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Violence Against Transgender People Continues

Metrofusion — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:31:59 +0000

Via DCist: A transgender person who was stabbed last night at a Metrobus stop last night has died, WTOP reports. Transgender Person Dies After Being Stabbed at Bus Stop: DCist.

It Gets Better Video Choreographed to Lady Gaga’s “Hair”

Metrofusion — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:39:00 +0000

Posted in GLBT Issues Music

From the video description: ceeJbee Productions, lead by Madison’s own Colton James Boettcher, as he – in collaboration with Madison’s LGBT community and the It Gets Better Project present #hairmusicvideo.

AIDS Walk Washington is Oct. 29

Metrofusion — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:14:26 +0000

Posted in GLBT Issues Health & Science

AIDS Walk Washington is a 5K fundraising walk and timed run benefiting and produced by Whitman-Walker, a nonprofit community-based health organization which provides dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. In a city where three percent of adults are known to have HIV and an additional three [...]

Mattachine Society celebration to proceed, honor Kameny

Metrofusion — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:10:35 +0000

Posted in GLBT Issues History

The Rainbow History Project will honor the 50th anniversary of the Mattachine Society of Washington, the District’s oldest gay rights organization, on Oct. 13 at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A panel discussion will feature founders Lilli Vincenz and Paul Kuntzler. Frank Kameny, a founding member of the Mattachine Society, was also going to [...]

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell film debuts tonight on HBO

Metrofusion — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:04:27 +0000

Posted in GLBT Issues History News Politics U.S.

The documentary recounting the history of the military’s anti-gay policy airs at midnight as the the DADT policy expires. The film will be rebroadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, September 20. http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/the-strange-history-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/index.html

Online gamers solve AIDS protein riddle

Metrofusion — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:40:34 +0000

Posted in Health & Science Technology

Players of Foldit, an online game, unlocked the protein structure of retroviral protease, an enzyme that helps HIV multiply. This recent development and understanding of how the protein is built could help scientists develop drugs to stop HIV/AIDS from spreading. “Following the failure of a wide range of attempts to solve the crystal structure of [...]

Things you shouldn’t say

Metrofusion — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:45:08 +0000

Posted in Humor Multimedia

D.C. Man Charged With Hate Crime In Lesbian Attack: DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Metrofusion — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:24:46 +0000

Posted in News

http://mobile.dcist.com/2011/08/man_charged_with_hate_crime_in_lesb.php

Marcus Bachmann Shoves CNN Anchor Don Lemon

Metrofusion — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:20:37 +0000

Posted in Politics

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/e63VX3bynSo/marcus-bachmann-shoves-cnn-anchor-don-lemon.html

Helicopter Dumps Giant Water Load on Reporter and Triggers Smokey Gigglefest – Gizmodo

Metrofusion — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:35:59 +0000

Posted in Entertainment

This needs to be in a “How I Met Your Mother” episode. http://m.gizmodo.com/5820574/helicopter-dumps-giant-water-load-on-reporter-and-triggers-smokey-gigglefest