Brian Watson
The 2009 Next Generation Awards: Where Are They Now? Over the past year, Brian Watson has cut back on some of his local advocacy -- but his plate is still full. ''I'm still somewhat spread out, but...
View ArticleTrans Woman Shot
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced on Friday, June 4, that members of MPD's 6th District are investigating an assault with a dangerous weapon, which occurred on the 400 block of Eastern...
View ArticleThe DC LGBT Homeless Youth Crisis [video]
In the past few months, Washington D.C. has seen a rise in the number homeless LGBT youth. Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart talks with several locals youths, as well as Earline Budd and Brian Watson, of...
View ArticleRooms and a Board
Christopher Dyer has long been a champion of local LGBT youth, founding the Youth Pride Alliance in 1996, then serving as the director of the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs during the Adrian Fenty...
View ArticleFostering Grant
As the old rhyme goes, ''Wednesday's child'' is full of woe. True or not, Wednesday, June 22, offers a chance to learn about helping all sorts of children – including some who may well have reason for...
View ArticleCoiffure That Cares
About 65 people attended ''Wig Aid Live'' on Saturday, June 25, at Town Danceboutique, raising more than $2,000 for the Wanda Alston House. ''I think it's a good start,'' says Christopher Dyer,...
View ArticleTransgender Woman Killed
[UPDATE: A vigil has been scheduled for 7 p.m., on Saturday, July 23, in Northeast D.C.] A transgender woman was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 20....
View ArticleAdvocate and Ally
Brian Watson has seen better days. On this particular Saturday, stopping by the Wanda Alston House, D.C.'s only transitional residence for homeless LGBT youth, Watson is busy planning two funerals and...
View ArticleBuilding Trust
While ''LGBT'' has grown commonplace, the ''T'' remains not quite as fully integrated into the broader community. Just as commonplace, in my own experience, is a lack of understanding among the Ls, Gs...
View ArticleMPD Reports Reveal More Anti-LGBT Attacks
As seasonal temperatures rise, attacks with some indication of anti-LGBT bias are also apparently increasing. A shooting at a Columbia Heights IHOP Restaurant and a combined robbery and assault at...
View ArticleDisparity Dialogue
A group of about 20 LGBT community members and advocates gathered in the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington June 14 to listen to local experts talk about the importance of guarding one's...
View ArticleThe DC Center Earns Excellence Award
DC Concerned Providers Coalition (DCCP), an organization that seeks to decrease infection rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among D.C.-area young men of color who have sex with men...
View ArticleGLLU Website Ceases
An external website for the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) is no longer operating, prompting some local LGBT activists to question why the site – which they...
View ArticleTransgender Day of Remembrance's Double Duty
As Washington's LGBT community puts the final touches on a ceremony marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, the mood of this year's D.C. event is likely to be underscored by the abrupt...
View ArticleWanda Alston Foundation Announces Misuse of Funds
The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing and support services for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced Tuesday evening that the...
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