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    • 2009

    Local Activism

    December

  • Gay marriage foes deserve to be heard, even on Metrobuses (Colby King, The Washington Post) 12/26/09
  • D.C. files brief in marriage initiative case 12/21/09
  • D.C. brief in marriage initiative case 12/21/09
  • Pro-LGBT advocates oppose censorship of Metro ads 12/18/09
  • Signed. sealed and delivered 12/18/09
  • Mayor Fenty signs marriage equality bill 12/18/09
  • DCTC slams Maryland MVA policy change 12/18/09
  • DCTC writes Lanier on status of police policies 12/18/09
  • Victory for Marriage Equality in D.C. 12/15/09
  • Poised to mark a milestone 12/15/09
  • Rally for marriage equality Dec. 14 12/14/09
  • Lambda's Last Call 12/10/09
  • DCTC, GLOV, GLAA, and Stein Club issue statement on GLLU 12/09/09
  • Lambda Rising to close after 35 years 12/05/09
  • Web site targets closeted Catholic priests 12/03/09
  • Wells, Raymond slam vouchers 12/03/09
  • Gary Imhoff gets nuttier and nuttier 12/03/09
  • Odd couple after marriage-equality vote 12/01/09

    November

  • Answer to anti-marriage-equality op-ed 11/29/09
  • Police may correct hate crime report 11/27/09
  • Unvanquished (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 11/25/09
  • Summersgill criticizes MPD hate crimes reporting 11/23/09
  • 12 groups answer archdiocese, urge marriage bill fix 11/20/09
  • Rosendall testifies on hate crimes and GLLU 11/20/09
  • D.C. 2009 Transgender Day of Remembrance 11/19/09
  • D.C. issues bias-related crime report 11/19/09
  • Correcting WaPo on the Catholic Church's opposition to marriage equality 11/19/09
  • D.C. Police discontinue checkpoint program 11/18/09
  • Anti-gay lawsuit against BOEE ruling 11/18/09
  • BOEE ruling against marriage initiative 11/17/09
  • WaPo's discordant editorial on the Catholic Church and marriage equality 11/15/09
  • After Maine: Turning the Tables 11/12/09
  • Committee print of Bill 18-482 11/10/09
  • Committee report on Bill 18-482 11/10/09
  • Committee passes marriage bill 4-1, defeats conscience clause 11/10/09
  • Aravosis launches all-or-nothing boycott of DNC 11/10/09
  • Continuing the struggle, state by state 11/05/09

    October

  • An opening against the right (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • GSDC files reply brief on initiative 10/28/09
  • Rosendall delivers GLAA testimony for marriage equality bill 10/26/09
  • Summersgill testifies on marriage equality bill 10/26/09
  • Rosendall testifies for GLAA against proposed initiative 10/26/09
  • Testify for Marriage Equality in D.C. 10/19/09
  • Summersgill testifies on joint filing bill 10/15/09
  • Street vs. Suite 10/13/09
  • Graham writes Lanier on GLLU, hate crimes 10/08/09
  • Nickles: proposed initiative improper 10/05/09
  • Rosenstein responds to Chief Lanier on GLLU 10/05/09
  • Chief Lanier addresses recent questions about GLLU 10/05/09

    September

  • Talking points on D.C. marriage equality - pdf format 09/30/09
  • GLOV co-chairs write to Mayor, Police Chief on GLLU 09/29/09
  • Alert: GLLU being downgraded again 09/24/09
  • Time to Act (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • Mendelson writes US Attorney on Tony Hunter murder 09/10/09

    August

  • Another initiative supporter denies opposing same-sex marriage 09/08/09
  • Edward Moore Kennedy, 1932-2009 08/26/09
  • Ten ways Chris Crain was wrong 08/21/09
  • GLAA alert: meeting set on proposed anti-gay initiative 08/19/09
  • ANC commissioner sets meeting on anti-gay initiative 08/12/09
  • GLAA to ANCs: Please oppose ballot initiative on marriage 08/14/09
  • A Timeline on Marriage Recognition in D.C. 08/13/09
  • DC Appleseed releases Fifth HIV/AIDS Report Card 08/05/09

    July

  • D.C. Council eliminates earmarks for social service programs 07/31/09
  • GLAA defends public funding for DC Center 07/22/09
  • New Law Protects Children Born to Same-Sex Parents in the District of Columbia 07/22/09
  • GLAA to Councilmembers: Keep your promises against vouchers 07/20/09
  • Summersgill: mandatory HIV testing bill "seriously flawed" 07/01/09

    June

  • Board of Elections informs Jackson of residency challenge 06/30/09
  • Court rules against referendum 06/30/09
  • Nickles opposes Jackson stay request 06/24/09
  • BOEE opposes Jackson stay request 06/24/09
  • Anti-gay ministers file suit against Board of Elections 06/17/09
  • Anti-gay coalition will appeal Board of Elections decision 06/15/09
  • Board of Elections rules against referendum 06/15/09
  • Nickles opposes proposed referendum 06/11/09
  • DC for Democracy opposes referendum 06/11/09
  • Rosendall testifies for GLAA against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Summersgill testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • ACLU/NCA testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Levine/Stein Club testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Phil Mendelson testifies against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Jack Evans testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Brian Flowers (General Counsel, D.C. Council) testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Pannell testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • McCoy testimony against proposed referendum 06/10/09
  • Mendelson writes BOEE on referendum 06/09/09
  • D.C. clergy declare support for marriage equality 06/02/09
  • GLAA to Board of Elections: Proposed Referendum Invalid 06/01/09

    May

  • Kameny and Rosendall on marriage at DCwatch.com 05/27/09
  • GLAA Update 05/27/09
  • Igualdad de matrimonio: 10 puntos 05/27/09
  • Igualdad de matrimonio: 10 puntos (pdf) 05/27/09
  • Alert: D.C. DOMA introduced in Congress 05/22/09
  • Durval Martins Vigil May 19th 05/18/09
  • Examiner reports "racial divide," ignores Ward 8 vote 05/18/09
  • Pannell statement to Ward 8 Dems on Marriage Equality 05/18/09
  • Volunteer for GLAA's Black Pride booth 05/17/09
  • Talking points on D.C. marriage equality - pdf format 05/17/09
  • Ward 8 Democrats endorse civil marriage equality 05/16/09
  • Where They Stand: D.C. Officials on Defending Gay Families 05/13/09
  • Summersgill: DHR rulemaking omits DPs from other jurisdictions 05/11/09
  • GLAA: 10 Points for D.C. Council Members on Marriage Equality 05/11/09
  • Previous idle threats from Rev. Anthony Evans 05/06/09
  • Victory on marriage recognition 05/05/09
  • Wells replies to GLAA, withholds voucher resolution 05/05/09
  • GLAA opposes school voucher resolution 05/04/09
  • Anti-gay radio ad running in DC 05/04/09
  • GLAA to Council: Please allocate resources to fight transgender discrimination and unemployment 05/01/09

    April

  • Action Alert: Urge D.C. Council to reaffirm marriage recognition on May 5 04/30/09
  • GLAA Report: Marion Barry opposes marriage equality at anti-gay rally 04/29/09
  • Awards presented at GLAA 38th Anniversary Reception 04/22/09
  • Welcoming Remarks for GLAA 38th Anniversary Reception 04/22/09
  • Greetings from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on GLAA anniversary 04/22/09
  • D.C. Council honors GLAA's 38th anniversary 04/22/09
  • Howell presents award to Martin Murray 04/22/09
  • Wood presents award to Nancy D. Polikoff 04/22/09
  • Brick presents award to Rabbi Robert J. Saks 04/22/09
  • Davis presents award to Alan Sharpe 04/22/09
  • Rosendall presents award to defenders of transgender rights 04/22/09
  • A Timeline on Marriage Recognition in D.C. 04/18/09
  • Clarification & fact check on Marc Fisher column 04/12/09
  • GLAA Update 04/10/09
  • GLAA anniversary ad in Metro Weekly 04/09/09
  • GLAA thanks Councilmembers for marriage recognition vote 04/07/09
  • GLAA opposes budget cut for Office of Police Complaints 04/06/09
  • Nickles endorses DP parentage bill 04/03/09
  • ACLU/NCA opposes budget cut for Office of Police Complaints 04/02/09
  • Eure opposes budget cut for Office of Police Complaints 04/01/09

    March

  • OCSE green lights DP parentage bill 03/31/09
  • Nickles calls in feds on DP bill 03/20/09
  • NCLR to Fenty: withdraw request for federal review on DP bill 03/19/09
  • Summersgill testifies on HIV testing amendment 03/18/09
  • Nickles calls in feds on DP bill 03/16/09
  • Nickles again threatens DP parentage bill 03/16/09
  • Graham raises questions on DOC trans policy 03/10/09
  • GLAA awards reception set for April 22 03/08/09

    February

  • GLAA Announces 2009 Distinguished Service Awards 02/25/09
  • Summersgill slams Nickles on DP parentage bill 02/20/09
  • GLAA rebukes Nickles, urges markup of DP parentage bill 02/20/09
  • Nickles slams DP parentage bill 02/22/09
  • Nickles issues revised policy on transgender inmates 02/20/09
  • Mendelson rebukes Nickles over curfew from D.C. Jail 02/19/09
  • Action Alert: Urge Mayor to certify DPs from other jurisdictions 02/16/09
  • Summersgill testifies on Safe Families bill 02/11/09
  • Community honors Chinn & Hawkins Feb. 20 02/05/09

    January

  • Summersgill presses Mayor's office on DP recognition 01/28/09
  • GLAA Member Alert: Disinformation from The Washington Times on GLBT families 01/28/09
  • Transgender activists comment on proposed Corrections policy 01/15/09
  • GLAA Update 01/10/09

    • News

    December

  • NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows (The Associated Press) 12/31/09
  • Judge says televised Prop. 8 trial possible (The Associated Press) 12/30/09
  • Mexico City enacts region's 1st gay marriage law (The Associated Press) 12/29/09
  • Gay marriage in Argentina is 1st in Latin America (The Associated Press) 12/29/09
  • Malawi police arrest 2 men for engagement ceremony (The Associated Press) 12/29/09
  • Senate confirms 1st openly gay US marshal (The Associated Press) 12/28/09
  • Gays, lesbians should be able to serve openly in the military (Editorial, The Washington Post) 12/28/09
  • Warden at troubled Va. women's prison to step down (The Associated Press) 12/28/09
  • Democrat eyeing Kennedy seat avoids family legacy (The Associated Press) 12/27/09
  • Evangelical church opens doors fully to gays (The Associated Press) 12/20/09
  • Why two black D.C. pastors support gay marriage (Dennis and Christine Wiley, The Washington Post) 12/20/09
  • Firms expect economic windfall from gay marriage in District (The Washington Post) 12/20/09
  • Ugandan government backs anti-gay legislation (Financial Times) 12/19/09
  • Washington Mayor Fenty signs same-sex marriage bill (The Washington Post) 12/19/09
  • The Post didn't quote a local medical marijuana expert (The Washington Post) 12/19/09
  • Fenty to sign same-sex marriage bill at church in NW D.C. (The Washington Post) 12/18/09
  • How Marriage Happened
    In the District, a time to celebrate and defend equality     (Michael Crawford, Metro Weekly) 12/17/09
  • Same-sex benefits advance, quietly (The Washington Post) 12/17/09
  • a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/16/AR2009121602901.html">BBC slammed for debating Ugandan bill to kill gays (The Associated Press) 12/16/09
  • Senate panel approves domestic benefits bill (The Washington Post) 12/16/09
  • Honduran gay rights activist killed (The Associated Press) 12/16/09
  • Catholic Church, DC say compromise still possible on marriage (The Washington Post) 12/16/09
  • D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage bill
    Economic impact could reach $22 million in 3 years; foes try to sway Congress, courts     (The Washington Post) 12/16/09
  • Porn star gets 3-year sentence for NJ burglaries (The Associated Press) 12/15/09
  • DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage (The Associated Press) 12/15/09
  • Poised to mark a milestone
    For D.C. Council member, same-sex marriage bill a personal and professional victory     (The Washington Post) 12/15/09
  • Wedded to anti-gay stand on marriage (Robert McCartney, The Washington Post) 12/10/09
  • Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum (Associated Press) 12/10/09
  • For a woman who accepted all others: a top honor
    In the early days of AIDS, an Arlington pastor opened her church so those with the disease could find comfort together     (The Washington Post) 12/10/09
  • Punch-Line Politics
    Riki Wilchins's "one trans show" takes her from serious to stand-up, but her mission stays the same     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Opposing Viewpoints
    Police, LGBT community remain conflicted on GLLU training     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Calling Contractors
    Capital Pride seeks independent help with logistics for 2010     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Rallying for Marriage
    Groups plan demonstration of support as marriage equality nears in the District     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Book Ends
    Lambda Rising, D.C.'s only all-LGBT bookstore, to close after the holiday season     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Clinic Community
    Whitman-Walker seeks members for advisory group     (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • Maine reporter fights firing for gay marriage note (The Associated Press) 12/09/09
  • Anti-gay rhetoric rises in race for Houston mayor (The Associated Press) 12/09/09
  • NJ Senate president OKs delay in gay marriage vote (The Associated Press) 12/09/09
  • A solution on gay marriage? (Letters, The Washington Post) 12/09/09
  • Bruce Springsteen backs gay marriage in NJ (The Associated Press) 12/09/09
  • NJ vote on gay marriage could shape battles ahead (Reuters) 12/09/09
  • Court to rule on Christian group's policy (The Washington Post) 12/08/09
  • End of the story for gay-oriented bookshop
    Lambda Rising to close within weeks; owner proud of impact     (The Washington Post) 12/08/09
  • Uganda's anti-gay law riles U.S. (The Washington Post) 12/07/09
  • Council members to celebrate same-sex marriage bill passage (The Washington Post) 12/07/09
  • Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near (The Associated Press) 12/06/09
  • Episcopal diocese elects gay bishop
    L.A. victory is only second of its kind amid Anglican split over issue     (The Washington Post) 12/06/09
  • 2nd gay bishop for Episcopal Church, Anglicans (The Associated Press) 12/06/09
  • Marc Christian, Sued Rock Hudson estate over AIDS risk, Dies at 56 (Los Angeles Times) 12/06/09
  • Stereotypes, be gone (Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post) 12/06/09
  • Web site to out priests who are gay but anti-gay (The Washington Post) 12/05/09
  • D.C.'s GOP wants debate on marriage to stay local (The Washington Post) 12/05/09
  • Can this marriage be saved?
    A potential compromise between the District and the Archdiocese is already at work at Georgetown and in San Francisco.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 12/05/09
  • Diplomatic Maneuvers
    David Huebner is sworn in as ambassador by vice president with his partner by his side     (Metro Weekly) 12/04/09
  • Lambda Rising bookstores to close (DC Agenda) 12/04/09
  • LA Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop (The Associated Press) 12/04/09
  • Gay marriage bill suffers a decisive defeat in N.Y. State Senate (The Washington Post) 12/03/09
  • Federal Eye: Immunity for gay service members? (The Washington Post) 12/03/09
  • Waters World
    Baltimore's legendary John Waters reveals his festive side during the holiday season     (Metro Weekly) 12/03/09
  • A Moral Compass (Metro Weekly) 12/03/09
  • Cardinal Barragan: Gays barred from heaven (Mamba Online) 12/02/09
  • NOH8 campaign in South Africa (Mamba Online) 12/02/09
  • District approves same-sex marriage
    Council's 11-2 vote is 1st of 3 steps; foes see little chance of reversal     (The Washington Post) 12/02/09
  • In D.C., a rift over plights for civil rights, gay rights (The Washington Post) 12/02/09
  • Common cause on gay marriage? (Letters, The Washington Post) 12/02/09
  • Historic Vote on Marriage Equality
    D.C. City Council votes 11-2 for marriage equality during first reading, as no-vote Barry decries "litmus test"     (Metro Weekly) 12/01/09
  • Council casts ‘historic’ vote for marriage (DC Agenda) 12/01/09
  • Archbishop takes a reluctant turn in the spotlight
    Tactics in same-sex marriage controversy concern D.C. Catholics     (The Washington Post) 12/01/09
  • Rabbis, heterosexuals join NJ gay marriage debate (The Associated Press) 12/01/09
  • Latin America's first gay marriage thwarted (The Associated Press) 12/01/09

