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| 2013, May 21 | Ebbin and Others Denounce Virginia GOP Ticket | Senator joined by Equality Virginia's Parrish and Del. Herring in decrying nominees' records | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 20 | Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket | Republican picks for statewide office have notorious records of anti-LGBT animus | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 17 | LGBT Groups Slam Gov. McDonnell on ''Virginia Adopts'' | New campaign for placement of children labeled hypocritical in light of McDonnell signing ''conscience clause'' law | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 15 | New DC Center Space Is Secure | David Mariner says rumored land swap reported by Business Journal has no bearing on June move | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 15 | Whitman-Walker Honors Advocates | WWH to present three awards for work related to LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues at legal-services fundraiser | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 14 | Robbery Victim Reports Anti-Gay Slurs | As status hearing is postponed, no bias enhancements filed against two suspects charged in 14th Street assault | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 14 | Whitman-Walker Expands Meningitis Response | Due to growing demand, health center now offering meningitis vaccinations to non-patients | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 14 | Maryland Del. Dwyer Appealing Sentence | Anti-gay lawmaker appealing 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to 2012 boat crash | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 10 | Mayor Offering Forum for LGBT Youth | Saturday town-hall event will be Gray's first to address LGBT youth specifically | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 09 | Qween Amor Assaulted | LGBT-rights advocate and street performer with D.C. ties attacked in New York | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 09 | EV Advocates Entering Election Mode | LGBT group uses threat of Cuccinelli governorship as organizing, fundraising tool ahead of 2013 elections | By John Riley |
| 2013, May 06 | Transgender Homicides in Baltimore and Elsewhere Raise Alarm | NBJC, NCAVP and others call on authorities to solve recent killings of trans women in Florida, Maryland and Ohio | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 29 | D.C. Leaders Show Support for Jason Collins | Washington Wizards center sees local love after coming out in Sports Illustrated | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 29 | Allegations Aimed at Anne Arundel Police Chief | Larry Tolliver accused of using homophobic slurs, retaliation against officers | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 29 | Sentencing Delayed in Family Research Council Shooting | Floyd Lee Corkins, who pleaded guilty to shooting at D.C. headquarters, to be sentenced in July | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 25 | Allies on the Ice | Hockey world is working to give LGBT athletes and fans warm welcome | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 19 | DC Health Clinic Now Recommending Meningitis Vaccination for Some Gay and Bi Men | Whitman-Walker Health advising men meeting certain sexual criteria to take precautions against potentially deadly illness | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 18 | WWH Speaks to D.C. Meningitis Concerns | Whitman-Walker Health advises Washington-area gay and bi men not to worry after California and New York cases | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 18 | Medical Marijuana Makeover | Pat Hawkins and the staff at Capital City Care take on misconceptions of medical marijuana in the District | By John Riley Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2013, Apr 17 | New Hope Ministries To Settle Discrimination Suit | Agreement requires women's homeless shelter to admit transgender clients | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 12 | Choi Appealing Conviction | Gay military activist refuses to pay fine for guilty verdict stemming from arrest at anti-DADT protest | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 11 | Montgomery Again Found Competent To Stand Trial | June trial date for suspect in stabbing death of Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, stands despite defense objections | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 11 | Six-Way Race Splits Support | No obvious LGBT favorite for D.C. Council seat April 23 special election | by John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 11 | Watching the Detective | D.C. Office of Human Rights investigator Jaime Wojdowski serves on the front line against discrimination | by John Riley Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2013, Apr 10 | UPDATED: GLAA Asks Two D.C. Council Candidates To Apologize | LGBT organization criticizes Bonds, Redd for comments related to race during WAMU debate | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 06 | Mark Herring Releases ''Equality Agenda'' for Virginia | State senator running for attorney general issues LGBT policy positions, knocks outgoing AG Cuccinelli | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 04 | D.C. Allen Makes $25,000 DC Center Donation | Crew Club owner's gift targets LGBT center's upcoming relocation | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 02 | Crowd Rallies in D.C. for Transgender Health | Activists call for competent, culturally sensitive care for transgender people, equal coverage for medical procedures | By John Riley |
| 2013, Apr 02 | Poth Trial Delayed | Trial for suspect in Barracks Row stabbing postponed after defense lawyer withdraws | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 29 | Choi Found Guilty | Gay rights activist fined $100 for actions related to 2010 White House protest against ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 27 | A Leading Latina | Latino GLBT History Project set to honor Letitia Gomez at second annual Women's History Month celebration | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 27 | Marriage Demonstrators Hit the Streets | Both sides of the marriage-equality debate converge on Washington as the Supreme Court hears arguments in Prop. 8 and DOMA cases | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 26 | NYC Pride Taps Earl Fowlkes | D.C. leader to join Edith Windsor and Harry Belafonte as grand marshals in 44th annual march | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Mar 25 | Commonwealth Kudos for Activists and Allies | Equality Virginia set to recognize leaders in the struggle for LGBT rights at its 10th annual gala | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 24 | Universal Gear Suffers String of Robberies | Popular Logan Circle clothing store's manager assaulted during third robbery in three months | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 22 | Whitman-Walker Sponsoring Pride Parade | Community health center also plans TransPride sponsorship, while Capital Pride opens ''Heroes'' nominations | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 22 | No Endorsement from Stein | Silverman, Bonds lead pack in special election, but fail to secure backing of LGBT Democratic club at heated forum | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 22 | Nominations Open for Next Generation | Now in its fifth year, Metro Weekly LGBT youth honorees to be named in May | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Mar 21 | Coffee at the Center | D.C.'S LGBT community center adds weekly coffee social for seniors to the lineup | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 21 | Whitman-Walker Reports Good Health | Community health center reports strong financials, increase in patients, and ''cautious optimism'' for 2013 | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 21 | Lines Drawn for Supreme Court Showdown | Dueling rallies expected to draw crowds to Washington as DOMA, Prop. 8 cases begin | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 19 | D.C. Moves To Protect Transgender Residents from Insurance Discrimination | Bulletin issued by DISB outlines parity in coverage for transgender consumers of health insurance | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 19 | Brother, Help Thyself Board Takes Office | New executive board kicks off one-year term, names new executive director | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 19 | D.C. Celebrates ''Sheroes'' | Office of GLBT Affairs to honor five women for roles in LGBT movement | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 19 | UPDATED: Uganda in the Spotlight | Nebraska thespian orchestrating U.S. debut of controversial Ugandan gay play with metro-area readings | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Mar 19 | Pride Parade Switching Paths | Capital Pride shares route change at ANC meeting | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 14 | Maryland Gender-Identity Bill Killed | Bill fails to pass Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 14 | GLAA Rates D.C. Special Election Candidates | Matthew Frumin gets top score, while others cluster close behind on LGBT issues | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 14 | Stein Club Fielding Forum Questions | LGBT Democratic club culling questions from Facebook and Twitter for candidates in April 23 D.C. special election | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 08 | Spa World Policy Remains Muddy | Centreville venue posts statement on Facebook, but confusion persists | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 07 | Whitman-Walker Honors Tammy Baldwin | Community health center names out senator its ''Partner for Life'' ahead of April gala | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 05 | Spa World Controversy Still Simmering | Activists call for statewide LGBT protections, want spa to issue official nondiscrimination statement | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 04 | Spa World Clarifies Policy | Virginia spa popular with LGBT community says it does not discriminate on gender or sexual orientation | By John Riley |
| 2013, Mar 01 | Spa World Has LGBT Community Steamed | Centreville spa's spokesperson issues policy statement barring LGBT patrons, while venue says new guidance forthcoming | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 28 | DC Trans Coalition Calls Task Force a ''Publicity Stunt'' | With assessment yet to be completed, DCTC alleges group analyzing police response to hate crimes is biased | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 27 | Transgender Testimony | Maryland Senate committee holds hearing on gender-identity bill | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 27 | Poth Trial Pushed to April | Barracks Row Marine-stabbing case delayed an additional month | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 22 | Barracks Row Stabbing Trial Could Be Delayed | Friday hearing sees possibility of postponement in case of Marine accused of stabbing another while using anti-gay slurs | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 22 | D.C. Council Considering Jim Graham Reprimand | Gay councilmember pushes back against allegations of ethics breach | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 22 | Suspect in Transgender Assault Case Reprimanded | D.C. Superior Court judge warns Robinson after he fails to comply with release terms | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 21 | Daniel Hernandez on Giffords, Guns and Community Involvement | With a new memoir, humble hero of Tucson shooting shares how he channeled sudden notoriety into action | By Justin Snow Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2013, Feb 20 | Furr Appealing Conviction | MPD officer found guilty of off-duty assault and solicitation files appeal, despite suspended jail time | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 20 | IHOP Shooting Suspect Arraigned | LaShawn Carson, accused of shooting gay man, heads to trial as good behavior results in less severe release terms | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 17 | Memorial Set for Dan Massey | Local pioneer of sexual freedom movement, 70, dies peacefully | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Feb 15 | D.C. Is Tops in Gallup's LGBT Tally | District bests all 50 states for highest percentage of LGBT residents, while Maryland and Virginia sit below national average | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 14 | Virginians Rally for Marriage | Courthouses across the commonwealth forced to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples during Valentine's Day protest | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 09 | DC Eagle Celebrates Scarlet's | Annual charity-fundraising bake sale becomes a weekend-long event | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Beloved Bartender's Death Rocks Tracks Community | Ahead of April reunion, friends and patrons remember Jay Schmidt as the face of the legendary nightclub | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Deoni Jones's Legal Legacy | Family to file complaint in homicide case as mayor announces partnership with U.S. Attorney's Office | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Banner Year | Casa Ruby Latino LGBT community center's 2013 calendar set to raise funds for needed programs, on day at a time | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 06 | Carson Charged | U.S. Attorney's Office files indictment against suspect in 2012 IHOP shooting on seven counts | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 06 | Robinson Trial Date Rescheduled | Man accused of attacking transgender woman in D.C.'s Chinatown gets postponement of Feb. 6 trial | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 06 | Corkins Pleads Guilty in FRC Shooting | Suspect in Family Research Council shooting pleads to felony charges, including a charge of terrorism | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 03 | Anti-Bullying Task Force Presents Guidelines to Mayor Gray | Variety of stakeholders deliver comprehensive plan to combat bullying in D.C. schools and other institutions | By John Riley |
| 2013, Feb 01 | BHT Grantees Include SMYAL, Gay Men's Chorus | Local organization awards more than $80,000 to area nonprofits at annual ceremony in Baltimore | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 31 | GLOV Elects New Officers | LGBT anti-violence, anti-hate-crime group sets agenda for 2013 | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 30 | GLAA Releases 2013 Agenda | Local LGBT organization releases policy brief, questionnaire for April 23 special election | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 29 | Delay in Transgender Stabbing Trial | Court orders suspect in fatal stabbing of Deoni Jones to submit to further mental evaluation | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 29 | Remembering NLGJA's Michael Triplett | President of LGBT journalists' organization dies after months-long fight with cancer | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Jan 21 | Gay Band Contingent Repeats Inauguration History | Lesbian and Gay Band Association marks its second appearance in the Inauguration Parade | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 19 | D.C. Court Orders Suspect in Transgender Stabbing To Undergo Mental Observation | Victim's father announces Feb. 2 gathering to honor Deoni Jones | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 17 | Capitol Hill Hank's Suffers Fire | Lesbian-owned venue still on schedule for Inauguration event | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2013, Jan 17 | Bryce Caine Wins Mr. MAL 2013 | Pittsburgh man continues keystone streak for Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 15 | Gay Judge Confirmed by Virginia Legislature | House, Senate vote to confirm Tracy Thorne-Begland as Virginia's first out judge after scuttling nomination in 2012 | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 13 | Trans Rights Top Maryland Activists' ''To-Do'' List | Many organizations hoping 2013 session will see the General Assembly pass a gender-identity nondiscrimination bill | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 11 | Activists Blast Furr Sentence | DC Trans Coalition and GLOV say punishment devalues transgender people | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 10 | Furr Sentenced to Probation, Community Service | Off-duty MPD officer accused of shooting at group including two transgender women receives suspended sentence, credit for time served | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 10 | ''Howard Three'' Accept Plea Deal | Three accused of stabbing gay 16-year-old plead guilty to assault and theft charges | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 10 | Floyd Lee Corkins Status Conference Continued | Status hearing rescheduled for February after Corkins waives speedy trial rights, asking for 21-day exclusion | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 09 | Cathedral To Celebrate Same-Sex Weddings | Washington National Cathedral announces it will expand marriage rites to include same-sex couples | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 08 | Whitman-Walker Expanding | Community health center to open new ''health care home,'' increasing presence on 14th Street corridor | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 03 | UFCW Celebrates Maryland Marriages | Union employees shower same-sex couples with roses and congratulations in Rockville as marriage equality takes effect | By John Riley |
