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Washington DC's Gay, Lesbian & Bi Community


  • Atlas Events - Downtown party host of Lizard Lounge on Sundays, and Saturdays at Zei Club.

  • Club Chaos - An eclectic Dupont Circle nightclub, lounge, and restaurant for men, women and drag queens.

  • DC Eagle - Men's leather/Levi bar in Downtown.

  • Metro Weekly - Bars, Clubs and Restaurants Directory - Full guide includes links, daily calendar, and snapshots for each venue. Searchable by criteria.

  • Omega - Bar featuring high energy music, videos, karaoke, games, and pool tables at Dupont Circle.

  • Remingtons - Country-and-western bar on Capitol Hill. Schedule information on dance lessons and events.

  • VelvetNation - Favorite of circuit party crowd on Saturdays at huge warehouse club in Southeast.

  • Zeigfeld's and Secrets - Drag show bar with male go-go dancers in Southeast.


  • Asians & Friends - Social group.

  • Bi Women's Cultural Alliance - Alcohol-free, drug-free, and smoke-free social group.

  • Brother Help Thyself - United gay and lesbian fund for health, cultural and social service organizations dispenses direct and matching grants, acts as a clearinghouse for donated goods and services, and serves as an information resource to the community. Features member clubs, events, grant information and educational programs.

  • Burgundy Crescent Volunteers - Social volunteer group of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender couples and singles, organized to provide volunteer services to gay and gay-friendly community organizations. Includes calendar of upcoming volunteer opportunities and members' reviews of past activities.

  • The Center - Supports the area's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community. Features mission, mailing list, leaders and supporters, and news along with donation and volunteer information.

  • Chesapeake Bay Bears - Serving ursine gay men.

  • DC Bi Women - A support group for bisexual and bi-curious women. Meetings, events and members only area.

  • DC Lesbians - Dedicated to supporting and promoting the lesbian community. Calendar and directory.

  • District of Columbia Bear Club - Promotes fellowship among Bears, Cubs, Levi/Leather and other diverse members of the community.

  • Labrys Lit - A book club for queer political women.

  • Lambda Sci-Fi - A club for lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and transsexual fans of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and their friends.

  • One In Ten - A non-profit, membership based organization committed to developing and executing cultural events, educational programs and community service projects.

  • PFLAG - Promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy.

  • Rainbow History Project - Materials about the history of the local GLBT community, including timelines, clubs, AIDS, and links to other historical and archival web resources.

  • Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League - Dedicated to meeting the needs of youth ages 13-21 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex, as well as those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. Includes programs, activism and volunteer opportunities.

  • The Ushers - Local theatre-goers group.

  • Women in Their 20s - A social/discussion group for queer women.

  • Zami - A social group for black lesbians, bisexuals, and women in their 20s exploring their sexual orientation.




  • DOE GLOBE - Department of Energy Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees

  • Federal GLOBE - Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered federal government employees

  • Gay and Lesbian Attorneys of Washington - An independent, non-partisan bar association serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered lawyers, law students, and legal professionals in the national capital area


  • AIDS Walk Washington - Five K walkathon benefiting the Whitman-Walker Clinic. Includes team information, registration, donation information and volunteer opportunities.

  • Capital Area Vaccine Effort - Community advisory board for AIDS vaccine trials.

  • Capital Classic - Gay and lesbian tennis tournament.

  • Capital Pride - Street festival and parade celebrating pride in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Includes volunteer opportunities, events, performers, maps and participant and vendor applications.

  • Cherry 9 - Weekend-long dance to benefit charitable organizations. Includes beneficiaries, video, photographs, artist profiles and ticket information.

  • DC Black Pride - Presents workshops, receptions, cultural arts activities, nightclub events and a festival. Includes ticket information, volunteer opportunities and workshops. Annually, Memorial Day weekend.

  • Flamingo Fever - Annual evening soiree includes a cash bar, live musical entertainment, gourmet fare and animal encounters at the National Zoo. Includes online ticket ordering.

  • International Friendship Weekend - A weekend gathering of gay Asians and their friends from all over the world.

  • March on Washington Backstage Snapshots - Celebrities in casual snapshots from the 1993 event.

  • Mid-Atlantic Leather - Contest and event in January. Includes registration, schedule, and hotel information.

  • Millennium March on Washington - Event held on April 30, 2000 on the National Mall to demand the civil rights and mobilize the votes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people across the nation.

  • Reel Affirmations - Presents an annual gay and lesbian film festival, held in October, summer films in conjunction with the Capital Pride Festival and monthly screenings. Program schedules and film descriptions.

  • Sisterspace - A lesbian festival of music, arts, sports, workshops, dances, speakers, food and fun.

  • Youth Pride DC - The annual gathering for young queer people.


  • Bachelor Party - Barbershop quartet's site offers history, bios and contact info.

  • Bread and Roses Feminist Singers - Non-auditioned chorus open to all sopranos and altos with any level of musical experience. Repertoire is woman-oriented and includes political songs, popular and folk songs, satires, love songs and madrigals.

  • D.C.'s Different Drummers - Sponsors concert, swing, marching and pep bands and offers regular concerts and social events. Site includes calendar, member profiles and photographs.

  • Gay Men's Chorus of Washington - Performs a wide variety of vocal music, from classical to Broadway. Online ticketing.

  • Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington - Community-based 35-voice chorus with repertoire ranging from classical to popular music, including works celebrating pride and cultural diversity.

  • Lyra Chamber Ensemble - Professional group that celebrates the diversity of music, with an emphasis on works by minority, women, gay and lesbian composers.

  • Not What You Think - Twelve-person ensemble of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, performing pop, light jazz and folk. Members, photos, CDs, mailing list, booking information and links.

  • Nuance - Male a cappella ensemble of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington. Includes calendar, member biographies, links and contact information.

  • Outskirts of Town - All-girl rock/cover band. Includes performance schedule and photos.

  • Potomac Fever - The a cappella ensemble of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington.

 

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