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  • 180 Days for Death

    By on October 14, 2009

    Judge Rafael Diaz of the D.C. Superior Court sentenced Robert Lee Hannah to the maximum of 180 days, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for ''simple assault''...

  • Prosecution Gives Charge Rationale

    By on September 24, 2009

    The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) has released a 14-page sentencing memorandum, outlining the government's reasoning in charging Robert Lee...

  • Plea-Bargain Backlash

    By on September 22, 2009

    Chris Farris is just one of many people counting down the days until Wednesday, Oct. 14. That's the day that Farris, co-chair of Gays and...

  • Charge: Injustice

    By on July 15, 2009

    A D.C. Superior Court grand jury has indicted Robert Lee Hannah with a misdemeanor assault charge for the Sept. 7, 2008, attack that left Tony...

  • Chief Check-In

    By on June 3, 2009

    As the District gears up for this month's Capital Pride celebrations, a basement meeting room of the Foundry United Methodist Church at 1500 16th St....

  • GLOV Gears Up

    By on May 13, 2009

    Five months have passed since Pedro Martins' gay twin brother, Durval Martins, was shot and killed at the corner of 11th and Q Streets NW...

  • Cracking Uranus

    By on February 25, 2009

    ''It'll be like a talent show in space,'' says Shea Van Horn of Town's debut Crack party this Saturday, dubbed a ''Journey to Uranus.'' Van...

  • Meeting with the Mayor

    By on January 21, 2009

    Last year was not a good year. Two reported homicides and several violent attacks against GLBT people in the District galvanized the community, leading several...

  • Fenty, Lanier Meet with GLOV

    By on January 15, 2009

    Chris Farris and Todd Metrokin, co-chairs of the newly re-formed Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), met with D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Metropolitan Police...

  • Mayor Sets Meeting

    By on December 31, 2008

    The recently re-formed Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) is ending a seemingly violent 2008 with a commitment from Mayor Adrian Fenty to meet with...

  • GLOV Presses Fenty

    By on December 17, 2008

    The newly re-formed GLOV -- Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence -- on Dec. 17 sent a letter to Mayor Adrian Fenty asking that he take...

  • Focus on Frustration

    By on December 17, 2008

    Wes Della Volla wants to know why the man who was arrested on Oct. 1 for allegedly threatening to run over him and his boyfriend...

  • Intersection Altercation

    By on October 15, 2008

    The intersection of P and 15th Streets NW sits squarely in some of the District's gayest real estate. Accordingly, ''John'' and ''Mike,'' a 20-something gay...

  • Call To Action

    By on October 1, 2008

    The Metropolitan Community Church of Washington held a full house on Sunday, Sept. 28, for a ''speak out'' and memorial event for a Tony Randolph...

  • Anti-Crime Encore

    By on September 24, 2008

    A recently launched, grassroots effort to respond to violent attacks against members of the GLBT community made notable progress Monday evening, Sept. 22. Two weeks...