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  • Growing Grassroots

    By on December 31, 2008

    Paquita Wiggins Paquita Wiggins feeds off of adversity. Even before the 31-year-old Chicago native came out as a lesbian, she was advocating for gay equality...

  • Derek

    By on October 25, 2008

    Reel Affirmations 2008 Review by Todd Franson Rating: (5 out of 5) Saturday, 10/25/2008, 4:00 PM Feature presentation, $10 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Center for

  • The Universe of Keith Haring

    The Universe of Keith Haring

    By on October 25, 2008

    Reel Affirmations 2008 Review by Todd Franson Rating: (4 out of 5) Saturday, 10/25/2008, 2:00 PM Feature presentation, $10 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Center for the Arts KEITH...

  • From the Top

    By on August 27, 2008

    When John Flowers and his partner, David Muller, bought a small row house near Dupont Circle, the roof was one of the first projects they...

  • There's Smoke, No Ire

    By on August 13, 2008

    Not long ago, smoking was a contentious topic in the local GLBT community with an intense -- and occasionally acrimonious -- debate over a ban...

  • Folk Confessional

    By on August 6, 2008

    Tom Goss Spend an hour with local troubadour Tom Goss and you're bound to fall in love with him. The gay 27-year-old native of Kenosha,...

  • Consuming Cannabis

    By on August 6, 2008

    Mary Jane's quasi-legal cousin, industrial hemp, has a million uses. It's also environmentally favorable. According to the San Francisco-based Hemp Industries Association, hemp requires no...

  • Products Full of Sunshine

    By on July 23, 2008

    If calculators and watches are what come to mind when thinking about solar-powered devices, you've got some of catching up to do. Our lucky little...

  • Transforming Corrections

    By on July 9, 2008

    D.C. Trans Coalition continues effort to amend DOC guidelines on transgender inmates Complaints regarding the handling of transgender inmates in D.C. jails, including stories from...

  • Sean Bugg

    By on June 11, 2008

    Writing about federal tax issues upon coming to Washington in 1989 with a journalism degree did not suck the life out of Sean Bugg. But...

  • Heather Mizeur

    By on June 11, 2008

    Looking back over the past year, Maryland State Del. Heather Mizeur says she is most proud of a handful of bills that she sponsored in...

  • SaVanna Wanzer

    By on June 11, 2008

    Born and raised in the District, SaVanna Wanzer began advocating for transgender equality due to the rejection she faced from her own family. ''When I...

  • Budding Prides

    By on June 4, 2008

    Unity might be key in celebrating Capital Pride. There is, however, also something special about celebrating what might set a group apart, says SaVanna Wanzer,...

  • The Board of Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Day, Inc

    By on May 21, 2008

    Courtney R. Snowden, President Ray Daniels, Vice President Christopher Lane, Corresponding

  • Behind the Curtain

    By on May 21, 2008

    Organizing Washington, D.C.'s Black Pride event, now in its 18th year, is no easy feat. Yet the hundreds of people involved in planning, organizing and...