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  • Homefront

    By on January 4, 2006

    Living Check to Check IN ONE OF THE MOST striking moments of 2005, Whitman-Walker Clinic announced in May that it would be unable to meet...

  • Deciphering Syphilis

    By on November 16, 2005

    Syphilis infection rates are apparently on the rise in the U.S. On Nov. 8, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...

  • Art With Heart

    By on October 12, 2005

        From tsunamis to earthquakes, hurricanes to mudslides, the past year has been rough. Those in a position to donate may feel tapped out....

  • Aging with Optimism

    By on September 28, 2005

    Aging has long been a frightening topic in the gay community, where youth often seems synonymous with happiness -- particularly so among the males. But...

  • New STD Fee

    By on June 29, 2005

    As part of an ongoing effort to achieve fiscal stability, the Whitman-Walker Clinic has announced a new $25 fee for all clients of the Gay...

  • Financial Woes Increase at Whitman-Walker

    By on June 8, 2005

    In a move that sent ripples through both the Washington metropolitan HIV/AIDS service network and the gay and lesbian community, Whitman-Walker Clinic announced major restructuring...

  • Reliving The First Time

    By on May 4, 2005

    Nine years ago, the circuit came to Washington with a Cherry Jubilee. Compared to more recent offerings, it was a modest start. The weekend was...

  • Smoke Signals

    By on March 30, 2005

    In Washington's ongoing tug-o-war over tobacco, the Whitman-Walker Clinic Board of Directors voted late last month to support expansion of the city's smoke-free workplace laws...

  • Health Fare

    By on March 9, 2005

    For the LGBT community, next week's official agenda is health. From March 13-19, the D.C.-based National Coalition for LGBT Health presents LGBT Health Awareness Week,...

  • HIV and LGV in MSM

    By on February 16, 2005

    With St. Valentine's Day, February is the month best associated with romantic love. Within the MSM (men who have sex with men) community, however, the...

  • Baker Bids Clinic Farewell

    By on December 22, 2004

    After five years at the helm, Cornelius Baker is stepping down as the head of Whitman-Walker Clinic. The Dec. 15 announcement comes not long after...

  • Visual Aid

    By on October 20, 2004

    One hundred thousand dollars. That's the goal attempting to be met at this year's Art for Life Auction. The eleventh annual function, which benefits the...

  • AIDS Walk on the Rebound

    By on October 20, 2004

    After a number of uncertain years in which fundraising and attendance totals significantly decreased, organizers say that the 18th annual AIDS Walk this Saturday morning...

  • Letter from Cornelius Baker

    By on June 9, 2004

    As Charles Dickens wrote, ''it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'' For the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community, it...

  • Pride + Vote = Power

    By on June 9, 2004

    ''Rock the vote.'' ''Every vote counts.'' ''Choose or lose.'' ''Vote as if your life depended on it.'' Each election cycle we hear the admonishments. From...