All posts by John Riley
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Beninda, Budd nominated for D.C. Commission on Human Rights
Neither Alexandra Beninda nor Earline Budd is a stranger to the LGBT community, so it came as little shock when Mayor Vincent Gray (D) nominated...
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Confronting the Virus
Think of it as the ''It Gets Better'' campaign for people affected by HIV. Washington-area blogger and HIV activist Justin B. Terry-Smith is asking people...
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Quaranta Claims Victory
Running on a reform platform, Toby Quaranta, 28, won nearly 60 percent of the votes for president of the D.C. Young Democrats, Saturday, May 5,...
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House Arrest for IHOP-Shooting Suspect
The woman arrested and charged with shooting a gay man following an altercation at a Columbia Heights IHOP restaurant has been placed under house arrest...
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Surveying the Transgender Scene
For the next six months to a year, the DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) will be surveying members of the District's transgender community in hopes of...
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Ruby Corado to Open LGBT Latino Resource Center
Everybody is welcome at Casa Ruby. That's the pitch from local transgender activist Ruby Corado, who plans to open an LGBT-targeted resource center in Columbia...
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Christopher Barnhill
Christopher Barnhill may be only 25 years old. But to hear this Metro Weekly Next Generation Award winner tell it, he's already fulfilling his life's...
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Chief Lanier Wows D.C.'s Log Cabin Republicans
With a mix of blunt honesty, cheerfulness and quick-witted humor, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier charmed the members of the DC Log Cabin Republicans...
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Anti-Bullying Bill on Track for Vote in D.C.
On April 20, as students around the country recognized the Day of Silence to remember LGBT students who lost their lives due to bullying or...
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McDuffie, Day Net Ward 5 Endorsements
It's endorsement time in the Ward 5 race. With less than a month remaining before the May 15 special election to replace former Ward 5...
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UPDATED: Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime
A Marine from Camp Lejeune, N.C., was fatally stabbed in Southeast Washington early Saturday, April 21, following an altercation with another Marine who allegedly used...
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Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime
A Marine from Camp Lejeune, N.C., was fatally stabbed in Southeast Washington early Saturday, April 21, following...
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LGBT Rally Draws Tiny Crowd in D.C.
Despite low attendance, participants in today's rally for LGBT civil rights – part of the Let's Reach One Million People LGBTQIA Equality Campaign – said...
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HIV Bills Moving Swiftly in D.C.
Two bills designed to increase awareness and promote a dialogue on HIV/AIDS between patients and service providers are closer to becoming law after being passed...
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Signs of Life for Anti-Bullying Initiatives in D.C.
A City Council bill aimed at preventing physical and electronic forms of harassment, intimidation and bullying in District schools, libraries, parks and recreation centers –...