| 2013, Jan 03 | Calling on Clinton | As gay rights take center stage, some wonder why the popular former president is seemingly in the wings | By Justin Snow |
| 2013, Jan 03 | Tying the Knot in Maryland | Effective Jan. 1, same-sex couples can now wed in the Free State, though federal roadblocks remain | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 26 | End of Omega | Longtime gay bar shuts suddenly, no word on new owners | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 26 | Service with SMYAL | After 13 years, Peterson retiring from LGBT youth group's board | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 26 | Dwyer Charged in Boat Crash | Anti-gay Maryland lawmaker faces five charges in August boating collision | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 26 | Pipeline-Protest Charge Against Choi Dismissed | Activist is offered ''post and forfeit,'' dropping case against him, while DADT trial still in limbo | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 20 | Stein Club Upholds Elections | Contentious at times, Wednesday meeting leads local LGBT Democratic club to affirm Dec. 3 results | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 20 | Hope and an Executive Order | Despite puzzling inaction, advocates hold out optimism for Obama banning discrimination among federal contractors | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Dec 20 | CUAllies Rejected | Catholic University blocks LGBT student group, citing fears the club might ''engage in advocacy on behalf of the homosexual lifestyle'' | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 18 | Stein Election Winners Strike Back | Incoming elected executive board recruits legal counsel after suggestion of invalidating Dec. 3 results | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 17 | Williams Ends Stein Club Presidential Bid | Ahead of meeting whether to invalidate Dec. 3 election results, LGBT Dem club's incumbent president removes her name from consideration | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 17 | Ortiz Sentenced | Argentine woman accused of killing lesbian friend in 2007 will serve eight years in prison, face deportation | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 14 | Stein Club Schism | Democratic counsel recommends invalidating club's unusual recent election results, while others decry such a move as violation of bylaws | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 12 | Lay of the Legislative Land | Virginia Senate Leads House in Support for Nondiscrimination Pledge | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 12 | DC Center Gets Reeves Center Home | Mayor Gray's Tuesday evening announcement includes naming Sterling Washington new head of GLBT Affairs | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 11 | Supreme Court Showdown | With Prop. 8 and DOMA heading for SCOTUS, historic hope mingles with quieter caution | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Dec 09 | Setting the Richmond Stage | Equality Virginia and allies mark one-month countdown to brief legislative session by pushing antidiscrimination bill | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 07 | Annapolis Business Drops Weddings | Transportation service says no to all wedding parties to avoid possibility of participating in gay nuptials | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Dec 07 | FRC Shooting Case Continued to January | Prosecutors and defense lawyers ask for more time as Corkins remains in custody | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 06 | Protest Shines on Ugandan Embassy | Light Brigade, GetEqual, GLAA protest Uganda anti-gay bill at country's U.S. embassy | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 06 | Giving Thanks | Faith Temple continues a year of honors for Philip Pannell | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Dec 04 | Upset in Stein Officer Elections | Last-minute influx of new member registrations fuels insurgent slate of candidates | By John Riley |
| 2012, Dec 03 | Defense Files New Motions in Barracks Row Stabbing | Poth's lawyer moves to suppress evidence, statements, as case goes to new judge | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 30 | UVA Assault Prompts Call for Expanded Protections | Virginia Anti-Violence Project calls for legislators to add sexual orientation, gender identity to hate-crimes provision | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 30 | Howard Theatre Three Plead Not Guilty | Three defendants accused of stabbing gay youth near Shaw landmark arraigned | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 30 | Trial Date Set for Montgomery | Suspect accused of killing Deoni Jones to be tried in June | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 29 | Passion Play | Michael Kaplan brings his drive and dedication to AIDS United | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2012, Nov 29 | D.C. Council Taking Steps for Homeless Youth | Advocates, DHS representatives say bill is a good starting point for LGBT youth, but needs revisions | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 28 | Bolling Drops Out of Virginia Governor's Race | LGBT community responds to likelihood of Cuccinelli as GOP nominee | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 27 | Maryland Trans Activists Make 2013 Plans | Gender Rights Maryland, PFLAG chapters set state and local sights on gender-identity protections | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 21 | Remembering and Rallying | Large crowd at D.C.'s Transgender Day of Remembrance event hears from Mayor Gray, families of victims | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 21 | GLLU Website Ceases | Activists critical of move from full site to MPD page | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 19 | New Charges Possible in Howard Theatre Stabbing | Government awaiting superseding indictments on additional charges for three defendants accused of attacking gay teen | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 19 | Chamber Head Faces Misdemeanor | Guenther pleads not guilty after accusation of unlawful entry | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Nov 16 | Trial Set for Robinson | Suspect in August attack on transgender woman rejects plea | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 16 | Virginia Board Stands Firm Against Cuccinelli | Despite pressure from the attorney general, Board of Juvenile Justice refuses to ax protections for LGBT youth | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Maryland's Marriage Success | Question 6 strategies may not work everywhere, but the win gives a green light to its political supporters regardless | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 15 | From Tuesday to Tomorrow | Gay conservatives hope to teach Election Day's lessons | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance | Locals prepare traditional memorial event, along with transgender health discussion | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 15 | No Nest Yet | Landlord for the DC Eagle grants longtime leather bar an extension as it continues the hunt for a new home | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 09 | Suspect in February Homicide Pleads Not Guilty | Man accused of killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at D.C. bus stop in February makes Friday court appearance | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 09 | GLOE Makes the Guide | DCJCC's LGBT program included as one of North America's most innovative Jewish programs | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Nov 07 | Warrant Issued for Suspect in Transgender Attack | Robinson, previously released on bond, fails to show for scheduled court appearance | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 07 | D.C. Date with ManDate | Project Healthy Living offering 3-day conference for black gay and bi men | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 07 | Maryland Makes History | Free State is first of four on Election Day to defend marriage equality | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 05 | Columbia Heights Hate Crime Reported | Victim says group shouted anti-gay, anti-Hispanic slurs before attack | By John Riley |
