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Washington, D.C.'s Reel Affirmations 17, presented by One in Ten, is currently underway! Don't miss out on this year's best GLBT films. And before you head out to the theater, be sure to check out Metro Weekly's definitive guide to this year's festival -- now online with added enhancements at .

Here's your Metro Weekly Sneak Peek for Oct. 18, 2007:

COVER STORY: Gay History Month Special Issue
To celebrate October's Gay History Month, we present a a Will O'Bryan interview with local activist ABilly S. Jones, an essay by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, a remembrance from the creator of the Rainbow Flag and an interview Elaine Noble, who in 1974, became the highest openly GLBT person elected to office.

For a preview of this week's cover, go to:



GAUGE -- Local News & Features

Brett's Back| By Yusef Najafi
Police chief appoints former GLLU head as supervisor of all liaison units, issues transgender order.

Plea for Parents | By Yusef Najafi
Rockville adoption agency targets gay community.

Local News Briefs
AIDS Walk Update... Economic Summit Registration Opens... Pride Retreat Postponed...

Town Square | Rick Rosendall
Rosendall weighs in on ENDA, considering it "irresponsible and counterproductive for GLBT activist groups to demand that Congress vote against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) unless we can pass everything we want at once."

Plus: Horoscope and Community Calendar.

SCENE | Ward Morrison
Reel Affirmations Opening Night Party
Miss Universo Latina USA
DC Strokes Calendar Launch
Green Lantern's Shirtless Thursdays
Miss Adams Morgan Duplex Diner Afterparty

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STAGE | Tom Avila
Tick, tick...Boom! serves as a reminder that, had he lived, composer Jonathan Larson might have served up great things.

NIGHTLIFE

For a preview of this week's Nightlife Cover, featuring a shot from the Green Lantern's Shirtless Thursdays, please visit:



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HEARSAY
Calendar boys at Long View... Naked Men do more than just sing... Parties galore...

Also in Nightlife: Last Word.

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