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  • OCCR Fact Sheet 01/05/01
  • OCCR Citizen Complaint Form - Office of Citizen Complaint Review [PDF format]
  • Citizen Complaint Report (Form P.D. 99) - Metropolitan Police Department [PDF format]
  • Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, Metropolitan Police Department
    [Call GLLU at (202)727-5427, TTY (202)347-8164, fax (202)727-4406]
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    Local Activism

    2010

  • Homicide alert on Gordon Rivers 01/12/10
  • D.C. Council seeks to make attorney general an elected job 01/05/10
  • 2009

  • DCTC, GLOV, GLAA, and Stein Club issue statement on GLLU 12/09/09
  • Police may correct hate crime report 11/27/09
  • Summersgill criticizes MPD hate crimes reporting 11/23/09
  • Rosendall testifies on hate crimes and GLLU 11/20/09
  • D.C. issues bias-related crime report 11/19/09
  • D.C. Police discontinue checkpoint program 11/18/09
  • Graham writes Lanier on GLLU, hate crimes 10/08/09
  • Rosenstein responds to Chief Lanier on GLLU 10/05/09
  • Chief Lanier addresses recent questions about GLLU 10/05/09
  • GLOV co-chairs write to Mayor, Police Chief on GLLU 09/29/09
  • Alert: GLLU being downgraded again 09/24/09
  • Mendelson writes US Attorney on Tony Hunter murder 09/10/09
  • GLAA defends public funding for DC Center 07/22/09
  • Durval Martins Vigil May 19th 05/18/09
  • GLAA opposes budget cut for Office of Police Complaints 04/06/09
  • 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
  • Nickles issues revised policy on transgender inmates 02/20/09
  • Mendelson rebukes Nickles over curfew from D.C. Jail 02/19/09
  • 2008

  • GLAA Action Alert: Urge 'Yes' vote on Nickles disapproval 11/18 11/17/08
  • Judiciary Committee disapproves Nickles as Attorney General 11/17/08
  • Police issue Wanted poster on Robert Hannah 10/08/08
  • GLAA raises concerns about MPD Neighborhood Safety Zone initiative 06/06/08
  • MPD FAQ on Neighborhood Safety Zone initiative 06/04/08
  • Rainbow Response Forum on Intimate Partner Violence April 8 04/06/08
  • Chief Lanier clears up 'misunderstanding' on club relocation 04/01/08
  • GLAA Alert: MPD opposes relocation of Ziegfeld's/Secrets 03/31/08
  • GLAA Endorses Bill for Service of Process on MPD Officers 03/10/08
  • ACLU/NCA Supports Bill for Service of Process on MPD Officers 03/03/08
  • 2007

  • Hate crime forum set for Dec. 4 11/30/07
  • GLAA supports Lanier on police liaison units 11/30/07
  • NAACP task force criticizes Lanier for comments on De Onté Rawlings shooting 10/10/07
  • NAACP task force writes Chief Lanier on new MPD command team 10/01/07
  • GLAA Urges District to settle Kenda Kirby case promptly 08/01/07
  • GLAA Update: Meeting with Chief Lanier on GLLU 06/20/07
  • NAACP task force writes to Chief Lanier on biased policing and liaison units 06/20/07
  • Stein Club votes strong support of GLLU 06/19/07
  • GLAA Action Alert: Stop Decentralization of GLLU 06/14/07
  • GLAA Urges District to Settle with EEO Expert Wronged by FEMS 05/22/07
  • GLAA to Mayor: Please settle Kenda Kirby case 05/22/07
  • Court ruling in Kenda Kirby case 04/03/07
  • GLAA supports proposed budget for Office of Police Complaints 04/25/07
  • GLAA endorses Rubin for Fire/EMS Chief 04/25/07
  • GLAA declines to endorse Lanier as police chief 03/16/07
  • GLAA urges restoration of cuts in Office of Police Complaints budget for FY 2007 04/19/06
  • GLAA urges budget for Fire/EMS training on respect for transgendered citizens 03/30/06
  • GLAA urges Catania to demand reform on respect for diversity at Fire/EMS 02/10/06
  • 2006

  • Police Complaints Board Issues FY 2005 Annual Report 01/23/06
  • 2005

  • GLAA follows up on Omnibus Public Safety Act 08/23/05
  • Deputy Mayor responds to GLAA on Fire/EMS grooming policy 06/28/05
  • Alston killer gets 24 years 07/29/05
  • GLAA to Mayor: Please intervene to stop illegal Fire/EMS grooming policy 06/08/05
  • GLAA testifies on Criminal Code Reform Commission Establishment Act 05/31/05
  • GLAA testifies on Criminal Code Modernization Amendment Act 05/31/05
  • GLAA testifies on Omnibus Public Safety Act 05/31/05
  • Patterson First Amendment bill becomes law 04/15/05
  • GLAA statement on death of Wanda Alston 03/17/05
  • GLAA submits testimony on Office of Human Rights (includes section on DCFD training) 03/04/05
  • Saunders testifies for Office of Human Rights 02/25/05
  • Rosendall speaks at Council ceremony for Patterson Demonstration bill 01/10/05
  • 2004

  • MPD releases biased policing report 12/14/04
  • GLAA supports Patterson Demonstration bill and ACLU-endorsed amendments 11/15/04
  • GLAA obtains Fire/EMS diversity training materials through FOIA request 04/09/04
  • Eure testifies on budget for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 03/30/04
  • Task Force urges full funding for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 03/04/04
  • 2003

  • Rosendall gives short history of community-police relations to Amnesty International 11/19/03
  • Rosendall speaks at memorial for murdered teens 08/12/03
  • GLAA cites progress, supports new contract for Chief Ramsey 06/23/03
  • Kameny presents Distinguished Service Award to Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, MPD 04/15/03
  • GLAA testifies on police accountability, training 02/24/03
  • Expansion approved for MPD Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit 01/14/03
  • Where DC officials stand on due-process amendment to Megan's Law 01/10/03
  • GLAA addresses refusal by police districts to provide complaint forms on request; Evans, MPD respond 01/09/03
  • 2002