| 2012, Nov 02 | Racing Round Sandy | Hurricane postpones, but can't stop, D.C.'s 26th anniversary High Heel Race | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Nov 01 | Officer and a Philanthropist | From a military discharge for being gay to struggling with PTSD, today Marvin Carter is helping others to help himself | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2012, Oct 31 | Kameny Estate Trademarks ''Gay is Good'' | Local LGBT activist told to stop using the phrase made famous by late gay rights leader | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 29 | Furr Guilty on Two of Eight Charges | Off-duty MPD officer awaits sentencing in August 2011 case with transgender victim | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 27 | Opposition to Question 6 in Overdrive | Marriage-equality opponents, down in polls, employ shock tactics, misinformation campaign | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 26 | Corkins Pleads Not Guilty to Seven New Charges | Suspected FRC shooter indicted on 10 charges in total, including ''terrorism'' under seldom-used 2002 law | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 26 | Jurors Deliberate as Furr Acquitted on One of Nine Charges | Off-duty MPD officer accused in 2011 shooting still faces several assault-related charges | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 25 | Kerr's Courage | AIDS Walk Washington honors an activist's decades in the fight against HIV/AIDS | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 24 | Split in Support | Councilmember Michael Brown and challenger David Grosso fall short of Stein Club endorsement in at-large race | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 23 | Good Humor Honor | Kennedy Center bestows its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Ellen DeGeneres in honor of her perseverance | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Oct 23 | Stein Club Honors Activists | D.C.'s LGBT Democratic club offers 36th anniversary awards reception | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 18 | Victory Fund Eager for Election Day | Organization sees a chance to double gay representation on Capitol Hill, touts record endorsements nationwide | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Oct 17 | McCaskill Featured in Ad Against Question 6 | UPDATE: Baltimore Sun reports Gallaudet demanding ad stop airing | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 17 | Jury Delivers Split Verdict in Washington Brothers Trial | Christian Washington found guilty, Dalonte Washington not guilty in 2011 attack against lesbians in Columbia Heights | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 17 | Fueling Maryland's Marriage Fight | Cash, outreach and rallies for Question 6 in high gear | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 16 | GLAA and Stein Ready for Races | With endorsements and ratings, LGBT groups assess the Nov. 6 field with Mendelson coming out on top | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 16 | Gallaudet President Says He Wants McCaskill To Return | Tuesday statement follows diversity officer being placed on administrative leave for signing petition to put Maryland marriage-equality law on November ballot | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 16 | Weekend of Awards | Us Helping Us and The DC Center roll out the honors | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 16 | Washington Brothers Trial Begins | Pair accused of assaulting lesbians in July 2011 Columbia Heights incident | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 12 | Montgomery Indictment Expected by Next Month | Man accused of killing Deoni Jones expected to stand trial soon, while defense wants bond status reconsidered | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 12 | Equity Rising | D.C.-based International Federation of Black Prides announces expanded mission as Center for Black Equity | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 12 | CAGLCC Makes the List | Washington Business Journal ''Book of Lists'' adds local LGBT chamber | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 11 | Baltimore Anti-Marriage Fliers Target Race | ''Jump the Broom'' effort possibly connected to consultant convicted in 2010 voter-suppression effort | by John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 11 | Heritage and Identity | LHP's Esther Hidalgo celebrates her roots, her activism and her community with an invitation | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 11 | Shining a Light on Question 6 | Maryland marriage-equality supporters employ nontraditional campaign | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 09 | Robinson Hearing Postponed | Defense attorney requests rescheduling in case of transgender woman attacked in Chinatown | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 09 | Howard Theatre Stabbing Suspects Arraigned | Ali Jackson, Alvonica Jackson and Desmond Campbell plead not guilty to stabbing gay teenager in June | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 08 | Elections in HRC Spotlight | Range of speakers at D.C. soiree – from Sally Field to Cory Booker – stress importance of November votes | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Oct 04 | Wave of Goodwill | Several new efforts aiming to better LGBT D.C. and beyond | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Oct 03 | Casa Ruby Covergirls | Makeup artist lends support to local LGBT center with cosmetology-certification courses | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 03 | Polling Gives Maryland Marriage Equality an Edge | Question 6 is ahead, but proponents are bracing for increased opposition | By John Riley |
| 2012, Oct 01 | Corkins Status Hearing Set for Late October | Hearing for suspect in Family Research Council shooting scheduled for end of the month | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 29 | Shaw-Area Stabbing Trial Set for January | Defense declines plea deal for June assault of gay teen near Howard Theatre | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 28 | Suspect in Chinatown Transgender Assault Arraigned | Robinson pleads not guilty to charge with bias enhancement, as defense demands jury trial | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 27 | Pioneer Days | Rainbow History Project names new group of Community Pioneers | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Sep 26 | MPD Tracking Anti-LGBT Assaults | Police count five incidents, ranging from beatings to groping, with bias elements in past two weeks | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 26 | Gay Couple Suing Public Advocate | New Jersey spouses and photographer file suit with SPLC help against Eugene Delgaudio's anti-gay organization for misappropriation of engagement photo | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Sep 25 | Gov. O'Malley Makes Pitch for Marriage Money | Governor tells marriage-equality supporters to ''activate social networks,'' says proponents need at least $2 million | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 25 | Cash Cut for Boy Scouts | Tech giant Intel ceases donations to BSA after Wahls petition | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Sep 21 | African-American Pastors Rally in Support of Maryland's Question 6 | Group says measure is about civil rights, not religion; counters perceptions of African-American clergy opposing marriage equality | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 20 | Rose to the Occasion | Hearing the call to help humanity, Matthew Rose answered it | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Sep 18 | D.C. Launches First-in-Nation Transgender Ad Campaign | Effort aims to promote awareness among District residents of transgender people, combat anti-trans discrimination | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 18 | Barrett Brick Honored for Immigration Efforts | Longtime local activist receives Immigration Equality's Global Vision Award | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Sep 14 | Metro Weekly Boxes Targeted for Vandalism | Garbage, rotting food and excrement placed in magazine's boxes in ongoing attacks on the gay publication | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 13 | Community Questions Council | Several D.C. City Council members field questions, talk about marriage equality, hate crimes | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 11 | Groups Challenge Values Voter Summit | LGBTA coalition asks some invited speakers not to appear at Family Research Council-American Family Association event | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Sep 07 | Poth Rejects Plea Deal in Barracks Row Stabbing | Marine accused of killing fellow Marine rejects plea deal, set to appear in court next month | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 07 | Transgender Delegation Makes DNC ''Especially Historic'' | 2012 Dem Convention boasts largest-ever number of transgender delegates | By David Aaron Moore/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 07 | Burns asks Baltimore Ravens to silence Ayanbadejo's marriage-equality advocacy | Maryland delegate sends letter to team's owner after player throws support behind marriage-equality referendum | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 06 | One Party, Two Camps | GOPround and Log Cabin continue their split in the wake of GOP convention, but agree that the Republican party is becoming more welcoming | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Sep 05 | Michelle Obama Asks LGBT DNC Guests for Election Help | First lady speaks at packed luncheon honoring LGBT elected officials | By Matt Comer/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 05 | Platform Calls for Expanded LGBT Rights | New Democratic plank supports full marriage rights for same-sex couples, opposes Defense of Marriage Act | By Matt Comer/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 05 | LGBT Caucus Meeting Galvanizes Attendees | White House advisor Valerie Jarrett, Rep. Tammy Baldwin and DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan among speakers at Charlotte event | By James Nichols/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 04 | Maryland Man Facing Charges in Possible Transgender Attack | Hyattsville resident allegedly stabbed Silver Spring ''man dressed as a woman'' after sexual encounter | By John Riley |
| 2012, Sep 04 | LGBT Attendees Sharing Excitement | DNC delegates in Charlotte touting Obama's record on variety of LGBT issues | By Bil Browning / The Bilerico Project |
| 2012, Sep 04 | ''Ex-Gay'' Ban Awaits Brown Signature | If signed into law, California will have nation's first law prohibiting licensed clinicians from treating minors with ''conversion therapy'' | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Sep 04 | DNC Delegates Arrive | LGBT groups begin week with receptions and special welcome parties | By Matt Comer/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 03 | DNC Attracts LGBT, Queer Youth Organizers | Young people want to highlight economic issues, matters of equality for LGBT and undocumented youth | By Matt Comer/QNotes |
| 2012, Sep 03 | LGBT Community Prepares for DNC | From special community access to gay-owned businesses, Charlotte pulls out the welcome wagon | By Matt Comer/QNotes |
| 2012, Aug 31 | Montgomery switches lawyers as court grants extension in transgender woman's murder case | Government continues to seek grand jury indictment for man accused of stabbing Deoni Jones to death | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 30 | Tea Party Push | Conservative movement's anti-gay candidates hope to secure Senate majority | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 30 | Outgoing Advice | Retiring Logan Circle ANC Chair Mike Benardo reflects on service | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 30 | ANC Racers Hit the Trail | Next wave of LGBT District residents are throwing their hats into the grassroots political arena | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 24 | FRC Shooter Pleads Not Guilty | Floyd Corkins found competent to stand trial, held without bond on both federal and District charges | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 23 | Corkins Indicted by Grand Jury | Suspected FRC shooter held without bond, must submit to mental evaluation | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 23 | Defining Hate | In the aftermath of the FRC shooting, debate surrounds ''hate group'' label | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 21 | GOP's Hard Line on Gay Marriage | Despite Log Cabin's efforts, Republican platform goes all in with fight against marriage equality | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 20 | Maryland Pro-Marriage Forces Begin Fall Campaign Leg | State releases referendum wording as supporters plow forward, redoubling fundraising, outreach efforts | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 16 | Case Against Suspects in Howard Theatre Stabbing Moves Forward | Three co-defendants, on varying degrees of release, scheduled for another felony status conference; no bias charges filed yet | By John Riley Photo by JD Uy |
| 2012, Aug 16 | UPDATED: FRC Blames SPLC for Wednesday Shooting | Southern Poverty Law Center counters that ''hate group'' label fully warranted | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 16 | Suspected FRC Shooter Arraigned, Held Without Bond | DC Center volunteer accused of shooting guard at conservative organization's headquarters faces federal and local charges, will receive mental evaluation | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 16 | Shooting Shocks D.C.'s LGBT and Political Worlds | Suspect in FRC shooting is Virginia man who volunteered for The DC Center | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 14 | Law Takes Aim at Westboro Baptist | New federal law restricting protests at military funerals raises constitutionality concerns | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 14 | Gay Man Killed in Baltimore Shooting | City's Mount Vernon neighborhood shaken by Friday attack that killed Alex Ulrich and left Lawrence Peterson in a coma | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 14 | Romney Taps Ryan | Anti-gay positions enforced with Wisconsin rep. as vp pick | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 13 | Frederick, Md., Chick-fil-A Vandalized | Store windows covered in marriage-equality messages, prompting marriage-equality group to decry vandalism | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 13 | Atlantic Cup Tourney Returns | Whether the tennis trophy itself will come back to D.C. is up to CTA talent | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Aug 11 | The DC Center Earns Excellence Award | D.C.'s LGBT community center honored for work with youth, but its director says there's still much more to do | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 11 | D.C. Ward 5 Residents Rally Against Violence | Community members march through Eckington to call for end to bias crimes | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 10 | Apple Approves D.C. Condom App | DC Center's HIV Working Group releases iPhone application to connect users to condoms, testing and other health resources | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 09 | Platform in Play | News Analysis: A marriage-equality plank in the Democratic platform would be a first, but possibly little more | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 09 | HRC Cash To Aid Marriage-Equality Campaigns | Even with marriage equality polling well, states rely on HRC investments as backup | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 09 | Global LGBT Briefs: Jubilation in Entebbe, Marriage-Minded in France and Oz | Police raid Uganda's first LGBT pride festival, while Tasmania considers state-level marriage and French Catholic Church considers none | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Aug 09 | National LGBT Briefs: Chicken and Chill | The great Chick-fil-A continues to gain momentum, which Detroit's Ruth Ellis Center starts a campaign to take some sting out of winter for homeless LGBT youth | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Aug 08 | D.C. Chamber Chosen | NGCLCC names CAGLCC ''LGBT Chamber of the Year'' at Chicago conference | By Will O'Bryan Photo by Ward Morrison |
| 2012, Aug 06 | D.C. Rolling Out Trans Ads | Government-sponsored campaign aims to counter discrimination against transgender Washingtonians | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 06 | LHP Names New VP | D.C.'s Latino GLBT History Project establishes new post, elects Esther Hidalgo | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Aug 03 | Turkish Media Meet Gay Peers | As part of State Department tour, five journalists meet with gay press in D.C. | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 03 | Trial Date Set in Marine Stabbing Case | Marine accused of stabbing fellow Marine while using homophobic slurs scheduled for status hearing, jury trial | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 03 | Swim for Life Beats Goal | DCAC's annual fundraiser nearly doubles 2011 effort, benefiting Metro TeenAIDS and others | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Aug 02 | Growing Support for Maryland Marriage Equality | New poll shows majority back same-sex marriage, rising support from African-Americans, increasing intensity among marriage-equality advocates | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 02 | Constitutional Countdown | New moves add impetus to Supreme Court's date with marriage | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Aug 02 | Lisner Shines Light on HIV/AIDS | Despite obstacles, activists see hope in the fight against the epidemic | By John Riley |
