GLAA defends gay consumers and businesses

GLAA defends gay consumers and businesses

  • GLAA policy on consumers and businesses

    2008

  • Lizard Lounge to reopen at venue with smoking area (The Washington Blade) 04/18/08
  • The Return of Ziegfeld's
    Closed due to stadium construction, a Southeast nightlife legend paves the way toward a grand reopening     (Metro Weekly) 04/10/08
  • D.C. police chief will not oppose relocation of club
    Lanier intervenes after commander expresses 'reservations'     (The Washington Blade) 04/03/08
  • Chief Lanier clears up 'misunderstanding' on club relocation 04/01/08
  • GLAA Alert: MPD opposes relocation of Ziegfeld's/Secrets 03/31/08
  • Club Chaos closes amidst liquor license woes
    Owners claim move is temporary     (The Washington Blade) 03/07/08
  • Southeast Memories (Metro Weekly) 03/06/08
  • Club Chaos Closes (Metro Weekly) 03/06/08

    2007

  • Into the Sunset
    Dakota Cowgirl/Titan's Ramrod shuts its doors     (Metro Weekly) 12/21/07
  • Gay clubs miss chance to move to Ward 5
    Straight venues expected to win license transfer under Graham bill     (The Washington Blade) 11/02/07
  • Wondering About 'Down Under'
    Graham floats suggestion that Dupont Circle space house displaced gay adult venues     (Metro Weekly) 07/19/07
  • Relocation moves forward
    DC Council passes law to allow displaced stadium-area gay clubs to relocate, plus other GLBT-related Acts introduced     (Metro Weekly) 07/19/07
  • ANC, civic groups oppose adult clubs in 'Dupont Underground'
    Councilmember Graham suggested the move     (The Washington Blade Online) 07/18/07
  • GLAA endorses Rick Morgan for Public Service Commission 07/02/07
  • D.C. attorney general defends nude dance restrictions
    Lawsuit says city ban on relocation of strip clubs is unconstitutional     (The Washington Blade) 06/29/07
  • Relocated Adult Club Faces Shutdown in Northeast
    City Officials Say Owner Misrepresented Use of Building on Occupancy Document     (The Washington Post) 06/20/07
  • Countdown to Closure?
    DCRA serves shutdown order to gay 2120 club     (Metro Weekly) 06/14/07
  • Nightlife activists skeptical over club relocation bill
    City investigates adult gay club that reopened in Ward 5     (The Washington Blade Online) 06/13/07
  • ACLU/NCA defends club relocation bill 06/11/07
  • Rosendall appears on WAMU's DC Politics Hour; discusses club relocation, needle exchange 06/08/07
  • Relocation Reloaded
    After acrimony and jockeying, Council moves to help displaced clubs     (Metro Weekly) 06/07/07
  • Council amends, passes Graham club relocation bill
    Restrictions make prospects for relocating businesses uncertain     (The Washington Blade Online) 06/06/07
  • Council spreads strip clubs across city (The Washington Times) 06/06/07
  • Nightlife Measures
    Council Passes Amended Bill on Nude Clubs     (The Washington Post) 06/06/07
  • GLAA Update: Bill 17-109 (as amended) passes first reading 06/05/07
  • NE Residents Fear Clubs Bill Would Create a 'Red-Light Zone' (The Washington Post) 06/05/07
  • Graham club relocation bill under attack
    Anonymous anti-gay messages surface on Ward 5 Internet postings     (The Washington Blade) 06/01/07
  • Stop the red-light district (Editorial, The Washington Times) 06/01/07
    More calumnies from the Moonie paper
  • GLAA delivers petitions in support of club relocation bill 05/31/07
  • GLAA Talking points on Bill 17-109 05/31/07
  • Hundreds Protest Bill on Strip Club Relocation (The Washington Post) 05/31/07
  • D.C. 'honor bound' to help clubs (Letter to the Editor, The Washington Times) 05/28/07
  • Council Member Seeks to Keep Adult Clubs Out of Ward 5 in NE
    (The Washington Post) 05/26/07
  • Ward 5 residents denounce Graham club relocation bill
    (The Washington Blade) 05/25/07
  • Debate Heats Up
    Lines being drawn in relocation battle of DC nightclubs     (Metro Weekly) 05/24/07
  • Save the Clubs (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/24/07
  • Stein Dems Back Bill
    Group votes to back move to aid displaced Southeast DC gay club venues     (Metro Weekly) 05/17/07
  • GLAA urges support for Graham's club relocation bill 05/06/07
  • New hope for shuttered clubs?
    Prospects uncertain for bill to help businesses displaced by stadium     (The Washington Blade) 05/04/07
  • Liquor board ruling threatens gay clubs displaced by stadium
    Graham mum on bill to allow relocation of businesses     (The Washington Blade) 04/27/07
  • GLAA joins ACLU/NCA in opposing criminalization of underage drinking 04/26/07
  • Strike Two
    Effort to reopen Southeast DC clubs hits another snag     (Metro Weekly) 04/26/07
  • Drinking Age Paradox (George F. Will, The Washington Post) 04/19/07
  • ACLU/NCA testifies against criminalization of underage drinking 04/18/07
  • Rare D.C. License for Nude Dancing Up for Sale (The Washington Post) 01/15/07

