2 MAY 7, 2015 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM MAY 7, 2015 3 EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Randy Shulman May 7, 2015 ART DIRECTOR Volume 22 / Issue 1 Todd Franson NEWS & BUSINESS EDITOR John Riley FROM THE EDITOR 5 CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF ASSISTANT EDITOR METRO WEEKLY Rhuaridh Marr by Randy Shulman CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Doug Rule NEWS 6 MEDICAL MARVEL SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS by John Riley Ward Morrison, Julian Vankim photography by Todd Franson CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR Scott G. 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We’re still working out tell you, I’m not big on anniversary issues. the details but it’ll be here soon enough and we think — we When we hit 20 last year, well, that was a land- hope — you’ll love it, and even want to participate in it. mark. It had to be addressed. Same goes when we I will, of course, always urge you to pick up a hard Ahit 25 — the retrospection will resume. But at 21? As I see it, copy of the magazine. To my mind, nothing beats tangi- we’re legal now. We can drink. Big deal. bility of flipping through an issue. And yet, there is plenty Look, I’m not being a curmudgeon. It’s just that at Metro of additional content online daily at metroweekly.com, Weekly we spend less time look- which you can remain person- ing back and more time looking ally alerted to by joining our ahead. Or at the very least, the email (metroweekly.com/join). here and now. And right now, at And feel free to take a moment this very deadline-infused, stress- and Like our page on Facebook, induced minute, I have to say, I CELEBRATING or follow us on Twitter. We remain as proud and in love with even recently started a Metro what we offer to the community Weekly Instagram account — and via the web, to the world to better showcase one of the — as I ever have been. To say that most essential, ongoing com- Metro Weekly is the most impor- ponents of Metro Weekly: our tant thing in my life is an under- photography, both scene and statement. It’s what I have done original portraiture. for 21 years. And what I will do for Finally, I have to take a 21 more, God-willing. moment to thank all of those who Over the years, we have work tirelessly to get this puppy evolved as a magazine, adding bounding out of the crate every new things, venturing into dif- week (and every day online): ferent directions, broadening our Christopher Cunetto, Todd scope to include topics such as Franson, Chris Gerard, Richard technology, food, games, pets and 21 Goldsmith, Dennis Havrilla, health. But our core values have 21 Rhuaridh Marr, Ward Morrison, YEARS AS remained intact: Offer the best Troy Petenbrink, John Riley, writing, photography, art and Doug Rule, David Uy, Julian design to the best of our ability WASHINGTON’S Vankim and Kate Wingfield. and provide resources, entertain- The other day, my mother ment, and intellectual and visual LGBT MAGAZINE was going on about how fabulous stimulation to our readers. a recent issue was. And through Sometimes what we cover is her motherly praise, she said explicitly gay. Sometimes it’s something incredibly profound not, as we just feel it’s some- that touched me deeply. thing that will interest you — or “You could have never pub- at least a portion of you. If I had to define what Metro lished a magazine like this 50 years ago,” she said. “You’re Weekly is, I’d say it’s an LGBT magazine that everyone very lucky.” and anyone can enjoy. And as our community gets closer Mom’s right. I’m lucky. Lucky for the talented, dedi- to its dream of full equality under the law, as gays are cated people I work with. Lucky for the loyal advertisers no longer viewed as an aberration of society but as an who support our efforts. Lucky for residing in a city with a important, celebratory and unique component, as some- world-class readership. Lucky that you’ve allowed us into thing of lasting value, as normal and everyday as apple your lives for 21 years. Thank you for that — and for con- pie, it’s with pride that we offer up a magazine that tinuing to be part of our amazing Metro Weekly journey. encompasses as much breadth as it possibly can. Now, then, we’re 21 — buy us a cocktail, already! This would be the part where I tout the changes to come. And there are more than a few on the horizon, notably a big Randy Shulman one that should be among the most dramatic things we’ve Editor & Publisher METROWEEKLY.COM MAY 7, 2015 5 Now online at MetroWeekly.com Rainbow History Project announces 2015 Community Pioneers NewsLGBT Glenn Beck fears gay marriage will lead to decline in church attendance Medical Marvel Whitman-Walker Health debuts a new space to better serve patients and expand services by John Riley • Photography by Todd Franson FTER 37 YEARS, WHITMAN- Stepping inside, it’s clear that the to the general public, providing over- Walker Health is getting a new health center location — referred the-counter medications, filling prescrip- well-deserved makeover. to colloquially as 1525 — is not your tions, and, most importantly, offering A longtime fixture in both old Whitman-Walker Health. Gone are advice on how different vitamins and Athe LGBT community and for people liv- the large, lobby-like waiting areas where supplements may interact with other ing with HIV/AIDS, the nonprofit health all patients were herded together and medications that patients are taking. The center’s upgrade comes in the form of the darkened, heavy, brown doors at the pharmacy — which has a private con- a seven-floor, 43,000 square foot space entrance of the Elizabeth Taylor build- sultation room off to the side — will be located at 1525 14th St. NW. A little more ing. Instead, glass doors letting in lots of used to administer vaccinations such as than a city block from Whitman Walker’s natural sunlight welcome visitors to the those for seasonal flu or meningitis, as Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, the health center. Whitman-Walker recommended a few new building — with a price tag of $9.8 On the ground level, next to the main years ago during an outbreak of the dis- million — will revolutionize their ability entrance, Whitman-Walker will house a ease among men who have sex with men. to care for D.C.’s Northwest residents. street-level pharmacy that will be open The biggest benefit the phar- 6 MAY 7, 2015 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM MAY 7, 2015 7 LGBTNews macy brings is the chance to diversify Whitman-Walker’s funding stream. The profit margin from sales at the pharmacy will allow the health center to use the extra money to help fund other programs or pay other expenses. By not having to rely solely on charitable donations, Whitman-Walker can sustain its work and possibly even tackle new initiatives or programming. Each floor of 1525 is well-lit, bright and vibrant, with its own waiting room, complete with furniture that matches colorful 3-D walls made from recycled plastic bottles. The color scheme is based on one of five designated hues, with specific equipment or treatment rooms assigned to a certain floor. The basement level, decked out in blue, is dedicated to dentistry care; the second floor, in green, to health and wellness, which includes HIV testing, yoga, physi- cal therapy and acupuncture, as well as a travel immunization clinic for those venturing overseas; the third, fourth and fifth levels — orange, yellow and blue, respectively — are medical floors, with a sub-level on the fifth dedicated to mental and behavioral health, including group therapy and addiction services; and the sixth floor, in red, is reserved for confer- ence rooms, small shared office spaces, and a staff area with personal lockers and a small kitchen.