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  • Terra Tempest Moore

    By on May 2, 2012

    Describing Terra Tempest Moore, Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Executive Director Andrew Barnett wrote, ''She is a natural leader, talented public speaker, and fierce advocate...

  • Coverboy: Mark

    By on April 28, 2012

    A childhood accident nearly claimed Mark's life. It also shaped his worldview. When he was six, he fell out of a boat and was about...

  • Coverboy: Dustin

    By on April 22, 2012

    A professional photographer with traditional roots, Dustin has a nontraditional outlook on life. The Louisiana-born, Florida-raised Southern boy living in Rockville likes to buck the...

  • Coverboy: Andrew

    By on April 15, 2012

    Andrew must have been fated to be in the spotlight. The 24-year-old aspiring opera singer started out as a math major in college, but switched...

  • Coverboy: Robert

    By on April 6, 2012

    Robert, 25, is one Buffalo, N.Y., native who actually can ''Shuffle Off to Buffalo.'' As a professional dancer, that's kid stuff. ''Shuffling off'' is actually...

  • Coverboy: Luke

    By on March 31, 2012

    Growing up in the relatively rural Shenandoah Valley, Luke now lives in Alexandria and is appreciating that the world is his oyster. ''My last trip...

  • Coverboy: Greg

    By on March 23, 2012

    If you have good taste in underpants, you may well have already seen Greg, who works at the Calvin Klein Underwear shop in Georgetown. Regardless...

  • Coverboy: Long

    By on March 17, 2012

    When he was 15, moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Long says it was the equivalent of winning a Wonka-esque golden ticket. But the reality...

  • Coverboy: Cedric

    By on March 10, 2012

    Born in Tallahassee, raised in Tampa, Cedric may be a long way from the beach weather he craves. But a stint at Quantico from his...

  • Coverboy: René

    By on March 2, 2012

    There was a time when René, 21, growing up in Aurora, Ill., was in the shadows, suffering the bullies in elementary and middle school. Then...

  • A.J.

    By on February 25, 2012

    It's not surprising that A.J., 24, is a barback at The Fireplace and at Secrets. It's the perfect job for a guy who likes clean...

  • Aaron

    By on February 19, 2012

    It's a rough economy and Aaron knows it firsthand. The 34-year-old unemployed West Virginia native is relying on an Annapolis buddy for housing at the...

  • Roy

    By on February 12, 2012

    Though far more stylish than a mullet, Roy has followed that particular haircut's philosophy of mastering both business and pleasure. On the business end, the...

  • Henry

    By on February 3, 2012

    Alexandria native Henry is eager to get home to the D.C. area. For now, however, the 27-year-old is paying dues by completing his surgery residency...

  • Samuel

    By on January 29, 2012

    When Samuel, who's called Damascus, Md., home all his life, came out in high school, it went so well, he even won a title. ''I...