The Year in Pictures 2005

Thousands of photos from 152 of Washington, DC's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Scene community and nightlife events

By Metro Weekly Contributor on December 28, 2005

January

· Flashback Tuesdays
Cobalt
· Amateur Night
Wet

· Amateur Night
   Heat
· DC Eagle
· MAL 2005: Leather Cocktails
   Almas Temple
· Mr. MAL 2005
   Almas Temple
· MAL 2005: Reaction
   MAL Weekend Closing Night Party at Nation
· MAL 2005: VIP Reception
   Washington Plaza
· MAL 2005: Leather Exhibit Hall
   and The Lobby of the Washington Plaza

· Apex
· Hot Ash Cigar Smoker
Green Lantern
· Comedy Showcase Night
Titan

February

· Brother Help Thyself
27th Annual Grant & Awards Reception at Titan
· Freddie's Beach Bar
· JR.'s
· Scag Drag Comedy Show
Remington's

· The Fireplace
· Halo

· Wrestling Exhibition, Speed Dating and DCBC Bar Night
Green Lantern
· Scarlet's 34th Annual Bake Sale and Auction
Titan
· VelvetNation

· Nightlife Coverboy of the Year Will Bell's Winner's Party
   Green Lantern
· Fuego
   Cada Vez
· Burlesque Night
   Featuring Kitty Victorian at Chaos
· The L Word Premiere Party
   Apex

March

· The 2005 Miss Gaye America Competition and Miss Gaye Universe, D.C. Ball
Presented by The Academy at Almas Temple
· Open House for The Center, Metro DC PFLAG and BHT
1111 14th Street, Suite 350
· Cobalt

· 1409 Playbill Café's 7th Anniversary Party
   1409 Playbill Cafe
· D.C. Kings 5th Anniversay
   Club Chaos
· Taint
   DC9

· Metro DC PFLAG's Annual Honor Gala
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
· Courtney Lovelace/Sam Marsh Memorial
Remington's
· Lizard Lounge

· Very Cherry Spring Party
Cobalt
· Rent Cabaret
Benefitting Brother Help Thyself, at Titan
· Apex

· The Queen Finale
Cobalt
· Shirtless Men Drink Free
Green Lantern

April

· PEN Awards Dinner
   The Westin Embassy Row
· Wig Aid II
   Nation
· The Ultimate Amateur Contest
   Wet

· Cobalt's 3rd Anniversary
Cobalt
· Omega
· National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th annual Leadership Awards
With Howard Dean at Omni Shoreham Hotel

· Black Party
VelvetNation
· Freddie's Beach Bar
· American Brotherhood Weekend
Sheraton National Hotel

· Youth Pride Infatuation Dance
   Nation
· GLAA's 34th Anniversary Reception and Awards
   Radisson Barcelo Hotel
· Blowoff
   9:30 Club

May

· The Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry's Annual Gala
Torpedo Factory
· The Fireplace
· The Mayor's LGBT Summit Wind-Down Party
Saturday, April 30, 2005
· Omega's 8th Anniversary

· Cherry Main Event
   Mellon Auditorium
· Cherry Curve
   Thunder Grill at Union Station
· Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 13th Annual Dinner & Silent Auction
   Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel

· Whitman-Walker's Annual Spring Gala
   Mayflower Hotel
· One In Ten Dessert Reception
   National Trust
· Mr. DC Eagle's IML Send-Off
   DC Eagle
· Karoke Night
   Cobalt

· Great Big International Drag King Show 5
9:30 Club
· Titan Bar
· GMCW's Annual Spring Affair
Hyatt Regency Washington

June

· Apex
· DC Black Pride Festival
   Washington Convention Center (with singer Tweet)
· Crystal Awards Ceremony and VIP Reception
   City Museum of Washington
· Some Kind of Sexy Women's Party
   DC Black Pride – Pink at Alero Nightclub
· Body Heat Strictly Hip Hop Xplosion
   DC Black Pride – 9:30 Club (with Doug E Fresh)
· Reality: The Sequel
   DC Black Pride – Dream Nightclub