    November

  • Thousands gather in Puerto Rico to remember gay teen who was found slain
    Crowd demands use of hate-crime law in prosecution of case     (The Associated Press) 11/26/09
  • Hockey manager defends gay son (ESPN.com) 11/25/09
  • Church's influence on politics shifting
    D.C.'s same-sex marriage debate pushes some clergy further to the sidelines     (The Washington Post) 11/25/09
  • Gay marriage momentum stalls in liberal NY, NJ (The Associated Press) 11/25/09
  • Manhattan Declaration unlikely to inspire young Christians (The Washington Post) 11/24/09
  • Kaine: Church may set bad example (The Washington Post) 11/24/09
  • Governors blast church over funding threat (WTOP News) 11/24/09
  • Civil marriage equality and religious freedom (Washington Jewish Week 11/24/09
  • D.C. police chief blasted at hate crimes hearing (DC Agenda) 11/24/09
  • D.C. gov’t official linked to trans bias complaint (DC Agenda) 11/24/09
  • D.C. poised to approve gay marriage bill (DC Agenda) 11/24/09
  • Local activists protest Ugandan embassy (DC Agenda) 11/24/09
  • Priorities for the Pentagon (Letters, The Washington Post) 11/24/09
  • More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported (The Associated Press) 11/23/09
  • Hate crimes, D.C. police and the gay and lesbian community (The Washington Post) 11/23/09
  • Gay Marriage in D.C.: Heroes in a righteous cause (The Washington Post) 11/23/09
  • The Church and the Capital (Editorial, The New York Times) 11/22/09
  • D.C.'s same-sex marriage bill: Finding the right balance (Donald W. Wuerl, The Washington Post) 11/22/09
  • Christian leaders take issue with laws
    Same-sex marriage measure in spotlight     (The Washington Post) 11/21/09
  • A new gay Agenda? Former Blade staffers, in fact, have one (The Washington Post) 11/21/09
  • Banned director brings romance film to Hong Kong (The Associated Press) 11/20/09
  • D.C. officials press for compromise on Catholic Charities
    City hopes approving same-sex marriage wouldn't affect services     (The Washington Post) 11/20/09
  • Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience' (The Associated Press) 11/20/09
  • Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation (The Associated Press) 11/20/09
  • Christian Right: New declaration, same old agenda (Robert Parham, The Washington Post) 11/20/09
  • Under God: Religious leaders team up for social issues fight (D.C. Wire, The Washington Post) 11/20/09
  • NY court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits (The Associated Press) 11/19/09
  • Philippine gay group fights to contest elections (The Associated Press) 11/19/09
  • Trans Awakening
    Earline Budd's journey has been difficult and dangerous -- and led her to bring compassion to her activism     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Courting Inequality
    Marriage opposition takes the fight to D.C. Superior Court     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Promised Fireworks at Hearing Fizzle
    Feldblum confirmation hearing for EEOC post is a strangely quiet affair     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • A New Agenda
    Former Blade editors to launch DC Agenda Friday     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Federal Employees One Step Closer to Equal Benefits
    Despite Republican attacks, federal domestic partnership bill moves forward in the House     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Reverend's Return
    MCC-DC elects new senior pastor with old ties to the D.C. church     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Blade Ends 40-Year Run
    Money woes with majority holder hit Window Media properties     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Open-House Anger
    LGBT community challenges MPD's plans for GLLU, for starters     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Anti-Gay Effort Rejected
    BOEE rejects marriage initiative, Jackson files complaint     (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • Bill to extend benefits to same-sex partners advances (The Washington Post) 11/19/09
  • Gay-marriage opponents sue to force referendum
    Congress members grill D.C. officials on decision to block ballot initiative     (The Washington Post) 11/19/09
  • Why does the Washington Post keep running fluffy profiles of anti-gay activists? (Media Matters for America) 11/18/09
  • Anti-Gay Effort Rejected
    Anti-gay group appeals District's refusal of initiative to block gay marriage     (Metro Weekly) 11/18/09
  • Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) 11/18/09
  • Church, state and gay marriage
    The Council of the District of Columbia is right to stand firm against the Catholic Church on the issue of same-sex marriage.     (Los Angeles Times) 11/18/09
  • Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act (The Associated Press) 11/17/09
  • DC board won't allow gay marriage ban on ballot (The Associated Press) 11/17/09
  • Catholic bishops say gay marriage hurts society (The Associated Press) 11/17/09
  • The Catholic Church's religious blackmail of secular government (The Washington Post) 11/17/09
  • The messengers of God can't get arrested in this town (The Washington Post) 11/17/09
  • The District vs. the Catholic Church (Letters, The Washington Post) 11/17/09
  • Nation's largest gay newspaper publisher closes (The Associated Press) 11/16/09
  • NH radio host, blogger's gay Dem attack condemned (The Associated Press) 11/16/09
  • Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays (The Associated Press) 11/16/09
  • Norton Pledges Support for New Gay Newspaper (D.C. Wire, The Washington Post) 11/16/09
  • Can Jesus Be Blackmailed? (Harry R. Jackson, Jr., TownHall.com) 11/16/09
  • Window Media, Blade shut down 11/16/09
  • Testing faith (Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Examiner) 11/16/09
  • A Christian case for same-sex marriage (John Bryson Chane, The Washington Post) 11/16/09
  • Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited (The Associated Press) 11/16/09
  • Film documents Mormon role in gay marriage debate (The Associated Press) 11/15/09
  • Marital discord
    Religious objections to the potential impact of D.C.'s same-sex marriage bill     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 11/15/09
  • D.C.'s battle of church and state (Letters, The Washington Post) 11/14/09
  • Catholic officials shouldn't forsake D.C.'s poor in gay marriage fight (The Washington Post) 11/13/09
  • D.C. Council digs in on same-sex nuptials
    Showdown with church 'I don't know where the compromise would be'     (The Washington Post) 11/13/09
  • ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal may come in 2010 as amendment
    Action expected soon on ENDA, federal DP benefits     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • Senate panel hears ENDA testimony
    GOP senators, trans witnesses absent from hearing     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • Guessing game in New York
    Paterson to push marriage bill next week after false start     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • G’town students unnerved after anti-gay attacks
    ‘I thought D.C. was more open and things like this wouldn’t happen’     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • U.S. Attorney’s office reps grilled over Hunter killing
    Prosecutor ‘never heard’ of gay panic defense     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • Marriage vote set for Dec. 1
    D.C. Council committee votes 4-1 to kill broad religious exemption     (The Washington Blade) 11/13/09
  • David Catania Smacks Down Anti-Gay-Marriage Law Prof (Washington City Paper) 11/12/09
  • Foolish letter says court rulings, legislation are tyranny (The Washington Post) 11/12/09
  • D.C. marriage bill draws eyes across the region (The Washington Post) 11/12/09
  • Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum
    Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts     (The Washington Post) 11/12/09
  • Unforgettable Sarah Marshall
    The Hardest-Working Woman in D.C. Theater is Working Harder Than Ever     (Metro Weekly) 11/12/09
  • One Man's Mark
    Larry Stansbury offered decades of service to the LGBT community     (Metro Weekly) 11/12/09
  • Critical Confrontation
    Local LGBT community questions U.S. Attorney's Office about Hannah case     (Metro Weekly) 11/12/09
  • Wone Update
    Defense seeks dismissal of some charges     (Metro Weekly) 11/12/09
  • Gay marriage advances in D.C. Council (The Washington Post) 11/11/09
  • Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing (The Associated Press) 11/11/09
  • AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell' (The Associated Press) 11/10/09
  • Changes in marriage bill offer churches leeway
    D.C. panel expected to approve revisions hailed as 'step forward'     (The Washington Post) 11/10/09
  • Correction: Gay Marriage-Playbook story (The Associated Press) 11/10/09
  • NY Senate fails to put gay marriage to vote (The Associated Press) 11/10/09
  • Three face attempted murder, hate crimes charges (The Washington Post) 11/10/09
  • Obama advisor expresses sympathy for gay marriage 11/10/09
  • Paterson calls for action on gay marriage, deficit (The Associated Press) 11/09/09
  • Committee unveils changes to same-sex bill (The Washington Post) 11/09/09
  • HRC says: no ifs 11/08/09
  • A special class of marriage-equality allies: straight ex-spouses 11/08/09
  • A lie that keeps working 11/08/09
  • NYT: Labels and Gay Benefits in Health Bill 11/08/09
  • Wal-Mart bans gay couple for NOT shoplifting 11/08/09
  • So much for loving thy neighbor
    Unintentional irony at the heart of D.C. ‘Marriage Initiative’     (Mark Levine, The Washington Blade) 11/06/09
  • D.C. same-sex marriage supporters press case
    Bill testimony includes man’s proposal to partner     (The Washington Blade) 11/06/09
  • Wrapped Up
    Hank Stuever goes deep in the heart of Texas to find the spirit of Christmas     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Gone Too Soon
    Gay Falls Church youth suffers fatal heart attack, leaving behind sorrow and remembrance     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Leading By Example
    One local uses Council's marriage-equality meeting to pop the question     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Battle of the Ban
    Obama takes final steps to lift decades-old HIV travel ban by early 2010     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Move for One in Ten Murray
    Executive Director of film festival organizer steps down     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Cupcakes for a Cause
    Georgetown bakery's recipe to help Pediatric AIDS     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Pitch In for Pride
    Capital Pride 2010 gears up with a request for volunteers.     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • Community Mourns Stansbury
    Local gay activist and former head of BHT dies     (Metro Weekly) 11/05/09
  • More on marriage at DCwatch 11/05/09
  • Maine voters reject marriage equality; better results in WA, MI 11/04/09
  • 2nd GU student hurt in anti-gay attacks
    Another campus vigil held; university officials team with city police     (The Washington Post) 11/03/09
  • Stakes are high in Maine's vote on gay marriage (The Associated Press) 11/02/09
  • Report: Gay couples similar to straight spouses (The Associated Press) 11/02/09
  • Maine set to vote on gay marriage (The Washington Post) 11/02/09
  • Photo Flashback: We're Here, We're Queer, Etc. (The Washington Post) 11/02/09
  • A proposal (of a different kind) at the same-sex marriage hearing (The Washington Post) 11/02/09
  • A right that any committed couple deserves (Letters, The Washington Post) 11/01/09
  • Zuma on AIDS: "Knowledge will help us to confront denialism" (Mamba Online) 11/01/09
  • A marriage equality bill that respects religious objectors (The Washington Post) 11/01/09

    October

  • GU rally decries anti-gay violence (The Washington Post) 10/31/09
  • Pastors unite to support same-sex marriage in D.C.
    'There is this myth out there that you can't be pro-God and pro-gay'     (The Washington Post) 10/30/09
  • After 10-year dispute, expansion of hate crimes law to gays signed
    Move may help Obama quell rising discontent from rights groups     (The Washington Post) 10/29/09
  • Cases against gay marriage don't hold up (Robert McCartney, The Washington Post) 10/29/09
  • Help gays who aren't hurt (Andrew Kessinger, The Washington Post) 10/29/09
  • Batty for Halloween (Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • Testy and Tearful
    Both sides of the marriage-equality debate offer hours of testimony before the D.C. Council     (Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • Elections, Ethics and Arguments
    The opposition fires its shots at marriage equality     (Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • Questions and Answers
    Mayor's office hosts open house to address community concerns on police plans for GLLU     (Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • Time's Up
    Immigration inequality forces local man's husband out of the country     (Metro Weekly) 10/29/09
  • "The demons has showed up!"
    Last witness at DC Council's gay marriage hearing sums up day's religious objectors     (Metro Weekly) 10/27/09
  • Where there's a Will, there's a wizard (The Washington Post) 10/27/09
  • Same-sex marriage foes vow court fight (The Washington Post) 10/27/09
  • Gay marriage opponents pack hearing
    Supporters of same-sex nuptials outnumbered 8-1     (The Washington Blade) 10/26/09
  • Mass. man says Brazilian husband denied US asylum (The Associated Press) 10/26/09
  • Correction: Gay Marriage Census (The Associated Press) 10/26/09
  • Both sides mobilize on same-sex marriage
    Rally by opponents precedes election board, D.C. Council hearings     (The Washington Post) 10/26/09
  • Hate Crimes bill passes Senate
    Long-awaited passage of bill tops a week of new LGBT gains at federal level     (Metro Weekly) 10/23/09
  • Senate passes measure that would protect gays
    Obama is expected to sign legislation on hate crimes     (The Washington Post) 10/23/09
  • U.S. Senate Passes Defense Authorization Conference Report, Including Hate Crimes Provision (Human Rights Campaign) 10/22/09
  • U.S. Senate approves hate crimes measure
    Legislation sent to Obama’s desk for signature     (The Washington Blade) 10/22/09
  • Daniel's Choice
    Faced with a decision between living with integrity or living a lie, this West Point grad chose honesty     (Metro Weekly) 10/22/09
  • March Madness
    17th Street's High Heel Race sees a few tweaks, while the spirit remains the same     (Metro Weekly) 10/22/09
  • Marriage Meetings
    Monday set for full day of marriage-equality arguments     (Metro Weekly) 10/22/09
  • Solemn Celebration
    Stein Dems honor Deschaine and others at awards reception     (Metro Weekly) 10/22/09
  • US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer (The Associated Press) 10/21/09
  • Housing regs to add protections for gays (The Associated Press) 10/21/09
  • Vatican fishing for disgruntled Anglicans
    Catholic invitation to join church allows for married priests     (The Washington Post) 10/21/09
  • Court blocks names in gay partnership referendum (The Associated Press) 10/20/09
  • God vs. Gay? Black vs. White? Marriage Equality's False Divides (The Washington Post) 10/18/09
  • Staggering need, striking neglect
    The nation's worst-hit city awards millions for care and shelter without ensuring it gets to those it's meant to help     (The Washington Post) 10/17/09
  • 40 years, 40 headlines
    A look back at the biggest stories in Blade history     (The Washington Blade) 10/16/09
  • 40 years of gay pop culture
    Movies, music and books made a difference in LGBT life     (The Washington Blade) 10/16/09
  • Looking back on 33 years as a Blade reporter
    The closet became a regular theme of news stories over the decades     (The Washington Blade) 10/16/09
  • Standing Up for Gay Rights (Letters, The Washington Post) 10/16/09
  • 'Cool' Jobs and Same-Sex Benefits (The Washington Post) 10/16/09
  • Man Gets 6 Months in Assault Near Gay Bar (The Washington Post) 10/15/09
  • Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo (The Associated Press) 10/15/09
  • Two D.C. Republicans Stand By Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 10/15/09
  • Court allows release of domestic partner petitions (The Associated Press) 10/15/09
  • Metro Weekly guide to Reel Affirmations 19 (Metro Weekly) 10/15/09
  • Incoming Ally
    NBJC announces new executive director, Sharon Lettman     (Metro Weekly) 10/15/09
  • Legacy of Liberty
    RHP honors new group of local GLBT ''Pioneers''     (Metro Weekly) 10/15/09
  • Walking Tall
    WWC raises nearly $1 Million with AIDS Walk     (Metro Weekly) 10/15/09
  • Weekend Warriors
    A community converges on D.C. for massive visibility and a push for GLBT equality     (Metro Weekly) 10/15/09
  • Russian gays ask Clinton for support (The Associated Press) 10/14/09
  • Russian gays denounce club closure (The Associated Press) 10/13/09
  • Maine gay marriage campaigns report donations (The Associated Press) 10/13/09
  • Obama picks MN woman as 1st openly gay US marshal (The Associated Press) 10/13/09
  • No New Hires In Gay Police Unit
    Residents Point to Rise in Hate Crimes As D.C. Initiative Is Diluted to Cut Costs     (The Washington Post) 10/13/09
  • Leadership on Gay Rights
    President Obama isn't the only one falling short.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 10/13/09
  • NY top court to consider gay marriage benefits (The Associated Press) 10/13/09
  • Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' (The Associated Press) 10/12/09
  • Making a Federal Case for Gay Rights
    March Pushes Marital, Military Equality     (The Washington Post) 10/12/09
  • For Gay Activists, The Lady Is a Champ
    Fans Go Gaga As Singer Joins the March     (The Washington Post) 10/12/09
  • NYPD: Beating of gay man a possible hate crime (The Associated Press) 10/12/09
  • Tens of Thousands Rally for Gay Rights in D.C. (The Washington Post) 10/11/09
  • I Didn't Tell. It Didn't Matter.
    Trying to serve his country, a young man faced bigotry and abuse     (The Washington Post) 10/11/09
  • Waiting to Wed Where It Matters
    D.C. Couples On the Threshold Of Legal Unions On Home Turf     (The Washington Post) 10/11/09
  • Washington, D.C. moves toward legalizing gay marriage
    Meanwhile, Congress is now likely to add sexual orientation to federal hate crimes law, and President Obama will address a major gay-rights organization Saturday night.     (Christian Science Monitor) 10/09/09
  • Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize (The Washington Post) 10/09/09
  • Milk urn resurfaces from D.C. cemetery (Bay Area Reporter) 10/08/09
  • The Road to Washington
    National Equality March 2009     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Convocation to Council
    Catania fulfills pledge with introduction of marriage-equality bill     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Nickles Hits Initiative
    D.C. Attorney General Advises DCBOEE Against Anti-Marriage Measure     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Countering Complaints
    Report offers recommendations for improving conditions involving hate-crime reporting in D.C.     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • "Hollaback" Help
    Local pharmacy hosts transgender support group     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Raising the Flags
    D.C. plays host to the Ninth Annual Gay Bowl flag football tournament     (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship (The Associated Press) 10/07/09
  • French minister under fire for gay sex tourism (Reuters) 10/07/09
  • Utah Gov. Herbert meets with gay rights groups (The Associated Press) 10/06/09
  • Microsoft gives $100K to Wash. gay-partners effort (The Associated Press) 10/06/09
  • 30 years after gay march, activists head to DC (The Associated Press) 10/06/09
  • Gay Marriage Bill Unveiled Before Packed D.C. Council Chambers (The Washington Post) 10/06/09
  • French gay soccer team snubbed by Muslim team (The Associated Press) 10/06/09
  • D.C. to Introduce Same-Sex Marriage Bill
    Measure Is Expected to Pass Congress, but Its Viability May Depend on Tilt of Future Chambers     (The Washington Post) 10/06/09
  • Russian court rules against lesbian couple (The Associated Press) 10/06/09
  • Obama to speak to gay audience (The Associated Press) 10/05/09
  • Court refuses to get involved in church dispute (The Associated Press) 10/05/09
  • Obama to take on military gay ban at `right time' (The Associated Press) 10/04/09
  • Fenty Urged to Get Out Front on AIDS
    Mayor Should Seize Opportunities Such as Walk, Activists Say     (The Washington Post) 10/03/09
  • The Woe Gets Worse
    In Downturn, Faith Groups Struggle Harder to Maintain Ministries, Schools     (The Associated Press) 10/03/09
  • Same-sex marriage close to D.C. approval
    Council member set to get bill rolling     (The Washington Times) 10/02/09
  • D.C. to consider legalizing gay marriage (Washington Examiner) 10/02/09
  • Reid wants Obama's view on military's gay ban (The Associated Press) 10/02/09
  • Organizers reveal final plans for Equality March
    Politicians, activists to speak; route permit approved for Oct. 11 event     (The Washington Blade) 10/02/09
  • Catania unveils marriage bill
    Activists rally at convocation; measure to be introduced next week     (The Washington Blade) 10/02/09
  • Ravens player ‘interested in making a difference’
    Baltimore’s Ayanbadejo supports same-sex marriage     (The Washington Blade) 10/02/09
  • Sources: Graham not a target of FBI probe (The Washington Blade) 10/02/09
  • Gays, lesbians getting better showcase on U.S. TV (Reuters) 10/01/09
  • Texas judge clears way for gay divorce (The Associated Press) 10/01/09
  • Diversity's Dinosaurs (Metro Weekly) 10/01/09
  • Our Glass
    GLBT History Month Celebrates Efforts to Preserve the Past     (Metro Weekly) 10/01/09
  • GLBT History Month Calendar
    Events by the Rainbow History Project     (Metro Weekly) 10/01/09

