Montgomery County, MD: Transgender Bill Passes Easily Despite Protests (The Washington Post) 11/14/07 County Joins 13 States in Outlawing Discrimination Based on Person's Gender Identity (The Washington Post) 11/13/07

Montgomery County, MD: Transgender Bill May Be Close to Passing
Legislation to Protect Against Gender Identity Bias Drops Bathroom Stipulations (The Washington Post) 11/11/07

MD: Montgomery Wisely Keeps Anti-Discrimination Law For Transgender People Out of Public Restrooms (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 11/11/07

The Shopkeeper Whose Sign Was 'Open' (The Washington Post) 11/09/07

Montgomery County, MD: Protest Continues Against Transgender Bias Bill (The Washington Post) 11/08/07

Traditionalist Pressure Mounts on Anglican Communion (Reuters) 11/08/07

Hard Lessons: Simon Nkoli and the Gay Rights Fight in South Africa (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 11/08/07

GLAA Celebrates House Passage of ENDA 11/07/07

AIDS Vaccine Doesn't Guard Against Virus (The Associated Press) 11/07/07

Dutch call on aid recipients to improve gay rights (Reuters) 11/07/07

Rep. John Lewis speaks on ENDA 11/07/07

Rep. Barney Frank speaks on ENDA 11/07/07

How They Voted: Gay Rights (The Associated Press) 11/07/07

House Passes Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 11/07/07

Lawmakers vote to protect gay, lesbian workers (Reuters) 11/07/07

Roll Call vote on ENDA (Clerk of U.S. House) 11/07/07

House passes historic ENDA vote
Baldwin withdraws trans amendment (The Washington Blade) 11/07/07

Openly Gay Candidates, Incumbents Win Across the Country (EDGE Boston) 11/07/07

Shocked, Shocked: Abstinence Not Curbing Teen Sex 11/07/07

Gay Rights Group Supports Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 11/06/07

Poll: 70% of LGBT Respondents Support Noninclusive ENDA 11/06/07

Solidarity On ENDA Trans Inclusion Unravels 11/06/07

ENDA Heading to Floor This Week (Gay City News) 11/05/07

Scientists Track Time and Place of HIV's Arrival (The Washington Post) 11/05/07

A Vehicle for Self-Expression? Not on These Roads. (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 11/04/07

A Civil Rights Watershed
The House votes to outlaw job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 11/03/07

Gay Republicans come out of the closet (Reuters) 11/02/07

Gay clubs miss chance to move to Ward 5
Straight venues expected to win license transfer under Graham bill (The Washington Blade) 11/02/07

Basile: The long road to equality (Basile, The Washington Blade) 11/02/07

Gay Wage Gap (The Washington Post) 11/01/07

11 Million Awarded in Funeral Protest Suit (The Washington Post) 11/01/07

October

Methodist Transgender Minister May Stay (The Associated Press) 10/30/07

Fred Thompson Quizzed on Civil Unions (The Associated Press) 10/29/07

Despite Protests, McClurkin's Guest Star Turn For Obama a Crowd Pleaser (The Washington Post) 10/29/07

MD: A Call for Unity on Same-Sex Unions (The Washington Post) 10/28/07

Religious Americans: Political Tide Turning (The Washington Post) 10/27/07

Don't Ask
The military cruises a gay Internet site for employees, albeit briefly. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 10/26/07

Obama stands by ‘ex-gay’ minister despite protests
McClurkin remains part of campaign event over HRC and donor objections (The Washington Blade) 10/26/07

United ENDA’s exaggerations
There is no evidence for claim that gays oppose incremental approach to rights. (Carpenter, The Washington Blade) 10/26/07

Marylanders Lean Left on Gay Marriage, Death Penalty (The Washington Post) 10/26/07

Animus in the Aisles
Gay couple claims to have been kicked out of U Street Rite Aid for ''hugging'' (Metro Weekly) 10/25/07

Red October (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 10/25/07

Discriminating Tastes
Gay lobby gets riled by Nats employment policy. (Washington City Paper) 10/24/07

Group to Obama: Drop Singer From Tour (The Associated Press) 10/23/07

Carpenter: Bush to veto ENDA? 10/23/07

GLAA Supports ENDA (H.R. 3685) and Baldwin Amendment 10/21/07

GLAA aids effort to expand Nationals non-discrimination policy 10/21/07

Summersgill testifies on Domestic Partnership Amendments Act 10/19/07

Polikoff testifies on Domestic Partnership Amendments Act 10/19/07

GLAA endorses Domestic Partnership Amendments Act 10/19/07

D.C. gay groups buck trend on ENDA
Some state activists will urge ‘no’ vote on gay-only bill (The Washington Blade) 10/19/07

