Latest News
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Disco Ball
A reporter recently asked members of the band Escort if any of them are gay. Turns out, unbeknownst to co-founder Eugene Cho, at least one...
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Diverse Folk
Ask Catie Curtis if her uplifting, anthemic song ''Another Day on Earth,'' complete with a ''whew-ew-ew'' refrain, is a crowd-pleaser, and she confirms so in...
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Coffee at the Center
The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, has kicked off a ''coffee drop-in hour'' for older LGBT adults on Mondays. The coffee hour is...
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Whitman-Walker Reports Good Health
Whitman-Walker Health (WWH), the nonprofit community health center specializing in culturally competent care for LGBT people and individuals with HIV/AIDS, has reported improvements in quality...
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Team DC Fashion Show & Model Search 2013
Ben Horen goes behind the scenes for Metro Weekly at Team DC's annual fashion show and model search at Town Danceboutique. Follow along as the...
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Thank You, Sen. Portman
Family is defined in many ways. It's a couple with kids, a couple without, maybe some pets, or maybe a network of friends who are...
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Film
Where do your film tastes lead you in warmer weather? Is it time for a buddy movie, romance or blockbuster adventure flick? Whatever you're craving,...
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Dance
Next month, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists will put the ''men'' in movement in a new dance piece focused on male choreographers. But Morgan isn't...
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Art: Museums & Galleries
Milestones and anniversaries are often the underlying theme for museum exhibitions. So, naturally, exactly 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that seminal document and more...
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The Politics of Pain
Whether we're twink or bear, gaybro or drag queen, lipstick or butch, we all share one cultural touchstone: coming out. While the concept has been...
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Seeing the Light
In January 1959, only three months into his pontificate, John XXIII called for the convening of Vatican II, which actually opened in October of 1962...
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Bear Beats
If you notice different music, or a different style of music, at Town's Bear Happy Hour this Friday, that's all part of the plan. In...
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Lines Drawn for Supreme Court Showdown
Dueling rallies to be held the week of March 26 are set to highlight the public marriage-equality debate as the nine justices of the U.S....
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Classical Music: Symphony, Chorus and Opera
The Washington region is exceptionally rich in classical music, and you could easily spend springtime soaking up all kinds of chamber, symphonic and chorale music,...
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Above & Beyond
You can't force a square peg into a round hole. That's what ''Above & Beyond'' is for -- comedy, readings, discussions, poetry, multimedia, tasting, tours....
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
Ah, spring. A time when temperatures are rising, flowers are in bloom and people are naturally anticipating doing it outdoors. And by ''it,'' we mean...
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Stage: Plays and Musicals
Local theaters are winding down their current seasons as they ramp up the hype surrounding their next crop of plays and musicals. (Will Signature really...
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Texas Congressman Steve Stockman needs to be schooled in gender-identity
“t’s called a women’s act, but then they have men dressed up as women, they count that. Change-gender, or whatever. How is that — how...
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80s pop from the gay U.K.
On BBC2 Radio‘s Wednesday night broadcast of The People’s Songs, an hour-long episode will be dedicated to the historical influence of gays in British pop music....
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R.I. gay-marriage bill gaining momentum as opposition referendum falters
Advocates of marriage equality in Rhode Island see their cause as gaining steam, while an alleged “compromise” bill calling for a statewide referendum is losing...