| 2012, Aug 02 | Global LGBT Briefs: Lebanon and Language | Gay theater raided in Beirut, while new Chinese dictionary omits most commonly used term for gays | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Aug 02 | National LGBT Briefs: Rust Belt Horror, Suspect Sermon And Teen Shabbaton | Murder charges in lesbian triangle, Miami pastor faces public school eviction and Jewish LGBT teens and allies invited to Connecticut shabbaton | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Aug 01 | Maryland Signatories Subjected to Spotlight | Gay paper puts those advocating marriage vote – not necessarily repeal – online, to mixed, emotional reactions | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 31 | Partisan Pride? | Critics take aim at Pentagon decision to permit military uniforms at San Diego LGBT Pride parade | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 26 | Keeping Up with AIDS 2012 | Conference continues in the convention center, in the streets and in the spotlight | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 26 | Boy Scout Fallout | Opponents rally after Boy Scouts uphold gay ban | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 26 | A Progressive Pushes Back | Karen Gautney hopes to become the first lesbian elected to the Virginia General Assembly | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 26 | World LGBT Briefs: Women on the Verge | Liberian President Sirleaf says she won't allow gay bills – pro or con – despite legislative push, and Russia's Pussy Riot punk rockers get trial date | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jul 26 | National LGBT Briefs: Heartland Horror, Massachusetts Mensch And Marriage Money | Outpouring of support for Nebraska woman brutally attacked in apparent hate crime, while Mayor Menino vows to block Chick-fil-A and Big Apple sees big money | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jul 25 | Petitions Challenging DOMA Piling Up | 83-year-old Widow's Case Becomes Fourth Sent to Supreme Court | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 23 | Gay Couple Attacked in Eckington | Late-night altercation sends one man to the hospital for broken cheek | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 21 | Human Rights Watch Decries Condom Confiscation | New report charges police in four cities with using condoms as evidence of prostitution, countering anti-HIV efforts | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 19 | Teaching Acceptance | Having seen the heartbreak of parents rejecting gay kids, Caitlin Ryan's mission is to keep families together | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 19 | Owens Leading Anti-Marriage Minority | Mitt Romney's NAACP Speech Shows Some Degree of Marriage Split | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 19 | Managing Migration | With its lease expiring Dec. 1, the DC Eagle is on the hunt for a new roost | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 18 | Report Highlights HIV/AIDS Disparities | Black AIDS Institute and others call for targeted effort to battle epidemic among black gay men | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 16 | Truvada Gets PrEP Approval | FDA approves HIV drug as once-a-day treatment, coupled with safe-sex practices, for HIV-negative people | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 16 | Metro Weekly Recognized for Excellence in Journalism | Political editor Chris Geidner and co-publisher Sean Bugg receive NLGJA awards | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 16 | API Alliance Takes D.C. | NQAPIA brings its second national Asian/Pacific Islander conference to Washington | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 13 | Rev. Evans Asks Mayor Gray to Denounce Same-Sex Marriage | NBCI claims District's political troubles result from support of marriage equality, ''disobedience'' against God | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 13 | UPDATED: Remembering David Chung | Popular Nellie's bartender, who died last weekend, remembered for his smile and warmth | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jul 13 | Hearing for Barracks Row Suspect Postponed | Status hearing for Marine accused in stabbing homicide, possible hate crime, set for August | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 13 | Global LGBT Briefs: From Parliament to Pride | Ukrainian legislators shelve anti-gay bill, and London celebrates a 40-year anniversary with WorldPride | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jul 13 | National LGBT Briefs: Orbit, Arthur and La Raza Launch | Asteroid named for Kameny, Bea Arthur Residence gets big boost and education campaign begins for LGBT Latinos | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jul 13 | Anti-Gay Group Uses Gay Couple's Photo | SPLC backs couple and photographer after Falls Church-based Public Advocate sends doctored engagement photo in anti-gay mailer | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Making a Supportive Splash | DCAC offers 2012 Maryland Swim for Life, benefiting Metro TeenAIDS | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Maryland Marriage-Equality Supporters Intensify Efforts | Pro-equality forces ramp up outreach campaign with release of newly designed website and video ahead of November referendum | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Rep. Barney Frank and Jim Ready Marry | The two men exchange vows in Massachusetts at historic ceremony | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Progressive Pocan | Mark Pocan hopes to become Madison's second out gay congressperson | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Strategizing Ahead of AIDS 2012 | Experts call for more comprehensive federal policies to combat HIV/AIDS to end epidemic | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Networking for Women | Positive Women's Network brings the group's important perspective to AIDS 2012 | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 11 | Hunting for Fair-Housing Violators | A new advertising campaign, made possible by a federal HUD grant, seeks to educate residents about housing discrimination | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 11 | Episcopal Church Votes To Sanction Same-Sex ''Blessings'' | Clear majority of leadership approves the move, which does not go so far as to include marriage equality | By Justin Snow |
| 2012, Jul 09 | One Stabbing Suspect Held, Two Released | Judge finds probable cause, issues varying release conditions after defense lawyers grill MPD detective | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 09 | Losing Tim Lipka | Sudden death of young Washingtonian shocks DC Gay Flag Football League community | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 05 | DC GOP Adopts Inclusive Platform | Becomes first state GOP delegation to adopt LGBT-inclusive language ahead of Republican National Convention | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 05 | Plea Deal Offered to Three in Howard Theatre Stabbing | Preliminary hearing continued to July 9 as defendants' attorneys consider offer | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 05 | Diaspora and Disparity | Black AIDS Institute joins other AIDS 2012 participants in challenging HIV/AIDS inequities | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jul 05 | National LGBT Briefs: LULAC, fil-A and Fundraiser | Latino group supports marriage, Equality Matters shares anti-gay numbers, and QSaltLake makes a plea | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 05 | Global LGBT Briefs: From Sea to Sofia, and State | RSVP makes no Morocco visit, Sofia Pride makes a stand and State Department offers global LGBT fundraising tool | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jul 03 | Questions on Crime | D.C. City Council committee holds hate-crime hearing, with councilmembers and activists raising several issues with police | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 29 | Gay Libertarian Challenges Holmes Norton | Bruce Majors says he's running to increase ballot access for third parties, give District voters a choice | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 28 | Three Arrested in Local Teen's Stabbing | Attackers yelled homophobic slurs as they repeatedly stabbed victim | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 28 | Montgomery Co. Fliers Nixed | School Board votes to curtail policy that allowed ''ex-gay'' organization to send home anti-gay