Bill to Protect Gay Workers Advances (The Associated Press) 10/18/07

Brett's Back
Police chief appoints former Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit head as supervisor of all liaison units, issues transgender order (Metro Weekly) 10/18/07

Quandary Over Gay Rights Bill: Is It Better to Protect Some or None? (The Washington Post) 10/18/07

Anti-Gay Church: Thompson Agreed With Us (The Associated Press) 10/17/07

New Anglican row emerges with gay blessing request (Reuters) 10/15/07

Study Seeks DNA Clues on Homosexuality (The Associated Press) 10/15/07

MPD Issues Policy Regarding the Treatment of Transgender Individuals 10/15/07

Vatican Official Insists He's Not Gay (The Associated Press) 10/14/07

Vatican Bars Gay Cleric After TV Program (The Associated Press) 10/13/07

Gay Groups Reach Out to Straight Allies (The Associated Press) 10/13/07

Schwarzenegger Vetoes Gay Marriage (The Associated Press) 10/12/07

House to move ahead with gay-only ENDA
Trans activists lack votes for inclusive bill (The Washington Blade Online) 10/12/07

Baker defends Rosendall and GLAA on marriage effort (scroll down to 2nd letter) (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07 10/12/07

D.C. gay police unit remains in transition
Parson takes new post; Jova moves to 3rd District (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07

Probe continues in deaths of two gay D.C. visitors
N.Y. men reportedly had worked as escorts; witness says both took pills (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07

Pelosi warns against ‘all or nothing’ ENDA
House Speaker says early lobbying campaign fell short (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07

Gay Rights Backers Split on Bias Bill (The Associated Press) 10/11/07

Barney Frank press conference highlights 10/11/07

HAA calling for HIV/AIDS listings
DC's Department of Health updating Directory of Services (Metro Weekly) 10/11/07

Principle and pragmatism in ENDA (Carpenter, Bay Area Reporter) 10/11/07

ENDAgate: The focus should be on strategy, not accusing opponents of moral failings (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 10/11/07

`Dear Abby' Says She's for Gay Marriage (The Associated Press) 10/10/07

NAACP task force criticizes Lanier for comments on De Onté Rawlings shooting 10/10/07

Barney Frank: 'sensible and real progress' 10/09/07

Work Fails to Block Ore. Gay Rights Law (The Associated Press) 10/08/07

Colleagues Defend Officers in Shooting (The Washington Post) 10/07/07

Lambda Legal Responds to Representative Barney Frank 10/04/07

Barney Frank on Lambda Legal's analysis 10/03/07

HRC trans board member resigns
Rose decries group's position on ENDA (The Washington Blade Online) 10/03/07

Republican Senator, Foe Seek Gay Vote
Move Highlights Shifting Political Scene in Northern Virginia (The Washington Post) 10/03/07

Bill Stalls Over Transgender Protections (The Associated Press) 10/02/07

D.C. Police Investigating Two Deaths in Same Apartment (The Washington Post) 10/02/07

Lambda Legal's Analysis of Stripped Down Version of ENDA: Gender Identity Protections Gone and Inadequate Protections for Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals 10/01/07

NAACP task force writes Chief Lanier on new MPD command team 10/01/07

GLAA joins over 100 LGBT organizations opposing sexual-orientation-only nondiscrimination legislation 10/01/07

Pink Panic In the GOP (Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post) 10/01/07

September

GLAA Action Alert: support transgender-inclusive ENDA 09/30/07

I'm Here, President Ahmadinejad (The Washington Post) 09/30/07

Rep. Barney Frank on ENDA (The Bilerico Project) 09/28/07

Senate Votes to Extend Hate-Crimes Law to Gays (The Washington Post) 09/28/07

ENDA hits a snag over trans inclusion
House Democrats poised to drop gender identity provision in bill (The Washington Blade) 09/28/07

A Civil Rights Law
Employment discrimination against gays and lesbians should be outlawed. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 09/28/07

National LGBT Organizations Stand for Inclusive ENDA 09/27/07

Chicago Cop Accused of Anti-Gay Fracas (The Associated Press) 09/27/07

Mean Streets
Police investigating three possible hate crimes (Metro Weekly) 09/27/07

