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  • Margaret Dowell

    Margaret Dowell ''Self-Portrait With Holy Man'' 4' x 6' oil on canvas 2007 Margaret Dowell learned her work ethic early in life, toiling in Maryland...

  • Pooch Pride

    See all 72 photos from the 2007 Pride of Pets Collars, leashes and harnesses were the fashion statements of choice in Dupont Circle over the...

  • Capital Pride 2007

    Yes, that was Mayor Adrian M. Fenty marching and throwing bead necklaces at the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9. Fenty joined hundreds of...

  • Put on Your Pride

    It's kind of a no-brainer: Capital Pride is a community event. That doesn't explain why Whitman-Walker Clinic has been the sole producer of the event...

  • Hometown Heroes

    When it comes to the pageantry of parades, beyond the floats and marching bands, there is something romantic about the notion of ''grand marshals.'' That...

  • Cherry's New Taste

    Months removed from its namesake cherry blossoms, this year's Cherry circuit party instead takes its cue from even further back in time -- all the...

  • Party with a Cause

    It wasn't until the clock hit the 6 p.m. closing hour of D.C. Black Pride's ''Liberty, Unity, Strength'' Festival that R&B singer Monica finally made...

  • Out and Proud

    James W. Hawkins likes to get things organized the way they should be. Take, for instance, his middle name. ''My mother named me 'Westley,' after...

  • Making History

    As the nation's capital or simply as an American city with infinite plots playing out at the local level, Washington, D.C., offers a great setting...

  • Queens of Comedy

    How many gay Washingtonians does it take to start a monthly comedy night? Just two, it seems. On the surface, that's not a very funny...

  • The Kids Are All Right

    Unlike the past two years, it didn't rain. And by midday, there was an exuberant mood and plenty to see and do at the 11th...

  • The Diva Next Door

    Opera is like beets -- people love it or hate it. But regardless of one's taste for opera, Patricia Racette is one to watch --...

  • Game Plan

    Something different happens when a professional athlete steps out of the closet and into the public eye. Entertainers, lawyers, even politicians -- their stories can...

  • Living Out Loud

    On the surface, an openly gay actor, one who majored in musical theater in college, may not run against the grain. But Eric Millegan is...

  • Bunny Business

    Whether I'm standing in a grocery checkout lane surrounded by bright plastic baskets, wandering a mall filled with gourmet-chocolate bunnies, or enduring the interminable wait...