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  • GLAA Chronology 1971 to Present
  • 2004

    December

  • Kameny wants Council to relocate gay clubs
    Leaders say District is cracking down on nightlife
    (The Washington Blade) 12/31/04
  • Cropp Plan Reshuffles Committees, Chairmen (The Washington Post) 12/23/04
  • Open letter to the community:
    Preparing to oppose an anti-gay ballot initiative
    12/19/04
  • MLK’s wife, daughter at odds on gay rights (The Washington Blade) 12/17/04
  • MPD releases biased policing report 12/14/04
  • Plight of gay clubs overlooked in stadium vote (The Washington Blade) 12/03/04
  • Rosendall: Where do we go from here? (opinion column) 12/02/04
  • Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says (The Washington Post) 12/02/04
  • Jacques resigns from Human Rights Campaign; board cites differences in management philosophy (The Washington Post) 12/01/04

    November

  • Gay Navy Grads Start New Chapter (The Washington Post) 11/28/04
  • Ministers: D.C. likely to approve marriage ban
    MCC pastor to lead panel opposing ballot initiative
    (The Washington Blade) 11/26/04
  • Washington Post runs racially-targeted antigay insert (Raw Story) 11/20/04
  • D.C. gay marriage ban petition withdrawn (The Washington Blade) 11/19/04
  • GLAA supports Patterson Demonstration bill and ACLU-endorsed amendments 11/15/04
  • Coming Out for One of Their Own
    An Oklahoma Teen Finds Love Where He Least Expected It
    (The Washington Post) 11/14/04
  • Metro Weekly profiles GLAA 11/11/04
  • GLAA opposes proposed anti-gay D.C. marriage initiative 11/10/04
  • GLAA advises D.C. Council on gay businesses affected by proposed stadium 11/09/04
  • GLAA urges Cropp to create Committee on Health 11/08/04
  • Winning Back Values Voters (Ellen Goodman, The Washington Post) 11/06/04
  • Murderer of transgender woman gets 10 years (The Washington Post) 11/05/04
  • A Vote for Inequality (Editorial, The Washington Post) 11/05/04

    October

  • GLAA endorses Human Rights Marital Status Clarification Amendment Act 10/25/04
  • Saunders testifies on Human Rights Marital Status Clarification Amendment Act 10/20/04
  • Keller and Allen Stand Out in GLAA’s School Board Candidate Ratings 10/14/04; Revised 10/19/04 and 10/27/04
  • Points Breakdown for GLAA 2004 General Election Ratings 10/14/04
  • Jesse James Price, Sr. responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 10/19/04
  • Keenan R. Keller responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. School Board questionnaire 10/14/04
  • Hugh Allen responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. School Board questionnaire 10/14/04
  • Christopher D. McKeon responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. School Board questionnaire 10/19/04
  • Victor Reinoso responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. School Board questionnaire 10/14/04
  • Laura McGiffert Slover responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. School Board questionnaire 10/14/04
  • Gay leaders to fight proposed ballpark (The Washington Times) 10/04/04
  • Using Her Voice to Rise Above
    Young and Gay in Real America: Word Is Born
    (The Washington Post) 10/04/04
  • Braving the Streets Her Way
    Young and Gay in Real America: Brick City
    (The Washington Post) 10/03/04
  • Stadium would displace gay clubs (The Washington Blade) 10/01/04
  • House Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Ban (The Washington Post) 10/01/04

    September

  • Clinic urges Congressional conferees to allow local funding of D.C. needle exchange 09/30/04
  • Gays not sad to see Mass. House Speaker Finneran go
    [scroll down to second item] (The Washington Post) 09/30/04
  • Catania quits Republican Party (The Washington Post) 09/29/04
  • Support for Ill Lesbians (The Washington Post) 09/28/04
  • A Slow Journey From Isolation
    Young and Gay in Real America: Where I Come From
    (The Washington Post) 09/27/04
  • In the Bible Belt, Acceptance Is Hard-Won
    Young and Gay in Real America
    (The Washington Post) 09/26/04
  • Interview with Wanda Alston, Director, D.C. Office of LGBT Affairs (The Washington Post) 09/26/04
  • SE gay clubs imperiled by stadium bid (The Washington Blade) 09/24/04
  • Some in SE Say Stadium Not Welcome
    Shop Owners, Residents Near Site Have Concerns
    (The Washington Post) 09/23/04
  • GLAA Celebrates Expansion of the District of Columbia Domestic Partnership Law 09/21/04
  • GLAA Primary Ratings ad (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) 09/10/04
  • Mayor Creates Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs 09/08/04
  • Mayor’s Order 2004-148 09/02/04