Workplace Warriors
Out and Equal brings the fight for job equality to D.C. (Metro Weekly) 09/27/07

Call to Arms
Aubrey Sarvis comes to SLDN with a mission to get DADT repealed (Metro Weekly) 09/27/07

A Bipartisan Marriage Fight (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 09/27/07

With O'Malley, Flip-Flops and Twisting Tongues (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 09/27/07

Maryland's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage (Bob Dardano, letter, The Washington Post) 09/27/07

Craig to Stay in Office for Time Being (The Associated Press) 09/27/07

Pace Repeats View That Gay Sex Immoral (The Associated Press) 09/26/07

Episcopalians Vow Restraint On Election of Gay Bishops (The Associated Press) 09/26/07

Woman Shot Near Supermarket
Attack by Another Female Is Apparently Domestic, Police Say (The Washington Post) 09/26/07

Police Investigate as a Hate Crime Attack on Man Leaving Nightclub (The Washington Post) 09/25/07

Episcopalians Try to Prevent Split (The Associated Press) 09/25/07

Ahmadinejad: "In Iran, we don't have homosexuals" (The Associated Press) 09/24/07

Same-Sex Marriage Battle Quickly Moves to Next Arena: The Assembly (The Washington Post) 09/23/07

Anglican gay deadline looms in New Orleans(Reuters) 09/23/07

Analysis: Anglicans Already Breaking Up (The Associated Press) 09/23/07

Pardon Poor Larry Craig (Frank Rich, The New York Times)
Rich quotes Frank Kameny on "a false arrest and a malfeasant prosecution." 09/23/07

Obit: David Carliner; Active in Unpopular Causes (The Washington Post) 09/23/07

Protecting Maryland's Diverse Families (Nancy D. Polikoff, The Washington Post) 09/23/07

AIDS Vaccine Fails, So Merck Is Ending Study (The Associated Press) 09/22/07

A Defeat for Gay Marriage
Maryland's legislature should take up the challenge in a Court of Appeals decision. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 09/22/07

Anglican Leader Plays Down Schism (The Washington Post) 09/22/07

Three juveniles charged in Chinatown gay-bashing spree (The Washington Blade) 09/21/07

Gay is still good
The slogan that sums up one man’s life’s work remains relevant 40 years later. (Kameny, The Washington Blade) 09/21/07

Anglican Leader Urges Church To Find Accord Amid Turmoil
Episcopal Leaders Weighing Same-Sex Unions, Gay Clergy (The Washington Post) 09/21/07

PFAW's Gay Ambassador
James Hormel talks about People for the American Way's GLBT agenda ahead of the D.C. Gala (Metro Weekly) 09/20/07

Transgender Assault
Juvenile males involved in altercation with TG female in Northwest DC (Metro Weekly) 09/20/07

Marriage Blow to Maryland
Activists disappointed, not discouraged, by Court of Appeals decision (Metro Weekly) 09/20/07

Opening Night And Not a Thing to Wear (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 09/20/07

Md. Senate President Won't Back Gay Unions
Advocates Vow to Fight For Marriage Equality (The Washington Post) 09/20/07

Prof. William N. Eskridge on MD Supreme Court ruling (The Washington Post Online) 09/19/07

Federal Bill Would Ban Bias on Sexual Orientation
(The Washington Post) 09/19/07

Md. Ban On Gay Marriage Is Upheld
Law Does Not Deny Basic Rights, Is Not Biased, Court Rules (The Washington Post) 09/19/07

At Nellie's Sports Bar, Some Food to Root For (The Washington Post) 09/19/07

Senators Block D.C. Vote Bill, Delivering Possibly Fatal Blow (The Washington Post) 09/19/07

Romney Targets Gay Marriage in New Ad (The Washington Post) 09/18/07

Plaintiffs Face Aftermath of Md. Court Decision (The Washington Post) 09/18/07

Maryland's Gay Marriage Ruling: Can You Spell Confused? (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 09/18/07

11th-Hour Pressure Applied on D.C. Vote
Senate Takes Up Key Motion Today (The Washington Post) 09/18/07

Gay Activists Hopeful on Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 09/17/07

For Gay Couples, Bonding in New England
Region Offers Welcoming Sites For Civil Unions (The Washington Post) 09/16/07

