Betty Friedan, feminist, author, and founder of the National Organization for Women, passed away on Saturday, February 4 at her home in the District. Friedan wrote “The Feminine Mystique,” a key work of feminist literature that launched the second-wave of feminism. In it, Friedan expounded on the trials and tribulations of the modern housewife, many suffering from what she penned as “the problem that has no name.” The New York Times offered a detailed biography…

There are probably as many causes in D.C. as there are days of the year, maybe more. Few, though, inspire both the chuckles and head-scratching that an anti-circumcision protest outside the Washington Convention Center on Monday did. DCist couldn’t help but stop and ask some questions and take some pictures — after all, how often will one see a woman whose hat asks, “Got Foreskin?” and whose shirt makes the undeniable offer, “Ask Me About…

City officials are reeling after a member of D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams’ cabinet was found dead in her home. Wanda Alston had served as advisor to the mayor as director of the D.C. Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs. She is pictured to the right in a photo from the Washington Blade printed in a story from last July about the selection of a new head for the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration. The AP…