D.C. LGBT Groups Launching Anti-Violence Collaborative: New group will be...
News: Several local LGBT organizations and advocates announced Monday via Facebook their plans to launch the DC Anti-Violence Collaborative (DCAVC), a new group dedicated to ending cycles of violence...
View ArticleDCTC Urges Gray to Sign ''Living Wage'' Bill: In letter critical of Walmart,...
News: As Mayor Vincent Gray (D) considers vetoing a bill that would force employers to pay a higher minimum wage to workers amid threats from Walmart that the company will scuttle its plans to set up...
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Frontline Figure: From Mississippi to the National Mall, Eleanor Holmes...
Feature Story: Eleanor Holmes Norton was 26 years old when somewhere around 250,000 people descended on the nation's capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963. A native...
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Fired Up for the Future: Five decades later, Aisha Moodie-Mills represents...
Feature Story: At 35, Aisha Moodie-Mills was a long way from arriving on the scene when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place. But she carries on the legacy of activism today, fully...
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A Date To Remember: Longtime gay activist recalls a beautiful day that...
Feature Story: When it comes to dates, Paul Kuntzler is a sort of human computer. ''I first came to Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1961, for John Kennedy's inauguration,'' Kuntzler recalls, citing...
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Marching On: D.C.'s LGBT community and allies step up to commemorate the...
Feature Story: The LGBT community and its struggles for equality will share the stage alongside other communities advocating for social justice as community organizers, activists and civil rights...
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En Vogue: DJ Jason Royce's party at Baltimore's Club Hippo is pure Madonna...
Clublife: You won't hear Lady Gaga's ''Applause'' at Baltimore's Club Hippo this Saturday, Aug. 24. You won't hear Katy Perry's new single ''Roar," either. You might hear Britney Spears, however. Or...
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Celebrating Freedom: Lisner Auditorium hosts free music-centered event...
Music: ''There's so much going on in the seven days leading up to the 28th,'' says Terri Harris Reed of The George Washington University, referring to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington,...
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Night Beat: Dangerous Muse and Shea Van Horn perform at Art Museum of the...
Art: A few years ago, Shea Van Horn performed at night on the National Mall as part of the Hirshhorn Museum's After Hours programming. Next Thursday, Aug. 29, Van Horn will nearly repeat the experience...
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Celebrating Bayard Rustin: Coming together to honor the architect of the 1963...
Opinion: On behalf of the National Black Justice Coalition and the black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, I applaud President Barack Obama for giving the late Bayard Rustin the...
View ArticleWhy So Serious?: Political idealism is a great principle but when faced with...
Opinion: I take my politics seriously, because politics is a means to an end, how we decide the structure of our society and best provide for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That's why I...
View ArticleSuspect in Court for Columbia Heights Gay Killing: Man accused of shooting,...
News: The man accused of killing a gay man in July in Columbia Heights by shooting and setting him on fire appeared in D.C. Superior Court today, where he was scheduled for a felony status conference...
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Coverboy: Jesse: The ''Try Anything'' Traveler
Coverboy Interview: If you like traveling abroad, you'll want Jesse by your side. The 22-year-old Woodbridge, Va., native and University of South Carolina graduate is always on the move, either for...
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LGBT Groups To Picket Molotov Concert: Band's violent lyrics prompting Silver...
News: Members of the D.C.-area LGBT community announced Friday they plan to picket outside of a concert by the Mexican rock band Molotov due to the group's anti-gay lyrics, which are alleged to have...
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Equality Maryland PAC in Election Mode: LGBT committee putting fundraising...
News: Maryland's next general election is well more than a year away, but LGBT groups and their allies are already raising money for candidates committed to advancing LGBT equality. In an email blast...
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War Over Molotov's Words: D.C., Maryland LGBT groups picket band's concert...
News: About a dozen people from the D.C. and Maryland LGBT community picketed outside the concert of the Mexican rock band Molotov Monday night as part of a protest against what they say are...
View ArticleTalking LGBT Tech: LGBT Technology Partnership prepares Sept. 12 security...
News: The LGBT Technology Partnership, a national nonpartisan group of LGBT advocacy groups, academic institutions and technology companies that seeks to address technology issues of specific concern...
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Robbie's Rules: LA Galaxy's out soccer star Robbie Rogers hits the field on...
Feature Story: Robbie Rogers never set out to make history. But on May 26, he did just that. Rogers had taken to the soccer field hundreds of times. Growing up one of five siblings in Orange County,...
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Kiki Starter: Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic has been performing and partying...
Feature Story: Recently, Ana Matronic left a voicemail. But it wasn't for Pickles, so she didn't ham it up. And since she was calling for a Metro Weekly interview, she also didn't exactly propose a...
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Harried: ''Potted Potter'': Shakespeare Theatre presents D.C. debut of...
Stage: Daniel Clarkson has a valid fear of “Potterheads.” “These people come dressed up with all their wands,” he says about fans of Harry Potter. “Although the wands might not be able to do magic, if...
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