  • GLAA joins Howard students at protest rally 09/20/02
  • Norton gets assurances of hate crime treatment of murdered transgendered teens 09/18/02
  • Howard students plan protest of University's response to anti-gay attack 09/18/02
  • OCCR's Eure responds to City Paper on police complaints (Washington City Paper) 08/23/02
  • Rosendall: The streetcorner that D.C. forgot (Viewpoint, The Washington Blade) 08/23/02
  • Chief Ramsey responds to Council on anti-gay police incident 07/26/02
  • Councilmembers respond to anti-gay police incident 07/30/02
  • GLAA: Ramsey must act against anti-gay bigotry on DC police force 07/24/02
  • Gay rookie charges fellow officer with anti-gay slur
    Incident under investigation by D.C. police Office of Internal Affairs
    (The Washington Blade) 07/19/02
  • Fenty agrees with GLAA on former Chief Few 07/19/02
  • GLAA responds to Fire Chief's resignation 05/31/02
  • GLAA submits testimony on Metropolitan Police Department 02/26/02
  • GLAA criticizes Fire/EMS Department policies 02/15/02
  • GLAA objects to lenient treatment of aggressive panhandler 01/25/02
  • 2001

  • NAACP Task Force makes recommendations on Biased Policing Project RFP 09/05/01
  • GLAA writes Mayor on DC Fire/EMS Department Grooming Policy 06/06/01
  • GLAA Testimony on offensive email transmissions within the MPD 04/24/01
  • Graham writes Fire Chief on grooming standards, Human Rights Act 04/18/01
  • Activists Find Chief Suddenly Welcoming
    Ramsey Grants Talks As E-Mail Investigation Reveals Police Biases
    (The Washington Post) 04/04/01
  • Chief's Policy Brings 2 More Suspensions
    D.C. Firefighter Says He Won't Cut His Hair
    (The Washington Post) 04/04/01
  • ACLU, Union Vow to Fight Fire Chief's Decision
    Fire Chief Enforcing D.C. Grooming Rules
    (The Washington Post) 04/04/01
  • GLAA demands Fire Chief respect Human Rights Act 04/03/01
  • D.C. Officers Upbraided Over E-Mails
    Racist, Vulgar Comments Raise Legal Issues for Department
    (The Washington Post) 03/29/01
  • Ramsey investigates offensive police messages 03/28/01
  • D.C. Police Probe Blue E-Mail
    Racist, Vulgar Messages Sent on Patrol Car Computers
    (The Washington Post) 03/28/01
  • Howard University group responds to anti-gay threats 03/03/01
  • District To Post Sex Case Offenders
    Judge Limits List, Citing Privacy Suit
    (The Washington Post) 03/01/01
  • Mayor reverses funding cut for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 02/17/01
  • GLAA urges full funding for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 02/02/01
  • DC Budget Office threatens funding for Office of Citizen Complaint Review 01/31/01
  • Office of Citizen Complaint Review open for business 01/05/01
  • 2000

  • Payment received in Hunter settlement (11/17/00)
  • GLAA contributes 2 TTY machines to Police Department for deaf access (10/06/00)
  • HRC hosts summit to address fears of Gallaudet gay student leaders (10/06/00)
  • Deaf Queer Resource Center on Eric Plunkett
  • Summersgill testifies on Few's nomination for Fire Chief (09/27/00)
  • NAACP Police Task Force defends MPD diversity and sensitivity training (09/18/00)
  • Diversity and Sensitivity Training: Where Council Candidates Stand (09/16/00)
  • Rosendall criticizes "Redeem the Dream" organizers (The Washington Post) (09/01/00)
  • Schwartz responds on Hunter settlement and Human Rights Act (08/21/00)
  • District settles Hunter lawsuit for $1.75 million (08/10/00)
  • Statement by Margie Hunter on lawsuit settlement (08/10/00)
  • After five long years, victory in Tyra Hunter case (08/10/00)
  • Police Establish Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (06/21/00)
  • NAACP Police Task Force Urges Amendments to Sentencing Bill (06/16/00)
  • GLAA writes councilmembers on FY 2001 budget recommendations (05/18/00)
  • GLAA praises Chief Ramsey for Holocaust program (04/24/00)
  • GLAA renews call for increased budget for CCRB (04/17/00)
  • Chief Ramsey addresses symposium on lessons of the Holocaust (04/12/00)
  • Schwartz supports GLAA on CCRB funding (04/04/00)
  • NAACP Task Force Calls for Increased Budget for CCRB (03/31/00)
  • GLAA calls for adequate CCRB funding, criticizes city budget planning (03/30/00)
  • GLAA public safety chair Rick Rosendall interviewed during "Justice for Amadou Diallo" rally (03/02/00)
  • GLAA Submits Testimony on Fire/EMS for Oversight Hearing (02/22/00)
  • Summersgill reviews Corporation Counsel homophobia at Rigsby nomination hearing (01/06/00)
  • 1999

  • GLAA thanks Graham for leadership on sex offender bill (12/30/99)
  • Priesing follows up with Police Chief on transgender issues (12/22/99)
  • GLAA Expresses "Grave Reservations" Over Nomination of Rigsby as Corporation Counsel (12/13/99)
  • Victory: Gay Victims of Entrapment Won't Be Forced to Register as Sex Offenders (12/07/99)
  • Mayor Unleashes Keystone Kops Pearl Harbor Against GLAA/ACLU Amendments (12/07/99)
  • GLAA Writes Blade on Megan's Law (11/30/99)
  • Talking Points on Megan's Law Bill (11/30/99)
  • GLAA Action Alert on Megan's Law (11/28/99)
  • GLAA, Allies Push Essential Amendments to Megan's Law Bill (11/28/99)
  • Public Defender Service: FAQs on Megan's Law (11/23/99)
  • Howell Testifies on D.C. Megan's Law Bill (10/14/99)
  • Rosendall writes Metro Weekly on community cooperation in Tyra Hunter case (08/15/99)
  • Howell writes Brazil on MPD moonlighting hearing (07/13/99)
  • Howell, Rosendall lobby against "emergency" legislation (07/06/99)
  • Howell writes Councilmembers on Megan's Law bill (07/02/99)
  • Rep. Barney Frank writes Mayor Williams on Tyra Hunter case (06/29/99)
  • GLAA Testifies on Sex Offenders Registration Legislation (06/29/99)
  • GLAA submits Tyra Hunter petitions to Mayor Williams (06/22/99)
  • Mayor seeks CCRB applicants ASAP (06/19/99)
  • Petition to Mayor Williams on Tyra Hunter case (05/29/99)
  • GLAA flyer urges protests to Mayor on Tyra Hunter case (05/27/99)
  • Community leaders urge Mayor to settle Hunter case (05/26/99)
  • NAACP Task Force seeks meeting with Cropp on CCRB appointments (04/22/99)
  • GLAA demands local funding for CCRB (03/29/99)
  • GLAA testifies on police and corrections (03/03/99)
  • NAACP Task Force seeks meeting with Williams on CCRB appointments (02/12/99)
  • GLAA focuses on Tyra Hunter case at oversight hearing (02/09/99)
  • 1998

