Metro Weekly

All posts by Will O'Bryan

  • D.C. Mayor Signs Bullying Bill

    With the City Council's unanimous passage of the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 earlier this month, this morning saw Act 2, as Mayor Vincent...

  • Out and Outstanding

    The Verizon Center has plenty of fanfare in store for summer. Maybe it's Coldplay. Maybe it's Cirque du Soleil. Whatever the performance, whatever the game,...

  • Art of Living

    When it comes to home, Chef Art Smith might say north Florida, where he was born, or Chicago, his adopted home where he lives with...

  • Faith in Family

    When I married my husband, I got a ceremony, a ring, a certificate, a honeymoon and a commitment. Oh! And a swell dinner at Restaurant...

  • National LGBT Briefs: Troop Leader Challenge and Tennessee Win

    SPLC Secures Equal Expression in Tennessee School District Following its May 17 letter to school authorities in Savannah, Tenn., the Southern Poverty Law Center reports...

  • Outlaws in Love

    A former newspaper reporter and current American University School of Communication professor, Rodger Streitmatter knows plenty about research and writing. Considering his relationship with husband...

  • Out at the Ballgame

    Time flies as enthusiastically as those errant fly balls, meaning it's time once again for Team DC's Night Out at the Nationals. In its eighth...

  • Hank's Asks for Help

    It's Round 3 for Jamie Leeds, owner of Hank's Oyster Bar at 1624 Q St. NW, and a handful of nearby neighbors, with the latest...

  • DC Cowboys Countdown

    Stepping Up Just ahead of the 2004 Atlantic Stampede gay rodeo, Kevin Platte was reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the DC Cowboys dance company....

  • National LGBT News Briefs: Good and Bad in Minnesota

    Feinberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Cece McDonald Transgender activist and author Leslie Feinberg was arrested June 4 in Minneapolis for participation in a protest action...

  • Global LGBT News Briefs: From Soccer to Sodomy

    AllOut.org Effort Targets Ukraine Anti-Gay Bill The global LGBT-advocacy organization AllOut.org is turning its attention to Ukraine, where the Parliament is considering a bill, Law...

  • Putting Pride Together

    Running May 30 to June 10, much of Capital Pride 2012 – celebrating a theme of ''Be True. Be You!'' – has already happened. From...

  • National LGBT Briefs: Protest, Praise and 'Ex-Gay' in Oregon

    North Carolina’s Rev. Worley Warmly Welcomed It was May 13 when Pastor Charles Worley of Maiden, N.C.'s Providence Road Baptist Church told congregants how to...

  • Global LGBT Briefs: Moscow Melee, Malaysia Book-Banning

    Orthodox Christians Rough Up Moscow Pride Following an ongoing trend in Russia, dozens of gay-rights protesters were arrested May 27 for attempting to hold two...

  • Lizzbian Power

    Maybe you've heard the story about Lizz Winstead, as a budding comic, getting yanked off her feet by a bit of theater machinery as she...