Publication: Metro Weekly

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket: Republican picks for statewide office have notorious records of anti-LGBT animus

Republican picks for statewide office have notorious records of anti-LGBT animusNearly 8,000 Virginia Republican officeholders and activists gathered Saturday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to select the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant ... [Published Metro Weekly - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Mark Obenshain, Ken Cuccinelli, LGBT, anti-lgbt

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

And the Stephen Schwartz Nod Goes to...Nathan Lane in The Nance

In a Metro Weekly cover feature as part of our Special Broadway Edition, celebrated composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discussed the 10th anniversary of Wicked and the new revival of Pippin , both running on Broadway. He also reflected on the current, ... [Published Metro Weekly - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Stephen Schwartz, Nathan Lane, Edward Everett, Douglas Carter Beane, Gay

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Boots Over Broadway: Billy Porter has many people pumped up about his remarkable, Tony-nominated work in ''Kinky Boots''

A couple weeks ago Katy Perry raved to her nearly 37 million followers on Twitter.''Just saw KINKY BOOTS on Broadway & cried w/joy from it's [sic] powerful, beautiful message,'' the pop star Perry wrote in a tweet maxed out to exactly 140 characters. ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 17 2013]

Entities: Billy Porter, Stephen Schwartz, Katy Perry

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The Search Must Continue: Halted HIV-vaccine trial may be a setback, but it's not a defeat

As HIV-vaccine trial participants, we grow accustomed to the routine blood draws, interacting with study staff and taking our computer-assisted interviews that catalog our risks. And, of course, the risk-reduction counseling to help us reduce our sexual ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 16 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, HIV/AIDS, Gay, Epidemic, Vaccine Research Center

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

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Whitman-Walker Honors Advocates: WWH to present three awards for work related to LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues at legal-services fundraiser

Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center specializing in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-sensitive health care, will present three awards recognizing advocacy on behalf of the LGBT community at its May 29 ''Going the Extra Mile'' benefit. The fundraising ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 16 2013]

Entities: LGBT, HIV/AIDS, National Center for Transgender Equality, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fundraising

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Whitman-Walker Expands Meningitis Response: Due to growing demand, health center now offering meningitis vaccinations to non-patients

Due to growing demand, health center now offering meningitis vaccinations to non-patientsWhitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 15 2013]

Entities: Meningitis, Vaccine, Gay, HIV/AIDS

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Mayor Offering Forum for LGBT Youth: Saturday town-hall event will be Gray's first to address LGBT youth specifically

The office of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) will be hosting its first LGBT-themed youth town hall tomorrow, at noon at Eastern Market's North Hall, located at 225 7th St. SE.Gray has held other monthly town halls geared at youth, but Saturday's will mark ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 10 2013]

Entities: LGBT, HIV/AIDS, Environment

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

5 things to do this weekend

If you're looking for some cool things to do this weekend, we've got a few suggestions for you, starting off with The Sweetlife Festival . Presented by Sweetgreen, the local gourmet fast food salad chain, in partnership with the 9:30 Club 's IMP Productions, ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 10 2013]

Entities: Peter Fox, Adam Pascal, Yusef Komunyakaa, Roger Davis

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Qween Amor Assaulted: LGBT-rights advocate and street performer with D.C. ties attacked in New York

Street performer, dancer and LGBT-rights advocate Qween Amor, a frequent fixture at Metro stations around the D.C. area, was assaulted and robbed while performing in New York City Tuesday.Amor, whose last prominent performance in the District involved ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 10 2013]

Entities: Hate Crime, Advocate, Amplifier, anti-lgbt, Westboro Baptist Church

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Creating Space: The Next Generation Awards honor and encourage young LGBT leaders, but we all have a role to play

It was just over five-and-a-half years ago that I first brought the idea of the Next Generation Awards to Metro Weekly. Because I happen to be running a business, I fully admit that there were some business considerations behind the idea. But for me the ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 09 2013]

Entities: LGBT, Gay, HIV/AIDS, Crisis, Twitter

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

A Star Is Born: He may not be the first, but Jason Collins is a pioneer just the same

Jason Collins is not the first active professional athlete to come out. Tennis star Martina Navratilova came out in 1981. Her courageous act, however, was no threat to male heterosexual dominance. Few people even know that baseball player Glenn Burke ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 09 2013]

Entities: Jason Collins, Anti-Gay, Glenn Burke, Ruth Westheimer

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

2013 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards Selection Panel:

The Next Generation Awardees are chosen from a pool of community nominations by a panel of Washington-area LGBT leaders from the worlds of arts, activism, business and politics. The 2013 Next Generation Selection Panel members are:Eboné F. BellFounder ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 09 2013]

Entities: Thomas Sanchez, Lesbian, Gay, Paul M. Smith, Chamber of Commerce

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...it clear that they see LGBT people as totally unworthy of the dignity and respect afforded to other Virginians under state law,'' Sainz continued. "It's clear that these two are more concerned with pushing their outdated anti-gay agenda than they are with serving the best needs of their constituents."

Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket: Republican picks for statewide office h ... [Published Metro Weekly - 10 hours ago]

"Just saw KINKY BOOTS on Broadway & cried w/joy from it's [sic] powerful, beautiful message" the pop star Perry wrote in a tweet maxed out to exactly 140 characters. ''Congrats on every of its deserved 13 Tony nominations!''

Boots Over Broadway: Billy Porter has many people pumped up about his remarkable, Tony-nominated ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 17 2013]

...living with HIV AIDS, in many ways,'' Adam Falcone, chair of Whitman-Walker Health's board of directors, said in a statement praising Feldblum. "Over the last 25 years, Commissioner Feldblum has shown her dedication to equal treatment under the law for all Americans. She played a leading role in the writing and passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments Act and is one of the drafters of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA). As a law professor and legal scholar she has had a major impact on disability law and LGBT law. She is also the first openly lesbian member of the EEOC. We are proud to honor her years of work and dedication."

Whitman-Walker Honors Advocates: WWH to present three awards for work related to LGBT and HIV/AID ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 16 2013]

...been a victim of hate crimes to start speaking out about it because I've had enough of the ignorance and intolerance,'' Amor told Metro Weekly. "Especially from the people who watch it happen and do nothing about it."

Qween Amor Assaulted: LGBT-rights advocate and street performer with D.C. ties attacked in New York [Published Metro Weekly - May 10 2013]

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