Metro Weekly

Events

  • Adult Swim

    ''I will never wear a dress,'' says Eboné Bell. The 29-year-old, who describes herself as ''more masculine or butch'' than your typical woman, gave up...

  • Marine Life

    While being discharged from the military just for being gay can deal a gut-wrenching blow to a member of the armed forces, it's certainly nice...

  • Bully for That

    ''It just broke my heart, and I felt a little helpless,'' says Eboné Bell of last fall's spate of news stories surrounding gay teen suicides....

  • Artistic in Arlington

    ''Artisphere is the kind of place where you come and hang out, bring your friends, find new friends,'' says Norma Kaplan, division chief of Arlington...

  • Hitched to Hillwood

    ''With the passage of the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in D.C., it just seemed like a great time to celebrate that newfound right for...

  • Blocks Party

    The construction that had crowded parts of 17th Street NW since December is gone. Accordingly, it's time to celebrate. This Saturday's 17th Street Festival does...

  • Thrill Seekers

    Planet Snoopy will be closed next Saturday night, Sept. 11, during Brother Help Thyself's annual outing at Kings Dominion. '' is for the kids......

  • Qomedy's Queen

    Fifteen years ago, Carol Leifer wrote an episode of Seinfeld in which the character Elaine Benes tries to get a gay man to ''change teams.''...

  • Comedy for a Cause

    ''I had gotten into a big argument with one of the local ANCs about gay marriage, religion and politics,'' says Sampson McCormick. ''And then I...

  • Campy Olympics

    A wig relay. A banana-eating contest. A Crisco-covered egg toss. ''The whole concept of the event was a kind of campy, sort-of off-color field day,...

  • Night at the Museum

    “I’ve been dreaming of this day since the very first time I saw Crack,” says Kevin Hull, manager of special programs at the Hirshhorn Museum....

  • Pride Matchmaker

    Need a date for Pride? Kim Rosenberg to the rescue. ''We're partnering with Capital Pride to kick off Pride for singles,'' says Rosenberg, president of...

  • Soap Opera Expressionism

    ''Sometimes the resentment still comes up,'' says Thom Bierdz. ''But I believe in life after death, so I believe that mom's okay, just somewhere else.''...

  • House party

    What once started as a Victorian Christmas Home Tour in Logan Circle more than 30 years ago has evolved to become the Logan Circle House...

  • Open Your Art

    The 16th Annual Art for Life art auction and exhibit benefiting Whitman-Walker Clinic marks the fifth time local gay artist Bill Mould is participating in...