All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Wedding Planners
There was no press release, no big speech, no photo for posterity. Instead, it seems the meeting Councilmember David Catania (I-At large) called March 19...
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Sprinkle's On Top
Even if you're not familiar with straight pornography of the 1970s and '80s, there's still a reasonable chance you've heard of Annie Sprinkle. As an...
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Mendelson Urges Recognition
City Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large) has offered the latest word in the push to have Mayor Adrian Fenty recognize same-sex partnerships of other jurisdictions...
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Mountain State Milestone
Regardless of what the superstitious might say, Friday the 13th was a very lucky day in West Virginia. ''Today, in the State Senate, we passed...
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Pulling Out the PFLAG Stops
Washington is home to many national GLBT organizations working for equality on nearly every front. When you look at the lineup for one organization's upcoming...
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Grassroots & Gigabytes
In the streets or online, you may already know Michael Crawford. Did he ask you to ''get out the vote'' for Barack Obama while serving...
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The New Victims
There are certain clichés about ''liberals,'' ''progressives,'' ''lefties,'' what have you. As a longtime spy in that house of love, I can tell you that...
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Clinic Counters
First -- depending on how one measure's a local tempest -- came the layoffs in December, including the dismissal of two GLBT community pioneers, Barbara...
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Inside Scoop
Spend just a few minutes watching the news and it's hard not to see a horizon filled with anything but storm clouds. Wall Street is...
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Partners in Limbo
Nearly three weeks ago, Feb. 16, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) issued an ''action alert'' asking locals to urge Mayor Adrian Fenty to...
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Fabulously Freddie's
Step into Freddie's world for a night -- with splashes of blue and purple, flamingoes and cocktail umbrellas -- and it's easy to forget you're...
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Vacation Baggage
Dateline: ms Eurodam, at sea, Feb. 22. Don't ask me what the ''ms'' stands for, or why it's not capitalized. Were I at work, I'd...
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Catania Goes Collegiate
David Catania (I-At large), one of the District's two openly gay City Council members, announced earlier this month that he has been appointed to faculty...
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Sentimental Screening
In the country that gave the world Hollywood, the home theater may be particularly at home. Certainly it's a popular amenity at America's most famous...
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Survey for Safety
Washington is home to the mother lode of public and nonprofit entities that digest data, move society forward, and dole out funding for an infinite...
