News + Politics
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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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Transgender Breakthrough
An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained...
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A Woman’s Fight, a Couple’s Resilience
Mia Macy is a veteran and police officer, married to the woman she met in her teens, who wanted to take a job as a...
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Understanding the EEOC Process
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination law. Both federal and private employees, or applicants, can find their...
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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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BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act
The White House today announced that President Obama is endorsing the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA) and Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA), two bills pending in...
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Closer to Home
David Mariner is on the verge of happiness. Just about 50 signatures away, actually. ''If we get 500 signatures, I'll be very happy,'' says Mariner,...
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Romney Hires Out Gay Spokesman to Tackle Foreign Affairs and National Security Issues
Mitt Romney’s campaign tonight announced that it has hired Richard Grenell, an out gay former George W. Bush administration official, to serve as the presumptive...
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Museveni Denies Ugandan Gay Discrimination
Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan president, spoke with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive interview, Wednesday, in which he extensively denied that gay discrimination is present...
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Stick in the Eye
Whether or not we are hard-core political junkies, most of us in the LGBT community share some common understandings about politics as it relates to...
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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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Marriage Matters
Internalized homophobia is commonplace. You could say it's the result of powerful marketing – repeated catch phrases, sermons and punditry reinforcing a notion that gay...
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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 –...
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Sweet 16 in Dupont
While Youth Pride Day may have gotten its start in Dupont Circle, there was much more room out of the way down at P Street...
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GLAA Celebrates 41st Anniversary
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (GLAA), the nation's oldest continuously running gay rights advocacy organization, will mark its 41st anniversary with...
