Gary Niles Montgomery, the man accused of stabbing transgender youth Deoni Jones in the face as she waited at a Northeast D.C. bus stop in...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) on Thursday filed an amicus brief arguing in favor of marriage equality ahead of April 28, when the U.S....
Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL) announced March 5 that it is launching a scholarship program aimed at providing financial assistance to LGBT...
Maryland already enjoys marriage equality and is one of a minority of states with legal protections for transgender people. For lawmakers, however, that’s not enough....
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), the nonprofit organization focused on collecting, preserving and educating the public about the history, culture, heritage, arts and social...
Kristin Beck, a well-known transgender advocate for open military service for LGBT people and a former member of the SEAL Team Six counterterrorism unit, earlier this...
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (GLAA) has announced it will honor three people nominated as Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2015....
Following two hearings earlier this month, advocates for gestational surrogacy are continuing their push for two bills that set forth standards for gestational carrier agreements,...
The community mourns a sudden loss
Police in Montgomery County, Md. issued documents against Eric S. Dyson, 60, charging him with theft and the first degree murder of a 95-year-old veteran, Dan...
Legendary D.C. drag queen Mame Dennis dies at age 74
If the last week proved anything to Virginia’s LGBT community, it’s that one always needs to keep an eye on the machinations of the commonwealth’s...
Virginian LGBT public employees who do not work for the state must wait another year to gain workplace protections after a bill that would have...
Meet 22 Virginia lawmakers who get to decide whether you can be fired for being LGBT
Local jurisdictions' restrictions can prove difficult to navigate, requiring legislative fixes to protect all parties