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SMYAL Taps Sultan Shakir
The Board of Directors of Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), an organization dedicated to working with and empowering LGBTQ youth, announced early...
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Victory Fund Endorses Snowden for At-Large Seat
Courtney Snowden, a Democrat-turned-Independent seeking one of two at-large seats up this election cycle, received a boost when she netted an endorsement from the Gay...
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Maryland Eliminates Trans Healthcare Exclusions
FreeState Legal, the legal advocacy organization working on behalf of low-income LGBTQ Marylanders, announced Tuesday that the state of Maryland, in response to the threat...
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Simpson Earns Victory Fund Nod
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, an organization dedicated to electing LGBT candidates to local, state and national office, is wading into the race for...
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Prostitution-Free Zones Under Fire
The D.C. Council heard testimony last week on a bill that would repeal a controversial section of the D.C. Code that allows the chief of police...
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Lateefah Williams Enters AG Race
Lateefah Williams, the out lesbian former president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s top LGBT political organization, on Thursday officially announced her candidacy...
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Equality Virginia Launches Second-Parent Adoption Blog
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s major LGBT-rights organization, launched the first of five planned blog posts highlighting the stories of same-sex couples raising children who have...
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Pannell Seeks School Board Seat
Longtime LGBT and Ward 8 activist Philip Pannell, a former assistant to former school board president Peggy Cooper Cafritz, is seeking an open seat in...
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Cherry Fund Bears Fruit for Local Organizations
The Cherry Fund, the local not-for-profit all-volunteer organization that holds charity dance events to raise funds for HIV/AIDS service organizations, will host a beneficiary reception...
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Wanda Alston Foundation gains charitable organization status
The Wanda Alston Foundation, the local organization that provides services and programs to serve LGBTQ youth and operates the Wanda Alston House, the city’s only housing...
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HAHSTA Report Bears Good News on HIV Front
The District of Columbia Department of Health’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Administration (HAHSTA) released its annual report Wednesday highlighting the progress that HIV/AIDS advocates...
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Calling All Candidates
Groups seek to increase LGBT representation on D.C.’s ANCs
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D.C. Council Mulls Reparative Therapy Ban
Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) presided over a nearly five-hour hearing on Friday where she listened to testimony for and against a bill pending before...
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Rebranding AIDS Walk
Annual fundraiser for Whitman-Walker Health's HIV research changes name to reflect advances in treatment
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Maryland Primary Results Mostly Positive for LGBTs, Allies
Voters in Maryland went to the polls Tuesday to determine Democratic and Republican nominees for various offices in the state from governor down to the...
