Metro Weekly

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  • Coverboy: Luke

    By on March 31, 2012

    Growing up in the relatively rural Shenandoah Valley, Luke now lives in Alexandria and is appreciating that the world is his oyster. ''My last trip...

  • Very Cherry

    By on March 29, 2012

    For the first time in many years, the hit radio station Hot 99.5 has been touting Cherry as an HIV/AIDS dance benefit, mentioning it as...

  • Raw Talent

    By on March 29, 2012

    Growing up gay in rural Virginia, Bil Todd bonded with music in a way he didn't with people. ''I retreated to music more than I...

  • Horoscope

    By on March 29, 2012

    Heavenly Round-Up: There's so much that might happen if the fates take a hand. There's so much that could turn around if the timing is...

  • Coverboy: Greg

    By on March 23, 2012

    If you have good taste in underpants, you may well have already seen Greg, who works at the Calvin Klein Underwear shop in Georgetown. Regardless...

  • Horoscope

    By on March 22, 2012

    Heavenly Round-Up: Use your imagination. Plant the seeds of your future in the garden of the present. You'll need to tend your seeds to see...

  • Illusionists

    By on March 21, 2012

    When reigning titleholder Kirby Kolby steps down at Saturday's Miss Gay D.C. America pageant, the experience may be bittersweet. But the emphasis really should be...

  • Coverboy: Long

    By on March 17, 2012

    When he was 15, moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Long says it was the equivalent of winning a Wonka-esque golden ticket. But the reality...

  • Junior's Return

    By on March 14, 2012

    Junior Vasquez took the news of Whitney Houston's death hard. ''I was pretty much depressed,'' he says. ''I was bed-ridden for about four days, it...

  • Coverboy: Cedric

    By on March 10, 2012

    Born in Tallahassee, raised in Tampa, Cedric may be a long way from the beach weather he craves. But a stint at Quantico from his...

  • Town and Gown

    By on March 7, 2012

    One day, maybe D.C. will have another homegrown contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race. But for now, every weekend Town features Miss Tatiana, season two's third...

  • Coverboy: René

    By on March 2, 2012

    There was a time when René, 21, growing up in Aurora, Ill., was in the shadows, suffering the bullies in elementary and middle school. Then...

  • A.J.

    By on February 25, 2012

    It's not surprising that A.J., 24, is a barback at The Fireplace and at Secrets. It's the perfect job for a guy who likes clean...

  • Otter Season

    By on February 23, 2012

    Once thought to be an endangered species, otters are now so prevalent in D.C. that, like deer, a hunting season has sprung up. Of course,...

  • Horoscope

    By on February 23, 2012

    Heavenly Round-Up: When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to separate facts from fantasies, don't be too quick to discard the bathwater...