  • Rosendall to Williams & Ferren: drop Hunter appeal (12/29/98)
  • Dana Priesing reports on Tyra Hunter wrongful death trial (12/15/98)
  • Victory in Tyra Hunter case (12/11/98)
  • Kameny, Rosendall testify on MPD Management Reform Act (11/20/98)
  • Gays meet with Police Chief Ramsey (11/9/98)
  • GLAA supports ACLU effort to monitor CCRB (10/29/98)
  • Visit Matthew Shepard Online Resources home page (10/16/98)
  • Thoughts at a vigil for Matthew Shepard (10/14/98)
  • Chief Ramsey endorses CCRB funding
  • Ramsey urged to endorse CCRB funding (8/12/98)
  • State's Attorney responds on PG murder case
  • GLAA calls for retrial of PG murderer
  • GLAA urges passage of CCRB bill (07/01/98)
  • anti-gay violence increases 2% nationally (03/03/98)
  • Reports of Anti-Gay Violence Rise in D.C. Area (03/04/98)
  • GLAA testifies on Civilian Complaint Review Board (02/24/98)
  • GLAA provides input for Police Chief search (01/98)
  • 1997

  • Police concerns raised at Judiciary hearing (12/97)
  • GLAA addresses Truth In Sentencing Commission (12/97)
  • Rosendall named to police chief search committee (12/97)
  • GLAA calls for Harlan resignation (12/97)
  • GLAA congratulates MPD Chief Proctor, seeks meeting (12/97)
  • GLAA thanks Ambrose for police reform efforts (11/97)
  • GLAA participates in Walk Without Fear 1997 (11/97)
  • 1997 Walk Without Fear
  • police recruitment flier lacking (10/97)
  • GLAA demands accountability from police (10/97)
  • GLAA calls for independent civilian police review (09/97)
  • GLAA decries "Zero Intelligence" police abuse (05/12/97)
  • GLAA joins NAACP Task Force on police, corrections (04/17/97)
  • Bullock responds to GLAA on Crew Club raid (02/27/97)

  • 1997 Walk Without Fear

    The 1997 Walk Without Fear was held on Sunday, November 9, 1997 at 5:00 p.m. in Dupont Circle. The rally in the Circle was followed by a march and candlelight vigil ending at 17th and P Streets NW. Guest speakers at the rally included acting U.S. Attorney Mary Lou Leary; Metropolitan Community Church founder Rev. Troy Perry; Darryl Cooper and Sharen Johnson of Gay Men and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV); GLAA President Rick Rosendall; Darren Buckner of the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals; transgender activist Jessica Xavier of It's Time, Maryland; Mindy Daniels of the National Lesbian Political Action Committee (and a co-founder of Walk Without Fear); and representatives from Parents FLAG, the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, and Lesbian Avengers.]

    Along with GLOV and others, GLAA helped found the Walk Without Fear in 1991 to galvanize our community in keeping our neighborhood streets safe. This annual event draws hundreds of people who are concerned about crimes against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered persons, as well as those who are perceived to be gay. It is an annual reminder that we need to remain ever vigilant, take responsibility for our streets and neighborhoods, and work with the Metropolitan Police Department to counter the threat and ensure thorough and timely investigations of hate crimes.

    GLAA President's remarks at 1997 Walk Without Fear

    GLAA President's remarks at 1996 Walk Without Fear



    News on Public Safety

    2010

  • D.C. man pleads guilty in anti-gay assault (DC Agenda) 02/11/10
  • GLOV elects new co-chairs (DC Agenda) 02/05/10
  • Gay murder victim knew juvenile arrested in his slaying (DC Agenda) 02/01/10
  • Juvenile Charged in Southeast Murder
    Arrest comes after January murder of gay man in which police had noted "no indication" of hate crime
    (Metro Weekly) 01/30/10
  • Mean-Streets Memories
    National award goes to gay man for his memoir of childhood on the streets, and for advocating for others
    (Metro Weekly) 01/27/10
  • Maine man convicted in fatal sex dungeon shooting (The Associated Press) 01/13/10
  • Man who reported jail beating pleads guilty to reduced charge (DC Agenda) 01/09/10
  • D.C. Jail guards accused of beating gay inmate (DC Agenda) 01/06/10
  • Gay writer and professor Don Belton murdered at 53 01/04/10
  • 2009

