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  • Q Street Questions

    By on September 2, 2009

    There has been confusion and there have been endless questions in the few days since a knife attack left one local woman injured and another...

  • T.H.E. Client Killed

    By on August 26, 2009

    A Wednesday attack on two transgender women has left one dead, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, who have ''tentatively classified this case as a...

  • Sporting Makeup

    By on July 22, 2009

    Bryan Watkins has already carved out a career from something that started as a teenage gag. “A bunch of my friends were going out to...

  • The Naked Truth

    By on July 8, 2009

    There are 10 naked men hanging at The DC Center. They are all covering their genitals, part of ''Member,'' a photo exhibit by Baltimore photographer...

  • RuPaul at Capital Pride 2009

    By on June 15, 2009

    RuPaul (Charles) entertains the crowd at Washington, DC’s 2009 Capital Pride Festival.

  • Pumped for Pride

    By on June 10, 2009

    Here's a tidbit that might surprise you: The person RuPaul admires most is... Judge Judy. ''I love her!'' exclaims the performer who skyrocketed to national...

  • Pride's Supermodel

    By on June 8, 2009

    ''You know, when the blistering draught scorches the earth's surface, it has to cover itself with clouds to do a repair job. And that's what...

  • Three of a Kind

    By on June 3, 2009

    Pride in Washington is not just a weekend affair. Everyone knows the big Capital Pride Parade and Festival -- June 13 and 14, respectively, along...

  • Tackling Transphobia

    By on April 15, 2009

    Nightlife in D.C. is not as transgender-inclusive as it ought to be. At least, not according to Equality, Campus Style, a coalition of local GLBT...

  • Prison Progress

    By on March 4, 2009

    On Feb. 20 the D.C. Department of Corrections issued its new policy regarding the treatment of transgender inmates. The document was drafted after activists, including...

  • The Waiting Game

    By on January 28, 2009

    If you're confused about what has changed in D.C. jails since Virginia Soto, a woman who was wrongfully placed in a male facility for two...

  • Enigmatic Pop

    By on January 21, 2009

    Antony Hegarty has a voice you won't forget - and a presence you just might not remember. More than probably any other singer-songwriter you've ever...

  • Life's a Drag

    By on December 3, 2008

    Dito van Reigersberg has made a name for himself in Philadelphia, a founder of that city's Pig Iron Theatre Company. Pig Iron performances have earned...

  • Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality

    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? MARA...

  • Legal Eagle Lands in D.C.

    By on October 8, 2008

    On any given day, chances are you will probably catch Shannon Minter in one of two places: Washington, D.C., where he shares a home with...