Good morning, Washington. We hope you had a pleasant weekend — and that you didn’t have to go anywhere. The street closures put in place for the Millions More March made getting in and out of the city harder than usual.

The participants quoted by the Post seem to regard the event as a success. The two attendees in this picture by EXB-WDC certainly seem to be having a pleasant time. But not everyone is happy with how the march unfolded. The Metro Weekly is reporting that gay activist Keith Boykin, who had secured a speaking slot after considerable effort, was ultimately blocked by organizers from addressing the crowd. The Post has more, indicating that Rev. Willie Wilson may be responsible for the eleventh-hour snub. You might remember Wilson for his remarks alleging rampant lesbianism in D.C. schools.

Behl Suspect Says Death Was Accidental: Benjamin Fawley, the man who has been implicated in the death of VCU student and Vienna native Taylor Behl, now says that the young woman died accidentally during a sexual encounter between the two. This revelation was announced on Saturday by the attorney of Behl’s mother, Janet Pelasara. Pelasara believes that Behl and Fawley’s final encounter was not consensual, although the two did have one such rendezvous in April of last year. Fawley is currently under arrest on firearm and child pornography charges.

Giraffe Euthanized: Jafari, the two year-old National Zoo giraffe that recently underwent surgery to remove a tumor, has been put to sleep. The initial operation wasn’t entirely successful, and the giraffe’s health took a turn for the worse Sunday morning. The zoo has one remaining giraffe.

H.S. Band Defers To Critic: The Post is reporting that the marching band of C.D. Hylton High School in Prince William County has recently made an unusual change to their set list. The group had added The Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” to their routine, only to have local paper The Potomac News publish a letter from a parent complaining that the song violated the separation of church and state. Band director Dennis Brown removed the song in order to avoid controversy, but his action seems to have made things worse. We’re not fans of Charlie Daniels, but the song seems pretty harmless to us. What do you think?

Briefly Noted: Arlington taxi fares to increase… Cropp says stadium effort is still on track… PG County school enrollment is dropping… Four deadly shootings occurred over weekend… Or is it six? Two found bodies force Suitland Pkwy closure…