  • Senate confirms 1st openly gay US marshal (The Associated Press) 12/28/09
  • Warden at troubled Va. women's prison to step down (The Associated Press) 12/28/09
  • Honduran gay rights activist killed (The Associated Press) 12/16/09
  • Porn star gets 3-year sentence for NJ burglaries (The Associated Press) 12/15/09
  • Opposing Viewpoints
    Police, LGBT community remain conflicted on GLLU training
    (Metro Weekly) 12/10/09
  • 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
  • D.C. police chief blasted at hate crimes hearing (DC Agenda) 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
  • Open-House Anger
    LGBT community challenges MPD's plans for GLLU, for starters
    (Metro Weekly) 11/19/09
  • 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
  • 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
  • Three face attempted murder, hate crimes charges (The Washington Post) 11/10/09
  • 2nd GU student hurt in anti-gay attacks
    Another campus vigil held; university officials team with city police
    (The Washington Post) 11/03/09
  • GU rally decries anti-gay violence (The Washington Post) 10/31/09
  • 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
  • Help gays who aren't hurt (Andrew Kessinger, The Washington Post) 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
  • 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
  • US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer (The Associated Press) 10/21/09
  • Man Gets 6 Months in Assault Near Gay Bar (The Washington Post) 10/15/09
  • 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
  • NYPD: Beating of gay man a possible hate crime (The Associated Press) 10/12/09
  • Countering Complaints
    Report offers recommendations for improving conditions involving hate-crime reporting in D.C.
    (Metro Weekly) 10/08/09
  • Play's sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard's killer (The Associated Press) 09/29/09
  • Prosecutors Seek Maximum Term in Assault Outside Gay Bar (The Washington Post) 09/23/09
  • AP Exclusive: Texas liquor cops rarely disciplined (The Associated Press) 09/22/09
  • Belittling A Brutal Act In a D.C. School (Colbert I. King, The Washington Post) 09/19/09
  • Outrage over gay bar raid
    Atlanta mayor silent as gays demand answers following Eagle bust
    (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
  • Summersgill refutes Jacobson on Mendelson (Letters, The Washington Blade) 09/18/09
  • Porn actor pleads guilty in Pa. rooftop burglary (The Associated Press) 09/16/09
  • 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
  • Vigil for slain trans woman draws 250
    Police working ‘non-stop’ to find killer in ‘possible’ hate crime
    (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
  • Hannah Hearing
    Plea bargain discussed behind closed doors
    (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • Q Street Questions
    Community mourns, seeks answers, after trans woman killed
    (Metro Weekly) 09/03/09
  • 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
  • Stabbings Probed as Possible Hate Crime
    One Victim Dies; Both Identified As Transgender
    (The Washington Post) 08/28/09
  • Trans woman dead after double stabbing
    D.C. police unsure of motive, details
    (The Washington Blade) 08/26/09
  • Attitude Adjustment (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 08/13/09
  • My 'Crime' on U Street? Offending the Police (The Washington Post) 08/09/09
  • Huge crowd shows solidarity with Tel Aviv gays (Reuters) 08/08/09
  • 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
  • Report cites violations in raid of Texas gay bar (The Associated Press) 08/06/09
  • 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
  • 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
  • ‘Miscarriage of justice’
    Gay man’s alleged killer faces just 180 days in jail after charge reduced
    (The Washington Blade) 07/24/09
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gays live — and die — in fear in Jamaica (The Associated Press) 07/20/09
  • 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
  • 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
  • Death Stuns District
    Desi Deschaine, 29, dies in apparent drowning
    (Metro Weekly) 07/16/09
  • Aide to Evans Is Found Dead In Baltimore's Inner Harbor (The Washington Post) 07/15/09
  • Fort Worth mayor apologizes for raid on gay bar (The Associated Press) 07/14/09
  • NY to use hate crime law in transgender case (The Associated Press) 07/13/09
  • Navy investigates gay sailor's death in Calif. (The Associated Press) 07/02/09
  • Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar (The Associated Press) 07/01/09
  • Civil Gang Injunctions Again Foiled by D.C. Council (Washington City Paper) 06/30/09
  • Council Approves Crime Bill In 10-3 Vote (The Washington Post) 06/30/09
  • Texas officials want investigation of gay bar raid (The Associated Press) 06/29/09
  • Remarks by the President at LGBT Pride Month Reception (The White House) 06/29/09
  • Gay Pride Parade marks 40 years after NYC uprising (The Associated Press) 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
  • Holder tells Congress new hate crime law needed (The Associated Press) 06/25/09
  • Supremacist blogger accused of threatening judges (The Associated Press) 06/24/09
  • 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
  • Senators grill attorney general on hate crimes
    Eric Holder challenged for supporting federal measure
    (The Washington Blade) 06/25/09
  • 60,000 inmates sexually abused every year (The Associated Press) 06/23/09
  • 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
  • Attack Underscores Play's Message (The Washington Post) 06/12/09
  • 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
  • Senate to pass hate crimes bill as amendment
    HRC calls for vote before summer's end
    (The Washington Blade) 06/08/09
  • Police chief vows to add GLLU ‘liaisons’ in precincts (The Washington Blade) 06/05/09
  • Chief Check-In
    MPD's Lanier joins GLOV for community meeting
    (Metro Weekly) 06/04/09
  • 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
  • Police chief to discuss future of GLLU
    Community meeting to take place June 2
    (The Washington Blade) 05/29/09
  • Trial Date Set
    Suspects in Wone case face 2010 trial date
    (Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Captive Audience (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/28/09
  • Gay-owned store uses YouTube to combat thieves
    Owner says police slow to investigate
    (The Washington Blade) 05/22/09
  • 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
  • SC House nixes mention of gays in date-abuse bill (Associated Press) 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
  • Wiesenthal Center report: Hate goes viral on social network sites (Reuters) 05/13/09
  • Hate and a Question of Rights (Parker, The Washington Post) 05/03/09
  • 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
  • NC rep calls gay student slaying case a 'hoax' (Associated Press) 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
  • Strange Fruit (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 04/30/09
  • House bill would provide gays new protections (Associated Press) 04/29/09
  • Court rejects appeal in pedophile priest killing (Associated Press) 04/27/09
  • 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
  • Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/22/09
  • Boy’s suicide spurs calls to stem anti-gay bullying (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09
  • Hate Crime Bill Might Make Md. A Pioneer: O'Malley Weighs Measure Including Homeless Victims (The Washington Post) 04/17/09
  • Trial set to begin in slaying of transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/14/09
  • Charge dismissed in gay man’s assault case
    Wilson accused of throwing a dinner plate
    (The Washington Blade) 04/10/09
  • 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
  • Be Safe
    Self-defense class for GLBT community lands at Be Bar
    (Metro Weekly) 04/02/09
  • Police Seek Suspect
    Victim allegedly mugged by fellow gay-bar patron
    (Metro Weekly) 03/26/09
  • 2 brothers plead innocent in NY hate-crime killing (Associated Press) 03/20/09
  • 2 transgender men assaulted at local bar
    Victims allegedly attacked by female patrons of Fab Lounge
    (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • Trans inmate policy draws mixed reviews (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09
  • Tenn. church shooter hoped attack would spur more (Associated Press) 03/12/09
  • Anti-trans assault reported at D.C. gay bar
    Women allegedly attacked trans men outside Fab Lounge
    (The Washington Blade) 03/05/09
  • Clue-Hunting Quartet
    Four gay men keep the Robert Wone case alive online
    (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • Prison Progress
    Activists offer measured praise for transgender plans
    (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09
  • 3 face hate-crime charges in Texas gay bar attack (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • Indictment in beating death of immigrant in NYC (Associated Press) 03/03/09
  • 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
  • Lanier wants gay officers integrated in force
    ‘Am I going to do away with the GLLU? No’
    (The Washington Blade) 02/27/09
  • GLLU police log (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • D.C. police welcome Ziegfeld’s, Secrets
    Commander will work with GLLU to prevent crime
    (The Washington Blade) 02/04/09
  • 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
  • The Waiting Game
    DOC proposes transgender committee, activists remain skeptical
    (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09
  • 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
  • Meeting with the Mayor
    Members of GLOV sit with Fenty, Lanier to discuss violence
    (Metro Weekly) 01/22/09
  • 2008

