Danceboutique continues. The October installment features a challenge that would win a steeplechaser's heart.Contestants included Kit Valentine,...
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Human Rights Intervention
Trans activist Jeri Hughes is lauding the efforts of the D.C. Office of Human Rights this week for its efforts to have a transgender female...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 7 [video]
In this month's installment of the popular ''So You Think You're a Drag Queen,'' held the first Friday of every month at Town Danceboutique, the...
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Dana Beyer Unsuccessful in Maryland Statehouse Bid
Dana Beyer, who spoke with Metro Weekly this past week about her candidacy to become a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, was less...
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Many Steps to a First Step
Dana Beyer, a candidate for Maryland House of Delegates, is one of six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to represent District 18, which includes Wheaton,...
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Arrest and Assault
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred near the 2000 block of P Street NW during the early morning...
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Transgender job discrimination gets air time [video]
”Our organization and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force conducted a survey of 6,500 transgender people in 2008, and we found that the experience...
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Pomeranian puppy undergoes gender-reassignment surgery [video]
” determined he was a hermaphrodite dog. So, he had both genetalia, a little bit of each…. Extremely rare. I think there’s only a few...
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“Family Guy” Seth MacFarlane surprised by gays’ negative reaction to transgender episode [video]
”The ridiculous thing about something like Prop 8 is that it will be overturned. They put something like $40 million into that campaign, and they...