    September

  • Germany's likely next foreign minister openly gay (The Associated Press) 09/29/09
  • 7,000 Gay Men Help Study AIDS
    Effort to Beat Disease Began 25 Years Ago     (The Washington Post) 09/29/09
  • Play's sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard's killer (The Associated Press) 09/29/09
  • Doctors settle case for denying lesbian treatment (The Associated Press) 09/29/09
  • D.C. loses Games bid (Metro Weekly) 09/29/09
  • SCLC Leader from L.A. Speaks Out for Same-Sex Marriage in D.C. (The Washington Post) 09/28/09
  • How They Voted on God, Guns And Gays
    Deeds, McDonnell on Schools, Taxes, Too     (The Washington Post) 09/27/09
  • "We Found This . . . Middle Ground"
    Lawrence Jacobs and Steven Snapp     (The Washington Post) 09/27/09
  • Gay rights measures on the ballot in three states (The Associated Press) 09/26/09
  • Conservative Lutherans organize after vote on gays (The Associated Press) 09/26/09
  • Zavos receives 2009 Angel in Adoption award (The Washington Blade) 09/25/09
  • Decision on Gay Clergy Shakes Unity of Lutheran Denomination (The Washington Post) 09/25/09
  • Graham's chief of staff faces bribery charges
    D.C. Council member cooperates in FBI probe     (The Washington Blade) 09/24/09
  • Measure submitted to dump Calif. gay marriage ban (The Associated Press) 09/24/09
  • Notable dates in the AIDS epidemic (The Associated Press) 09/24/09
  • HIV-Positive Blogger Aims To Inspire and Spread Hope
    Infected as a Boy, Man To Get Courage Award     (The Washington Post) 09/24/09
  • Court nixes $5M verdict against funeral protesters (The Associated Press) 09/24/09
  • A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection (The Associated Press) 09/24/09
  • Prosecutors Seek Maximum Term in Assault Outside Gay Bar (The Washington Post) 09/23/09
  • Lutheran bishop warns about withholding donations (The Associated Press) 09/23/09
  • U.S. closer to lifting HIV travel ban
    Rule change expected to be ‘implemented shortly’     (The Washington Blade) 09/23/09
  • Baltimore Raven backs same-sex marriage
    Pro Bowl linebacker attends Equality Md. reception     (The Washington Blade) 09/23/09
  • House hears ENDA testimony
    Frank, Baldwin push for trans-inclusive bill at hearing     (The Washington Blade) 09/23/09
  • Census: 150,000 gay couples report they're married (The Associated Press) 09/22/09
  • Navy reviewing abuse of gay dog handler in Bahrain (The Associated Press) 09/22/09
  • AP Exclusive: Texas liquor cops rarely disciplined (The Associated Press) 09/22/09
  • From Scandal and Shame to Seminary (James McGreevey, The Washington Post) 09/22/09
  • Italy cardinal denounces attack on Catholic editor (The Associated Press) 09/21/09
  • Health Care, Race and Political Polarization (The Washington Post) 09/21/09
  • Two Things Missing From One Marriage Proposal (Letters, The Washington Post) 09/21/09
  • Circular Logic Against Gay Marriage (Letters, The Washington Post) 09/20/09
  • Same-Sex Marriage: Exploring the Racial Divide (The Washington Post) 09/20/09
  • Organizers cancel Serbia's gay pride march (The Associated Press) 09/19/09
  • The War of Uncivil Words Seems to Be Intensifying (The Washington Post) 09/19/09
  • Belittling A Brutal Act In a D.C. School (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 09/19/09
  • Fighting Bias in Virginia
    On gay rights, both candidates' views have evolved -- Mr. Deeds's more convincingly than Mr. McDonnell's.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 09/18/09
  • US asks court to dismiss challenge to marriage law (The Associated Press) 09/18/09
  • Pelosi Says Anti-Obama Rhetoric Sounds Familiar (The Washington Post) 09/18/09
  • Guilty Plea In Assault That Later Killed Man
    Punched Near D.C. Bar, Victim Fell, Hit Head     (The Washington Post) 09/18/09
  • Seminary Leader Admitted First Gays to Rabbinical Studies (The Washington Post) 09/18/09
  • Outrage over gay bar raid
    Atlanta mayor silent as gays demand answers following Eagle bust     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • ENDA to get House hearing on Sept. 23
    Frank believes measure will pass the House this fall     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • ‘We will dump DOMA’
    Nadler introduces bill to overturn marriage ban; Frank not yet a sponsor     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • DNC governing body gets first trans member
    N.J. activist among committee’s six new LGBT nominees     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Feds issue proposed DP benefits rules (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Indiana court turns down same-sex divorce request
    Judge says law doesn't allow for same-sex divorce     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Bastian gives $100,000 for Equality March
    Budget for Oct. 11 event in D.C. suggests 100,000 are expected     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • 10 Maryland nuns split from Episcopal Church
    ‘We just seemed to be following different paths’     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Virginia court rules in favor of dismissed HIV-positive worker
    Judge says TGI Friday’s violated local Human Rights Code     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Mendelson challenges plea bargain in gay man’s death
    Council member calls for trial, says ‘victim did not provoke his demise’     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Follow the money
    Federal gov’t must investigate NOM’s financial practices     (The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • What happened to equal protection?
    Our relationships deserve the same recognition that straight couples receive     (Isaiah J. Poole, The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Summersgill refutes Jacobson on Mendelson (Letters, The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • TV dance show makes peace with U.S. gay community (Reuters) 09/17/09
  • Pelosi worried about angry health care rhetoric (The Associated Press) 09/17/09
  • Bill O'Reilly Backs Public Option (The Huffington Post) 09/17/09
  • Vt. governor sees no economic benefit to gay nuptials
    But report foresees $30 million benefit in three years     (The Washington Blade) 09/17/09
  • Fall Arts Preview (Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • Congressional Calling
    Easter Spencer answers White House call for Mautner client at health care speech     (Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • Staying in the House
    Barney Frank won't seek Kennedy's Senate seat     (Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • Renegades Routed
    Stead Park no longer rugby-ready     (Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • Marching On
    As clock ticks down, local and national advocates work on planning, fundraising for Equality March     (Metro Weekly) 09/17/09
  • TV's 'Newlywed Game' features first gay couple (The Associated Press) 09/17/09
  • Murphy expects House hearings on DADT repeal in early 2010
    Pa. lawmaker has 166 sponsors for measure to end gay ban     (The Washington Blade) 09/16/09
  • No LGBT language in Baucus health bill
    Activists look to House for gay-specific provisions     (The Washington Blade) 09/16/09
  • Porn actor pleads guilty in Pa. rooftop burglary (The Associated Press) 09/16/09
  • AP-NCC Poll: small majority opposes recognizing same-sex marriages (The Associated Press) 09/16/09
  • Uruguay law may not enable gay adoptions after all (The Associated Press) 09/15/09
  • When God Tells You to Hate (The Washington Post) 09/15/09
  • Unhinged Society Needs Scapegoats (The Washington Post) 09/15/09
  • Gay Chinese stand up to police sweep of hangout (The Associated Press) 09/14/09
  • Backers of gay marriage want to repeal federal law (The Associated Press) 09/14/09
  • Disability, Gay Rights Expert Picked for EEOC (The Washington Post) 09/14/09
  • Straight spouses advocate same-sex marriage (The Associated Press) 09/14/09
  • Census Count of Same-Sex Couples to Stir Policy Fights (The Washington Post) 09/13/09
  • Former Parks Chief Ray To Challenge Mendelson (The Washington Post) 09/13/09
  • D.C. marriage bill imminent
    Opponents target Alexander, Thomas as momentum builds     (The Washington Blade) 09/11/09
  • High hopes for Maryland marriage opinion
    State may move to honor same-sex nuptials performed elsewhere     (The Washington Blade) 09/11/09
  • Gay man alleges U.S. Park Police harassment at Iwo Jima Memorial
    Arlington resident and friend detained by police     (The Washington Blade) 09/11/09
  • D.C. Says Votes Aligned for Gay Marriage Bill (The Washington Post) 09/11/09
  • Scrutiny Spreads to '03 McDonnell Remarks
    'Homosexual Conduct' Comments 'Irrelevant' to Campaign, He Says     (The Washington Post) 09/09/09
  • WA judge rejects challenge to vote on gay benefits (The Associated Press) 09/08/09
  • A Catholic View Of Gay Marriage (Letters, The Washington Post) 09/08/09
  • No Middle Ground on Hesse's Brian Brown Profile (The Washington Post) 09/08/09
  • Counselors Get at the Heart of Issues for Same-Sex Couples (The Washington Post) 09/06/09
  • 'Sanity & a Smile' and an Outpouring of Rage (Ombudsman, The Washington Post) 09/06/09
  • More delays in Congress?
    Health care debate seen as latest obstacle to advancing LGBT bills     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • Catholic Church joins D.C. marriage fight
    Move comes as Md. minister files papers to force public vote on issue     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • McDonnell’s anti-gay thesis shakes up race
    As student, GOP candidate said gov’t should ‘punish’ homosexuality     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • Vigil for slain trans woman draws 250
    Police working ‘non-stop’ to find killer in ‘possible’ hate crime     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • Big names back National Equality March
    140 endorse D.C. event set for October     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • Plea bargain pending in killing of gay man
    Attorney urges locals to write judge and demand ‘maximum sentence’     (The Washington Blade) 09/04/09
  • Reality Makes Gay Marriage Debate Obsolete (Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post) 09/04/09
  • N.Y. marriage vote possible this month
    State senator optimistic at prospect for same-sex nuptials     (The Washington Blade) 09/03/09
  • Genteel Slander (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Boy Talk
    The Pet Shop Boys have worked with everyone from Dusty Springfield to Liza Minnelli to Lady Gaga -- but never the Queen     (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Hannah Hearing
    Plea bargain discussed behind closed doors     (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Parliamentary Patchwork
    D.C. fix expected for married gays to file jointly     (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Calling All Donors
    GLBT groups scrambling in wake of D.C. budget cuts     (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Q Street Questions
    Community mourns, seeks answers, after trans woman killed     (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Fate of Maine gay marriage law in hands of voters (The Associated Press) 09/02/09
  • Swimming Against The Tide on Gay Rights (Letters, The Washington Post) 09/02/09
  • Wuerl Ups Opposition To Gay Marriage
    D.C. Archbishop Mobilizes Priests     (The Washington Post) 09/02/09
  • D.C. Archbishop Goes on the Offensive on Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 09/02/09
  • The Macaca Thesis
    What Bob McDonnell Can't Explain Away     (The Washington Post) 09/02/09
  • Same-sex marriages begin in Vermont (The Associated Press) 09/01/09
  • Governor's Race Erupts Over McDonnell's Past Views (The Washington Post) 09/01/09
  • Pastor Redoubles Efforts vs. Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 09/01/09
  • Ballot Initiative Requested on Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 09/01/09

    August

  • Gay partnership referendum makes ballot (The Associated Press) 08/31/09
  • DOMA Do-Over
    The Justice Department gets it right this time.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 08/31/09
  • Bishop Continues Fight Against Same-Sex Marriages in D.C. (The Washington Post) 08/31/09
  • '89 Thesis A Different Side of McDonnell
    Va. GOP Candidate Wrote on Women, Marriage and Gays     (The Washington Post) 08/30/09
  • A Marriage Like Any Other (The Washington Post) 08/30/09
  • Slow start: No rush for same-sex weddings in Vt. (The Associated Press) 08/30/09
  • District Launches HIV-Test Campaign
    Web Site, TV Ad Part of First Phase     (The Washington Post) 08/29/09
  • Soccer tarnished by cold-shoulder to gays (The Associated Press) 08/28/09
  • Texas liquor board fires 3 over raid on gay bar (The Associated Press) 08/28/09
  • Media outlets criticized after outing arrested men (The Washington Blade) 08/28/09
  • Opposing Gay Unions With Sanity & a Smile
    NOM Head Moves His Cause to D.C.     (The Washington Post) 08/28/09
  • Stabbings Probed as Possible Hate Crime
    One Victim Dies; Both Identified As Transgender     (The Washington Post) 08/28/09
  • Kennedy remembered as champion of gay rights (The Associated Press) 08/27/09
  • Utah governor: No protected class for gay people (The Associated Press) 08/27/09
  • Uruguay lawmakers OK gay adoption (The Associated Press) 08/27/09
  • A Marriage Like Any Other (The Washington Post) 08/27/09
  • New impetus for bill banning anti-gay bias at work (The Associated Press) 08/27/09
  • Fla. gay adoption ban goes to appeals court (The Associated Press) 08/26/09
  • Trans woman dead after double stabbing
    D.C. police unsure of motive, details     (The Washington Blade) 08/26/09
  • Judge: Ex-gays protected by D.C. law (Washington Examiner) 08/26/09
  • Political Split
    Gay community's Clark Ray announces candidacy for gay-ally Mendelson's City Council seat     (Metro Weekly) 08/20/09
  • EQCA: Ripeness Is All (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 08/20/09
  • Lutherans to Vote on Sexually Active Gay Clergy (The Washington Post) 08/18/09
  • Obama Says Marriage Law Should Be Repealed
    Justice Dept. Filing Distances Administration From Arguments That Angered Gays     (The Washington Post) 08/18/09
  • DOJ reply brief in Smelt v. USA 08/17/09
  • Human Rights Watch report on murder of gays in Iraq 08/17/09
  • Gay Men Targeted In Iraq, Report Says
    Militias Blamed for Scores of Killings     (The Washington Post) 08/17/09
  • Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killed (The Associated Press) 08/17/09
  • Lutheran gay clergy proposal passes 1st hurdle (The Associated Press) 08/17/09
  • Obama disses marriage law as Justice defends it (The Associated Press) 08/17/09
  • Brendan Haywood, Stephon Marbury and the G Word (The Washington Post) 08/17/09
  • Obama Makes Explicit His Objection to DOMA (The Washington Post) 08/17/09
  • Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins' smack Mormon image (The Associated Press) 08/16/09
  • Wedding: Martha Ertman & Karen Lash (The Washington Post) 08/16/09
  • A Sit-Down With T.D. Jakes (The Washington Post) 08/15/09
  • Lutherans prepare for big decision on gay clergy (The Associated Press) 08/14/09
  • Good News for Gay Christians (The Washington Post) 08/14/09
  • Protecting All Families
    The District takes a step toward equality in parental rights and obligations.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 08/14/09
  • Bill Clinton on 'Don't Ask,' DOMA (The Washington Blade) 08/14/09
  • Equality California aims to overturn Prop 8 in 2012
    Door-to-door campaign planned to increase public support     (The Washington Blade) 08/14/09
  • LGBT groups boost Maine campaign
    Coffers get $50K from HRC, $25K from Equality Calif.     (The Washington Blade) 08/14/09
  • Gay Iraqi recants tale of atrocities
    Refugee changes story after pressed by U.S. military investigators     (The Washington Blade) 08/14/09
  • Attitude Adjustment (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 08/13/09
  • Utah paper rejects same-sex wedding announcement (The Associated Press) 08/13/09
  • 16 Honored With Medal Of Freedom (The Washington Post) 08/13/09
  • Top California gay group delays marriage fight to 2012 (Reuters) 08/12/09
  • CA gay rights group: Wait for 2012 to attack ban (The Associated Press) 08/12/09
  • Ward 5 Commissioner Pushes for Gay Marriage Ballot Initiative (The Washington Post) 08/12/09
  • APA: Therapy Won't Change Being Gay (The Washington Post) 08/12/09
  • Activists, actors, athletics honored by Obama (The Associated Press) 08/12/09
  • White House comments on Medal of Freedom winners (The Associated Press) 08/12/09
  • Evangelical group faces 'serious' shortfall (The Associated Press) 08/11/09
  • My 'Crime' on U Street? Offending the Police (The Washington Post) 08/09/09
  • Why Is the Military Pushing Out a Hero? (Letters, The Washington Post) 08/09/09
  • Gay marriage lawyers say no to help from S.F. (The Associated Press) 08/08/09
  • Huge crowd shows solidarity with Tel Aviv gays (Reuters) 08/08/09
  • Of God's Image And Ordaining Gays (The Washington Post) 08/08/09
  • Organizers solidify plans for march on Washington
    Some local, state activists criticize ‘self-indulgent’ event     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • ‘It’s just about having the same rights’
    21 same-sex couples part of new D.C. marriage campaign     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • AIDS report card shows grades for D.C. improving
    Local AIDS watchdog group praises Mayor Fenty     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • ‘Ready, willing and able’
    City hopes to wow Gay Games officials this weekend in bid to host 2014 competition     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Police receive complaints of ‘indecent acts’ in D.C. park
    Police reportedly patrolling areas in plain clothes     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • D.C. mourns gay Tel Aviv victims
    Two killed in ‘horrific’ attack on LGBT youth meeting     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • U.S. military probes claims of anti-gay atrocities
    Army, Rep. Frank investigating charge that soldiers killed gay Iraqis     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Merkley introduces trans-inclusive ENDA in Senate
    Activity on DOMA, DP bills expected after August recess     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Milk honored with Medal of Freedom
    Harvey Milk among 16 recipients of honor     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Census to count married same-sex couples
    Decision reverses Bush-era policy     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Council kills $1 million in LGBT grants
    Graham eyes city building as new home for D.C. gay center     (The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Organizers ask for a clean campaign in Maine (Rebecca Armendariz, The Washington Blade) 08/07/09
  • Psychologists repudiate gay-to-straight therapy (The Associated Press) 08/06/09
  • Report cites violations in raid of Texas gay bar (The Associated Press) 08/06/09
  • Poll: For many, Golden State no longer shines (The Associated Press) 08/05/09
  • Sailor who killed self in brig was being watched (The Associated Press) 08/03/09
  • The Folly of Hate-Crime Laws (Richard Cohen, The Washington Post) 08/04/09
  • Catholic sisters queried about doctrine, fidelity (The Associated Press) 08/04/09
  • WAC Reprimands Hawaii Coach for Using Slur (The Associated Press) 08/03/09
  • Tenn. senator has affair with intern, resigns (The Associated Press) 08/03/09
  • Wis. same-sex couples sign up as domestic partners (The Associated Press) 08/03/09
  • Decorated Airman Anxiously Awaits New Policy on Gays (The Washington Post) 08/03/09
  • Israelis rally after 2 murdered at gay center (The Associated Press) 08/02/09
  • L.A. Episcopalians nominate gay clergy for bishop (The Associated Press) 08/02/09
  • Obama Said 'I Don't.' He May Just Mean It. (James Kirchick, The Washington Post) 08/02/09
  • American-Dutch gay couples wed in Amsterdam (The Associated Press) 08/01/09
  • Gunman kills 2 at Tel Aviv club for gay youths (Reuters) 08/01/09
  • Beleaguered Is The Peacemaker
    The archbishop of Canterbury's latest move to prevent a schism in the worldwide Anglican Communion leaves both sides unhappy.     (The Washington Post) 08/01/09
  • Sailor charged with murder commits suicide (The Associated Press) 08/01/09