Rules to Follow For Tying the Knot (The Washington Post) 09/16/07

Where They Stand: D.C. Officials on Defending Gay Families compiled 9/16/07

Anglican Leader in U.S. Over Gay Bishop (The Associated Press) 09/15/07

Number of Partners Doesn't Explain Gay HIV Rate (HealthDay Reporter) 09/13/07

Permanent Position
Dyer Named Permanent Director of GLBT Office (Metro Weekly) 09/13/07

PFOX's Tall Tale?
Gay activist asks ex-gay leader to resign (Metro Weekly) 09/13/07

Mike Rogers and the Ethics of Outing (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 09/13/07

Gay Muslim documentary coming out at Toronto (Reuters) 09/12/07

Satiated By Craig Scandal, Gay Outer Backs Off Staffers (The Washington Post) 09/10/07

At Smithsonian, Gay Rights Is Out of the Closet, Into the Attic
Activist Frank Kameny's Memorabilia Are Now Signs of Progress (The Washington Post) 09/08/07

Dyer appointment becomes official
D.C. mayor names local activist to leadership post (The Washington Blade Online) 09/07/07

Who Among Us Would Cast the First Stone? This Guy (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 09/06/07

Homophobic TV Evangelist D. James Kennedy Dies (The Washington Post) 09/06/07

Saying Goodbye to Cheryl
After apartment fire and battle with leukemia, local lesbian historian dies (Metro Weekly) 09/06/07

Honoring Heroes
GLBT Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with reception and exhibit at The Center (Metro Weekly) 09/06/07

Back to School
GenderPAC tracks equality in academia (Metro Weekly) 09/06/07

Reframing Public Morality (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 09/06/07

His Lifer Story (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 09/06/07

Beloved local activist succumbs to cancer
‘Icon’ Cheryl Spector remembered for dedication to gay community (The Washington Blade Online) 09/05/07

Calling Out 'Hypocrisy' on the Hill
For Gay Blogger, Craig's Resignation Is Just the Latest on His List (The Washington Post) 09/04/07

Hypocritical? Don't Ask. (William Saletan, The Washington Post) 09/02/07

Uganda consecrates U.S. conservative as bishop (Reuters) 09/02/07

For a Day, Gay Marriage Is Legal in Iowa (The Associated Press) 09/01/07

A Sting He Didn't Deserve (The Washington Post) 09/01/07

Senator Craig Announces Resignation
Embattled Idaho Republican Lawmaker to Step Down Sept 30 (The Washington Post) 09/01/07

Peas in a Disingenuous Pod (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 09/01/07

August

Kameny pickets featured in Smithsonian exhibit (YouTube video) 08/31/07

Cash Back
Capital Pride reimbursed by the District for street festival security fees (Metro Weekly) 08/30/07

Stein Club's Accolades
Gay Democrats announced their 2007 awardees (Metro Weekly) 08/30/07

The Poltroon and the Groom (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 08/30/07

Mr. Craig's Secret
The senator's handling of his arrest has only compounded the damage to his career. (The Washington Post) 08/30/07

For Idaho Paper And Reporter, Craig Story Posed a Moral Dilemma (Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) 08/30/07

Tapping Into The Secrets Of the Stall
Experts Say Anonymous Sex In Public Places Is A Compulsive Behavior (The Washington Post) 08/30/07

GOP Leaders Strip Craig Of Committee Assignments (The Washington Post) 08/30/07

Kenya consecrates conservative U.S. clerics as bishops (Reuters) 08/30/07

Idaho Senator Asserts: 'I Never Have Been Gay'
GOP Leadership Seeks Ethics Inquiry (The Washington Post) 08/29/07

Gays Scornful of Senator's Statement (The Associated Press) 08/29/07

Lesbian Among Episcopal Bishop Nominees (The Associated Press) 08/28/07

GOP Senator Pleaded Guilty After Restroom Arrest
Idaho's Craig Denies 'Inappropriate Conduct,' Says He Regrets Entering Plea (The Washington Post) 08/28/07

Rich History of Washington Scandal (The Associated Press) 08/28/07

Same-Sex And Worried About Retirement (The Washington Post) 08/26/07

About That Vote By the Lutherans On Gay Clergy (The Washington Post) 08/25/07

Church Cites Minister Over Gay Marriages (The Associated Press) 08/24/07

Ugandan government accused of "state homophobia" (Reuters) 08/24/07

Gay Activists to Protest NY Reggae Fest (The Associated Press) 08/24/07

City to refund $14k to Capital Pride
Council member obtains waiver for police security fee (The Washington Blade) 08/24/07

