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  • Network to Get Work

    By on August 4, 2010

    With the recent economic anxiety, finding a new job can seem an impossible task, especially for those who are unemployed. But whether you're looking for...

  • Missing Persons Report

    By on July 7, 2010

    The Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs on June 30 released ''A Report of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Health in the District of Columbia,'' based on...

  • Moving The Center

    By on June 15, 2010

    On Monday, June 21, The Center, the metro area's LGBT community center, will open its doors at a new location at 13th and U Streets...

  • Rhee's Tardy Response

    By on June 10, 2010

    Two years ago Michael Sessa was outraged by the results of the city's 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for students attending public schools in...

  • D.C.'s Failing Grade

    By on March 10, 2010

    It happens every two years. High school and middle school students take part in the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which asks them questions...

  • Center Meets the Street

    By on December 17, 2009

    The Center, the area's LGBT community center, is about to trade its third-floor perch above 14th and L Streets NW for a new home at...

  • GLBT Budget Burden

    By on July 29, 2009

    The good news came in June. The bad news followed in July. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) needs to find ways to close a projected budget...

  • The Naked Truth

    By on July 8, 2009

    There are 10 naked men hanging at The DC Center. They are all covering their genitals, part of ''Member,'' a photo exhibit by Baltimore photographer...

  • Hiring Help

    By on July 1, 2009

    Ronald Clayton has created career-development programs for people who are GLBT or HIV-positive in Los Angeles and New York. Now he's launched just such a...

  • Finding a Fearless Future

    By on May 27, 2009

    Once upon a time, retirement was the obvious reward for the latter part of life's journey. Put in your years at the desk, on the...

  • Grassroots & Gigabytes

    By on March 11, 2009

    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...

  • HIV and Aging

    By on October 1, 2008

    Getting older does not make you any less susceptible to HIV and AIDS. ''For both gay and heterosexual people, there's the disbelief that somehow if...

  • 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...

  • Celebrating The Center

    By on September 10, 2008

    Gathering Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Columbia Heights home of prominent D.C. couple Donald Hitchcock and Paul Yandura, members and supporters of The Center, the...

  • There's Smoke, No Ire

    By on August 13, 2008

    Not long ago, smoking was a contentious topic in the local GLBT community with an intense -- and occasionally acrimonious -- debate over a ban...