    July

  • Portugal's high court keeps gay marriage ban (The Associated Press) 07/31/09
  • House Subcommittee Backs Extension of Benefits To Gay Partners of Government Employees (The Washington Post) 07/31/09
  • Maine gay marriage opponents submit challenges (The Associated Press) 07/31/09
  • Hawaii Coach Suspended Over Slur (The Associated Press) 07/31/09
  • Struggles hamper Southern-based civil rights group (The Associated Press) 07/31/09
  • Attorney arrested, says D.C. officer called him ‘faggot’
    Gay man was ‘joking’ with friends about his dislike of police     (The Washington Blade) 07/31/09
  • D.C. Races to Rescue Needle Funding
    Restrictive Amendment to City's Appropriation Would Cover Most of City     (The Washington Post) 07/31/09
  • Bonfire of the Humanities
    Flames Destroyed Peggy Cooper Cafritz's Home and, With It, a Major Cultural Legacy     (The Washington Post) 07/31/09
  • Gay-marriage backers cite support for law (Morning Sentinel, Waterville, Maine) 07/31/09
  • Hawaii Coach Apologizes for Gay Slur (The Associated Press) 07/30/09
  • Albania plans to legalize gay marriages (The Associated Press) 07/30/09
  • Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 (The Associated Press) 07/30/09
  • Gay Iraqis raise grave allegations (The Washington Blade) 07/30/09
  • Citizen Legislator
    Behind the scenes, Bob Summersgill's "hobby" is impacting GLBT lives     (Metro Weekly) 07/30/09
  • Lesbians in China petition to donate blood (The Associated Press) 07/28/09
  • UN allows gay, lesbian group to join debates (The Associated Press) 07/27/09
  • Anglican Church may have 'two track' structure (The Associated Press) 07/27/09
  • Mystics Give Big Issue the Kiss-Off (The Washington Post) 07/27/09
  • Study: HBO leads on TV in showing gay characters (The Associated Press) 07/27/09
  • A Sanctuary From Hate
    Pastor, D.C. Church Offer Gay African Americans A Message of Acceptance and Responsibility     (The Washington Post) 07/26/09
  • How Do You Turn Walter Cronkite Into a Friend of Gay Rights? Zap Him. (The Washington Post) 07/26/09
  • Wash. gay partnership foes turn in signatures (The Associated Press) 07/25/09
  • E. LYNN HARRIS, 54
    Best-Selling Author Told of Black Gay Life     (The Washington Post) 07/25/09
  • He Brought Secret Lives To Light
    E. Lynn Harris's Fiction, For Many, Was Compelling     (The Washington Post) 07/25/09
  • First openly gay member joins AF Academy board (The Associated Press) 07/24/09
  • Author E. Lynn Harris dies at age 54 (The Associated Press) 07/24/09
  • Busy summer for supporters of marriage in D.C. Activists preparing for Council bill expected this fall from Catania (The Washington Blade) 07/24/09
  • ‘Miscarriage of justice’
    Gay man’s alleged killer faces just 180 days in jail after charge reduced     (The Washington Blade) 07/24/09
  • Navy: Murder charge filed in gay seaman's death (The Associated Press) 07/23/09
  • A Different Kind of Church Wedding
    Two Episcopal Parishes Consider Merging to Keep the Faith Economically     (The Washington Post) 07/23/09
  • Doctor who co-authored first AIDS report dies (The Associated Press) 07/23/09
  • Pulling Together (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 07/23/09
  • Hitting Out
    Rennae Stubbs brings her winning – and outspoken – ways to Washington     (Metro Weekly) 07/23/09
  • A House Becomes a Home
    Wanda Alston House prepares to mark its first anniversary serving GLBT youth in need     (Metro Weekly) 07/23/09
  • Honoring Deschaine
    Locals launch foundation in memory of young politico     (Metro Weekly) 07/23/09
  • DC Coalition Stirring
    Decades-old black GLBT group hoping to harness momentum     (Metro Weekly) 07/23/09
  • Calif. teen faces trial in gay classmate's killing (The Associated Press) 07/22/09
  • National Black Church Initiative Decries Violence Against Gays 07/22/09
  • American Apparel stores vandalized, threatened over gay t-shirt displays 07/22/09
  • Cronkite interviewed Gertrude Stein in 1935 07/22/09
  • Gay Historian Louis Crompton Dies 07/22/09
  • City Paper: WaPo needs to go "gay" 07/21/09
  • Senate strips F-22 funding, improves hate crimes bill prospects 07/21/09
  • Cambridge arrest: would a white guy have been treated this way? 07/21/09
  • Lewis Black takes down the health care naysayers 07/21/09
  • How can health care reform lose if this is the opposition? 07/20/09
  • Gays live — and die — in fear in Jamaica (The Associated Press) 07/20/09
  • Gay Marriage and the Constitution Why Ted Olson and I are working to overturn California's Proposition 8. (David Boies, The Wall Street Journal) 07/20/09
  • Marching Orders
    Ending 'don't ask, don't tell' will take an act of Congress -- and voters actively pushing for it.     (Editorial, The Washington Post 07/20/09
  • Mormon 'kiss-in' in Utah leads to shouting match (The Associated Press) 07/19/09
  • Episcopal Bishops Can Bless Gay Unions
    Approved Compromise Measure Stops Short of Creating Liturgical Rites     (The Washington Post 07/18/09
  • Same-sex couples seek immigration benefit (The Associated Press) 07/18/09
  • Episcopalians: Bishops can bless same-sex unions (The Associated Press) 07/17/09
  • NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying (The Associated Press) 07/17/09
  • Senate wants expansion of federal hate crimes law (The Associated Press) 07/17/09
  • Passions flare as Senate debates hate crimes
    Boxer calls on colleagues to help those who ‘live in fear’     (The Washington Blade) 07/17/09
  • Navigating a sea of LGBT lawsuits
    Court cases seek to overturn DOMA, Prop 8     (The Washington Blade) 07/17/09
  • Calif. removed from federal gay marriage case (The Associated Press) 07/16/09
  • Lithuania president slams anti-gay censorship bill (The Associated Press) 07/16/09
  • Wide Awake
    How ''Spring Awakening'' Woke Up the Musical     (Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Cruel Countdown
    Bi-national D.C. couple weighs options after residency jeopardized     (Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Great Gay Gathering
    Four local GLBT groups hold picnic at Virginia's Great Falls     (Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Death Stuns District
    Desi Deschaine, 29, dies in apparent drowning     (Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Bias Ball (Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Move to Allow Ordination Of Gay Bishops Stirs Debate (The Washington Post) 07/16/09
  • Episcopal bishops OK prayer for gay couples (The Associated Press) 07/15/09
  • Senate takes up hate crimes bill covering gays (The Associated Press) 07/15/09
  • Judge: Witnesses in hate crime trial threatened (The Associated Press) 07/15/09
  • Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raid (The Associated Press) 07/15/09
  • Hiring Girlfriend Was Legal, Barry Says
    D.C. Council Member, Subject of Ethics Probe, Adds That He Would Do So Again     (The Washington Post) 07/15/09
  • Aide to Evans Is Found Dead In Baltimore's Inner Harbor (The Washington Post) 07/15/09
  • Gay clergy eligible for all Episcopal ministry (The Associated Press) 07/14/09
  • Lithuania OKs law to keep gay info away from kids (The Associated Press) 07/14/09
  • Fort Worth mayor apologizes for raid on gay bar (The Associated Press) 07/14/09
  • Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate (The Associated Press) 07/13/09
  • Baron Cohen's `Bruno' bows to $30.6M debut (The Associated Press) 07/13/09
  • For one UK officer, a time to stand and be counted (The Associated Press) 07/13/09
  • NY to use hate crime law in transgender case (The Associated Press) 07/13/09
  • At 54, Cleve Jones is ready for his comeback (The Associated Press) 07/12/09
  • Gay couple detained near Mormon plaza after kiss (The Associated Press) 07/10/09
  • College campuses seek balance when views collide (The Associated Press) 07/10/09
  • Stalemate In N.Y. Appears Resolved
    Democratic Senator Rejoins His Caucus     (The Washington Post) 07/10/09
  • Sowing Success (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 07/09/09
  • The Naked Truth
    J. Aiden Simon's transgender journey to manhood and happiness     (Metro Weekly) 07/09/09
  • Life Preservers
    DCAC takes to the Chester River for HIV/AIDS help     (Metro Weekly) 07/09/09
  • India Supreme Court steps into gay sex law dispute (The Associated Press) 07/09/09
  • Gay legal groups want in on Calif court case (The Associated Press) 07/09/09
  • O'Malley Says Md. Should Recognize Rights of Gay Couples Married Elsewhere (The Washington Post) 07/09/09
  • Mass. files lawsuit against federal marriage law (The Associated Press) 07/09/09
  • OPM 'Wholeheartedly' Endorses Benefits for Same-Sex Partners (The Washington Post) 07/09/09
  • Faith Complex: Donna Payne on gay rights (Video, The Washington Post) 07/08/09
  • Gay marriage foes reach signature goal in Maine (The Associated Press) 07/08/09
  • Mass. Is 1st State to Sue Feds Over Marriage Law (The Associated Press) 07/08/09
  • Pope Criticizes World Economic System, Urges Social Responsibility (The Washington Post) 07/08/09
  • A 'Common Front' for The Marginalized in India
    Gay Activist Works to Build Broad-Based Political Party     (The Washington Post) 07/06/09
  • Gay marriage bill takes effect in nation's capital (The Associated Press) 07/07/09
  • How Gay Marriage Recognition Works (The Washington Post) 07/07/09
  • Canceled Trip Started Barry's Bad Day
    Council Member, Ex-Girlfriend Disagree on Events Surrounding Arrest     (The Washington Post) 07/07/09
  • Barry the 'Betrayed' (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 07/06/09
  • WCP Reports: Barry Doesn’t Like Being Stalked (Washington City Paper) 07/06/09
  • Marion Barry Arrest: Keeping Mum at Press Conference (Washington City Paper) 07/06/09
  • Marion Barry Arrest: The Brighthaupt Memo (Washington City Paper) 07/06/09
  • Marion Barry’s Lost Weekend: Loose Lips Daily (Washington City Paper) 07/06/09
  • The Charge Against Barry: Stalking His Ex-Girlfriend (The Washington Post) 07/06/09
  • Marion Barry Arrest: The ‘Stalkee’ Tells What Happened (Washington City Paper) 07/05/09
  • Marion Barry on Arrest: Friend Donna Watts “Betrayed” Me (Washington City Paper) 07/05/09
  • Marion Barry Arrested by Park Police; Charged With Stalking (Washington City Paper) 07/04/09
  • A Day for Rejoicing -- and Vigilance (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 07/04/09
  • British PM's wife joins 1000s at gay pride parade (The Associated Press) 07/04/09
  • Obama's Reality on Gay Rights, Civil Rights (Jason W. Bartlett, National Black Justice Coalition) 07/03/09
  • Judge eyes quick action on Calif. gay marriage ban (The Associated Press) 07/03/09
  • New Delhi Lifts Colonial-Era Ban on Gay Sex (The Washington Post) 07/03/09
  • Homosexuals in Nepal hail Delhi High Court verdict (DNA India) 07/02/09
  • Mennonites protest church exclusion of gays (The Associated Press) 07/02/09
  • Navy investigates gay sailor's death in Calif. (The Associated Press) 07/02/09
  • DC School District Restores Gay-Themed Titles to Summer Reading Lists (School Library Journal) 07/02/09
  • Principles and Pragmatism
    The Dallas Principles offer a "No Delay, No Excuses" roadmap to GLBT equality     (Metro Weekly) 07/02/09
  • Servicemembers' Milestone
    Largest organization of gay veterans opens D.C. headquarters     (Metro Weekly) 07/02/09
  • Executive Exchange
    White House reception honors Stonewall anniversary     (Metro Weekly) 07/02/09
  • Hiring Help
    DC Center offers new help for locals seeking labor     (Metro Weekly) 07/02/09
  • Indian court decriminalizes consensual gay sex (The Associated Press) 07/02/09
  • Judge eyes quick action on Calif gay marriage ban (The Associated Press) 07/02/09
  • Parsing the Words of the Justices
    Did Souter Offer Advice to Gay-Marriage Proponents?     (The Washington Post) 07/02/09
  • Obama White House not appealing transgender ruling (The Associated Press) 07/01/09
  • Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar (The Associated Press) 07/01/09
  • Judge Declines to Stay Law on Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 07/01/09