  • Fenty to meet with activists on anti-gay violence
    Mayor sets Jan. 16 gathering to discuss hate crimes
    (The Washington Blade) 01/02/09
  • ‘We need your leadership’
    Activists appeal to Fenty after another gay man is murdered
    (The Washington Blade) 12/26/08
  • Many suffered from anti-gay violence in 2008 (Associated Press) 12/23/08
  • Murdered gay man’s family appeals for help
    Police have no suspects or witnesses in case - NEW VIDEO POSTED
    (The Washington Blade) 12/19/08
  • Police, prosecutors criticized at D.C. hate crimes hearing (The Washington Blade) 12/19/08
  • Gay man shot, killed in Logan Circle area
    Victim was walking home from 17th Street bars
    (The Washington Blade) 12/19/08
  • Focus on Frustration
    Government and grassroots debate responses to D.C. hate crimes
    (Metro Weekly) 12/18/08
  • Logan/Shaw Murder
    MPD seeking suspects in shooting death of gay man
    (Metro Weekly) 12/18/08
  • Police poster on Martins murder 12/16/08
  • Gay anti-violence group: 2008 attacks might be up (Associated Press) 12/13/08
  • Gay man arrested for hitting alleged basher
    U.S. Attorney rejects self-defense claim in Georgetown incident
    (The Washington Blade) 12/12/08
  • NYPD: Anti-gay, anti-Hispanic beating investigated (Associated Press) 12/08/08
  • Former GOP aide arrested in anti-gay attack in D.C. (The Washington Blade) 12/05/08
  • Gay defendants blast officials in Wone case
    Police accused of spreading ‘inflammatory comments’
    (The Washington Blade) 12/05/08
  • Wone Widow Files Suit
    Recent developments in Robert Wone case include $20 million civil lawsuit
    (Metro Weekly) 12/04/08
  • Bail request dropped for 2 charged in Wone case
    Price, Zaborsky plead not guilty to obstruction of justice charge
    (The Washington Blade) 11/28/08
  • 3 Indicted In Alleged Coverup of D.C. Killing (The Washington Post) 11/21/08
  • Guilt Confirmed
    Guilty Plea in C&O Attack
    (Metro Weekly) 11/20/08
  • Gay advocates upset at shelving of Chicago school (Associated Press) 11/20/08
  • Vote on anti-bullying Chicago high school delayed (Associated Press) 11/19/08
  • Tenn. officer accused of transgender beating (Associated Press) 11/19/08
  • In a Close Vote, D.C. Council Confirms Nickles as Attorney General (The Washington Post) 11/19/08
  • Acting Attorney General Up for D.C. Council Vote
    Judicial Panel Rejects Nickles 3 to 2
    (The Washington Post) 11/18/08
  • Peter Nickles: Counting the Votes (Washington City Paper) 11/17/08
  • The GLBT Beat
    Community crafts responses to crimes, past and present
    (Metro Weekly) 11/13/08
  • D.C. police officer target of anti-gay graffiti
    Gay liaison unit sees reduction in officers
    (The Washington Blade) 11/07/08
  • D.C. police shoot, kill gay man in townhouse
    Neighbor says he threatened police with knife
    (The Washington Blade) 11/06/08
  • Arrest made in connection with Wone murder
    Dylan Ward charged with obstruction of justice
    (The Washington Blade) 11/1/08
  • Judge reduces charges in gay man’s death
    Hannah now faces involuntary manslaughter
    (The Washington Blade) 10/31/08
  • 2 Eagle customers attacked in hate crime (The Washington Blade) 10/31/08
  • Robbery at Fireplace
    Suspect flees, unsuccessful in attempt
    (Metro Weekly) 10/30/08
  • FBI: Hate crime down in 2007 but anti-gay crime up (The Associated Press) 10/27/08
  • GLOV: Involuntary Manslaughter for Tony R. Hunter Murderer 10/24/08
  • Judge lowers charge stemming from gay man’s death
    Robert Lee Hannah now faces involuntary manslaughter case
    (The Washington Blade) 10/23/08
  • Witness disputes suspect’s account of attack
    Activists fear officials are being duped by ‘gay panic defense’
    (The Washington Blade) 10/24/08
  • Gay bar robbed, employee injured (The Washington Blade) 10/24/08
  • Hope Emerges from Horror
    Judy Shepard and local activists reflect on the decade since Matthew Shepard's murder
    (Metro Weekly) 10/23/08
  • Intersection Altercation
    Gay couple critical of U.S. Attorney's Office after P & 15th incident
    (Metro Weekly) 10/16/08
  • Arrest in Shaw Attack
    MPD announces arrest in Shaw murder case
    (Metro Weekly) 10/16/08
  • D.C. police make arrest in Hunter murder (The Washington Blade) 10/15/08
  • Suspect Arrested in Death Of Man Beaten on Street (The Washington Post) 10/15/08
  • 10 years after Shepard, no federal hate crime law (The Associated Press) 10/10/08
  • Gays targeted in two new bias attacks
    Muslim suspects told victims ‘faggots’ are ‘stoned to death’ in Middle East; police ID man wanted in Hunter killing
    (The Washington Blade) 10/10/08
  • State of emergency
    Black gays, Fenty, Lanier must all be more visible in D.C.’s hate crimes fight.
    (Brian Watson, The Washington Blade) 10/10/08
  • Day in Court
    Judge refuses to release G'town hate crime suspects
    (Metro Weekly) 10/09/08
  • MPD Seek Hannah
    Wanted poster released in Tony R. Hunter manslaughter case
    (Metro Weekly) 10/09/08
  • Police Searching for Suspect in Fatal Beating of MD Man (The Washington Post) 10/09/08
  • Hate Crime Alleged in Attack on Gay Man (The Washington Post) 10/04/08