Confusion over inmate’s gender raises questions
GLLU official disputes account of incident in Washington Post (The Washington Blade) 08/24/07

Gender Confusion
With few answers in gender mix-up case in D.C. jails, activists look for solutions (Metro Weekly) 08/23/07

Unceremonious Moment
Soldier ''perceived as gay'' is convicted, demoted by military court (Metro Weekly) 08/23/07

Casting a Web
NBJC launches a new online broadcast (Metro Weekly) 08/23/07

Breakfast with an Authoritarian (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 08/23/07

Ugandans Hold Anti-Gay Demonstration (The Associated Press) 08/21/07

Rift Over Gay Unions Reflects Battle New to Black Churches (The Washington Post) 08/19/07

New York Activists Say Giuliani Has Retreated on Gay Issues (The Washington Post) 08/19/07

Africans woo conservative U.S. Anglicans in gay row (Reuters) 08/13/07

Wrong Answer, Governor
The Democratic Calculus On Gay Rights Issues (Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post) 08/13/07

Church Cancels Memorial for Gay Navy Vet (The Associated Press) 08/11/07

Rights Movement Divides Russia's Gay Community
Most Seem to Favor Low-Key Approach Over Confrontational One (The Washington Post) 08/11/07

Democratic Candidates Address Gay Rights Issues
First-Ever Televised Presidential Forum Underlines Increasing Importance of Community in Elections (The Washington Post) 08/10/07

U.S. gov’t official to head D.C. AIDS office: sources (The Washington Blade) 08/10/07

GLLU wraps community input meetings (The Washington Blade) 08/10/07

Democratic Candidates Discuss Gay Rights Tonight (The Washington Post) 08/09/07

Gay endorsements have scant impact on U.S. voters (Reuters) 08/08/07

Group Promoting Gay 'Conversion' Settles With Arlington Schools (The Associated Press) 08/06/07

Singapore Bans Gay Rights Forum (The Associated Press) 08/03/07

Gay Street Opens in Rome (The Associated Press) 08/03/07

Trans drop-in center ‘swamped’ by youth
Funding for D.C. facility expires in September (The Washington Blade) 08/03/07

Sex ed plan draws few public comments
D.C. schools chancellor says further review needed before approval (The Washington Blade) 08/03/07

GLAA comments on draft Health Learning Standards 08/02/07

GLAA Urges District to settle Kenda Kirby case promptly 08/01/07

July

Mayoral Meeting
DC Mayor Adrian Fenty sits down with his LGBT Advisory Committee (Metro Weekly) 08/02/07

Safety Monitor
DCPS educators gather to keep queer kids safe (Metro Weekly) 08/02/07

Ohio ruling narrows marriage amendment (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 08/02/07

Sex Abuse Divides, Unites Best Friends (The Associated Press) 07/28/07

D.C. drafts gay-inclusive sex ed plan
Standards silent on conclusion that homosexuality is not an illness (The Washington Blade) 07/27/07

Heedless youth, ours to guard (Rosendall, Family Pride Week Guide, Bay Windows) 07/26/07

N.M. Gays Can Marry in Massachusetts (The Associated Press) 07/26/07

A turning tide on junk science (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 07/26/07

Simon Says
Simon Aronoff just wants equality -- for everyone (Metro Weekly) 07/26/07

Universal Mother
Saying goodbye to Margo (Metro Weekly) 07/26/07

Domestic Violence Law Upheld Under Ban (The Associated Press) 07/25/07

Marjorie C. "Margo" MacGregor dies (The Washington Post) 07/25/07

In Botswana, Step to Cut AIDS Proves a Formula for Disaster (The Washington Post) 07/23/07

Televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner dies (The Washington Post) 07/22/07

Wondering About 'Down Under'
Graham floats suggestion that Dupont Circle space house displaced gay adult venues (Metro Weekly) 07/19/07

Words Worth
Engraving at Dupont Metro dedicated to HIV/AIDS caregivers (Metro Weekly) 07/19/07

Relocation moves forward
DC Council passes law to allow displaced stadium-area gay clubs to relocate, plus other GLBT-related Acts introduced (Metro Weekly) 07/19/07

Dr. Dodgy
A surgeon general nominee does little to quell concern about a paper on gay men. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 07/19/07