    June

  • Fed. Prop. 8 Case Full Speed Ahead (Advocate.com) 06/30/09
  • Civil Gang Injunctions Again Foiled by D.C. Council (Washington City Paper) 06/30/09
  • After census dither, take a reality check
    Bachmann finds conspiracies in the strangest places     (Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune) 06/27/09
  • Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules (The Associated Press) 06/30/09
  • Council Approves Crime Bill In 10-3 Vote (The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Board: Discharge gay NY National Guard officer (The Associated Press) 06/30/09
  • Coleman Concedes to Franken in MN Senate Race (The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Judge Upholds Start Date of D.C. Gay Marriage Law (The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Judge dismisses effort to block D.C. marriage law
    Reverend behind referendum pledges to fight ruling     (The Washington Blade) 06/30/09
  • Superior Court Judge Denies Gay Marriage Referendum (Washington City Paper) 06/30/09
  • At White House, Obama Aims to Reassure Gays (The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Open the Military Closet (Richard Cohen, The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Power struggle impedes New York gay marriage vote (Reuters) 06/29/09
  • Obama reaffirms support for gay-rights activism (The Associated Press) 06/29/09
  • Russian gays ready to protest during Obama visit (Reuters) 06/29/09
  • Labor secretary denounces gay pride poster vandals (The Associated Press) 06/29/09
  • Texas officials want investigation of gay bar raid (The Associated Press) 06/29/09
  • Gay Pride at the White House: The Guest List (The Washington Post) 06/29/09
  • In a Presidential First, Obama Marks Gay Pride at the White House (The Washington Post) 06/29/09
  • Gay Rights Groups Praise Pending End to HIV Travel Ban (The Washington Post) 06/29/09
  • Pride at the White House (The Washington Post) 06/29/09
  • Just Another Way to Be Suburban
    In Pr. George's, Same-Sex Couples Grow in Number, Visibility     (The Washington Post) 06/29/09
  • Remarks by the President at LGBT Pride Month Reception (The White House) 06/29/09
  • Study finds widening generation gap in US (The Associated Press) 06/29/09
  • Gay Pride Parade marks 40 years after NYC uprising (The Associated Press) 06/28/09
  • Indian gay rights march calls to legalize gay sex (The Associated Press) 06/28/09
  • End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (Letters, The Washington Post) 06/28/09
  • Out of the Closet and Into Congress?
    A conversation with former soldier Anthony Woods     (The Washington Post) 06/28/09
  • Do Tell
    President Obama and Congress should let gay men and lesbians serve.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/28/09
  • Stonewall Baby, All Grown Up (The Washington Post) 06/27/09
  • Stonewall rebel reflects 40 years after NYC riots (The Associated Press) 06/27/09
  • New laws prod police, protect kids, push tax cuts (The Associated Press) 06/27/09
  • PROMISES, PROMISES: Gays bemoan go-slow approach (The Associated Press) 06/26/09
  • Gay groups back federal challenge to marriage ban (The Associated Press) 06/26/09
  • Motley To Kick Off Campaign Tomorrow (The Washington Post) 06/26/09
  • Ireland grants rights to same-sex partnerships (Reuters) 06/26/09
  • Perez Hilton apologizes for using gay slur (The Associated Press) 06/25/09
  • Holder tells Congress new hate crime law needed (The Associated Press) 06/25/09
  • GOP Aims To Disrupt Mendelson's Reelection Bid (The Washington Post) 06/25/09
  • Gov. Sanford's wife not standing by her man (The Associated Press) 06/25/09
  • Perez Hilton not backing down for using gay slur (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • Conn. church creates stir with gay exorcism video (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • Weird politics: Hold on, did he just say that? (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • A look at governors who were embroiled in affairs (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • Supremacist blogger accused of threatening judges (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • Southern Baptists Oust Church (The Washington Post) 06/23/09
  • Another shot for ENDA
    Frank says trans-inclusive bill ‘on track’ to pass this year     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • Gays boycott DNC fundraiser
    Dems lose donations over anger at Obama administration     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • D.C. marriage law poised to take effect
    Anti-gay minister seeks reprieve on July 6 referendum deadline     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • 2 local activists want Jackson investigated
    Election board asked to open probe of minister’s residency claims     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • Man charged in murder of Baltimore lesbian couple
    Police accuse 21-year-old of murder and robbery     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • Lesbian among victims of deadly Metro crash
    Accident deadliest in Metro's history     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • Transgender activist weighs run for Maryland House
    Beyer first ran for office three years ago     (The Washington Blade) 06/26/09
  • Senators grill attorney general on hate crimes
    Eric Holder challenged for supporting federal measure     (The Washington Blade) 06/25/09
  • Employing Anger (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 06/25/09
  • 60,000 inmates sexually abused every year (The Associated Press) 06/23/09
  • Ore. AG clears Portland mayor over relationship (The Associated Press) 06/22/09
  • For Obama, a Hit and a Miss On Gay Rights (Capehart, The Washington Post) 06/21/09
  • Moving Forward on Gay Rights (The Washington Post) 06/21/09
  • Kids to meet gay dad's partner on Father's Day (The Associated Press) 06/20/09
  • Reid pledges vote on hate crimes bill by August
    Report shows surge in violence against gays     (The Washington Blade) 06/19/09
  • Attorney general to testify on hate crimes
    Federal official to speak at Senate hearing     (The Washington Blade) 06/19/09
  • HRC criticizes Obama over DOMA brief
    Solmonese says he holds president to ‘a higher standard’     (The Washington Blade) 06/19/09
  • Gay activists, donors to boycott DNC fundraiser
    ‘Blanket donations to the Democratic Party’ not justified     (The Washington Blade) 06/19/09
  • Obama grants partner benefits for gay federal employees
    Memorandum called 'first step' prior to action by Congress     (The Washington Blade) 06/19/09
  • Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak (Shalikashvili, The Washington Post) 06/19/09
  • Gay couples can use married names on passports (The Associated Press) 06/19/09
  • White House: Census to better count gay couples (The Associated Press) 06/19/09
  • TSA Applicant Says HIV Cost Him a Job (The Washington Post) 06/19/09
  • Chinese gays step quietly toward progress (The Associated Press) 06/18/09
  • Gay activists impatient with Obama and Congress (The Associated Press) 06/18/09
  • Federal gay marriage challenge has Hollywood style (Reuters) 06/18/09
  • President Wades Into Gay Issues
    Order Gives Some Benefits to Partners of Federal Workers     (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Maine gay marriage foes hire Calif. Prop 8 firm (The Associated Press) 06/18/09
  • Gay Couples Express Hope Over Benefits Extension (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Judge Asked to Block Decision
    D.C. Residents Fight Board's Ruling Against Referendum     (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Eye Opener: Obama's Same-Sex Benefits Gamble (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Policy Ideas Planted in Winter Now Blossom for Same-Sex Partners (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Nevada paper rejects ad about senator's affair (The Associated Press) 06/18/09
  • Ensign Interns Want Out (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Why Now, John Ensign? (The Washington Post) 06/18/09
  • Ensign helped mistress's husband get jobs (The Associated Press) 06/18/09
  • Celebrating a Movement
    Capital Pride delivers on all fronts     (Metro Weekly) 06/18/09
  • Forty-fied (Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly) 06/18/09
  • NBJC Transitions
    Robinson steps down, Rhue rules interim, and Bartlett talks of tomorrow     (Metro Weekly) 06/18/09
  • Referendum Wrap-Up
    Effort to put marriage-recognition on the ballot ends in favor of marriage equality     (Metro Weekly) 06/18/09
  • Best in Show
    PETS-DC marks nearly two decades of helping ill people care for their animal companions     (Metro Weekly) 06/18/09
  • Obama: More benefits for gay workers only one step (The Associated Press) 06/17/09
  • Mass. ex-senator to head gay rights group GLAAD (The Associated Press) 06/17/09
  • Jubilation muted on Calif gay marriage anniversary (The Associated Press) 06/17/09
  • Consolation Prize for Gays (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • Obama Extends Benefits To Same-Sex Partners (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • Immigration Debate Tied to Rise in Hate Crimes (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • News? Sigh. No Affair to Remember (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • In the GOP, Prayers for the Sinner -- but Mostly Silence (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • Ensign's Former Treasurer Acknowledges Affair With Senator (The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • Ensign resigns from GOP leadership after affair (The Associated Press) 06/17/09
  • What Works for Mr. Ensign . . .
    The Nevada senator's hypocrisy on adultery is reflected in his stance on D.C. voting rights.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/17/09
  • Same-Sex Marriage Battle Heads to Court (The Washington Post) 06/16/09
  • Group: Gay bias killings highest since 1999 (The Associated Press) 06/16/09
  • Excusing Church, Clergy from Gay Weddings (The Washington Post) 06/16/09
  • Obama Intends to Extend Federal Benefits to Unmarried Partners (The Washington Post) 06/16/09
  • AG Holder urges new hate crimes law (The Associated Press) 06/16/09
  • Same-Sex Marriage Gains Traction
    D.C. Board Says No to Referendum     (The Washington Post) 06/16/09
  • ACLU: Hospital discriminated against gay couple (The Associated Press) 06/15/09
  • HRC criticizes Obama over DOMA brief
    Solmonese holds president ‘to a higher standard’     (The Washington Blade) 06/15/09
  • D.C. officials block marriage referendum
    Ballot measure said to violate human rights law     (The Washington Blade) 06/15/09
  • Referendum Rejected
    DC Board of Elections and Ethics finds anti-marriage referendum improper     (Metro Weekly) 06/15/09
  • Elections Board Blocks Marriage Referendum (The Washington Post) 06/15/09
  • A Focus on Ties That Legally Bind (The Washington Post) 06/15/09
  • Gay pride activists march in Rome, Warsaw, Zagreb (Associated Press) 06/13/09
  • Gays decry Obama's stand on gay marriage case (Associated Press) 06/12/09
  • Former Miss Calif.: Gay comment cost me my crown (Associated Press) 06/12/09
  • Attack Underscores Play's Message (The Washington Post) 06/12/09
  • Witnesses spar over marriage at election board hearing
    D.C. officials to decide fate of proposed marriage referendum     (The Washington Blade) 06/12/09
  • D.C. att’y gen’l says marriage referendum illegal
    Ballot measure said to violate human rights law     (The Washington Blade) 06/11/09
  • The Obama Administration, Still 'Asking' and 'Telling' (Letters, The Washington Post) 06/11/09
  • China defends net filtering software amid outcry (Associated Press) 06/11/09
  • Chastity Bono announces sex change (Associated Press) 06/11/09
  • Pro-Gay, Pro-Choice (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 06/11/09
  • Referendum Rumble
    Board of Elections hears arguments regarding proposed marriage referendum     (Metro Weekly) 06/11/09
  • 2009 Capital Pride Guide (Metro Weekly) 06/11/09
  • Get Your Kicks
    Global gay soccer tourney returns to Washington, ready to kick some ball     (Metro Weekly) 06/11/09
  • Addressing an Epidemic
    Pride meeting hits HIV/AIDS from multiple angles     (Metro Weekly) 06/11/09
  • Solemn Reminder
    A shooting at the Holocaust Museum shows how vital its mission remains.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 06/11/09
  • At a Solemn Memorial, a Moment of Deadly Violence
    Guard Killed, Suspect Injured Amid Scene of Fear, Chaos     (The Washington Post) 06/11/09
  • D.C. Panel Hears Arguments On Gay Marriage Referendum
    Opponents of Same-Sex Unions Want Bill Put to Popular Vote     (The Washington Post) 06/11/09
  • Gay couples forced to flee US over immigration law 06/10/09
  • Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage Vote Under Way (The Washington Post) 06/10/09
  • Hundreds Watch Gay Marriage Referendum Hearing (Washington City Paper) 06/10/09
  • Where does Rev. Jackson live?
    Leader of D.C.’s anti-gay referendum owns lavish Md. homes     (The Washington Blade) 06/08/09
  • Coup attempt leaves NY state Senate in disarray (Reuters) 06/08/09
  • DC pride festival honors gay rights pioneer Kameny (Associated Press) 06/08/09
  • Supreme Court Turns Down 'Don't Ask' Challenge (The Washington Post) 06/08/09
  • Court rejects challenge to 'don't ask, don't tell' (Associated Press) 06/08/09
  • Senate to pass hate crimes bill as amendment
    HRC calls for vote before summer's end     (The Washington Blade) 06/08/09
  • Cleve Jones calls for march on Washington (Associated Press) 06/07/09
  • VT program helps students explore gender (Associated Press) 06/07/09
  • Ads pulled over radio hosts' transgender remarks (Associated Press) 06/05/09
  • Police chief vows to add GLLU ‘liaisons’ in precincts (The Washington Blade) 06/05/09
  • Marriage opponent new to D.C.
    Minister registered to vote one month before filing referendum     (The Washington Blade) 06/05/09
  • Gay bishop rejoices in NH's gay marriage vote (Associated Press) 06/04/09
  • German zoo: Gay penguin pair raising chick (Associated Press) 06/04/09
  • Okay, Obama. Now Let's Have a Speech on Gay Rights (Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post) 06/04/09
  • Divine Intervention
    Coalition of D.C. clergy forms to promote marriage equality     (Metro Weekly) 06/04/09
  • Three of a Kind
    Trans, Leather and Latino communities add their own flavors to Pride     (Metro Weekly) 06/04/09
  • Chief Check-In
    MPD's Lanier joins GLOV for community meeting     (Metro Weekly) 06/04/09
  • Chinese Takeaway (Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly) 06/04/09
  • In NH and Iowa, gay marriage has political angle (Associated Press) 06/04/09
  • Gay marriage bill signed into law in New Hampshire (Associated Press) 06/03/09
  • New Hampshire Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage (Associated Press) 06/03/09
  • Clergy Rally in Support Of Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 06/03/09
  • D.C. ministers back same-sex marriage
    More than 130 sign ‘marriage equality’ declaration     (The Washington Blade) 06/02/09
  • Amid Criticism, D.C. Plans Big Effort to Spread Word on AIDS (The Washington Post) 06/02/09
  • Obama, Clinton recognize June as Pride month
    President commits to 'achieving equal justice under law'     (The Washington Blade) 06/01/09
  • Cheney on gay marriage: 'Freedom for everyone' (Associated Press) 06/01/09
  • Eminem 'Enraged' About Becoming the Butt of Bruno's Joke (The Washington Post) 06/01/09
  • Gray Stays Silent on Marriage Referendum (The Washington Post) 06/01/09