  • D.C. residents demand action on hate crimes
    Gay murder victim memorialized at vigil
    (The Washington Blade) 10/03/08
  • Arrest made in Adams Morgan gay bashing (The Washington Blade) 10/03/08
  • Call To Action
    Local residents, activists, friends of victim gather for vigil, solutions
    (Metro Weekly) 10/02/08
  • MD: ACLU Seeks Data on Spying for 32 Groups (The Washington Post) 10/01/08
  • Police ‘very close’ to arrests
    Suspect in gay murder reportedly confesses, claims self-defense
    (The Washington Blade) 09/26/08
  • Where is leadership in this time of crisis?
    As gays are victimized, Fenty, other city leaders bury heads in the sand.
    (Jack Jacobson, The Washington Blade) 09/26/08
  • Honoring Hunter
    Friends, family, activists plan vigil to honor victim and resist fear
    (Metro Weekly) 09/25/08
  • Anti-Crime Encore
    New group's second meeting draws crowd, cops, Council
    (Metro Weekly) 09/25/08
  • Attack Victim Dies
    Tony Randolph Hunter succumbs to injuries in possible hate crime
    (Metro Weekly) 09/18/08
  • Stirred to Action
    Viciousness of recent anti-gay attacks spurs community reaction
    (Metro Weekly) 09/18/08
  • Assaulting Behavior
    More attacks and a strike back
    (Metro Weekly) 09/18/08
  • Man attacked near gay bar dies
    Police say evidence lacking for hate crime
    (The Washington Blade) 09/18/08
  • Bashing victim releases photos of injuries
    Publication sparks community meeting to discuss hate crimes
    (The Washington Blade) 09/12/08
  • Gay Attack Victim on Life Support
    Sept. 7 robbery in Shaw has police on lookout for four suspects
    (Metro Weekly) 09/11/08
  • Gay bashing victims hold ‘love’ rally in Logan Circle (The Washington Blade) 08/29/08
  • Activists fear sex worker arrests near new condos
    Trans, gay prostitutes targeted in Mt. Vernon Triangle
    (The Washington Blade) 08/29/08
  • Arrested Development
    GLBT activists debate arrests in new Mount Vernon strip
    (Metro Weekly) 08/28/08
  • Fighting Back with Love
    Victims of hate crime make a public plea for nonviolence
    (Metro Weekly) 08/28/08
  • Hill vote on D.C. gun law alarms gay activists
    Some fear conservatives are usurping home rule, would overturn marriage bill
    (The Washington Blade) 08/22/08
  • Family of gay boy slain in Calif. blames school (The Associated Press) 08/15/08
  • Calif. boy pleads not guilty in gay teen's slaying (The Associated Press) 08/08/08
  • Tenn. church rampage suspect eyes insanity defense (The Associated Press) 08/06/08
  • Police: Man Shot Churchgoers Over Liberal Views (The Associated Press) 07/28/08
  • Gay bias alleged in San Diego Bay shooting death (The Associated Press) 07/26/08
  • Marathon Man
    Local Ted Hobart memorializes slain lesbian couple one step at a time
    (Metro Weekly) 07/24/08
  • Adams Morgan Malevolence
    Neighborhood sees new attack on group of gay men
    (Metro Weekly) 07/24/08
  • Transforming Corrections
    D.C. Trans Coalition continues effort to amend DOC guidelines on transgender inmates
    (Metro Weekly) 07/10/08
  • Murder of Md. lesbian shrouded in mystery
    Badly burned body found in Bowie house destroyed by fire
    (The Washington Blade) 07/04/08
  • NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing (The Associated Press) 06/28/08
  • New transgender policy at New York juvenile jails (The Associated Press) 06/20/08
  • Groups to monitor D.C. vehicle checkpoints (The Associated Press) 06/08/08
  • Many Protest Checkpoints, Call Policy a Rights Violation (The Washington Post) 06/08/08
  • Thomas Outlines Safety Plan on Eve of Checkpoint (The Washington Post) 06/07/08
  • A Deadly Toll: Nine Hours, Seven Lives (The Washington Post) 06/07/08
  • Directive Details Plans For Stops in Trinidad (The Washington Post) 06/06/08
  • D.C. Police to Check Drivers In Violence-Plagued Trinidad (The Washington Post) 06/05/08
  • D.C. Council considers hate crimes resolution (The Washington Blade) 05/09/08
  • Male prostitutes, johns targeted in D.C. police sting
    Official says non-commercial ‘cruising’ not prosecuted
    (The Washington Blade) 05/09/08
  • Gay Cop Conclave Hits D.C.
    Gay Officers Action League chapter hosts conference's first local landing
    (Metro Weekly) 05/08/08
  • Sex Worker Survey
    DC Survey turns up victims of violations by police
    (Metro Weekly) 05/08/08
  • Free the Sex Trade (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/08/08
  • Protecting Peers
    Rainbow Response meeting guides response to domestic violence
    (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
  • Uncommon decency
    Transgender women prepare to file lawsuit in response to treatment in D.C. jails
    (Metro Weekly) 04/03/08
  • Out in the Open Taking on domestic violence in the gay community (Metro Weekly) 04/03/08
  • D.C. Gun Case Draws Crowd of High Court 'Friends' (The Washington Post) 03/09/08
  • 'Extraordinarily Brutal' Crime Draws 28-Year Term (The Washington Post) 03/06/08
  • Gay NY Officers Criticize TV Anchor Case (The Associated Press) 02/28/08
  • Allegedly Insensitive Letter Written About New D.C. Firefighter (WRC-TV News) 01/16/08
  • 2007