    2006

  • City suspends liquor license for Edge-Wet nightclub
    Police cite illegal sex act, fights, stabbings     (The Washington Blade) 09/22/06
  • Request for Liquor License Uncorks Dispute
    Restaurant Near School Splits Neighbors, Prompts Education Board Meeting Tonight     (The Washington Post) 06/29/06
  • D.C. liquor board eases relocation of gay clubs displaced by stadium
    Attorney says bars still face limitations     (The Washington Blade) 06/15/06
  • Be Bar scores a victory
    Church group not recognized as protestant of gay bar liquor license     (Metro Weekly) 05/03/06
  • GLAA urges Evans, Graham to defend Be Bar and oppose abuse of regulatory process 05/01/06
  • Catania, Graham troubled over Be Bar opposition
    Gay councilmembers differ over calls for liquor law change     (The Washington Blade) 04/26/06
  • In Shaw, Pews vs. Bar Stools (The Washington Post) 04/20/06
  • As Neighborhoods Change, So Must Politicians' Views (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 04/20/06
  • Forced Out by Baseball, Whither the Strip Club? (The Washington Post) 04/12/06
  • Opposition to gay bar prompts calls for liquor law change
    (Gay) Gay councilmember juggles opposing constituencies     (The Washington Blade) 04/07/06
  • Ballpark Blues
    At a Strip of Gay Clubs in Southeast, One Last Inning Before Striking Out     (The Washington Post) 04/04/06
  • Neighbors, zoning threaten gay clubs
    O St. businesses become hot issue in Ward 5 race     (The Washington Blade) 02/17/06
  • GLAA urges Mayor to petition Zoning Commission on displaced clubs 02/13/06
  • Graham urges Mayor to petition Zoning Commission on displaced clubs 02/08/06
  • GLAA submits testimony on Graham bill for relocation of clubs displaced by ballpark 01/31/06

    2005

  • Same-Sex, Lies & Videotape
    Out for a night on the town? You might also be on camera.     (Washington City Paper) 08/12/05
  • Off-duty officials take photos of gay Latino club
    Activists slam surveillance by Cada Vez opponents     (The Washington Blade) 07/29/05
  • The Heat Is On
    ANC and Cada Vez, home to the gay Latino event Fuego, are ready to rumble     (Metro Weekly) 07/28/05
  • GLAA statement on Cada Vez dispute 07/26/05
  • Flames of Passion
    Small fire hits private adult venue     (Metro Weekly) 06/16/05
  • GLAA testifies on obscene video games act 06/15/05
  • D.C. Gay Clubs' Vanishing Turf
    City Earmarks Block of O Street SE for Stadium     (The Washington Post) 06/08/05

    2004

  • Kameny wants Council to relocate gay clubs
    Leaders say District is cracking down on nightlife     12/31/04
  • GLAA advises D.C. Council on gay businesses affected by proposed stadium 11/09/04

    2003

  • Summersgill testifies on proposed ABC regs, urges removal of Section 905 11/19/03
  • GLAA to Ambrose: Please remove Section 905 of proposed ABC regs 10/10/03
  • GLAA joins groups calling for deletion of unnecessary proposed Alcohol regs 01/25/03

    2002

  • Summersgill exposes silly and unnecessary proposed ABC regs 12/18/02

    2001

  • GLAA criticizes alcohol policy at Sumner School Museum 05/23/01
  • ABC reform bill becomes law 05/04/01
  • GLAA to Mayor Williams: Please sign Bill 13-449 01/25/01
  • DC Council stands by GLAA on compromise amendment 01/24/01
  • Compromise Approved On Strip-Club Licenses (The Washington Post) 01/24/01
  • Marc Fisher: Another Fight For Unpopular Human Rights (The Washington Post) 01/23/01
  • Brick responds to Current on nude dancing 01/17/01
  • ACLU urges Council to stand firm on ABC Bill 01/16/01
  • GLAA to Council and Mayor: Don't Give In to Puritanical Hysteria (The Washington Post) 01/13/01
  • Evans chief of staff explains error 01/11/01
  • Rosendall to Council: Hold the line on ABC Bill 01/10/01
  • Barrett Brick responds to The Washington Post on ABC bill 01/09/01
  • Washington Post editorial: Veto the ABC Bill 01/09/01
  • Terrance Lynch: Green Light For a Red-Light Zone (The Washington Post) 01/07/01
  • Colbert I. King: Watch Out for Scores (The Washington Post) 01/06/01
  • Affiliate of Famed N.Y. Strip Club Planned Downtown (The Washington Post) 01/06/01

    2000

  • GLAA to Council: Oppose last-minute changes to ABC Bill (12/18/00)
  • GLAA fights Brazil amendment against nude dancing establishments (12/05/00)
  • GLAA issues statement on Dupont Circle liquor license controversy (10/24/00)
  • JR's owner disassociates himself from rhetoric of National Gay Lobby (10/24/00)
  • GLAA defends nude dancing establishments (10/20/00)
  • Puritans attack nude dancing establishments (10/19/00)
  • Lynch attacks nude dancing establishments (10/10/00)

    1999

  • Human Services Dept. Accepts GLAA Recommendation on Welfare-to-Work Rules (11/01/99)
  • GLAA Urges Stronger Anti-Discrimination Language in Welfare-to-Work Rules (10/20/99)
  • Ambrose Prods Jordan to Answer GLAA Letter (08/25/99)
  • Jordan clarifies DCRA policy on distribution of safe sex materials (07/27/99)
  • GLAA calls on DCRA to clarify policy on condom distribution (06/23/99)
  • Kameny defends nude dancing establishments (06/01/99)
  • Where D.C. Officials stand on nude dancing (02/26/99)

    1998

  • GLAA urges Brazil to defend video stores from DCRA attacks (03/20/98)
  • GLAA testifies against regulatory abuse (02/10/98)
  • Gays join fray in video store flap (02/06/98)

    1997

  • NAACP slams District harassment of gay businesses (07/97)
  • GLAA Ad Campaign Decries Harassment of Gay Businesses (04/21/97)
  • GLAA testimony on DCRA (03/03/97)
  • Bullock responds to GLAA on Crew Club raid (02/27/97)
  • GLAA calls DCRA to task for Cusano's raid (02/10/97)

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