    May

  • The Robert Wone Stabbing: Anatomy of a Murder Case
    Authorities Think Housemates Killed the Lawyer in a Dupont Circle Home, but Proof Is Elusive     (The Washington Post) 05/31/09
  • Calif. gay marriage opponents gear up for rallies (Associated Press) 05/31/09
  • MD: Opinion to Address Same-Sex Unions
    At Issue Is Md. Recognition of Marriages Performed Elsewhere     (The Washington Post) 05/31/09
  • Gallup Poll Shows Opposition to Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 05/30/09
  • Nevada Senate backs partnership bill over gov (Associated Press) 05/30/09
  • David Hyde Pierce says he married longtime partner (Associated Press) 05/29/09
  • Gay rights bills remain stalled in Congress
    Hate crimes, ENDA strategies debated; Frank says UAFA won’t pass this yea     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • March on Washington ‘very likely’ this fall
    Frustrated with Democrats, activists plan demonstration for LGBT rights in D.C.     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • D.C. marriage ban seen as uphill fight in Congress
    33 co-sponsors sign on to bill that would outlaw same-sex unions in city     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • New rabbi for D.C. gay synagogue to start July 1
    Manewith to replace retiring Rabbi Bob Saks     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • D.C. not expected to hike fees for Capital Pride
    Major festivals across the country report additional costs     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • Police chief to discuss future of GLLU
    Community meeting to take place June 2     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • Activists want Ray to challenge Mendelson
    Committee seeks to draft gay D.C. Council candidate     (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • 'The Mormons Are Coming!'
    Supporters of Same-Sex Marriage Trumpet the Church's Work Against It     (The Washington Post) 05/29/09
  • D.C. Pledges Quick Review On Marriage Referendum (The Washington Post) 05/29/09
  • N.H. lawmakers negotiating a compromise
    Religious protections at issue in same-sex marriage bill     (Associated Press) 05/28/09
  • Openly gay teen voted prom queen at LA high school (Associated Press) 05/28/09
  • Aviator hopes gay ban will end soon enough for him (Associated Press) 05/28/09
  • Out in the Wild
    Maryland's Jake Nodar takes on the Discovery Channel's 'Alaska Experiment' -- and gay stereotypes     (Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • The Color of Pride
    DC Black Pride organizers pleased with event's turnout, look ahead to 2010     (Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Girl Talk
    SMYAL hosts women's networking event at HRC     (Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Trial Date Set
    Suspects in Wone case face 2010 trial date     (Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Captive Audience (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Ousted Parks and Recreation Head Is Pushed to Run for Council (The Washington Post) 05/28/09
  • Episcopal Church ousts 61 clergy in bishop dispute (Associated Press) 05/28/09
  • Bush v. Gore lawyers take on gay marriage ban (Reuters) 05/28/09
  • Group Aims to Block D.C. Marriage Bill
    Same-Sex Union Foes Seek Referendum     (The Washington Post) 05/28/09
  • Castro's daughter: Cuba to reinstate sex changes (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Focus on gay marriage rights stays on state fights (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Poll: Majority of RI voters favor gay marriage law (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Group Asks for Referendum on Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 05/27/09
  • The Gay Marriage (Polling) Conundrum (Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post) 05/27/09
  • Gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Gay groups call federal marriage suit premature (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Bush Solicitor General Ted Olson Supporting Same Sex Marriage (ABC News) 05/27/09
  • Gay marriage battle to return to Calif. ballot (Associated Press) 05/27/09
  • Calif. Ruling Shows Hurdles Remain for Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 05/27/09
  • Proposition 8 Stands
    California's highest court rules that the voters have the right to be wrong.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 05/27/09
  • The big gay shrug
    Sorry, enemies of gay marriage. Prop 8 or no, you've already lost     (Mark Morford, SFGate) 05/27/09
  • California court upholds Prop 8
    Marriages of 18,000 couples remain valid     (The Washington Blade) 05/26/09
  • Melissa Etheridge in limbo after gay marriage ruling (Reuters) 05/26/09
  • Stars react to Calif. court's Prop. 8 decision (Associated Press) 05/26/09
  • California high court upholds gay marriage ban (Associated Press) 05/26/09
  • Correction: Britain-Gay Minister (Associated Press) 05/26/09
  • Ray Seriously Considering Council Run (The Washington Post) 05/26/09
  • Clinton to Extend Benefits to Gay Partners
    Draft Memo Outlines New Foreign Service Policies for All Unmarried Couples     (The Washington Post) 05/25/09
  • Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (Associated Press) 05/24/09
  • Mullen: Military to comply if gay ban law changes (Associated Press) 05/24/09
  • When the Stage Has No Closet Space (The Washington Post) 05/24/09
  • Gay marriage bill may have religious liberty safeguard (Washington Examiner) 05/23/09
  • Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits (Associated Press) 05/23/09
  • California high court set to rule on gay marriage (Associated Press) 05/22/09
  • Analysis: Obama, brass buy time on military gays (Associated Press) 05/22/09
  • For One Night, Baghdad Gets a Pink Zone (The Washington Post) 05/22/09
  • U.S. House Members File Bill to Overturn Action by D.C. Council (The Washington Post) 05/22/09
  • Marriage support grows
    Harry Thomas, Dems in two wards back full equality     (The Washington Blade) 05/22/09
  • Referenda could undo rights advances in two states
    Maine, Washington face potential ballot measures     (The Washington Blade) 05/22/09
  • Gay-owned store uses YouTube to combat thieves
    Owner says police slow to investigate     (The Washington Blade) 05/22/09
  • Capital Pride names 2009 heroes honorees
    Eight activists, organizers and volunteers to be honored     (The Washington Blade) 05/22/09
  • Federal lawmakers seek to define D.C. marriage
    Bill would nullify marriage recognition measure     (The Washington Blade) 05/21/09
  • White House affirms support for DOMA repeal
    Obama wants marriage issue 'left to the states'     (The Washington Blade) 05/21/09
  • Illinois poised to approve civil unions
    Lawmakers to amend 'shell bill' to pass measure     (The Washington Blade) 05/21/09
  • Crystal Clarity
    Crystal Waters brings her playful, party sound to D.C. Black Pride, showing support for the community that nurtured her     (Metro Weekly) 05/21/09
  • Woman on the Verge
    Aisha Mills sets her sights on her company and new community involvement     (Metro Weekly) 05/21/09
  • Marriage Matters
    Community meeting brings activists closer to marriage-equality strategy     (Metro Weekly) 05/21/09
  • Capital Pride Countdown
    Rupaul, Ndegeocello set to headline full slate of entertainment at Pride Festival     (Metro Weekly) 05/21/09
  • Tribal Warfare (Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly) 05/21/09
  • Gay Marriage Fuels Debate Among D.C. Democrats (The Washington Post) 05/21/09
  • Changes to gay marriage bill fail in NH House (Associated Press) 05/20/09
  • Video: Vilsack on Gay Marriage in Iowa (The Washington Post) 05/20/09
  • Gay marriage in DC moves debate to black community (Associated Press) 05/20/09
  • Mass. campaign urges Obama to nix gay marriage ban (Associated Press) 05/20/09
  • D.C. polls show divide among black Dems over gay marriage (Washington Examiner) 05/19/09
  • Pentagon: No plans to end don't ask-don't tell (Associated Press) 05/19/09
  • Nev. domestic partner bill OK'd; gov. warns veto (Associated Press) 05/19/09
  • Ward 5 Democrats Reject Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 05/19/09
  • Gay rights advocate, AIDS activist McFarlane dies (Associated Press) 05/18/09
  • Milwaukee clergy abuse victim upset with memoir (Associated Press) 05/18/09
  • A Vote for Same-Sex Marriage
    Ward 8 Democrats Act Ahead of D.C. Council Legislation     (The Washington Post) 05/17/09
  • Eurovision contest becomes stage for gay protests (Associated Press) 05/17/09
  • Gay-Marriage Issue Awaits Court Pick
    Same-Sex Unions Supplant Abortion As Social Priority for Conservatives     (The Washington Post) 05/17/09
  • Look Who's in Bed Together on Gay Marriage Fight (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 05/17/09
  • Who Is a Real Catholic? (The Washington Post) 05/17/09
  • Cuban gays dance conga against homophobia (Associated Press) 05/16/09
  • Moscow police detain scores at gay pride rally (Associated Press) 05/16/09
  • Singapore's gay community holds first-ever rally (Associated Press) 05/16/09
  • RNC chief: Gay marriage will burden small business (Associated Press) 05/16/09
  • Moscow police violently break up gay pride rally (Associated Press) 05/16/09
  • Exemption for Religious Foes Of Gay Marriage Debated (The Washington Post) 05/16/09
  • Heat of the battle
    A closer look at key players in the D.C. marriage fight     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Ray coy over plan to challenge Mendelson
    Q&A with D.C.’s gay former head of Parks & Rec     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Vigil, march planned to honor gay victim
    Martins was killed in December of 2008     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Parents sue D.C. police after gay son killed
    Man shot in bedroom of Logan Circle home in ’08     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Shifting Answers on Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 05/15/09
  • Obama faces criticism on marriage, military
    ‘Stunning’ lack of progress in repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Our Gay Christian Neighbors (The Washington Post) 05/15/09
  • 10 Council members back same-sex marriage bill
    Stances contradict Washington Times report     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • N.Y. Assembly approves same-sex marriage bill
    HRC confident Senate will pass measure next month     (The Washington Blade) 05/15/09
  • Scotus prospect draws criticism from gay groups (Associated Press) 05/15/09
  • NH governor backs gay marriage (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • SC House nixes mention of gays in date-abuse bill (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • Wis. high court to review 2006 gay marriage ban (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • In new play, Kushner back on gay turf of 'Angels' (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • Peru to sack 'scandalous' gays from police force (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • Calif. Senate advances Harvey Milk honor (Associated Press) 05/14/09
  • N.H. governor willing to sign marriage bill
    Lynch seeks ‘protections for religious institutions’     (The Washington Blade) 05/14/09
  • Out In Congress
    Rep. Jared Polis, the first out gay man to win a freshman seat in Congress, is our latest GLBT political ally     (Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • Bad Shepherd (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • Bringing Safety Back
    A new, edgier campaign aims to make safer-sex tools easily available -- and sexy as well     (Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • GLOV Gears Up
    GLBT anti-violence group moves to remember victims, re-focus attention on unsolved murder     (Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • The Gay Outdoors
    Adventuring marks 30 years of being out in nature, along with straight allies     (Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • Anti-Tumor Team
    Gay group convened to marshal resources in local cancer fight     (Metro Weekly) 05/14/09
  • Wash Times misleads on marriage (Kevin Naff, The Washington Blade) 05/13/09
  • Blacks and gays in D.C.: It’s complicated (Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Examiner) 05/13/09
  • Uruguay to lift ban on gays in the military (Associated Press 05/13/09
  • Tenn. nixes marriage of transgender woman, man (Associated Press) 05/13/09
  • Wiesenthal Center report: Hate goes viral on social network sites (Reuters) 05/13/09
  • White House: Legislation key for gays in military (Associated Press) 05/12/09
  • Former Catholic head of Milwaukee admits he's gay (Associated Press) 05/12/09
  • Two Practical Politicians, Obama and Barry, Draw the Line at Same-Sex Marriage (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 05/12/09
  • Mr. Barry and Same-Sex Marriages (Letters, The Washington Post) 05/12/09
  • Gay marriage and political doublespeak (Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Examiner) 05/11/09
  • Mr. Barry Doesn't Speak for Me (Niki Mitchell, The Washington Post) 05/11/09
  • One Man, One Woman -- Only (Harry R. Jackson Jr., The Washington Post) 05/10/09
  • Obama aide: Gays in military policy under review (Associated Press) 05/10/09
  • Marion Barry Doesn't Get It (Michael Stanek, The Washington Post) 05/10/09
  • The District Takes a Stand for Equality (David Catania, The Washington Post) 05/10/09
  • VH1, Logo among winners at GLAAD Media Awards (Associated Press) 05/10/09
  • 5 years on, gay marriage debate fades in Mass. (Associated Press) 05/09/09
  • Lebanese gays take fight for their rights public (Associated Press) 05/09/09
  • Gay marriage effort stalls in heavily Catholic RI (Associated Press) 05/09/09
  • Mr. Barry's Ugly Words
    The D.C. Council member chose politics over principle in a vote against recognizing same-sex marriages.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 05/09/09
  • Marriage: A Matter of Justice (Letters, The Washington Post) 05/09/09
  • Gaywatch - Marion Barry (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) 05/08/09
  • MIA On Gay Marriage (Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post) 05/08/09
  • 'Outrage' Drags Politics' Conservative Wingtips Out of the Closet (The Washington Post) 05/08/09
  • ‘You have to be careful’
    With military monitoring e-mails, gay troops get creative in writing home     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Obama seeks boost in domestic AIDS spending
    New budget calls for increase in CDC prevention budget     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Maine is latest state to approve gay marriage
    But ‘people’s veto’ could prevent measure from becoming law     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Could a lesbian succeed Souter at the Supreme Court?
    Law professor among ‘many qualified LGBT people’ to be discussed     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Barry warns of racial divide over marriage
    After heated debate, Council votes 12-1 to recognize gay unions from other states     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Allies of nightlife businesses win Dupont election
    8 DCCA members seek improved relations with bars, restaurants     (The Washington Blade) 05/08/09
  • Moscow bans gay rights parade on Eurovision day (Reuters) 05/07/09
  • Fenty signs same-sex marriage recognition bill
    Measure next goes to Capitol Hill for review     (The Washington Blade) 05/07/09
  • HRC lays off 13 staffers
    Cites ‘economic conditions’ as reason for cuts     (The Washington Blade) 05/07/09
  • 15 Years of a Free Rein
    From its first issue in 1994, Metro Weekly has forged a unique path to covering D.C.'s GLBT community     (Metro Weekly) 05/07/09
  • Marriage Beats Malice
    As anti-gay protestors rally, Council votes again to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions     (Metro Weekly) 05/07/09
  • Proud and Prepared
    Gay community's emergency expert uses flu for teaching moment     (Metro Weekly) 05/07/09
  • Local Leader
    Gaithersburg's Sodexo earns kudos for GLBT equality     (Metro Weekly) 05/07/09
  • The Homophobic Lifestyle (Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly) 05/07/09
  • Maine and N.H. Move to Expand Gay Rights (The Washington Post) 05/07/09
  • NH gov. promises 'best decision' on gay marriage (Associated Press) 05/07/09
  • Progressive Virginia Democrat Upset Byrd Machine Loyalist (The Washington Post) 05/07/09
  • Play Vibrantly Chronicles Wilde's Demise (The Washington Post) 05/07/09
  • Gay marriage leaps ahead in Maine, New Hampshire (Associated Press) 05/06/09
  • Joe the Plumber calls gays 'queer' (Associated Press) 05/06/09
  • New Hampshire legislators vote for gay marriage (Associated Press) 05/06/09
  • Documentary's Camera Aims To Shed Light On D.C.'s Closet (The Washington Post) 05/06/09
  • Uproar in D.C. as Same-Sex Marriage Gains (The Washington Post) 05/06/09
  • Russian gays to hold parade on Eurovision final (Associated Press) 05/05/09
  • Maine moves a step closer to allowing gay marriage (Associated Press) 05/05/09
  • DC gay marriage vote could entangle Congress (Associated Press) 05/05/09
  • D.C. Gay Marriage Measure Set for Mayor's Signature
    Council Votes 12 to 1 to Honor Other States' Same-Sex Nuptials     (The Washington Post) 05/05/09
  • D.C. Council passes same-sex marriage bill (The Washington Times) 05/05/09
  • Confused Barry Asks for Same-Sex Marriage Vote Back
    DC Council votes 12-1 to recognize other states' same-sex marriages     (NBC Washington) 05/05/09
  • Barry on D.C. Gay Marriage: “May Have a Civil War” (Washington City Paper) 05/05/09
  • Tempers Flare Outside Council Chamber After Marriage Vote (Washington City Paper) 05/05/09
  • Gay Marriage Recognition Passes Council—Did Barry Flip Again? (Washington City Paper) 05/05/09
  • D.C. Council Votes 12-1 to Recognize Other States' Gay Marriages (The Washington Post) 05/05/09
  • Friends, Foes of Same-Sex Marriage Monitor District's Legislative Moves (The Washington Post) 05/05/09
  • My God Favors Inclusion (Letters, The Washington Post) 05/04/09
  • Hundreds march in Philly national gay rights rally (Associated Press) 05/03/09
  • NH demographic change shows in Legislature votes (Associated Press) 05/03/09
  • Hate and a Question of Rights (Parker, The Washington Post) 05/03/09
  • Where's Our 'Fierce Advocate'? (Socarides, The Washington Post) 05/02/09
  • A Message From Morehouse (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 05/02/09
    "As an all-male institution with the explicit mission of educating men with disciplined minds, the great challenge of this moment in history is our diversity of sexual orientation."
  • Tribeca film targets hypocrisy in U.S. gay politics (Reuters) 05/01/09
  • Philadelphia to host national gay rights rally (Associated Press) 05/01/09
  • ‘Shame on you’
    Barry draws activists’ ire after joining anti-gay rally, denouncing same-sex marriage     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • Activists, family hope good can come from Zapata’s death
    Case marks first time hate crimes law used in trans killing     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • Iowans unsure of benefits gay marriages will bring
    Ceremonies began on Monday, but questions remain     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • High marks for Obama's first 100 days
    With few exceptions, leaders praise new president’s handling of LGBT issues     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • Trans woman wins Library of Congress lawsuit
    Former Army Special Forces commander to receive nearly $500,000     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • Procter & Gamble bars trans discrimination
    Amends anti-discrimination policy to include gender identity and expression     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • A sense of closure as gay man takes OPM helm
    Berry heads agency that once denied jobs to gays     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • Obama names new AIDS coordinator
    Goosby, a straight physician, served under Clinton     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09
  • N.H. Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
    Measure goes next to House, which passed similar bill in March     (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09

