Remembering and Rallying: Large crowd at D.C.'s Transgender Day of...
News: It was an evening of sadness, mixed with forgiveness and love, for the hundreds gathered inside D.C.'s Metropolitan Community Church Tuesday night. Called together to memorialize those...
View ArticleNorth Pole Longing: A lonely, tipsy Mrs. Claus may steal the GMCW holiday...
Stage: ''Mrs. Claus is going to be very classy, with maybe just a hint of Karen Walker,'' says Christopher Harris, who will don drag and put on padding – but ''not a fat suit'' – to play Santa's wife...
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A Ballsy Organ: Kennedy Center unveils its new world-class Concert Hall Organ
Concert: (Photo by Scott Suchman) ''An organ in a concert hall has to have balls,'' says organ consultant Jeff Weiler. ''And the old organ was just whistling Dixie.'' The Kennedy Center's original...
View ArticleFamily at Cliffside: A divided 2012 America can take some lessons from Lincoln
Opinion: The greatest contribution of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is that it shows our 16th president not marching majestically toward Mount Rushmore, but deeply immersed in the conniving and compromise...
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Maryland Trans Activists Make 2013 Plans: Gender Rights Maryland, PFLAG...
News: While Maryland made history on Election Day, joining three states in voting to advance the rights of same-sex couples – blocking an anti-gay marriage amendment in Minnesota, legalizing marriage...
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Bolling Drops Out of Virginia Governor's Race: LGBT community responds to...
News: Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) announced today he is suspending his campaign for governor of the commonwealth, a move that makes Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a fierce opponent of LGBT...
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My Fair Musical: Despite a palpable lack of chemistry between Eliza and...
Stage: Funny, joyful and generally festive, Arena Stage's My Fair Lady is a pleaser. Grey heads will bob nostalgically, children will delight, and lovers of the genre will hear the clever words and...
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Veteran Activist: As the new head of OutServe-SLDN, Allyson Robinson is...
Feature Story: Allyson Robinson has never been one to take the easy route. She applied three times before being accepted to West Point. And when she came out as transgender, it wasn't in the confines...
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Awkward 'Aliens': With almost as much silence as speech, playwright Annie...
Stage: A theatergoer just might get lost daydreaming during The Aliens, plotting an escape out of the Studio Theatre's intimate, second-floor Milton Theatre. That is, of course, if he or she hasn't...
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Mobster Capitalism: ''Killing Them Softly'' is a lame attempt to look cool...
Film: If you're looking for a mediocre night at the movie theater, look no further than Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly. It has everything: a retread of a worn-out narrative, clumsily layered over...
View ArticleD.C. Council Taking Steps for Homeless Youth: Advocates, DHS representatives...
News: Members of the D.C. Council are trying to expedite the passage of a bill that would reform services for LGBT homeless youth before the next Council session in an effort to address what advocates...
View ArticlePassion Play: Michael Kaplan brings his drive and dedication to AIDS United
News: Michael Kaplan is on the move, spending Thanksgiving on the road, driving cross-country with his partner. But it's not a joyride. Kaplan is on a mission. He needs to be in D.C. ready to work Dec....
View ArticleThe Naked Truth: From talking ''birds and bees'' to opposing nude dudes...
Opinion: Had you asked me a few years back what I thought were the advantages of being half of a gay, childless couple, I'm pretty sure ''Not having to discuss the birds and the bees with a preteen''...
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Coverboy: Circon: ''Crazy'' Partier
Coverboy Interview: This week's Coverboy was born in Istanbul and raised in Pennsylvania, but it was an internship in arts management that first attracted Circon to the District. The 28-year-old works...
View ArticleTrial Date Set for Montgomery: Suspect accused of killing Deoni Jones to be...
News: Gary Niles Montgomery, the Washington man accused of killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at a Northeast bus stop in February will go to trial in June 2013. Montgomery, 55, appeared in D.C....
View ArticleHoward Theatre Three Plead Not Guilty: Three defendants accused of stabbing...
News: The three individuals accused of stabbing and attempting to rob gay minor in front of the Howard Theatre in June were arraigned in D.C. Superior Court Friday. All three were previously arraigned...
View ArticleUVA Assault Prompts Call for Expanded Protections: Virginia Anti-Violence...
News: A Virginia nonprofit organization is calling on the members of the General Assembly to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Virginia laws regarding bias-motivated assaults following a...
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Home Is Where the Test Is: OraQuick, the new at-home HIV testing kit,...
Video: Thinking about using the new rapid home HIV test? Let Sampson show you the ins and outs of OraQuick.One of the big developments in HIV testing for 2012 has been the introduction of the OraQuick...
View ArticleDefense Files New Motions in Barracks Row Stabbing: Poth's lawyer moves to...
News: The lawyer for Michael Poth, the Marine accused of stabbing and killing a fellow Marine in a confrontation that may have included anti-gay elements, filed two motions Nov. 29 to suppress evidence...
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