Readers Speak Out About New Sex-Education Curriculum (The Washington Post) 07/19/07

ANC, civic groups oppose adult clubs in 'Dupont Underground'
Councilmember Graham suggested the move (The Washington Blade Online) 07/18/07

Settlement in Abuse Case of Foley Priest (The Associated Press) 07/18/07

Hong Kong Court Rejects Anti-Gay Sodomy Law (The Associated Press) 07/17/07

Intolerance, Plain and Simple (Dan Furmansky, The Washington Post) 07/15/07

Fire Dept.’s gay liaison pledges ‘openness’
Activists skeptical given department’s history (The Washington Blade) 07/13/07

Fenty announces HIV initiative for youth
Activists seek boost in prevention programs at city schools (The Washington Blade) 07/13/07

Surgeon General Nominee Dismisses Homosexuality Paper (The Washington Post) 07/13/07

Exposing Phony ‘Experts’ (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 07/12/07

Richardson Says Remark Meant Playfully (The Associated Press) 07/12/07

Surgeon General Nominee Faces Questions (The Washington Post) 07/12/07

Blessing in Disguise
Local lesbian activist battles leukemia after coping with apartment fire (Metro Weekly) 07/12/07

Seeing the 'T' in GLBT
D.C. marks the first-ever Transgender Awareness Month (Metro Weekly) 07/12/07

Public Opinion
Input Sought on GLLU 'Enhancement' (Metro Weekly) 07/12/07

Permanent Tribute
Engravings to honor HIV/AIDS caregivers (Metro Weekly) 07/12/07

Critics Accuse Bush Administration of Trumping Science With Politics (HealthDay Reporter) 07/11/07

Psychologists to Review Stance on Gays (The Associated Press) 07/10/07

Persecuted Gays Seek Refuge in U.S.
Foreigners' Abuse Increasingly Seen as Grounds for Asylum (The Washington Post) 07/10/07

Transgender Singer Makes Statement (The Associated Press) 07/09/07

Senate OKs Judge Who Attended Gay Union (The Associated Press) 07/09/07

Polikoff testifies for GLAA, urges strengthening of Paid Sick and Safe Days Act 07/09/07

Mass. Bar Sued for Gay Marriage Question (The Associated Press) 07/06/07

Congress closer to allowing D.C. needle exchange
House maintains ban on federal funds for DP program (The Washington Blade) 07/06/07

The Sky Isn't Falling
Experience may be trumping hysteria over gay marriage. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 07/05/07

Wrapping up GLLU's loose ends
Liaison unit's Web site goes down, then back up; Chief Lanier discusses volunteers at the unit (Metro Weekly) 07/05/07

GLAA endorses Rick Morgan for Public Service Commission 07/02/07

Needle-Exchange Victory
The District is a step closer to getting a tool it needs to fight HIV/AIDS. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 07/02/07

DCPS Draft Health Learning Standards 07/02/07

Needle Exchange Funding
Big Break Is Possible for Small Crusade (The Washington Post) 07/01/07

June

Shadow Boxing
The White House and Congress use the District budget to score political points on domestic partnerships. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/30/07

Civil Union Laws Don't Ensure Benefits
Same-Sex N.J. Couples Find That Employers Can Get Around New Rules (The Washington Post) 06/30/07

Summersgill charts completion of domestic partnership project 06/29/07

GLAA endorses two domestic partner-related bills 06/29/07

House Repeals Needle Ban
Decision on Funding Thrills D.C. Officials Fighting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (The Washington Post) 06/29/07

D.C. attorney general defends nude dance restrictions
Lawsuit says city ban on relocation of strip clubs is unconstitutional (The Washington Blade) 06/29/07

Improving the GLLU
An open letter to the city’s GLBT community. (MPD Chief Cathy Lanier, The Washington Blade) 06/29/07

Former Ex-Gay Ministry Leaders Apologize (The Associated Press) 06/28/07

June Wedding Jangle (Rosendall, Bay Windows 06/28/07

A 'Fix-It' Job at D.C. Fire Department
New GLBT liaison to focus on outreach to the community (Metro Weekly) 06/28/07

Gay issues in D.C. budget bill trigger veto threat (The Washington Blade Online) 06/27/07

Bush Issues Veto Threat for D.C. Appropriations Bill Over Domestic Partner Registry (Human Rights Campaign) 06/27/07