literature | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 28 | Epidemic Update | ''Return to Lisner'' marks three decades of HIV/AIDS in D.C. | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 28 | National LGBT Briefs: Texas Tragedy, Catholic Counter and a Union | One dead after young lesbian couple shot in small-town Texas, while Catholics for Equality protest ''Fortnight'' and N.J. base celebrates civil union | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jun 28 | Global LGBT Briefs: Ukraine Assault, Apology in Australia and Farewell to Beck | Human Rights Watch calling for action after gay-rights leader beaten in Kiev, while Australian Salvation Army clarifies, and last gay Holocaust survivor dies | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jun 26 | Washington Brothers Get Fall Trial | Suspects accused in 2011 Columbia Heights assault get Oct. 15 trail date after long delay | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 26 | Montgomery Case Continued | Man accused of fatally stabbing transgender woman remains held without bond | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 25 | Voices for Visibility | Congressional groups join for ''Invisible Lives'' forum on black LGBT experience | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 22 | D.C. Mayor Signs Bullying Bill | Officials, HRC's Griffin, join for ceremonial signing | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 21 | DC Center Denied | LGBT community center is ''keeping all options open'' after losing its bid for space in city-owned Reeves Center | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 21 | District Releases Annual HIV Report | Mayor and other city officials tout progress, announce initiatives to move HIV-positive people beyond inconsistent care | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Exit Interview | Departing HRC, Joe Solmonese talks about the best of times, worst of times, and his advice for his successor | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jun 21 | AIDS Quilt's Double Duty | The quilt honoring victims of HIV/AIDS returns, with high-tech enhancements, but the same sober sentiments | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Disparity Dialogue | Activists say personal education, honesty, patient-doctor relationships crucial to LGBT health | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Out and Outstanding | Gay Air Force veteran to take Outstanding Student honor at Strayer-D.C. graduation | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 20 | Area Hospitals Get High Marks | HRC ranks D.C. area a top region for LGBT-friendly health care | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 19 | Gay-Owned Social Driver Honored | DC Chamber of Commerce names local website design, social media firm DC Small Business Champion of 2012 | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 19 | Whitman-Walker and Walgreens Join for HIV Testing | Retail chain partners with local health center for National HIV Testing Day initiative | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 15 | Mayor Set To Sign | Gray sets June 22 ceremony to sign LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying legislation | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 15 | Washington County, Md., to Offer Benefits | County will extend benefits to same-sex spouses of employees legally married out of state | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 14 | BREAKING: Thorne-Begland Becomes Virginia's First Out Gay Judge | Former prosecutor's appointment reverses General Assembly's rejection of his nomination last month | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 14 | Men's Summer Summits | Health providers and activists get their fill with ancillary events for MSM health | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 14 | Global LGBT Briefs: From Russia with Grudge, to Uganda's Mugisha and soccer showdown | Moscow gets a century of censorship, Catholics up the stakes in Uganda and Italy's Cassano takes heat for homophobia | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| 2012, Jun 14 | National LGBT Briefs: Troop Leader Challenge and Tennessee Win | Ohio mom petitions BSA to drop gay ban, while Southern Poverty Law Center fights for student expression | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 14 | There's No Place Like Pride | Attendees say celebration is about love, self-acceptance and community – and a one-year anniversary for Pepper MaShay | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 13 | BREAKING: Mendelson Wins Interim Chair, Michael Brown Takes Interim Pro Tem | The LGBT community responds to Kwame Brown's resignation and the race to succeed him, as council fills temporary vacancies | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 12 | Out at the Ballgame | Team DC readies its 8th annual Night Out at the Nationals with Jealous, Parson, Polis, Gay Men's Chorus and Different Drummers | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 12 | Gray Wows at Town Hall | DC Mayor appoints 20 community members to vacant GLBT Advisory Committee, tells audience equality promises are ''not just rhetoric'' | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 11 | Hank's Asks for Help | Owner of Dupont-area restaurant reaches out to supporters after being ordered to remove outdoor seating in dispute with handful of neighbors | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 08 | Mixed Messages Outside Town Hall | Deputy mayor takes issue with DCTC activist's tweets, highlighting possible communication divide between city officials and activists | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 07 | Council Passes Anti-Bullying Bill | LGBT-inclusive legislation sets citywide standards for anti-bullying measures in schools and beyond | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 07 | Montgomery College To Host LGBT Consortium | Event will promote greater acceptance of LGBT students and staff on college campuses | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 07 | Home Front and ''Heroes'' | Local coalition readies a grassroots welcome for AIDS 2012 | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 07 | National LGBT News Briefs: Good and Bad in Minnesota | Trans activist arrested, poll numbers positive and ExxonMobil shareholders vote against equality | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 07 | Global LGBT News Briefs: From Soccer to Sodomy | Merkel urged to boycott Euro 2012, Vietnam fines gays, and Dubai court forgoes murder for gay misdemeanor | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jun 06 | Full Council Approves Beninda, Budd | Local activists become the first transgender members of the D.C. Human Rights Commission | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 05 | IHOP Shooting Suspect Rejects Plea Deal | Case against the woman accused of shooting a gay man inside a local restaurant heads to a grand jury | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 04 | Capital Pride Hosts Interfaith Service | Event brings together LGBT-affirming faith groups, and Dr. Dana Beyer as guest speaker | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 04 | 2012 Pride of Pets Canceled | Organizer promises popular event will return for 2013 | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 04 | Town Hall Tackles Youth Homelessness | Representatives from a variety of organizations discuss pressing LGBT-youth issue at DC Center-Capital Pride forum | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jun 01 | Local Gay Legislators Win Fellowships | Adam Ebbin and Mary Washington to attend elite summer development program at Harvard's Kennedy School | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 31 | Whitman-Walker Launches Transgender Legal Clinic | Free clinic will help clients with name and gender changes for official documents | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 31 | AGLA Awards 2012 Scholarships | Arlington LGBT group honors two high school seniors for support of diversity and fairness | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 31 | Legal Leadership | Lambda Legal's Kevin Cathcart has overseen two decades of enormous change, and looks forward to the years to come | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, May 31 | National LGBT Briefs: Protest, Praise and 'Ex-Gay' in Oregon | Infamous ''fence'' pastor both challenged and supported, while an Oregon psychiatrist faces complaint and Biola gets a gay group | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 31 | Global LGBT Briefs: Moscow Melee, Malaysia Book-Banning | Police arrest activists, Manji's Asia tour ends with a ban, and UAE