    April

  • UK names lesbian poet laureate (Associated Press) 04/30/09
  • Dozens of gays cross state lines for Iowa weddings (Associated Press) 04/30/09
  • NC rep calls gay student slaying case a 'hoax' (Associated Press) 04/30/09
  • Poll: Rising U.S. Support for Social Issues, Such as Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 04/30/09
  • Miss California to campaign against gay marriage (Associated Press) 04/30/09
  • On Gay Marriage, A Near Even Split (The Washington Post) 04/30/09
  • CDC issues guidance for HIV and swine flu
    Those with HIV may experience more severe illness, complications     (The Washington Blade) 04/30/09
  • National poll: mixed views on gay-rights issues (Associated Press) 04/30/09
  • Same-Sex Couples' Taxes (Letters, The Washington Post) 04/30/09
  • Strange Fruit (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 04/30/09
  • Distinguished Honors
    GLAA presents its annual awards     (Metro Weekly) 04/30/09
  • Storefront Stand
    Gay man stages impromptu Knights of Columbus protest     (Metro Weekly) 04/30/09
  • House approves hate crimes bill
    Heated debate includes Rep. Foxx calling Shepard’s murder a ‘hoax’     (The Washington Blade) 04/29/09
  • House bill would provide gays new protections (Associated Press) 04/29/09
  • NH moves a step closer to allowing gay marriage (Associated Press) 04/29/09
  • Rallying Against Equality
    Marion Barry joins religious protest against gay ''immorality'' at Freedom Plaza     (Metro Weekly) 04/29/09
  • Video: Marion Barry, Harry Jackson: Anti-Gay Marriage Rally (Part 1) in Washington, DC (Metro Weekly) 04/28/09
  • Report From Harry Jackson's Anti-Marriage Rally in DC (Right Wing Watch) 04/28/09
  • Anti-Gay Marriage Rally Light on District Residents (Washington City Paper) 04/28/09
  • Barry calls gay marriage immoral at rally (The Washington Blade) 04/28/09
  • Ministers Lead Protest of D.C. Legislation (The Washington Post) 04/28/09
  • In Iowa, Same-Sex Couples Rush to Tie the Knot
    Marriage Ruling Goes Into Effect     (Associated Press) 04/28/09
  • Brian Moran Gambles on Same-Sex Union Issue (The Washington Post) 04/28/09
  • Catania Says Clinic Is Poorly Managed
    Handling of Retirement Funds at Issue     (The Washington Post) 04/28/09
  • Whitman-Walker officials questioned anew
    Clinic CEO defended as ‘absolutely indispensable’     (The Washington Blade) 04/27/09
  • Armageddon And A Wedding, Too (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 04/27/09
  • Same-sex couples begin tying the knot in Iowa (Associated Press) 04/27/09
  • Court rejects appeal in pedophile priest killing (Associated Press) 04/27/09
  • Catania/Whitman-Walker Melee Gets Bloodier (The Washington Post) 04/27/09
  • Iowans unsure of benefits gay marriages will bring (Associated Press) 04/26/09
  • Presbyterians reject gay clergy, but vote closer (Associated Press) 04/25/09
  • At Whitman, A Protest Over Poet's Lifestyle (The Washington Post) 04/25/09
  • Catania, Director Fighting Over AIDS Clinic Mission
    Funding, Expansion Beyond Gay Base at Issue     (The Washington Post) 04/24/09
  • Churches that staged protest wait for IRS response (Associated Press) 04/24/09
  • Missing BlackBerry data at issue in Wone murder
    Defense team says data could have helped prove innocence     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Hate crimes bill clears hurdle
    House committee passes bill despite GOP efforts     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Conservative voices for marriage rights emerge
    Schmidt, Meghan McCain dominate Log Cabin convention     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Iowa’s same-sex couples prepare to get married
    But state officials have mixed feelings about granting licenses     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • 9 Md. Dems hindering progress on gay rights
    Legislative session for ‘blue’ state ends with few LGBT advances     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Lawyer: Senegal court overturns gay convictions
    Men avoid eight years behind bars     (Associated Press) 04/24/09
  • ‘If not now, when?’
    Catania tells Stein Club time is right for same-sex marriage in D.C.     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Whitman-Walker doesn't like being questioned (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Fenty ousts gay director from Parks & Rec
    Says department ‘needed to shift gears’     (The Washington Blade) 04/24/09
  • Vote caps decade-long gay marriage fight in Conn. (Associated Press) 04/23/09
  • Hilton, Miss California take sides on `Today' (Associated Press) 04/23/09
  • Calif. lesbian mother given deportation reprieve (Associated Press) 04/23/09
  • Marriage Movement
    Stein Dems pass marriage-equality resolution     (Metro Weekly) 04/23/09
  • Gays in the Ranks? (Letters, The Washington Post) 04/22/09
  • Standing ovation greets Maine gay marriage bill (Associated Press) 04/22/09
  • D.C. Council's Breach of Faith (Harry Jackson, The Washington Post) 04/22/09
  • Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/22/09
  • New documentary explores closet hell (The Washington Blade) 04/22/09
  • Anti-Gay Sentiment That Smears the Military (Letters, The Washington Post) 04/20/09
  • Gay group GLAAD honors best in media (Reuters) 04/19/09
  • Fight against syphilis, AIDS goes online (Associated Press) 04/18/09
  • GOP Urged to Rethink Gay Marriage
    Strategist Who Handled McCain Campaign Says Party Risks Becoming 'Sectarian'     (The Washington Post) 04/18/09
  • Gay rights groups in NY suburbs honor Harvey Milk (Associated Press) 04/17/09
  • Boy’s suicide spurs calls to stem anti-gay bullying (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • Trans protections fail in Md. session’s final hours
    But gay activists don’t leave empty handed     (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • New hearing set for Whitman-Walker review
    Catania to lead public oversight hearing     (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • Same-sex marriage at a tipping point?
    Nation may have turned corner after Vermont, Iowa and D.C. developments     (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • Congress could block marriage recognition in D.C.
    Interference possible via appropriations bill amendment     (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • I agree with Maggie Gallagher
    Anti-gay crusader is right: same-sex marriage represents big change     (Naff, The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • Marriage equality is inevitable in D.C. (Rosenstein, The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • NY governor introduces bill to allow gay marriage (Associated Press) 04/17/09
  • Hate Crime Bill Might Make Md. A Pioneer: O'Malley Weighs Measure Including Homeless Victims (The Washington Post) 04/17/09
  • What's Next In The Gay Marriage Debate? (All Things Considered, National Public Radio) 04/16/09
  • The 2009 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards
    Recognition for our GLBT community leaders and activists under 30     (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09
  • Marriage and Money
    Study finds marriage equality could bring millions of dollars to D.C.     (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09
  • Marriage Turns a Corner (Rosendall) 04/16/09
  • Wilson's Return
    Daryl Wilson Promotions rejoins Black Pride fold for 2009     (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09
  • Tackling Transphobia
    Student effort underway for trans inclusion in nightlife     (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09
  • Changing Rabbis
    Bet Mishpachah welcomes a new rabbi     (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09
  • How Gays Won a Marriage Victory
    For 7 Years, Activists Eyed a Seemingly Unlikely Target: Iowa     (The Washington Post) 04/15/09
  • NY Gov. Paterson to reintroduce gay marriage bill (Associated Press) 04/15/09
  • Gay and Lesbian Democrats Push Marriage (The Washington Post) 04/14/09
  • Why Amazon Didn't Just Have a Glitch (The Washington Post) 04/14/09
  • Trial set to begin in slaying of transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/14/09
  • Amazon 'glitch' removes sales rank from gay books (Associated Press) 04/13/09
  • Gay West Point grads target ban on serving openly (Associated Press) 04/12/09
  • Opinions Vary on Same-Sex Marriage in D.C. (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 04/12/09
  • The Free World Bars Free Speech (The Washington Post) 04/12/09
  • Are Gay Activists Too Wedded To the Cause? (James Kirchick, The Washington Post) 04/12/09
  • At 1 Lutheran church, gay, partnered and preaching (Associated Press) 04/11/09
  • Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Gay Rights Fights (The Washington Post) 04/10/09
  • D.C. Council votes to recognize gay nuptials
    Sets up showdown with Congress     (The Washington Blade) 04/10/09
  • Maryland state employees win DP benefits
    Inheritance bill advances, trans protections stall     (The Washington Blade) 04/10/09
  • D.C. Parks & Rec holds LGBT awareness training
    Entire department to participate     (The Washington Blade) 04/10/09
  • Charge dismissed in gay man’s assault case
    Wilson accused of throwing a dinner plate     (The Washington Blade) 04/10/09
  • NYC officials want gay marriages in census count
    Census Bureau says DOMA bars agency from recognizing same-sex marriages     (The Washington Blade) 04/09/09
  • An interview with David Catania
    D.C. Council member refuses to ‘sit on the sidelines’ in marriage fight     (The Washington Blade) 04/09/09
  • An Officer and a Thespian
    Gay Director Chay Yew on Woolly's Antebellum and his own military memories     (Metro Weekly) 04/09/09
  • Khush Klatch
    South Asian GLBT group honors families of LBT women     (Metro Weekly) 04/09/09
  • Awareness Campaign On HIV/AIDS Begins
    U.S. to Spend $45 Million Over 5 Years     (The Washington Post) 04/08/09
  • Model Citizen
    Ronnie Kroell gets down to business with CAGLCC     (Metro Weekly) 04/09/09
  • Big Business
    PEN becomes CAGLCC as it honors community business leaders     (Metro Weekly) 04/09/09
  • Marriage Milestone
    D.C. City Council votes 12-0 to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions     (Metro Weekly) 04/09/09
  • Gay Guerillas Enjoy One Last Round (The Washington Post) 04/09/09
  • Iowa, Vermont gay marriages spark debate in Calif. (Associated Press) 04/09/09
  • Advancing Marriage Equality (Letters, The Washington Post) 04/09/09
  • Timing Is Seen As Key in D.C., Vt. Votes on Gay Marriage (The Washington Post) 04/09/09
  • Activists expect swift movement on hate crimes bill
    Bill poised to pass after first being introduced 12 years ago     (The Washington Blade) 04/08/09
  • D.C. Council Votes To Recognize Gay Nuptials Elsewhere
    Decision Comes as Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage     (The Washington Post) 04/08/09
  • Gay marriage supporters watch historic vote in Vt (Associated Press) 04/08/09
  • Jack Wrangler, gay porn idol, dead at 62 (Associated Press) 04/08/09
  • DC vote puts gay marriage in front of Congress (Associated Press) 04/08/09
  • Tony Blair criticizes Vatican attitude toward gays (Associated Press) 04/08/09
  • Triumph for Equality
    Common decency wins out in votes on gay marriage.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 04/08/09
  • White House invites gay families to Easter event (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • NYC promoters woo gay, lesbian tourists (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • Gay marriage laws in the US (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • Eugene Robinson on Michael Steele, Gay Marriage, More (The Washington Post) 04/07/09
  • Iowa gov cool to attempting gay-marriage reversal (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • What's Next for Same-Sex Marriage? (The Washington Post) 04/07/09
  • Md. Senate Backs Tax Break for Domestic Partners (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • Gingrich: Iowa ruling shows `judicial arrogance' (Associated Press) 04/07/09
  • Same-Sex Marriage: Opposing Views
    Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage and D.C. Council Votes to Recognize Other States' Gay Marriages     (The Washington Post) 04/07/09
  • D.C. Council Votes to Recognize Other States' Gay Marriages (The Washington Post) 04/07/09
  • Vermont Legislature Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage (The Washington Post) 04/07/09
  • U.S. AIDS program saved million African lives: study (Reuters) 04/06/09
  • Iowa Senate Leader blocks amendment to overturn marriage equality 04/06/09
  • Gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa April 24 (Associated Press) 04/04/09
  • Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum (Associated Press) 04/04/09
  • Iowa Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
    Ban Violated Constitutional Rights, State Supreme Court Rules     (The Washington Post) 04/04/09
  • Vatican rejects Belgian censure of pope on condoms (Reuters) 04/03/09
  • Will Iowans Uphold Gay Marriage? (Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com) 04/03/09
  • Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Iowa court ruling transforms the gay-marriage map (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Vermont House prepares for gay marriage bill veto (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Iowa, Same Sex Marriage and the 2012 Presidential Race (Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post) 04/03/09
  • Shelters slowly adapt to help transgender homeless (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Iowa court says gay marriage ban unconstitutional (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Iowa Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality 04/03/09
  • Iowa Supreme Court to release gay marriage ruling (Associated Press) 04/03/09
  • Understanding D.C.’s Domestic Partnership Act
    When you register, you get the whole package — you can’t pick and choose which responsibilities will apply to you.     (Michele Zavos, The Washington Blade) 04/03/09
  • Gay clause added to sex education bill
    Activists remain hopeful for 2009 votes on ENDA, hate crimes     (The Washington Blade) 04/03/09
  • Marriage bills, pro and con, falter in Maryland
    Lawmakers have until April 13 to pass other LGBT bills     (The Washington Blade) 04/03/09
  • Westboro visit raises nearly $2,000 for LGBT groups (The Washington Blade) 04/03/09
  • Harassment, accusation leads woman to file Metro complaint (The Washington Blade) 04/03/09
  • Vermont House gives preliminary OK to gay marriage (Associated Press) 04/02/09
  • Hoops and Heresy (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 04/02/09
  • Poison Pews
    African-American leaders talk about homophobia in the black church     (Metro Weekly) 04/02/09
  • Be Safe
    Self-defense class for GLBT community lands at Be Bar     (Metro Weekly) 04/02/09
  • Wedding Planners
    Catania hints at movement with marriage-equality bill     (Metro Weekly) 04/02/09
  • WHO: World must fight drug-resistant TB threat (Associated Press) 04/01/09
  • Sweden votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage (Reuters) 04/01/09

    March

  • Rallying in the Name of the Unkindest Cut?
    Sharp Rhetoric Abounds In Circumcision Debate     (The Washington Post) 03/31/09
  • D.C. activists launch grassroots campaign for same-sex marriage
    Nearly 600 people sign ‘I do’ petition during Dupont Circle event     (The Washington Blade) 03/31/09
  • Retired military officers: keep ban on gays (Associated Press) 03/31/09
  • Vermont gay marriage bill veto threat draws mail (Associated Press) 03/30/09
  • Gates: No change soon on `don't ask, don't tell' (Associated Press) 03/29/09
  • Gay marriage effort shifts back to New England (Associated Press) 03/27/09
  • Berry Sails Through Confirmation Hearing (The Washington Post) 03/27/09
  • D.C. exec earns top salary among LGBT, AIDS groups
    Compensation for heads of 30 organizations similar to national average     (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • McCain strategist endorses same-sex marriage
    Schmidt urges GOP to be more welcoming of gays     (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • Gay donors propose omnibus rights bill
    Organizers of ‘new approach’ say activists too timid with Congress     (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • D.C. makes formal bid for 2014 Gay Games
    Boston, Cleveland also in the running to host sporting, cultural events     (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • Whitman-Walker issues lengthy response to criticisms
    New review, documents come as discrimination complaint filed     (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • E-mail claims Catania plans to introduce marriage bill in April (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09
  • NH House approves gay marriage, sends bill to Sen. (Associated Press) 03/26/09
  • Police Seek Suspect
    Victim allegedly mugged by fellow gay-bar patron     (Metro Weekly) 03/26/09
  • Emergency Responders
    DC Fights Back demands increased HIV/AIDS funding at downtown rally     (Metro Weekly) 03/26/09
  • Clinic Releases Review
    Independent firm finds no substantial mismanagement     (Metro Weekly) 03/26/09
  • Black Pride's Plan
    DCBP releases schedule for May Pride celebration     (Metro Weekly) 03/26/09
  • Study: Male circumcision helps prevent 2 STDs (Associated Press) 03/25/09
  • Schumer's gay-marriage support comes at right time (Associated Press) 03/24/09
  • Gainesville, Fla., anti-discrimination laws kept (Associated Press) 03/24/09
  • Rep. Frank calls Scalia a 'homophobe' in interview (Associated Press) 03/23/09
  • AIDS in the District Is Serious, But Not Critical (Craig Timberg, The Washington Post) 03/22/09
  • What the Mayor Won't Tell You About D.C. (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 03/21/09
  • Winning By Losing On Prop. 8 (The Washington Post) 03/21/09
  • The Benefits of Fairness
    A lawsuit tests the federal protections owed to same-sex couples.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 03/21/09
  • Vermont Senate panel approves gay marriage bill (Associated Press) 03/20/09
  • Kerry seeks asylum for gay man married in Mass. (Associated Press) 03/20/09
  • 2 brothers plead innocent in NY hate-crime killing (Associated Press) 03/20/09
  • Another marriage petition cleared for California (Associated Press) 03/20/09
  • Obama moving slowly on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal?
    Adm. Mullen, Obama had ‘informal’ talk on issue     (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • Lesbian named as new OPM general counsel (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • Food & Friends executive lands $25,000 raise
    Increase from ’07 puts Shniderman’s compensation at $382,200     (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • 'How did we get here?'
    D.C.’s HIV/AIDS cases jump 22 percent, are highest in the nation     (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • Trans, marriage bills stalled in Md. legislature
    Sen. Frosh faulted as key deadline looms     (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • Committee votes to strip mayor’s authority on DP law (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • GLBT Affairs office asked to engage straights (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • Gay head of Dupont Circle citizens group resigns (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09
  • City Aims To Step Up HIV Battle (The Washington Post) 03/20/09
  • Condom Sense
    Pope Benedict XVI is wrong.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 03/19/09
  • Mexico sees rare, openly gay mayoral candidate (Associated Press) 03/19/09
  • Pulling Out the PFLAG Stops
    Local PFLAG chapter celebrates support with honors, thrills with gala auction and celebrities     (Metro Weekly) 03/19/09
  • Marriage Push in Maryland
    Activists gather in Annapolis to advance marriage-equality legislation     (Metro Weekly) 03/19/09
  • Mendelson Urges Recognition
    Councilmember pens letter to Mayor Fenty regarding out-of-state partnerships     (Metro Weekly) 03/19/09
  • Mountain State Milestone
    West Virginia gets first statewide GLBT-advocacy organization     (Metro Weekly) 03/19/09
  • Tax Dollars for Tyrants (Metro Weekly) 03/19/09
  • Pope Says Condoms Worsen HIV Problem
    In His First Papal Trip to Africa, Benedict Brings a Message of Sexual Morality     (Associated Press) 03/18/09
  • US endorses UN gay rights text (Associated Press) 03/18/09
  • Gay marriage gets recognition - in the dictionary (Associated Press) 03/18/09
  • Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration (Associated Press) 03/18/09
  • From Bad to Worse
    The HIV/AIDS epidemic is ravaging the District.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 03/18/09
  • City Says HIV Count Is Likely Too Low
    District to Wage Testing Campaign On Heels of Report     (The Washington Post) 03/17/09
  • Vermont begins hearings on same-sex marriage bill (Associated Press) 03/16/09
  • Separation Anxiety
    Gay couples should be allowed to stay together in the United States.     (Editorial, The Washington Post) 03/16/09
  • Come Out, Then Branch Out
    Frustrated by the Local Scene, 20-Something Entrepreneurs Build Their Own LGBT Outlets     (The Washington Post) 03/15/09
  • HIV/AIDS Rate in D.C. Hits 3%
    Considered a 'Severe' Epidemic, Every Mode of Transmission Is Increasing, City Study Finds     (The Washington Post) 03/15/09
  • Civil Marriage Is a Healthy Choice (Associated Press) 03/15/09
  • James Purdy, author of underground classics, dies (Associated Press) 03/13/09
  • Bishop battles for orthodoxy in Scranton, Pa. (Associated Press) 03/13/09
  • Gay marriage backers, foes face off again in Md.
    Marriage proponents aim to end 'shame, isolation and stigma'     (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • 60 lawmakers co-sponsor Maine's gay marriage bill
    Legislators from both parties have signed on     (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • 2 transgender men assaulted at local bar
    Victims allegedly attacked by female patrons of Fab Lounge     (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • HIV epidemic 'out of control'
    New studies show D.C. has highest death rate in the country     (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • Virginia activist named Capital Pride director
    Mason led Equality Virginia for 6 years     (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • Trans inmate policy draws mixed reviews (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • Army fired 11 soldiers in Jan. as openly gay (Associated Press) 03/12/09
  • Tenn. church shooter hoped attack would spur more (Associated Press) 03/12/09
  • Grassroots & Gigabytes
    Michael Crawford traces his D.C. path from marching to marriage to blogging     (Metro Weekly) 03/12/09
  • Status Quo on 17th
    ANC sub-committee recommends renewing the moratorium on new liquor licenses in neighborhood, with minor changes     (Metro Weekly) 03/12/09
  • Clinic Counters
    Blanchon holds tight to WWC reins amid examination of management     (Metro Weekly) 03/12/09
  • Pride Appointment
    Capital Pride Alliance chooses Dyana Mason as new executive director     (Metro Weekly) 03/12/09
  • Judge: Gay student club must be allowed to meet (Associated Press) 03/11/09
  • Wash. Senate OKs domestic partner rights expansion (Associated Press) 03/11/09
  • Proposal to strike 'marriage' from California law (Associated Press) 03/10/09
  • Nigerian AIDS patients marry each other (Associated Press) 03/07/09
  • Gay Mardi Gras parade attracts 300,000 revelers (Associated Press) 03/07/09
  • Gays and lesbians recreate prom at weekend fete (Associated Press) 03/07/09
  • Support for Hawaii civil union vote wavering (Associated Press) 03/07/09
  • Ill. panel seeks advice preventing youth suicide (Associated Press) 03/07/09
  • Conn. bill would update law for same-sex marriages (Associated Press) 03/06/09
  • Ruling could mean civil unions for all in Calif. (Associated Press) 03/06/09
  • Anti-trans assault reported at D.C. gay bar
    Women allegedly attacked trans men outside Fab Lounge     (The Washington Blade) 03/05/09
  • Case over autopsy on AIDS activist's child settled (Associated Press) 03/05/09
  • 2 Fla. students challenge school's gay club ruling (Associated Press) 03/05/09
  • Calif. Supreme Court weighs same-sex marriage ban (Associated Press) 03/05/09
  • The Time Has Come
    A new president, a new Congress and increased public support means ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' is near the end. Right?     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Game Plan
    SLDN readies itself to mobilize a community to take the window of opportunity on DADT repeal     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Clue-Hunting Quartet
    Four gay men keep the Robert Wone case alive online     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Partners in Limbo
    Activists plan new strategy as out-of-state partnerships wait for recognition     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Barnett Takes the Helm
    SMYAL names acting executive director to permanent spot     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Prison Progress
    Activists offer measured praise for transgender plans     (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Hello, Cruel World (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Naff named editor-in-chief of Genre
    Blade editor will continue role at newspaper     (The Washington Blade) 03/04/09
  • NY gay groups to honor slain activist Harvey Milk (Associated Press) 03/04/09
  • A Daring Test Case for Marriage (The Washington Post) 03/04/09
  • Obama consults advisers on military gay ban (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • 3 face hate-crime charges in Texas gay bar attack (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • Married gays in Mass. sue US for federal benefits (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • Penn says he assumes Calif. gov will honor Milk (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • Indictment in beating death of immigrant in NYC (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • Deja new: Prop. 8 challenge reaches Calif. court (Associated Press) 03/02/09
  • Indian Youth Festival Puts Sexy Back in Dialogue About Safe Sex (The Washington Post) 03/02/09
  • GLAA Prepares HIV/AIDS excerpts from State Dept. Country Reports for 2008 03/01/09

