Privilege Matters: Trivializing gay support for the family of Trayvon Martin...
Opinion: That I've had a lot of experience of casual racism doesn't come as much of a surprise given my rural Southern background. I grew up surrounded by pickup trucks festooned with Confederate flag...
View ArticleCarson Hearing Rescheduled: Preliminary hearing for suspect in IHOP shooting...
News: The preliminary hearing for a woman accused of shooting a member of the LGBT community at an IHOP Restaurant in Columbia Heights was continued and rescheduled when she didn't arrive in time for...
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Adventure Theatre celebrates 60 years of cute-themed theater:
Stage: Last year, the Adventure Theatre won its first-ever Helen Hayes Award for the show If You Give a Pig a Pancake. This summer, the children's theater company presents celebrated local gay actor...
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Street Wise: Cyndee Clay constantly walks the intersection of society and...
Feature Story: Growing up in suburban Maryland, the most dangerous element in young Cyndee Clay's life may have been going to public school. Hers was a conservative Mormon upbringing. Today, as the...
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Rapp Star: Anthony Rapp, one of the first openly gay leading men on Broadway,...
Music: ''When I do events or concerts, most of the fans that stay afterwards are female,'' says Anthony Rapp. ''It's not like it's a secret.'' Nope, it's no secret at all -- Anthony Rapp has been out...
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Muscle Opera: Artisphere presents an opera partly inspired by muscle magazines
Music: ''I think this may be the first time that anyone has dealt theatrically with gay physique magazines,'' says Michael Korie. Before there were official gay magazines – or an established gay rights...
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Paying Homage: Actor Jay Alvarez pays homage to his Cuban-American family in...
Stage: Every night just before performing his one-man show, Jorge ''Jay'' Alvarez has a moment of panic. ''Oh my God, do I have this in me again?'' he laughs. ''But I figure if my father could do what...
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Praise for HRC's Donna Payne: Donna Payne wins Woman of Excellence honor from...
News: Donna Payne, the D.C.-based associate director of diversity for the Human Rights Campaign, as well as a founding board member of the National Black Justice Coalition, closed out March on a...
View ArticleLGBT National Briefs: Video Orators and Self-Haters: BYU students contribute...
News: Mormon BYU Students Come Out in ‘It Gets Better’ Video Several Mormon university students have created an ''It Gets Better'' video in support of their LGBT peers. The students, who attend Brigham...
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SMYAL to host discussion panel on factors leading to LGBT youth suicides:
News: The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), the D.C. organization advocating for sexual-minority youth, is partnering with ''1 Lyfe @ A Time'' to host a panel discussion on LGBTQ youth...
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Occupational Art: Local Latino artists ''occupy'' the GALA Theatre this weekend
Stage: ''It's a real mix, and a real attempt to bring our local artists together,'' says Quique Aviles. The actor and performer has essentially created a Latino arts festival, which he's calling Occupy...
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Untamed: Review of 'Taming of the Shrew': Synetic's 'Shrew' overflows with...
Stage: Strip the art from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and you are left, more or less, with a rather bitter, violence-prone woman who, married against her will, is (at least by her social...
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End of an Icon: Vann Chen: Washington marks the passing of ''Mama Chen,''...
News: In various locales, every once in a while there comes a colorful personality that seems to add a splash of color or bit of panache, standing apart from the relative mediocrity. April 1,...
View ArticleChoosing a Candidate: LGBT residents are hoping the next Ward 5 councilmember...
News: A month out from May's special election to replace former Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. (D), Ward 5 residents are doing some candidate-shopping. The special election, scheduled for May 15,...
View ArticleSociety's Integrated Steps: An iconic anniversary prompts a look at what has...
Opinion: It's a relic from America's past: poor, lonely Mayella Ewell, illiterate and abused by her father, invents a chore to lure a handsome black man into her house, with tragic results for him....
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Martini Madness: Area bartenders shake and stir Best Martinis at Beacon Bar...
Clublife: ''It's a matter of pride for the bartenders to present these drinks, so they really go all out,'' says Hector Torres, a partner at Beacon Bar & Grill. On Tuesday, April 17, Beacon hosts...
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A Stellar Affair: CAGLCC's annual awards dinner set to honor six bright...
Business: DC Allen (Photo courtesy of DC Allen) June Crenshaw (Photo by Todd Franson) DC Metro Vet (Photo by Jen Sizer) Chef Art Smith (Photo courtesy of the Art Smith Company) Joe Solmonese (Photo by...
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Comic Culture: A documentary exploring the devotion of Comic-Con fans is long...
Film: Fandom has reached something akin to a roaring pitch on the fringes of today's pop culture. For every hit television show or movie, dozens of critics abound to summarize and analyze what's what....
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Cabin Fever: With ''Cabin in the Woods,'' Joss Whedon proves filmmakers can...
Film: Don't watch the trailer, don't ask your friends, and above all else, don't read about it online. (Except, um, here.) The Cabin in the Woods is a movie to be seen without the faintest idea of what...
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