All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Open-House Anger
Despite the lure of an unseasonably temperate evening, about 60 people chose to remain indoors to hear what Assistant Chief Diane Groomes of the Metropolitan...
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Gay Judgment Day
It's a gorgeous Sunday. Just about one of the last perfect days of 2009. But am I outside enjoying it? No. And why not? Two...
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Open-House Anger
Despite the lure of an unseasonably temperate evening, about 60 people chose to remain indoors to hear what Assistant Chief Diane Groomes of the Metropolitan...
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Washington Blade Ends 40-Year Run
It was just a month ago that the Washington Blade celebrated 40 years of operations as the area's LGBT newspaper. That celebration could not have...
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Sofa, So Good!
Some would argue that languages say so much about the cultures that create them. For example, the lore that the indigenous people of the northern...
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Battle of the Ban
In August of 2008, Ron MacInnis, a gay Petworth resident working in HIV policy and prevention, grabbed headlines speaking at the 17th International AIDS Conference...
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Move for One in Ten Murray
Margaret Murray, executive director of One in Ten, the area's nonprofit organization responsible for the annual Reel Affirmations LGBT film festival every October and a...
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Cupcakes for a Cause
Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care Inc., a local nonprofit group assisting children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, has announced a fundraising partnership with Georgetown Cupcake to mark...
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Pitch In for Pride
Capital Pride 2010 may be more than half a year away, but organizers are already starting to hum. Following a recent announcement that the Capital...
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Community Mourns Stansbury
Longtime gay activist Larry Stansbury, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 31, following a weeks-long struggle at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the District. Stansbury (Photo...
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The Atwood Anomaly
For the novice, mention of Canadian author Margaret Atwood likely conjures thoughts of The Handmaid's Tale, her 1985 novel of an America at war with...
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Touting Terror
Fear bonds people together. So do joy, lust and a number of other extreme emotions. It's just that fear rarely receives its due. Rather, communal...
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Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie
Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...
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Elections, Ethics and Arguments
There were two fronts in the fight for marriage equality Monday, and strategists sent their forces where they would likely have the most impact. Where...
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Time's Up
Summer had barely begun when Steve Orner and his partner, Joe, found themselves facing one of their worst nightmares -- one all too common among...
