WASHINGTON
First Aired: August 2008
Washington, DC is the US national capital, home to major institutions such as the Pentagon and the Smithsonian Institute. The gay community has had a huge presence here, as the city was the site of four historic marches for gay rights where upwards of a million protesters congregated on the Mall in front of the Capital Building. Bump! starts off this episode touring Washington's gay neighborhoods; Dupont Circle is where the boys hang out, while the lesbians have taken over the Capital Hill district. Next, we get fit at Results, The Gym, a favourite with gay men, and then as a reward we go on a shopping spree for cool clothes, gear and tchotchkes. Washington is a city of landmarks, and we take in some of the major monuments like the Lincoln Memorial and the White House. Patrick Menasco talks about the Cherry Party, a circuit extravaganza that raises more than $100,000 each year for LGBT charities, and Danny Linden invites us to Mid-Atlantic Leather, which started out in 1975 as a cocktail party and has grown into a full weekend of festivities for the leather community. We wrap up this visit with a whirlwind look at some restaurants, bars, clubs and places to stay that roll out the welcome mat for the gay traveler.
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TOURS
Free Tours By Foot
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Links
STAY
Hotel Rouge
http://www.rougehotel.com
Topaz Hotel
http://www.topazhotel.com
Washington Plaza Hotel
http://www.washingtonplazahotel.com
The William Lewis House
http://www.wlewishous.com
DISCOVER
Results:The Gym
http://www.resultsthegym.com
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