    February

  • Lawyer says NYC immigrant killing not a hate crime (Associated Press) 02/28/09
  • 2nd arrest made in NYC hate slaying of Ecuadorean (Associated Press) 02/27/09
  • Home of gay activist Kameny named DC landmark (Associated Press) 02/27/09
  • Lanier wants gay officers integrated in force
    ‘Am I going to do away with the GLLU? No’     (The Washington Blade) 02/27/09
  • Flaws in D.C. DP law?
    Nickles says 4 states disqualified for partner recognition, but Mendelson calls the problem ‘manufactured’     (The Washington Blade) 02/27/09
  • NW Home of Activist Made Historic Site
    Historians Consider Franklin E. Kameny to Be the 'Father of Gay Activism'     (The Washington Post) 02/27/09
  • Obama names head of AIDS policy office (Associated Press) 02/26/09
  • Global Equality: U.S. Government Documents Trend of Severe Human Rights Abuses Against LGBT People – Responses Urgently Needed 02/26/09
  • Global Equality: top ten opportunities for U.S. to respond to anti-GLBT abuses 02/26/09
  • Global Equality excerpts GLBT items in State Dept.’s Country Reports for 2008 02/26/09
  • Brazilian priest suspended for support of condoms (Associated Press) 02/26/09
  • Senate Passes Bill Giving the District a House Vote (The Washington Post) 02/26/09
  • Kameny house wins D.C. landmark status
    Gay leader’s home becomes historic site     (The Washington Blade) 02/26/09
  • Fabulously Freddie's
    The man behind the venue celebrates Dining Out for Life and living la vida NoVa     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • Gay Green Leaders
    GLBT organizers of Power Shift '09 talk about event, and why our community should care about being green     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • Singing Truth to Power
    David Jobin to lead Washington's gay men's chorus     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • D.C. 'Fired Up' for Gay Games
    Public rally held to show support for hosting of international sports event     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • Seeking GLBTs Under 30
    Metro Weekly Announces Nomination Process for Next Generation Awards     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • American U. Honors
    University organization accepting nominations for GLBT award     (Metro Weekly) 02/26/09
  • State Department releases Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 02/25/09
  • With son’s sex arrest queries resurface about Bishop T. D. Jakes’s sexuality (Bay Windows) 02/25/09
  • Gay Asians criticize Oscar speech's TV censorship (Associated Press) 02/25/09
  • Bond star draws attention to AIDS in Swaziland (Associated Press) 02/24/09
  • D.C. ‘fired up’ for Gay Games
    City administrator, Council members pledge support for 2014 event     (The Washington Blade) 02/24/09
  • Utah Dems call for sanctions over anti-gay remarks (Associated Press) 02/24/09
  • Pa. bishop scolds school over gay-rights speaker (Associated Press) 02/24/09
  • Gay Bloggers' Voices Rise in Chorus of Growing Political Influence (The Washington Post) 02/24/09
  • Senators Agree to Consider D.C. Voting Rights Bill (The Washington Post) 02/24/09
  • Time Has Come to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (The Washington Post) 02/24/09
  • Utah Senate stops work to discuss anti-gay remarks (Associated Press) 02/23/09
  • Penn wins best-actor Oscar (Associated Press) 02/23/09
  • Out of 'Milk,' Perhaps a Little Human Kindness Toward Gay Rights (The Washington Post) 02/21/09
  • Latest flaps call Dubai's tolerance into question (Associated Press) 02/21/09
  • Utah lawmaker's gay comments cost him chairmanship (Associated Press) 02/20/09
  • Mich. court recognizes Ill. adoption by gay couple (Associated Press) 02/20/09
  • Growing HIV rates among gay, bisexual men in Asia (Associated Press) 02/20/09
  • George Mason picks drag queen as homecoming queen (Associated Press) 02/20/09
  • Work That Tiara, Boy!
    GMU's Choice of Homecoming Queen Sparks Campus Divide     (The Washington Post) 02/20/09
  • Anti-gay forces work to regain national influence
    Religious conservatives fear Congress will advance gay rights legislation     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • Marriage bills encounter road blocks, delays
    Hopes fade in N.Y., but DP and civil unions advance in N.M., Hawaii     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • U.S. balks at asylum request of gay man
    Attorney says client faces ‘death sentence’ if forced to return to Sierra Leone     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • No guarantees for HIV fight in final stimulus bill
    AIDS funding earmark stripped from $787 billion measure     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • Guess what? Ella is back!
    Ziegfeld’s/Secrets, displaced by Nationals’ stadium, reopens to capacity crowd     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • Honoring their service
    Longtime Whitman-Walker employees Hawkins, Chinn win praise     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • Maryland lawmakers to consider trans bias bill
    Equality Maryland, Trans United to testify in support of measure     (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • D.C. gay church cuts staff, citing budget deficit (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • GLLU police log (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • Lutherans weigh making gay clergy a local decision (Associated Press) 02/19/09
  • Plan would recognize same-sex couples in Wisconsin
    Partners would have right to hospital visits, property     (Associated Press) 02/19/09
  • BLAGOSAH Blooms
    Howard University's resurgent GLBT student group plans its evolution and expansion     (Metro Weekly) 02/19/09
  • Credit and Caution for Clinic
    Catania welcomes WWC document, but asks for more substance     (Metro Weekly) 02/19/09
  • Calling All Cheerleaders
    Local sports enthusiasts ask for support at upcoming bid rally for the 2014 Gay Games     (Metro Weekly) 02/19/09
  • State of the Union (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 02/19/09
  • Valenti's Sexuality Was Topic For FBI
    Under Pressure, LBJ Let Hoover's Agents Investigate Top Aide     (The Washington Post) 02/19/09
  • AIDS becomes China's deadliest infectious disease (Associated Press) 02/18/09
  • Jury: SD firefighters were harassed in gay parade (Associated Press) 02/17/09
  • Northampton, Mass.: Where the Alternative Goes Main Street (The Washington Post) 02/15/09
  • Report: Glaxo to cut prices for poor countries (Associated Press) 02/14/09
  • Palin's favorite store forced to change its name (Associated Press) 02/14/09
  • Straight Couples in France Are Choosing Civil Unions Meant for Gays (The Washington Post) 02/14/09
  • Brazil boosts condom handouts by 20M for Carnival (Associated Press) 02/13/09
  • Clinton reiterates vow to review policies on gays
    Some changes at State may require congressional action     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • Proposition 8 court battle set for March 5
    Plaintiffs seek to overturn measure; 18,000 marriages in limbo     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • Dybul’s abrupt ouster triggers complaints
    Removal of gay official denounced as motivated by politics     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • Clinic CEO says he is committed to LGBT patients
    Whitman-Walker officials face mounting criticism over layoffs, finances     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • Local blogger shares his HIV experience
    Justin’s HIV Journal aims to show that patients ‘can go on living’ full lives     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • D.C. church expands gay-friendly policies
    Foundry pastor works to recognize couples without breaking doctrinal rules     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • D.C. gay church cuts staff, cites budget
    Asst. pastor Byrd to leave by March 1     (The Washington Blade) 02/13/09
  • Gay couples protest at marriage bureaus across US (Associated Press) 02/12/09
  • Britain bars entry by anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker (Associated Press) 02/12/09
  • Wanda Sykes to entertain at correspondents' dinner (Associated Press) 02/12/09
  • Uniting American Families Act reintroduced
    Nadler says bill has a ‘fair chance’ of passing     (The Washington Blade) 02/12/09
  • Survey for Safety
    Rainbow Response releases data in effort against partner violence     (Metro Weekly) 02/12/09
  • Attacker Sentenced
    Georgetown hate-crime assailant given nearly three years     (Metro Weekly) 02/12/09
  • Obama treads fine line on church, state (Associated Press) 02/11/09
  • Fla. school sued over refusing gay-straight club (Associated Press) 02/10/09
  • Drugs Are Found to Block HIV In Monkeys
    Pills, Gel May Help Protect Women     (The Washington Post) 02/10/09
  • Va. man gets nearly 3 years in G’town gay bashing
    19-year-old faces possible deportation to Sudan     (The Washington Blade) 02/09/09
  • N.Y. senate leader committed to gay marriage legalization
    Gov. Paterson also supports marriage bill     (The Washington Blade) 02/09/09
  • Robert Anderson, 'Tea and Sympathy' author, dies (Associated Press) 02/09/09
  • AIDS fight erupts over stimulus plan
    Senate Dems drop $400 million in HIV prevention funding from package     (The Washington Blade) 02/06/09
  • Gay women married in Canada can divorce in NJ (Associated Press) 02/06/09
  • Vermont moves closer to legalizing gay marriage (Associated Press) 02/06/09
  • Va. Man Gets 35 Months for Attack on Gay Man (Associated Press) 02/06/09
  • Boston cop accused of escorting porn stars to club (Associated Press) 02/06/09
  • Anglicans seek extended moratorium on gay bishops (Associated Press) 02/06/09
  • D.C. Center expands presence in community
    New director, board members set ambitious goals for growth     (The Washington Blade) 02/06/09
  • Post editor to uphold policy on identifying sources as gay
    Brauchli speaks out on gay topics, bloggers and state of industry     (The Washington Blade) 02/06/09
  • Dr. Phil
    Philip B. Terry of PreventionWorks! shares insight on risk reduction, HIV and finding calm amid emergencies     (Metro Weekly) 02/05/09
  • After the Fallout
    Terminated staff react to David Catania's criticism of Whitman-Walker Clinic's recent managerial decisions     (Metro Weekly) 02/05/09
  • Helping Hands
    Brother Help Thyself awards $103,000 to grantees     (Metro Weekly) 02/05/09
  • Unholy Warriors (Metro Weekly) 02/05/09
  • D.C. police welcome Ziegfeld’s, Secrets
    Commander will work with GLLU to prevent crime     (The Washington Blade) 02/04/09
  • Mass. couple who led gay marriage fight to divorce (Associated Press) 02/03/09
  • Calif. high court to hear Prop. 8 case next month (Associated Press) 02/03/09
  • Catholic Order Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life (The New York Times) 02/03/09
  • O'Malley Seeks Wider Benefits
    Same-Sex Couples Focus of Plan     (The Washington Post) 02/03/09
  • Obama names lesbian as associate counsel
    Nathan to advise president on legal matters     (The Washington Blade) 02/02/09
  • Donors pumped $83M to Calif. gay marriage campaign (Associated Press) 02/02/09
  • Obama seeks assessment on gays in military (Boston Globe) 02/01/09
  • Iceland gets first openly gay Prime Minister (Associated Press) 02/01/09

    January

  • Congo children branded as witches, abducted: U.N. (Reuters) 01/30/09
  • Civil unions a minefield for Obama
    Some fear plan could delay marriage progress; Frank says DOMA repeal unlikely in new president’s first term     (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Portland’s gay mayor resists calls to resign
    Adams faces criminal investigation into affair with 18-year-old man     (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Marriage on the march
    Vermont, N.J. seen as most likely to legalize same-sex unions this year     (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Activists ‘laying groundwork’ for D.C. marriage bill
    Catania mum on plans for introducing measure     (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Equality Maryland preps for lobby day; 2 key staffers resign (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Maryland gay group once deemed a ‘security threat’ (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Georgetown assault trial postponed following defense team’s request (The Washington Blade) 01/30/09
  • Same-sex rights could be expanded in Wash. state (Associated Press) 01/29/09
  • Judge: Anti-gay marriage donors must be public
    Supporters of Prop 8 said public disclosure put donors at risk     (The Washington Blade) 01/29/09
  • NH lawmaker says wait on civil union bill
    Hearings scheduled for Feb. 5     (The Washington Blade) 01/29/09
  • Catania assails Whitman-Walker’s CEO
    Charge of ‘gross negligence,’ investigation may result     (The Washington Blade) 01/29/09
  • Giuliano steps down as GLAAD president
    Resignation comes days after media awards announced     (The Washington Blade) 01/29/09
  • Task Masters
    D.C.'s own Rea Carey and Darlene Nipper ready The Task Force for a new beginning     (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09
  • Catania Calls Out Clinic
    Councilmember grills Whitman-Walker's Blanchon on recent cuts     (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09
  • Welcome to Washington
    Immigration Equality expands efforts in D.C.     (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09
  • The Waiting Game
    DOC proposes transgender committee, activists remain skeptical     (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09
  • In Dangerous Locales, HIV Discrimination Isn't an Open-and-Shut Case (The Washington Post) 01/28/09
  • Editorial: D.C. gay marriage bill is a sham (The Washington Times) 01/27/09
  • Police listed Equality Maryland among terrorists (The Washington Post) 01/23/09
  • Fenty vows to boost fight against hate crimes
    But activists say mayor reluctant to speak out publicly     (The Washington Blade) 01/23/09
  • Bush’s squandered opportunity
    Gay Republicans were once hopeful, but now the GOP has lost an entire generation of voters     (Charles Francis, The Washington Blade) 01/23/09
  • Meeting with the Mayor
    Members of GLOV sit with Fenty, Lanier to discuss violence     (Metro Weekly) 01/22/09
  • Small Things, Big Moment (Metro Weekly) 01/22/09
  • Portland mayor admits past relationship with teen (The Washington Post) 01/20/09
  • Gay Bishop Gene Robinson Left Out Of HBO Concert Coverage (The Huffington Post) 01/19/09
  • Sharpton decries churches pushing Prop. 8
    Atlanta alliance forms to counter anti-gay religious rhetoric     (The Washington Blade) 01/12/09
  • GLAA Update 01/10/09
  • Catania delays introducing marriage bill
    Norton, gay activists urged D.C. Council to postpone action on measure     (The Washington Blade) 01/09/09
  • Good-Bye Girls
    Grassroots group prepares tribute for Whitman-Walker stalwarts Chinn and Hawkins     (Metro Weekly) 01/08/09
  • Dancing with Obama (Metro Weekly) 01/08/09
  • America’s Colonial Capital (Editorial, The New York Times) 01/06/09
  • Optimistic Push for D.C. Vote In House
    Bills to Be Offered After Swearing-In     (The Washington Post) 01/06/09
  • Obama selects gay man for White House role
    Brad Kiley to oversee salaries, budgeting     (The Washington Blade) 01/05/09
  • Calif. court sides with Episcopals over property (Associated Press) 01/05/09
  • Portland: Largest US city with openly gay mayor (Associated Press) 01/02/09
  • Fenty to meet with activists on anti-gay violence
    Mayor sets Jan. 16 gathering to discuss hate crimes     (The Washington Blade) 01/02/09
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