Topics :: Washington, DC

Pornography, Race and Effeminacy at Lavender Languages

By Akeem Favor | Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Academics delved into LGBT life, including pornography, race, effeminacy, online dating and deaf LGBTs at this year’s Lavender Languages & Linguistics conference.

As DC’s Homeless Youth Grows, Cyndi Lauper’s Forty to None Helps

By Rachel Breitman | Thursday Feb 14, 2013
Longtime LGBT advocate Cyndi Lauper has collaborated with HUD to help count D.C.’s homeless youth, and help provide the resources and support they desperately require.

A Lincoln-Inspired Visit to Washington DC

By Beth J. Harpaz | Tuesday Feb 12, 2013
Today President Abraham Lincoln would have been 204 years old. Whether you’re interested in Lincoln the president or "Lincoln" the movie, Washington is a thrilling destination to discover one of our country’s most iconic figures.

DC Center’s Youth Working Group Battles LGBT Teen Homelessness

By Akeem Favor | Friday Dec 28, 2012
DC Center’s Youth Working Group continues to focus on the challenges of bullying and homelessness that face the city’s LGBT youth.

Whitman-Walker Health Fair and Vigil Marks World AIDS Day

By Rachel Breitman | Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Washington, D.C. commemorates World AIDS Day with new healthcare policies, food drives, and a candlelight vigil.

D.C. College’s Diversity Chief Hires Lawyer After Being Suspended for Signing Anti-Gay Petition

By Ben Nuckols | Monday Oct 15, 2012
An administrator at Gallaudet University in Washington who was placed on leave for signing an anti-gay marriage petition has hired an attorney and will address the media next week.

Gay & Right-Wing Both Agree: D.C. College’s Diversity Chief’s Suspension for Signing Anti-Gay Marriage Petition Wrong

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Oct 12, 2012
A D.C. university for the deaf and hard of hearing has put its diversity officer on paid administration leave after she signed an anti-gay marriage document. LGBT activists in the Maryland, however, disagree with the school’s decision.

White House Holds LGBT Northwest Youth Roundtable

By Shaun Knittel | Monday Oct 1, 2012
Northwest LGBT youth leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19 to participate in a White House LGBT policy roundtable, take a tour and enjoy a special End of Summer BBQ.

Romney Responds to FRC Shooting: ’No Place For Such Violence’

Thursday Aug 16, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he’s appalled by a shooting at the Washington headquarters of The Family Research Council and says he’s praying for the wounded guard and his family.

Saturday Night @ Fireplace :: August 11, 2012

Monday Aug 13, 2012
Fireplace sports hip-hop music and a hip black crowd in its neighborhood atmosphere. EDGE dropped in this week to catch the fun; here are the photos!