· Youth Pride Day
Saturday, June 4, 2005
· Hush
Opening Night at Chloe
· JR.'s

· Capital Pride Parade 2005
   Dupont Circle, 17th Street NW and P Street NW
· Capital Pride Street Festival 2005
   Pennsylvania Avenue
· Capital Pride Heroes Reception
   The Wilson Building

· Food & Friends Chef's Best
   Washington Hilton
· National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Dinner
   National Building Museum
· Metro TeenAIDS Art & Articles Auction
   Finnish Embassy
· The 12th Annual Pride of Pets
   Dupont Circle
· Lizard Lounge 7th Anniversary
   Lizard Lounge

· Remington's
· Phase 1
· Halo

July

· Green Lantern
· One In Ten's Reel Affirmations XV Kickoff Party
Josephine Butler Parks Center

· Cobalt

· Fuego
Cada Vez

· Chaos
· Omega

August

· International Deaf Leather and International Deaf Bear Contest
Grand Hyatt
· 2005 Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Annual Gala Dinner
Grand Hyatt

· Halo's First Anniversary
Halo
· Heat
· Miss Gay D.C. 2006
Apex

· Ziegfeld's
· Illusion Sunday Champagne Brunch
Cada Vez
· Freddie's Beach Bar

· Green Lantern
· VelvetNation
· Screen on Stead
Stead Park

September

· Hush
Chloe Restaurant
· The Hippo

· Lizard Lounge
· Duplex Diner
· The Fireplace

· The 2006 Miss Ziegfeld's Pageant
Ziegfeld's

· BHT's Gay and Lesbian Night
   King's Dominion, Richmond, VA
· Mautner Project Gala
   Washington Hilton
· ASGRA's 2005 Atlantic Stampede
   Montgomery County Fairgrounds
· ASGRA's Stampede Jamboree Dance
   Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hil

· Apex
· Woof!
Titan
· Halo's 1st Floor Grand Opening
Halo

October

· Capital Tennis Association's Capital Classic Tournament Draw Party
Halo.
· DC Eagle
· HRC National Dinner
Washington Convention Center

· Out at Arena
Post-Show Reception. Arena Stage
· JR.'s

· A Different Kind of Ladies Night
   Topaz
· National Black Justice Coalition Rally March
   Freedom Plaza
· Reel Affirmations 15 Opening Night Party
   Lincoln Theatre
· Academy of Washington's Rainbow History Project Benefit Show
   Club 55

· The Annual 17th Street High Heel Race
Dupont Circle, 17th Street
· Art for Life
Benefiting the Whitman-Walker Clinic's Latino Services, Carnegie Institution

November

· Halloween Weekend 2005
   Cobalt, DC Eagle, Green Lantern, Fuego, Jrs, Omega, Ziegfeld's
· Reel Affirmations XV Closing Night Party
   Lincoln Theatre
· Victory Fund Gay and Lesbian Leadership Awards
   101 Constitution Ave, NW
· Miss Star Black America DC Pageant
   Bachelor's Mill

· The Final Women in the Life Party
   Aqua
· The Flashlight Party
   Cobalt
· Opening Night Benefit For GMCW Cabaret
   Tivoli Theatre
· Bear Invasion 10
   DC Bear and Bear Cub Contest. Washington Plaza Hotel.

· Club Chaos
· Us Helping Us
   Celebration of Life Annual Reception, City Museum
· Ultimate Amateur Contest
   Wet
· SMYAL's 8th Annual Fall Brunch
   Renaissance Mayflower Hotel

December

· Apex
· Mr. D.C. Eagle Contest

· The Come Together Gay.Com Tour
   Omega DC
· HRC's Preview Screening Of Brokeback Mountain
   Mate Restaurant/ Loews Georgetown Cinema
· DJ Karl Matthews: A Celebration of Life
   30 Degrees/Cobalt
· The Academy of Washington's Rhinestone Review
   Club 55

· National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association D.C. Chapter Holiday Party
   Busboys and Poets
· One In Ten VIP Donor Party
   I. Gorman Jewelers
· Taint
   DC9
· The White Party
   VelvetNation

· Gertrude Stein Democrats' Annual Awards Reception
Washington Club
· JR.'s
· De Lounge

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