    August

  • Medical Assistance Administration responds to GLAA 08/23/04
  • Teenager Charged In Dupont Slaying (The Washington Post) 08/27/04
  • Brooks wins high marks from D.C. gay group (The Washington Blade) 08/27/04
  • Rating the Runners (Metro Weekly) 08/26/04
  • 2004 GLAA D.C. Board of Education Questionnaire 08/25/04
  • Waiter Killed In Dupont Circle on Walk Home (The Washington Post) 08/24/04
  • Mayor fires HAA finance division staff (The Washington Blade) 08/20/04
  • Evans, Schwartz, Fenty, and Brooks Dominate GLAA’s Candidate Ratings 08/19/04
  • Points Breakdown for GLAA 2004 Primary Candidate Ratings 08/19/04
  • Trans Mission: Interview with Mara Keisling (Metro Weekly) 08/19/04
  • Jack Evans responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Carol Schwartz responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Adrian Fenty responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Sam Brooks responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Harold Brazil responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Almetia Hairston-Hamilton responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Michele Tingling-Clemmons responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Jerod Tolson responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Laurent Ross responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Robert Pittman responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Kwame Brown responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Jacque Patterson responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Sandy Allen responds to GLAA 2004 D.C. Council questionnaire 08/18/04
  • Equality Federation Brings State Expertise to National Movement
    GLAA represented on Board
    08/16/04
  • Until Courts Do Us Part (Editorial, The Washington Post) 08/16/04
  • Married Men With Another Life to Live (The Washington Post) 08/14/04
  • HAA money problems halt CDC-funded study (The Washington Blade) 08/13/04
  • Evans presses city administrator on DOH rulemaking 08/10/04
  • New HAA boss fought needles (The Washington Blade) 08/06/04
  • Comments on DOH Rulemaking Ignored 08/05/04

    July

  • Washington Business Journal on history of Lambda Rising Bookstore 07/30/04
  • Violently anti-gay cop Rosario in trouble again (The Washington Blade) 07/23/04
  • GLAA co-founder Steve Miller dies (The Washington Post) 07/21/04
  • House approves District's budget without ban on same-sex marriage recognition (The Washington Post) 07/21/04
  • GLAA follows up on fiscal impact of marriages and domestic partnerships 07/15/04
  • Gay marriage issue kept out of D.C. appropriations bill (The Washington Post) 07/15/04
  • Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 07/14/04
  • Kill This Amendment (Editorial, The Washington Post) 07/14/04
  • Gay Marriage Ban Headed for Senate Defeat
    (The Washington Post) 07/14/04
  • GOP split on marriage proposals (The Washington Times) 07/13/04
  • HRC Talking Points on Marriage Recognition in D.C. 07/12/04
  • Phil Pannell Profiled in Washington Post 07/11/04
  • GLAA testifies on genetic information bill 07/07/04
  • D.C. DOMA Introduced in House 07/07/04
  • Suit Challenges Maryland's Gay Marriage Ban (The Washington Post) 07/08/04
  • GLAA's D.C. Elections Project 2004 07/07/04
  • 2004 D.C. Council Questionnaire 07/07/04
  • Council Questionnaire Cover Letter 07/07/04
  • Links to candidates' websites 07/07/04

    June

  • Stand Up for Equality plans June 30 protests against Virginia law attacking gay families 06/29/04
  • GLAA urges inclusion of domestic partners in bill on surrogate decision-making 06/21/04
  • GLAA writes Patterson on fiscal impact of domestic partnerships 06/10/04

    May

  • Kameny leads 25th annual wreath laying at Tomb of the Unknowns 05/31/04
  • GLAA releases Agenda: 2004
    Comprehensive policy document on local gay issues for 2004 election cycle
    05/28/04
  • GLAA Celebrates the Repeal of Outdated Anti-Sex Laws 05/28/04
  • Catania ousted as convention delegate, quits D.C. GOP (The Washington Post) 05/28/04
  • "'Fix It, Brother'" (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 05/22/04
  • GLAA testifies for two bills amending domestic partners law 05/20/04
  • Defending Gay Families in Washington, D.C.
    Talking points for meetings with members of Congress
    05/16/04
    Talking points in brochure format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  • Where D.C. Officials stand on Vermont-style civil unions compiled 05/16/04
  • Where D.C. Officials stand on recognizing relationships from other jurisdictions compiled 05/16/04
  • Where D.C. Officials stand on equal marriage rights compiled 05/15/04
  • GLAA to conduct 25th Annual Wreath Laying May 31 at Tomb of the Unknowns 05/15/04
  • On Gay Unions, D.C. Warily Holds Its Peace
    (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 05/11/04

