All posts by Daniel Burnett
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Report: DC’s HIV status still a “generalized epidemic”
New cases of HIV and deaths related to the disease are falling dramatically in the District, but with 2.5% prevalence, the area remains what the...
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NBC/WSJ survey shows increased support for gays on social issues
Americans would be more comfortable with a gay or lesbian president than an Evangelical Christian, according to a new survey. First-term senators, Tea Party leaders,...
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Republicans in Early Primary States Favor Marriage Equality
If a study of opposition to same-sex marriage in the early primary states is any indication, Republican voters are continuing to come around on equality....
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Nellie’s New Top
Just in time for some gorgeous D.C. weather, Nellie’s Sports Bar, at 900 U St. NW, has decided to ditch its outdoor, second-floor tent in...
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Poll: 8 in 10 say gays can parent as well as straights, but only 6 in 10 support adoption
Despite 78 percent of Americans believing that gays can parent at least as well as straight parents, only 61 percent say they support allowing gay...
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Welcome to Washington, America’s gayest city: Advocate
Kudos, Washingtonians! You live in the gayest city in the country. America’s Gayest City: Washington, D.C. Kudos, Washingtonians. You’re a part of the gayest city...
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Hunger Strike Update: Court halts gay marriages in Utah, Meacham wants pizza
On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered same-sex marriages in Utah to stop until a federal appeals court can further examine the issue. The decision is...
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Man on hunger strike against gay marriage: “It will end when this stops or I am dead.”
Just consider him a modern, equality-hating, historically confused Gandhi. A 35-year-old Utah man has decided to fast until the state nullifies marriage equality. Trestin Meacham...
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Same-sex civil marriages underway in Hawaii
Aloha, Hawaii, and welcome to the club. Hawaii joined Washington, D.C., and 14 other states in allowing marriage equality – with Illinois’s new law set...
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Crossed Out: Just 17 percent of U.S. congregations report out gay parishioners
Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors. So few gay people. Just 17 percent of religious congregations in the United States...
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Betty White is going purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day
“Call me Betty Purple.” Actress, role model and all-around adorable human being Betty White is joining other celebrities in showing their support for GLAAD’s Spirit...
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One in three Americans say gays can turn straight
One in three Americans believe gays can choose to be straight, according to a segment of a survey rereleased from the Pew Research Center Tuesday....
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Princeton Review releases list of LGBT-friendly – and not – colleges
Who’s happier than a gay student at Grove City College in Pennsylvania? Just about everyone, apparently. Princeton Review released its list of the top – and...
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Gay marriage could boost Hawaiian economy by $200 million
Hawaii stands to gain $217 million in additional visitor spending if the state’s Legislature passes a marriage-equality law, according to a new report by the...
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Petition aims to end ban on gay men donating blood
While you furiously refresh The Guardian and Buzzfeed for updates on Kate Middleton’s blue-blooded Royal Baby, take a look at one man’s plan to...
