Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • BHT Postpones Gay and Lesbian Night at Kings Dominion

    Originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8, Brother, Help Thyself announced today that the nonprofit organization is rescheduling its “Gay and Lesbian Night at Kings Dominion”...

  • Catholic priest rebuked for role in same-sex wedding

    “Archbishop Mansell informed Father DeVito that his participation in this ceremony was understandably perceived by many Catholics as an implicit endorsement of same-sex marriage, which...

  • Fall Events Far Afield

    September Orlando Bear Bash Orlando, Fla. Sept. 13-16 orlandobearbash.com Dallas Pride Sept. 16 dallasprideparade.com Gay Oktoberfest Munich Sept. 20-23 mlc-munich.de Austin Pride Austin, Texas Sept....

  • Party Time

    During the past long weekend – thanks to organized labor – I had a chance to spend about 48 hours in Florida visiting with my...

  • Right Turn

    Autumn may have a different look and feel in different parts of the world – even a different time, depending on the hemisphere – but...

  • Decks and Divas

    Ask the uninitiated about a gay cruise and plenty of preconceptions come to mind. Some guess that every passenger passes a screening process that includes...

  • Old World Autumn

    To an American mind, Thanksgiving can be a cultural touchstone. It's the Rockwellian dinner table. It's the lesbian Tofurky banquet. It's reunions of family and...

  • Follow the Sun

    Those glorious days of Rehoboth Beach, Del., summer are winding down. As the Earth makes another orbit around the sun, there's not much a sun-seeker...

  • GOProud on the ground in Charlotte for DNC rebuttals

    By Matt Comer/QNotes  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fresh off his trip to Tampa, Fla., for the Republican National Convention, Jimmy LaSalvia, co-founder and executive director of the...

  • Schumer at DNC: We will pass ENDA

    New York Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks with a blogger at Charlotte’s Democratic National Convention (Photo by Matt Comer/QNotes) By Matt Comer/QNotes CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New...

  • Zero Feet Away

    In December 2011, Johnny Skandros, aka ''Johnny Scruff,'' turned 30, a threshold that consumes some gay men. ''I was working on Scruff,'' says the co-founder...

  • Atlantic Cup Tourney Returns

    Anthony Phuong is hoping for a homecoming. He's missed the Atlantic Cup. Not to be confused with the Atlantic Cup of sailing, soccer, football or...

  • Russian LGBTA community responds to Madonna’s tour

    “We rely on your solidarity very much. We are grateful to you for your support concerning the girls from the feminist punk rock band Pussy...

  • Hater, Heal Thyself

    Bryon Widner is the subject of a recent documentary, Erasing Hate. Widner, once a racist skinhead, tattooed himself to make his disposition clear. The documentary...

  • D.C. Chamber Chosen

    This morning, at the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual National Business & Leadership Conference, now on in Chicago, the organization honored...