The Crazy Uncle Party: From E.W. Jackson to Peggy Noonan, right's gone off...
Opinion: New York novelist Dawn Powell wrote on the cusp of World War II, "Civilization stood on a ledge, and in the tension of waiting it was a relief to have one little man jump." Alas, these days...
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Black Pride Reckoning: Annual event compels us to demand justice
Opinion: Around this time, I generally find myself reflecting on recent events that have impacted the black LGBT community, not only in Washington, but around the world. DC Black Pride unofficially...
View ArticleCapital Pride Names 2013 Heroes: May 29 event set for Georgetown awards gala...
News: Capital Pride will honor five individuals as ''Pride Heroes,'' as well as recognize a number of other community members for their various efforts on behalf of the LGBT community, at its annual...
View ArticleDC Front Runners Launch Pride Event: Set in Congressional Cemetery, LGBT...
News: After a couple of false starts, things are finally running smoothly for the DC Front Runners, D.C.'S LGBT running club, as it prepares to host its inaugural Pride Run on Friday, June 7. ''We've...
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Plane Queer and the Male Flight Attendant: Phil Tiemeyer's study of the...
Feature Story: For those looking for a headier sort of beach read this summer, an academic offering may be of particular interest to LGBT audiences. Phil Tiemeyer, a Philadelphia University history...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Playground: Throw in an Alaska cruise and summer in Seattle...
Feature Story: With the past couple centuries of North American ''settlement'' moving east to west, it's no wonder that the great Pacific Northwest might seem somewhat untamed, relative to much of the...
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Making Montreal Magic: In summertime, Quebec's urban attraction celebrates...
Feature Story: When Luc Provost transforms into Mado Lamotte, one of Montreal's most famous drag queens, it's a magical moment. His over-the-top makeup and costumes make Mado edgy, unique, beautiful...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead to Summer: 2013 Summer Travel Calendaer
Feature Story: JUNE Palermo Pride 2013Palermo, ItalyJune 14-23palermopride.it/2013/ Shanghai PrideJune 14-22shpride.com Bearcelona Mediterranean CruiseFrance and Italy, via BarcelonaRoyal Caribbean...
View ArticleBear Weeks at the Beach: Provincetown prepares for annual offering, as...
Feature Story: As local lore has it, the proprietors of Provincetown, Mass., love ''Bear Week.'' These are, after all, men who love to eat, drink and be merry – not tourists who avoid food, bars and...
View ArticleSummer Travel Issue 2013: From bears at the beach, to cities and the great...
Feature Story: While Montreal is perfectly charming in winter, you can't do better than a summertime trip to Quebec's cosmopolitan cutie. The same holds for the Pacific Northwest and New England's...
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Wintry Mix: Rebecca Taichman approaches the hurdles in The Winter's Tale with...
Stage: There are two challenges to Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. The first is protagonist King Leontes's near-instantaneous and murderous conviction that his pregnant queen Hermione is having an...
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Sensually Cerebral: Rarified, unapologetically wedded to the world of ideas...
Stage: One of the things that separate playwright Tom Stoppard from the herd is his near ruthless assumption of his audience's intelligence, his plays racing with thoughts and ideas that wait for no...
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Paying Tribute: New York's Roseland Ballroom plays host to another Peter...
Clublife: ''The theme is Peter's theme, the lineup is Peter's lineup. The production is Peter's production. It's pretty much Peter,'' says Nima Nasseri, referring to Peter Rauhofer and the Work party...
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Friendship in Black and White: Noah Baumbach's coming-of-age comedy,...
Film: A single line by the funky British pop band Hot Chocolate sums up the pleasant worldview of Frances Ha: "Everyone's a winner, baby, that's the truth." It's no accident that the chorus appears...
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Kick Starter: Stonewall Kickball presents Capital Pride's 3rd Annual Drag...
Events: ''Just watching people try and play kickball in drag is hilarious,'' Karl Muller says. ''The dresses are flying, the wigs are going, and everything.'' This Sunday, June 2, you can see exactly...
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Sin-sations: GMCW riffs on the seven deadly sins to kick off Capital Pride
Music: ''I think it'd be a shame if people missed this show,'' Craig Cipollini says, ''because I think it's one of our best.'' There's actually no ''shame'' in the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's...
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Celebrating Community: LGBT religious groups mark the 30th anniversary of the...
News: The Celebration of the Spirit Coalition (COTSC) will host the annual Pride Week Interfaith Service on Tuesday, June 4, marking the 30th anniversary of the event. The service brings together more...
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Promoting Pride: Chris Obermeyer hopes Woodrow Wilson High School's Pride...
News: In just a few days, Chris Obermeyer's weeks of planning will come to fruition with Woodrow Wilson Senior High School becoming the first D.C. public high school to host its own version of Pride –...
View ArticleBeyond the Border: As we push for equality at home, others need our help abroad
Opinion: When you think of the ongoing battle for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) rights, which activists stand out in your mind? My guess is that Noxolo Nogwaza was not the...
View ArticleBacklash to the Future: Outbursts of anti-gay violence over marriage in...
Opinion: France is such a strange country. I don't say that from first-hand experience of strolling the streets of Paris — my only brief time there was as a 14-year-old struggling to pronounce ''rue...
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