Thanks to the holiday, What’s That You Say?, our roundup of the best comments, is a day late. But keep your comments coming, and don’t forget to register if you haven’t. You may already be a winner of the not-really-prestigious weekly avatar and username contests! Comment of the Week: jen209 on D.C. being named only the 8th gayest city in the country: So maybe we ARE the gayest, it’s just that all of our gays…
Good morning, Washington. It’s only the end of September, but if drug store candy aisles are any indication, many of you are probably already thinking ahead just a little bit to the holiday season. What will you be for Halloween? Will you stay in town for Thanksgiving? What kind of Christmas bonus will you be getting this year? For some D.C. government employees, the answer to that last question is now up in the air….
Via Wonkette, some lovely video of everyone’s favorite political pundit/dancer with zero shame or credibility, Tucker Carlson. In the wake of the accusations of lewd activity in a men’s bathroom against Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Carlson appeared on MSNBC Live on Tuesday to proclaim Craig as seeming awfully guilty, and later told host Dan Abrams that some twenty years ago he and a friend once beat up a gay man who he says made…
Written by Adam Bailey Hey Washington, it’s Pride Weekend! Following the warm up of Memorial Day’s Black Pride, LGBT Washington and thousands of visitors will gather this weekend for celebrations like tomorrow’s parade (through the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods) and Sunday’s street festival (between the Archives and the Capitol). Swing by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s booth while you’re down there; they should be jubilant given today’s news that Peter “Gays are Immoral” Pace…
Have you ever put off seeing a movie dealing with man’s inhumanity toward man, such as Hotel Rwanda or Life is Beautiful, know it will be shocking and sometimes painful, and will force you to confront the ugly reality that people often do very bad things to other people? That’s how one might feel when approaching Mary Coble’s new show, Aversion, at Conner Contemporary Art. Coble confronts the horrible effects of electro shock therapy prescribed…
FRIDAY: >> By far one of the most fun bar nights in town is always where ever the Guerrilla Queer Bar Takeover kids end up — the mingling of gays and straights in D.C. ever a combination as terriffic as chili and cheese. So you can bet we’ll be swinging by to celebrate the Third Anniversary of the Guerrilla Queer Bar Takeover at Black Cat tonight. The takeover starts in the Red Room at 9…
Morning Washington. Animals everywhere are breathing sighs of relief this morning after one giant creature makes a recovery and five little creatures get some justice. Ambika, the Asian elephant at the National Zoo was found with a blood clot yesterday, worrying the vets with what could have been a life threatening condition for the 59-year-old female. Luckily, the clot isn’t dangerous, and Ambika looks to live will beyond the typical 50-ish year elephant life expectancy…
The Montgomery County School Board unanimously approved a new sex education curriculum for 8th graders and high school sophomores at their board meeting this morning. The district’s old curriculum caused an uproar in 2005 as it included a video for 10th graders showing a woman putting a condom on a cucumber, a discussion of homosexuality and bisexuality in 8th grade sex-ed classes, and the singling out of certain religions for being intolerant towards homosexuality. The…
Happy May Monday, D.C.! Oh, sorry, it’s actually December. Forgive me for not realizing that, since it’s slated to be a ridiculous 66 degrees today. Can anybody enlighten us as to what is going on? Anyone? For now, you can read a post over on CapitalWeather.com that “glaringly exposed the disconnect between television meteorologists and the climate science community,” according to the site. Meanwhile, enjoy the weather! Virginia Parishes Break Away: Those Episcopalian churches in…
Morning, D.C. Man, it got cold over the weekend, didn’t it? One moment on Friday I’m biking around town in my skirt, next moment I’m huddled on the couch in the fetal position, swathed in comforters. And don’t even get me started on the Skins…Anyways, it looks like it’ll just be in the high 30s today, so pull those gloves and that scarf on. Episcopal Church Votes on Departure: The Post reports that two…
