“We will not accept this as the new norm,” said MPD Chief Peter Newsham.

Cornell Jones, director of the nonprofit group which is being sued by the city for using city grant funds designed to help people with HIV/AIDS to help build a strip club, certainly has some opinions on the matter — some incredibly homophobic ones.

Wale Following allegations published in Metro Weekly and the Washington Blade that he backed out of an appearance at DC Black Pride because he didn’t want to perform at an LGBT event, rapper and D.C. area native Wale has taken to Twitter to defend himself. “I didn’t even know bout a show..I have done 48 shows this year..and I haven’t booked one personally,” tweets @Wale. Black Pride board member Earl Fowlkes told Metro Weekly…

Wale performs April 3 before a D.C. United match. Photo by Francis Chung / www.seeingaspects.com The Washington Blade reports on a potentially very ugly turn of events for rising homegrown rap star Wale. It seems the musician was originally slated to perform at this year’s DC Black Pride festival, part of the annual Capital Pride events, but has since pulled out, claiming that he “didn’t know Black Pride was a gay-related event when he…

Congregants consider homophobia as a possible reason behind a shooting at the Metropolitan Community Church in Shaw on Friday evening, WJLA reports. MCC serves a predominantly LGBT congregation, and this marks the second time in recent history that the church was the victim of gunfire. At the time of the shooting, several church members were inside the building for a Bible study. People inside either quickly hit the floor or ran for cover as bullets…