All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Pacific Northwest Playground
With the past couple centuries of North American ''settlement'' moving east to west, it's no wonder that the great Pacific Northwest might seem somewhat untamed,...
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Plane Queer and the Male Flight Attendant
For those looking for a headier sort of beach read this summer, an academic offering may be of particular interest to LGBT audiences. Phil Tiemeyer,...
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Summer Travel Issue 2013
While Montreal is perfectly charming in winter, you can't do better than a summertime trip to Quebec's cosmopolitan cutie. The same holds for the Pacific...
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Bear Weeks at the Beach
As local lore has it, the proprietors of Provincetown, Mass., love ''Bear Week.'' These are, after all, men who love to eat, drink and be...
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Welcome to DC Black Pride Weekend
Marking its 23rd year, it's time for the annual DC Black Pride weekend. Running Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 25, the weekend is full...
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ACTing Out
With all the events that make up the DC Black Pride weekend, quite a few people – from workshop coordinators to town hall facilitators to...
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Mob of thousands forces LGBT activists to flee in Tbilisi, Georgia
“We won’t allow these sick people to hold gay parades in our country. It’s against our traditions and our morals.” Zhuzhuna Tavadze, speaking to Reuters...
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan addresses gay real-estate meeting
“I urge you to continue your advocacy to further the cause of fair housing for LGBT individuals – and all Americans denied equal protection under...
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Brazil’s National Council of Justice approves gay marriage
“This is the equivalent of authorizing homosexual marriage in Brazil.” Raquel Pereira de Castro Araujo, who heads the human rights committee of the Brazilian Bar...
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Je-Shawna Wholley
Thanks, in part, to high school years in the Junior ROTC in Forrestville, Md. – where she rose to the leadership rank of regiment commander...
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Get a head start on the weekend with “The Simpsons: Tapped Out”
While you should be working, it’s Friday. And hasn’t the working class been toiling hard enough the past few years? All that is but our...
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Central Florida 8th-grader wins right to start Gay-Straight Alliance
“I’m just so happy that our club is finally going to be allowed to meet. There’s only about a month left of school, but that’s...
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Congratulating Jason Collins gets former NFL player pulled from church event
“He disagreed, and I said, ‘We agree to disagree’ and he said ‘No, I’m right and you’re wrong.'” LeRoy Butler, a former safety with the...
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Civil unions begin in Colorado
“Our commitment doesn’t change, but we will have a burden lifted off our shoulders. Loving and committed couples need legal protections.” Anna Simon, who with...
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NBA’s Jason Collins comes out in SI interview
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. … I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a...