GLAA Alert: Rep. Goode targets DPs in DC Appropriations bill 06/27/07

Court Rules Against Episcopal Breakaways (The Associated Press) 06/27/07

Gay adoption: A new take on the American family (CNN) 06/25/07

NJ School District Sorry for Censoring Gay Kiss (The Associated Press) 06/25/07

Religious Groups Take Lead for Gay Pride (The Associated Press) 06/24/07

Democrats Cautious on Gay Rights Issues
But Candidates Have Taken Positions Exceeding Mainstream of a Few Years Ago (The Washington Post) 06/24/07

NYC Has Reason to Celebrate Gay Pride (The Associated Press) 06/23/07

Congress poised to end needle exchange ban
Effort to curb HIV, drug use could regain public funds (The Washington Blade) 06/22/07

Gay Activists March Through Jerusalem (The Associated Press) 06/21/07

Clearing the air
Washington, DC's police chief says Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit not being disbanded (Metro Weekly) 06/21/07

Exhibit Examines History of Gay Veterans (The Associated Press) 06/21/07

Colombia Conservatives Derail Gay Rights (The Associated Press) 06/20/07

GLAA Update: Meeting with Chief Lanier on GLLU 06/20/07

NAACP task force writes to Chief Lanier on biased policing and liaison units 06/20/07

Lanier says she won’t disband GLLU
Reorganization of award-winning police unit stirs controversy (The Washington Blade Online) 06/20/07

Relocated Adult Club Faces Shutdown in Northeast
City Officials Say Owner Misrepresented Use of Building on Occupancy Document (The Washington Post) 06/20/07

Stein Club votes strong support of GLLU 06/19/07

Gay-Rights Groups Buoyed by Recent Gains (The Associated Press) 06/18/07

Colombia to Recognize Gay Unions With Extension of Health, Other Benefits (The Washington Post) 06/16/07

Next Battle Ready for Mass. Gay Marriage (The Associated Press) 06/15/07

Gay candidate for mayor challenges Dallas image (Reuters) 06/15/07

D.C. Chief Breaking Up Latino, Gay Police Units (The Washington Post) 06/15/07

Police chief delays plan to decentralize gay liaison unit
Activists say move would ‘destroy’ award-winning GLLU (The Washington Blade) 06/14/07

No Gay Marriage Ballot Item for Mass. (The Associated Press) 06/14/07

Massachusetts Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment Defeated 45-151 (Bay Windows) 06/14/07

GLAA Action Alert: Stop Decentralization of GLLU 06/14/07

A Questionable Nominee
A prospective surgeon general's 1991 paper on gay men haunts him in 2007, and deservedly so. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/14/07

Advance Guards of Unreality (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 06/14/07

Before He Can Marry (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 06/14/07

History in the Unmaking
Fire takes a toll on an activist's gay archives (Metro Weekly) 06/14/07

Countdown to Closure?
DCRA serves shutdown order to gay 2120 club (Metro Weekly) 06/14/07

Nightlife activists skeptical over club relocation bill
City investigates adult gay club that reopened in Ward 5 (The Washington Blade Online) 06/13/07

A More Candid Approach To Sex-Ed
Montgomery Board Approves Lessons On Homosexuality (The Washington Post) 06/13/07

Mass. Gay Marriage Faces Test This Week (The Associated Press) 06/12/07

Blood Brothers
The FDA should treat high-risk blood donors, gay or straight, equally. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/12/07

ACLU/NCA defends club relocation bill 06/11/07

Don't Ask the Republicans
Candidates for president get it all wrong on gays in the military. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/11/07

Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom
Rural Couples Enjoy Openness Among City Peers (The Washington Post) 06/11/07

Brazil's Gay Pride Parade Draws Millions (The Associated Press) 06/10/07

Gay Programming Steps Out On Satellite and Digital (The Washington Post) 06/10/07

Parade Showcases Event's Evolution
Festival Shifts Focus, Snags Sponsors (The Washington Post) 06/10/07

Attackers Stone Romania Gay Rights March (The Associated Press) 06/09/07

Mass. Gov. Welcomed at Gay Pride Parade (The Associated Press) 06/09/07

Friends, colleagues bid farewell to two gay leaders
Garrison remembered for role in Watergate; Rausch was D.C. political activist (The Washington Blade) 06/08/07

Longing for a sober celebration
Pride is empowering but too dependent on sponsorship money from alcohol companies. (Cheryl Spector, The Washington Blade) 06/08/07

