Metro Weekly

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  • Chatty Cathy

    It's a rainy Friday afternoon, and Cathy McElrath Renna is sitting on the floor -- the chairs have yet to arrive -- of what will...

  • Dragon Quest

    Using the Out2Paddle calendar, 2006 was Year One. That was when this dragon-boat team, affiliated with Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA), made waves...

  • A Season of Pride

    Yes, pride season is once again upon us, with Youth Pride, Black Pride and Capital Pride. And the local Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community has got...

  • Gossip Whirl

    Perez hilton Whether you love him or hate him, there's no denying that Perez Hilton -- aka Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. -- has Hollywood by...

  • Healing Humor

    Karen Williams has been a Buddhist for 36 years and a comic for 25. She's a mother, a grandmother and queer. And if you don't...

  • The Return of the Lizard

    Mark Lee knows how to make an impression. There was the success of his first Sunday night party in Adams Morgan during the late 1980s....

  • Fluff It!

    Jason Horswill is quick to take the funny side of his pre-Main Event gig, spinning at Saturday's Cherry Happy Hour at Halo. ''I'm calling it...

  • Fired Up

    Oscar G approaches his work with a strong sense of modesty. ''It's never my tendency to grab my own stuff to play,'' says the long-time...

  • Cherry Weekend Events

    Thursday, April 17 WELCOME PARTY DJ Jace Halo · 1435 P St. NW 8:30pm-2:30am 21+ · No cover CHERRY COLLEGE PARTY DJ Seth Gold Apex...

  • Cherry Fever

    After last year's grand experiment -- moving D.C.'s signature gay party to the same weekend as Capital Pride -- Cherry has returned back home to...

  • New Fruit

    When Cherry co-chair mentions the goal of ''a fresh start'' for Washington's long-time gay party, he's speaking specifically of his work to bring ''some new...

  • Cherry's Adventurous Pick

    Mark Anthony's appearance at Cherry's Main Event this Saturday has been a long time coming. ''I've played all over the United States, but never in...

  • Mother's Day

    It was a particularly magical night in D.C. seven years ago when Circuit Mom made her first Cherry appearance. ''That particular event is up there...

  • Gearing up for Spring

    Once upon a time, when sports were the domain of the heterosexual male and outcasts were always chosen last, gay and lesbian athletes were invisible...

  • Go Team!

    With a myriad of gay and lesbian sports organizations in the area, it may seem daunting to try to pull them all together for common...