    April

  • Metro Weekly photos of GLAA Distinguished Service Awards 04/30/04
  • Invitation to gay marriage forum on April 28 04/26/04
  • GLAA and GW students applaud Council passage of resolution opposing FMA 04/22/04
  • Family Values
    Randall Terry Fights Gay Unions. His Son No Longer Will.
    (The Washington Post) 04/22/04
  • Awards presented at GLAA 33rd Anniversary Reception 04/20/04
  • Rosendall: Welcoming Remarks for GLAA 33rd Anniversary Reception
  • DC Council honors GLAA's 33rd anniversary 04/20/04
  • Congressional Record tribute to GLAA by Congresswoman Norton 04/20/04
  • Neff presents award to Sarah Kellogg 04/20/04
  • Summersgill presents award to Deacon Maccubbin 04/20/04
  • Davis presents award to the Mautner Project 04/20/04
  • Brick presents award to Cheryl Spector 04/20/04
  • Howell presents award to Nadine Chandler Wilburn 04/20/04
  • Kameny gives founders toast on GLAA 33rd anniversary 04/20/04
  • Freund, Howell discuss history of Title 34,
    gay-inclusive 1973 D.C. non-discrimination law
    04/15/04
  • An Elastic Institution
    Gay matrimony may reflect the natural evolution of marriage, which is diverse across cultures and changing in our own history
    (op-ed, The Washington Post) 04/14/04
  • Unable to Marry, Unable to Stay
    Exposing the Plight Of Gay Binationals
    (The Washington Post) 04/13/04
  • GLAA obtains Fire/EMS diversity training materials through FOIA request 04/09/04
  • Federal Agency Reinstates Protecting Gays (Associated Press) 04/08/04
  • GLAA testifies on budget for Office of Human Rights 04/05/04
  • Saunders testifies on budget for Office of Human Rights 04/05/04
  • GLAA seeks inclusion of domestic partners in foster parents rulemaking 04/05/04
  • New book by Jonathan Rauch — Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America 04/02/04
  • Bush Gay Discrimination Policy Affirmed (Associated Press) 04/01/04

    March

  • Gay radicals "mortified at the fate of a revolution pasteurized" (The Washington Post) 03/31/04
  • Eure testifies on budget for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 03/30/04
  • Editorial (on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"): An Insulting Waste (The Washington Post) 03/29/04
  • Same-Sex Marriage Ban Being Retooled
    HRC: It's "still discrimination pure and simple"
    (The Washington Post) 03/23/04
  • Aisle Be Damned
    Bush hates gay marriage. God knows why
    (Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post Magazine) 03/21/04
  • Gay Marriage Editorials, The Washington Post
  • What's the Problem? (Editorial, The Washington Post) 03/20/04
  • GLAA urges equal treatment for domestic partners in program for workers with HIV 03/17/04
  • How to Get from Here to Marriage in One Easy Step: You Can't
    (Memo to GLAA members on DC and the fight for equal marriage rights)
    03/16/04
  • Task Force urges full funding for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 03/04/04
  • Rosendall Speaks at Rally Against Marriage Discrimination 03/03/04
  • GLAA applauds DC Council for unanimously introducing anti-FMA resolution 03/02/04
  • Rosendall: Bush's Backfire (Salon.com) 03/02/04

    February

  • Just Married, After 51 Years Together
    Activist Gay Couple Accepts Leading Role
    (The Washington Post) 02/29/04
  • GAO reports 1,138 federal benefits, rights, and privileges contingent on marital status 02/28/04
  • GLAA submits testimony on Office of Human Rights 02/23/04
  • GLAA Announces 2004 Distinguished Service Awards 02/22/04
  • Of Course It Started In San Francisco (The Washington Post) 02/22/04
  • Glad to Be Wed, If Only One Day
    Opposing Edicts Leave N.M. Gays' Nuptials in Legal Limbo
    (The Washington Post) 02/22/04
  • Dorsey testifies for Commission on Human Rights 02/20/04
  • Saunders testifies for Office of Human Rights 02/20/04
  • Gay federal workers fear for jobs
    Activists accuse Bush appointee of undoing 30 years of civil service law
    (The Washington Blade) 02/20/04
  • Editorial: Gay Marriage Games (The Washington Post) 02/13/04
  • Bush Plans To Back Marriage Amendment (The Washington Post) 02/11/04
  • GLAA identifies 212 rights and responsibilities of marriage in the District of Columbia 02/09/04
  • GLAA Report: Marriage Law in the District of Columbia 02/09/04
    (Note: To open this document requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Full Marriage Equality (Lambda Legal news release) 02/04/04

    January

  • D.C. Council considers expanding DP bill
    GLAA proposes adding benefits to Evans recordation measure
    (The Washington Blade) 01/09/04
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