Rosendall appears on WAMU's DC Politics Hour; discusses club relocation, needle exchange 06/08/07

Relocation Reloaded
After acrimony and jockeying, Council moves to help displaced clubs (Metro Weekly) 06/07/07

Up in Flames
Lesbian historian's archives damaged, lost in apartment fire (Metro Weekly) 06/07/07

Council amends, passes Graham club relocation bill
Restrictions make prospects for relocating businesses uncertain (The Washington Blade Online) 06/06/07

Gay Groups Decry Surgeon General Nominee (The Associated Press) 06/06/07

Gay think tank wants part in debate (Reuters) 06/06/07

Needle Exchanges
The District should be allowed to use its funds to finance them. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/06/07

Council spreads strip clubs across city (The Washington Times) 06/06/07

Nightlife Measures
Council Passes Amended Bill on Nude Clubs (The Washington Post) 06/06/07

Calif. Assembly OKs Gay Marriage (The Associated Press) 06/05/07

GLAA Update: Bill 17-109 (as amended) passes first reading 06/05/07

Needle Funding Ban May Soon End
Shift in Congress Stirs Hope Among D.C. AIDS Officials (The Washington Post) 06/05/07

NE Residents Fear Clubs Bill Would Create a 'Red-Light Zone' (The Washington Post) 06/05/07

Capital Pride Festival:
Same-Sex Marriage Takes the Spotlight in Forum (The Washington Post) 06/05/07

'Gay Images': A Rainbow Starts Out Black-and-White (The Washington Post) 06/04/07

Marriage, Loving and The Law
A Supreme Court Ruling Resonates 40 Years Later (The Washington Post) 06/03/07

Both Sides Gird for Forthcoming Same-Sex Marriage Ruling (The Washington Post) 06/03/07

Obit: Home Rule and Democratic Activist Richard Rausch (The Washington Post) 06/03/07

Calif. Gay Inmates Get Conjugal Visits (The Associated Press) 06/02/07

AIDS is not over
Serosorting and combating ‘protease paunch’ among issues that merit more attention. (Michael Petrelis, The Washington Blade) 06/01/07

Graham club relocation bill under attack
Anonymous anti-gay messages surface on Ward 5 Internet postings (The Washington Blade) 06/01/07

Activists consider gay marriage push for D.C.
Some favor move while Dems control Congress; others fear backfire (The Washington Blade) 06/01/07

Stop the red-light district (Editorial, The Washington Times) 06/01/07
More calumnies from the Moonie paper

May

N.H. Governor Signs Civil Unions Law (The Associated Press) 05/31/07

GLAA delivers petitions in support of club relocation bill 05/31/07

GLAA Talking points on Bill 17-109 05/31/07

Hundreds Protest Bill on Strip Club Relocation (The Washington Post) 05/31/07

Bush to Seek Extension of AIDS Effort
President to Ask for $30 Billion to Double U.S. Contribution (The Washington Post) 05/30/07

Alone in a City’s AIDS Battle, Hoping for Backup (The New York Times) 05/29/07

D.C. 'honor bound' to help clubs (Letter to the Editor, The Washington Times) 05/28/07

Police, Right-Wing Thugs Break Up Moscow Gay Pride, European Pols and Gay Leaders Arrested (Doug Ireland blog) 05/27/07

Tutu: Anglicans 'obsessed' by gay issue (BBC News) 05/26/07

Council Member Seeks to Keep Adult Clubs Out of Ward 5 in NE (The Washington Post) 05/26/07

Russians protest against plans for gay parade (Reuters) 05/26/07

India's "Queerfest" targets anti-gay law, prejudice (Reuters) 05/26/07

Transgender Minister Reappointed in Md. (The Associated Press) 05/25/07

‘Culture of homophobia’ at D.C. fire department
Judge overturns dismissal of bias case filed by lesbian (The Washington Blade) 05/25/07

Ward 5 residents denounce Graham club relocation bill
(The Washington Blade) 05/25/07

Washington Urges Tolerance in TV Spot (The Associated Press) 05/24/07

Edwards: "I'm not comfortable around those people" (The Washington Post) 05/24/07

Romney: I'm Not Intolerant of Gays (The Associated Press) 05/24/07

Judge Hits D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Agency
District urged to settle with diversity trainer (Metro Weekly) 05/24/07

Power in numbers
'D.C. Fights Back' aims to find solutions to AIDS in Washington (Metro Weekly) 05/24/07