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All posts tagged "christopher dyer"

  • Forever Young and Proud

    How Youth Pride Day got its start -- and why it's here to stay

  • Wanda Alston Foundation Announces Misuse of Funds

    The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing and support services for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced...

  • Bowser Beats Gray for Dem Nomination

    District voters went to the polls April 1 to select nominees from each of the city’s four major political parties for various offices in this...

  • Pettigrew To Lead Wanda Alston Foundation

    The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced Tuesday that Ken...

  • Wanda Alston House Marks Five Years

    Advocates for at-risk LGBT youth will host a reception Oct. 8 to celebrate the formation of the Wanda Alston Foundation and the fifth anniversary of...

  • Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Local LGBT activists are readying their annual observance of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Sharing the same mission of mourning and education as other...

  • Kameny Estate Trademarks ''Gay is Good''

    Though gay-rights pioneer Frank Kameny has been dead for a year, his affirmation that ''gay is good'' is finding a life of its own. Christopher...

  • Summit Strength

    As the District prepares for the XIX International AIDS Conference, aka AIDS 2012, locals are preparing a smaller gathering for the days just prior. And,...

  • Men's Summer Summits

    Health activists, get ready for a busy July, because Washington will be playing the role of host city. With D.C. set to host the 19th...

  • Youth Pride 2012: Youthful Measures

    Celebrating LGBT youth pride seems to gain traction with every passing year. People come out younger. Institutions working with youth – like schools, nonprofits, local...

  • Talk About Sex

    Whitman-Walker Health will hold its third ''Community Conversation'' Thursday, continuing the series that began Jan. 26. Already having explored ''healthier hookups'' and substance abuse, the...

  • Fully Baked

    Washington is a vibrant and dynamic city. For four years in recent history, however, some of D.C.'s pizzazz was muted, hidden behind a pall of...

  • Helping Hair

    Seven singers in drag and local drag enthusiast Cookie Buffet will perform at ''Wig Aid Live,'' a benefit for the Wanda Alston House on Saturday,...

  • Circle Back

    If you've attended Youth Pride in D.C. over the past several years, then you're well acquainted with the grassy green lawn that is P Street...

  • Awaiting Appointment

    While some appointments have been named by Mayor Vincent Gray's new administration, there is no official word as yet regarding who might take over as...