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  • The Kids Are All Right

    By on May 2, 2007

    Unlike the past two years, it didn't rain. And by midday, there was an exuberant mood and plenty to see and do at the 11th...

  • Talking About Silence

    By on April 11, 2007

    It is perhaps the quietest day of the school year: The Day of Silence, a national effort in which students at high schools, colleges and...

  • The Birds vs. the Bees

    By on March 14, 2007

    Parents representing Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum (CRC) generated buzz last week by protesting against Montgomery County's sex-ed pilot program with signs that read ''Health...

  • Troubling Times

    By on February 14, 2007

    Why Rachel Crites and Rachel Smith committed suicide may never be known. When the two Montgomery County teens disappeared in early February, becoming a major...

  • Local News Briefs

    By on February 7, 2007

    New Law Proposed for Youth in Clubs D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) has proposed legislation that would require all establishments in Washington that serve...

  • Drinking and Entering

    By on January 31, 2007

    Last summer, Washington's gay nightlife community bid farewell to a handful of gay bars and clubs in Southeast, including VelvetNation, to make way for the...

  • Finding the Bridge

    By on August 30, 2006

    It was an emotional appointment for Darlene Nipper and much of the district's GLBT community. Her predecessor, Wanda Alston -- the first to head Mayor...

  • Growth Spurt

    By on April 19, 2006

    Marking its 10th year, the stage is set for Youth Pride Day in Rock Creek Park at the corner of P and 23rd streets NW...

  • The Kids Are Not Alright

    By on April 12, 2006

    There was a full house of about 150 people in the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Forum space April 5. It was a ''who's who'' of...

  • Adam Tenner

    By on November 30, 2005

    Headquartered in a basement along Pennsylvania Avenue SE, nearly spitting distance from the Capitol, the drop-in center and offices of Metro TeenAIDS (MTA) are very...

  • SMYAL Like You Mean It

    By on November 16, 2005

    The Mayflower Hotel ballroom can be an intimidating place for public speaking, with its florid walls, formal architecture and, of course, a full-size buzzing crowd...

  • Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) National Capital Area

    By on August 24, 2005

    Members of GLSEN at a recent happy hour event ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and...

  • Nine Years of Youth

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visith the...

  • Passing the Torch

    By on April 20, 2005

    Important Weather Notice: The Youth Pride Day Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 4. Other events will continue as previously scheduled. Please visit the...

  • Youth Pride 2005

    By on April 20, 2005

    Friday, April 22 Youth Pride Allies Reception, 6:30-9:30 p.m., D.C. Center-Home for GLBT Peoples, 1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 350 Admission is $10, $5 for...