  • Local trans gender group wary of police dealings
    GLLU explains rationale behind new general order
    (The Washington Blade) 12/21/07
  • Mum's the Word
    Police, Metro, victim reveal no new information or video in hate-crime investigation
    (Metro Weekly) 12/20/07
  • Graham seeks Metro probe into gay bashing
    Man injured in attack aboard deserted subway car
    (The Washington Blade) 12/14/07
  • Hate Rail
    Local man says mugging escalated into anti-gay hate crime on Metro
    (Metro Weekly) 12/13/07
  • Gay Man Attacked on Metro Friday Night (DCist) 12/10/07
  • Hill Negotiators Drop Hate-Crime Provision
    Measure Sought to Extend Protections Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Disability
    (The Washington Post) 12/07/07
  • Hate Talk
    Forum looks at perceived spike in D.C. hate crimes
    (Metro Weekly) 12/06/07
  • Case Closed in 2 Deaths Within Days in Apartment (The Washington Post) 12/06/07
  • Hate Crime Reporting Uneven
    Miss. Cites None, Following Trend In Much of South
    (The Washington Post) 11/20/07
  • Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006 (The Associated Press) 11/19/07
  • Brett's Back
    Police chief appoints former Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit head as supervisor of all liaison units, issues transgender order
    (Metro Weekly) 10/18/07
  • MPD Issues Policy Regarding the Treatment of Transgender Individuals 10/15/07
  • D.C. gay police unit remains in transition
    Parson takes new post; Jova moves to 3rd District
    (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07
  • Probe continues in deaths of two gay D.C. visitors
    N.Y. men reportedly had worked as escorts; witness says both took pills
    (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07
  • Colleagues Defend Officers in Shooting (The Washington Post) 10/07/07
  • D.C. Police Investigating Two Deaths in Same Apartment (The Washington Post) 10/02/07
  • Senate Votes to Extend Hate-Crimes Law to Gays (The Washington Post) 09/28/07
  • Chicago Cop Accused of Anti-Gay Fracas (The Associated Press) 09/27/07
  • Mean Streets
    Police investigating three possible hate crimes
    (Metro Weekly) 09/27/07
  • Woman Shot Near Supermarket
    Attack by Another Female Is Apparently Domestic, Police Say
    (The Washington Post) 09/26/07
  • Police Investigate as a Hate Crime Attack on Man Leaving Nightclub (The Washington Post) 09/25/07
  • Three juveniles charged in Chinatown gay-bashing spree (The Washington Blade) 09/21/07
  • Transgender Assault
    Juvenile males involved in altercation with TG female in Northwest DC
    (Metro Weekly) 09/20/07
  • GLLU wraps community input meetings (The Washington Blade) 08/10/07
  • Fire Dept.’s gay liaison pledges ‘openness’
    Activists skeptical given department’s history
    (The Washington Blade) 07/13/07
  • Public Opinion
    Input Sought on GLLU 'Enhancement'
    (Metro Weekly) 07/12/07
  • Wrapping up GLLU's loose ends
    Liaison unit's Web site goes down, then back up; Chief Lanier discusses volunteers at the unit
    (Metro Weekly) 07/05/07
  • Improving the GLLU
    An open letter to the city’s GLBT community.
    (MPD Chief Cathy Lanier, The Washington Blade) 06/29/07
  • A 'Fix-It' Job at D.C. Fire Department
    New GLBT liaison to focus on outreach to the community
    (Metro Weekly) 06/28/07
  • Clearing the air
    Washington, DC's police chief says Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit not being disbanded
    (Metro Weekly) 06/21/07
  • Lanier says she won’t disband GLLU
    Reorganization of award-winning police unit stirs controversy
    (The Washington Blade Online) 06/20/07
  • D.C. Chief Breaking Up Latino, Gay Police Units (The Washington Post) 06/15/07
  • Police chief delays plan to decentralize gay liaison unit
    Activists say move would ‘destroy’ award-winning GLLU
    (The Washington Blade) 06/14/07
  • ‘Culture of homophobia’ at D.C. fire department
    Judge overturns dismissal of bias case filed by lesbian
    (The Washington Blade) 05/25/07
  • Judge Hits D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Agency
    District urged to settle with diversity trainer
    (Metro Weekly) 05/24/07
  • House Backs Expanded Hate-Crime Law
    Bush Has Threatened Veto of Measure to Extend Federal Protection to Gays
    (The Washington Post) 05/04/07
  • Resigning the Case
    Prosecutor quits gay-related homicide
    (Metro Weekly) 05/03/07
  • On the Beat
    New unit supervisor to serve under GLLU commander
    (Metro Weekly) 05/03/07
  • Lesbian to head D.C. police gay liaison unit
    Bell was lone applicant for post vacated by Parson
    (The Washington Blade) 04/27/07
  • Murderer sentenced to 26 years
    Preston Randolph Logan had criminial history before brutal death of transgender girlfriend 'Diamond' Lee Person
    (Metro Weekly) 04/26/07
  • Policing the Police (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 04/05/07
  • The Beat Goes On
    Advisor to police chief outlines plans to 'expand' departments GLBT policing program
    (Metro Weekly) 03/29/07
  • Police Say Gay Man Not Fatally Beaten (The Associated Press) 03/28/07
  • D.C. police chief names new gay adviser
    Search continues for new GLLU commander
    (The Washington Blade) 02/16/07
  • DC Police chief names Lt. Jova head of Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (Metro Weekly) 02/15/07
  • Murder suspect pleads guilty
    Family of slain transgender woman hears details of her death
    (Metro Weekly) 02/15/07
  • Back on the Streets
    Sgt. Brett Parson leaves D.C.'s groundbreaking Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit to focus on a new beat
    (Metro Weekly) 01/18/07
  • Police sergeant to leave gay liaison unit
    His choice to patrol duties in Columbia Heights
    (The Washington Blade) 01/12/07
  • Death Strikes in Transgender Community
    Murder of Diamond Person highlights the problem of domestic and other violence
    (Metro Weekly) 01/11/07
  • 2006

  • Stand against trans violence
    Hate violence stats are sobering and the time has come for each of us to do something about it.
    (Gwen Smith, The Washington Blade) 11/10/06
  • D.C. police captain charged with anti-gay bias, harassment
    Barney Frank intervenes on behalf of gay seargent
    (The Washington Blade) 09/08/06
  • Suit Turns D.C. Arrests Into Free Speech Victory (The Washington Post) 01/26/06
  • 2005

  • D.C. Man Given 24 Years in Activist's Death
    Mayor's Aide Was Stabbed at Home in March by a Neighbor High on Crack
    (The Washington Post) 07/30/05
  • Accused Alston killer strikes plea bargain
    Neighbor faces 12-40 years on reduced charge
    (The Washington Blade) 04/22/05
  • Kudos for our cops
    MPD's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit a finalist for Innovations in American Government Award
    (Metro Weekly) 04/21/05
  • The Stewards of Gay Washington
    The D.C. police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit walks a tightrope, balancing empathy for a vulnerable population with lock-'em-up authority. Like the community, the squad is still shaping its identity.
    (The Washington Post) 03/28/05
  • Slain D.C. Official's Mission to Unite Carries On
    Mourners Share How Activist Inspired, Led, Sought Justice
    (The Washington Post) 03/20/05
  • Suspect In Slaying Was High, Police Say (The Washington Post) 03/19/05
  • Tips Help Lead Police to Suspect in Slaying of Alston (The Washington Post) 03/18/05
  • D.C. Aide's Tenacity Recalled (The Washington Post) 03/18/05
  • Arrest Made in Alston Slaying (The Washington Post) 03/17/05
  • Williams Cabinet Member Is Slain
    Gay Affairs Director Found Dead at Home
    (The Washington Post) 03/17/05
  • Police Story
    For Sgt. Brett Parson the GLBT police beat always comes back to the street
    (Metro Weekly) 03/17/05
  • D.C. Police Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit opens Dupont office (The Washington Blade) 03/11/05
  • Chief Ramsey on Pershing Park arrests:
    "I am sorry. We will do better."
    (The Washington Post) 01/30/05
  • 2003

  • Local historians recall pivotal 1973 gay sit-in
    Protest sparked new era of police cooperation
    (The Washington Blade) 04/04/03
  • They Fought the Law
    A History of Gays and Cops in D.C.
    (Metro Weekly) 04/03/03
    [Craig Howell comments about the Metro Weekly story: "Chapman's a little confused on the current status of MPD training. GLAA members as such haven't been doing such training for years. It's been Karen Pettapiece in recent years, and she's still doing it for new hires and transfers. Our unhappiness is with the Department's decision to end her training with the veteran officers."]
  • Four Operators Weren't Taking Calls During Fire
    Ramsey Vows to Find Out Reason
    (The Washington Post) 02/22/03
  • Resources scarce for D.C. partner abuse victims
    Va., D.C. laws illustrate disparities in treatment
    (The Washington Blade) 02/14/03
  • Marc Fisher: It Took a Mugging And Police Apathy To Make it 'Home' (The Washington Post) 01/16/03
  • Irate citizens, council members hit Ramsey (The Washington Times) 01/16/03
  • Aravosis launches SafeStreetsDC.com web campaign against police inaction 01/09/03
  • 2002

  • Howard student reports anti-gay attack (The Washington Blade) 09/13/02
  • Anti-Gay Attack Is Alleged at Howard U. (The Washington Post) 09/06/02
  • D.C. Suspends 24 Over Police E-Mail
    Prosecutions Considered in Bias Probe
    (The Washington Post) 08/26/02
  • OCCR's Eure responds to City Paper on police complaints (Washington City Paper) 08/23/02
  • Rosendall: The streetcorner that D.C. forgot (Viewpoint, The Washington Blade) 08/23/02
  • Trans teens mourned at funeral service (The Washington Blade) 08/23/02
  • Double slaying of trans teens prompts vigils, calls for action (The Washington Blade) 08/16/02
  • Vigil Marks Loss of 2 Transgender Teens (The Washington Post) 08/14/02
  • Transgender Teens Killed On D.C. Street (The Washington Post) 08/13/02
  • Ga. Report Prompts D.C. Review of Few's Tenure (The Washington Post) 07/13/02
  • Mesa Gets Life Terms In Gallaudet Slayings (The Washington Post) 07/11/02
  • Georgia grand jury accuses Few of crimes (The Washington Times) 07/10/02
  • 2001

  • D.C. Sex Offender Law Struck Down
    Judge Orders Police to Stop Publicizing Information About Released Perpetrators

    (The Washington Post) 09/23/01 (This ruling vindicates GLAA, ACLU, and the Public Defender Service on the concerns we raised in 1999 over the equal protection violations in DC's Megan's Law bill)
  • D.C. Police Probe Blue E-Mail
    Racist, Vulgar Messages Sent on Patrol Car Computers
    (The Washington Post) 03/28/01
  • District To Post Sex Case Offenders
    Judge Limits List, Citing Privacy Suit
    (The Washington Post) 03/01/01
  • 1998

  • Reports of Anti-Gay Violence Rise in D.C. Area (03/04/98)
  • 1997

  • Gays react to police Lt.'s extortion scheme (12/02/97)
  • DC police chief quits (11/97)
  • FiveMarines suspected in gassing of Remington's (11/97)

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