suspect says blame the gay neighbor | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 30 | Committee Approves Beninda, Budd | Human Rights Commission nominees move forward to full City Council consideration | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 30 | Kameny Home Sold | Unnamed buyer purchases historic site, while dispute continues regarding Congressional Cemetery plot | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 28 | DC Black Pride Goes Back to School | Sunday's Health & Wellness Expo was full of education, but even stronger on community and communication | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 25 | GLAA Issues ''Manifesto Against Religious Bullies'' | Two-page document serves as guide for LGBT people to fight back against anti-gay rhetoric | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 25 | Carson Hearing Postponed | Woman charged with shooting a gay man at a Columbia Heights IHOP Restaurant remains on ''home confinement'' | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 24 | Release, Change of Bond Denied for Furr | Off-duty MPD officer accused of shooting at transgender women denied bail as he awaits October trial | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 24 | Virginia's Vexing Politics | State politicos see possible course correction on anti-gay extremes come November | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 24 | Close to Home | Town-hall event set to discuss local LGBT youth homelessness | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 24 | Global LGBT Briefs: Up in Africa, down in Caucasus | Malawi's Banda makes historic pledge, while Amnesty takes on anti-gay animus in three countries | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 24 | National LGBT Briefs: A Tee, a Test and Testy Meeting | Student's rights protected in Ohio, while panel recommends HIV test and American Family Association takes on Home Depot | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 18 | Marking IDAHO at HRC | Human Rights First releases its new report on LGBTI refugees at event marking International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 17 | LGBT Locals Cheer Obama's Marriage-Equality Stance | D.C., Maryland, Virginia groups praise Obama's support for same-sex marriage | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 17 | National LGBT Briefs: Little State, Big Move | Chafee orders recognition for out-of-state marriages, gay Indianapolis teen attacked, and Family Equality Council marks 30 years | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 17 | Global LGBT Briefs: Executions and Incitement | More gays said to be executed in Iran, while gay Israelis take issue with Torah-quoting councilmember | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 17 | The Gay Gourmand | Jonathan Bardzik feeds his passion at Eastern Market | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 16 | Judge Finds Probable Cause in Barracks Row Stabbing | Marine accused of killing fellow Marine in possible hate crime ordered held without bond to ensure ''safety of the community'' | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 16 | From Evolution to Romney | News Analysis: The past week has been a study in contrasts between Obama and Romney | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, May 16 | Stein-Backed McDuffie Wins in Landslide | Next Ward 5 councilmember considered a strong LGBT ally | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 15 | Virginia Legislators Reject Gay Nominee | Republicans in the House of Delegates scuttle nomination of gay prosecutor to Richmond General District Court | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 15 | Threat Prompts D.C. Evacuations | Los Angeles Police convey bomb threat to ''national gay rights organizations'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, May 14 | Capital Pride Names 2012 Heroes | Five locals represent community contributions on civil rights, HIV/AIDS, entertainment and more | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 10 | Beninda, Budd nominated for D.C. Commission on Human Rights | If approved by the City Council, the women would be the first transgender people to serve on the 15-member commission | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 10 | World LGBT Briefs: Women Take On Traditionalists | Manji, Clinton and the Forum for Empowerment for Women lead the LGBT charge | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 10 | National LGBT Briefs: Milk, Mourning and Miami | San Diego gets a new street, the White House talks LGBT elders and Maurice Sendak dies at 83 | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 10 | Sarah Smiles | After years of struggling with gender identity, AU student president comes out as transgender to supportive campus | By Will O'Bryan Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2012, May 10 | Confronting the Virus | Local activist launches new HIV/AIDS campaign | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 10 | Quaranta Claims Victory | Beats party's favored slate to become D.C. Young Dems' second openly gay president since home rule | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 08 | Capital Pride Accepts Charity Challenge | Friends of Pride matching grant heads for $3,000 May 13 benchmark | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 07 | TransPride's May Move | D.C.'s sixth annual transgender event goes from early June to mid-May to sidestep Trans-Health conference | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, May 03 | House Arrest for IHOP-Shooting Suspect | Judge releases woman accused in anti-LGBT IHOP shooting to house arrest over prosecution's objection | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 03 | Surveying the Transgender Scene | DC Trans Coalition carrying out needs assessment for transgender D.C. residents | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 03 | Ruby Corado to Open LGBT Latino Resource Center | Local transgender activist establishing ''home'' for LGBT Latinos | By John Riley |
| 2012, May 03 | Circle Celebration | D.C.'s Youth Pride marks a second year back in Dupont Circle | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Apr 30 | Lauper's D.C. Date | Grammy-winner coming to Washington for SAMHSA honor and Capitol Hill push | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 26 | Chief Lanier Wows D.C.'s Log Cabin Republicans | Police chief talks to gay Republicans about bias crime | by John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 26 | Anti-Bullying Bill on Track for Vote in D.C. | Long-awaited anti-bullying bill moves forward with some changes, but funding still a concern | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 26 | McDuffie, Day Net Ward 5 Endorsements | As election approaches, candidates woo LGBT voters to break away from crowded field | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 24 | UPDATED: Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime | Witnesses say fellow Marine suspect claims self defense in Barracks Row stabbing | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 23 | Transgender Breakthrough | EEOC ruling that gender-identity discrimination is covered by Title VII is a ''sea change'' that opens the doors to employment protection for transgender Americans | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Apr 23 | A Woman's Fight, a Couple's Resilience | By Chris Geidner | |
| 2012, Apr 23 | Understanding the EEOC Process | By Chris Geidner | |
| 2012, Apr 23 | Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime | Police say suspect, also a Marine, used homophobic slur during Barracks Row stabbing | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 21 | LGBT Rally Draws Tiny Crowd in D.C. | With no major backing, local iteration of worldwide event for civil rights brings few to the Capitol, though speakers strike optimistic tone | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 20 | Closer to Home | Finalizing its bid to secure space in the Reeves Center, The DC Center seeks signatures ahead of April 26 deadline | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 19 | HIV Bills Moving Swiftly in D.C. | Catania legislation aims to increase educational efforts for health professionals and senior citizens | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 19 | Signs of Life for Anti-Bullying Initiatives in D.C. | City Council prepares to pass long-stalled legislation as Gray proposes action plan to prevent bullying | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 19 | Sweet 16 in Dupont | Youth Pride Day returns to the circle for 2012 | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 19 | GLAA Celebrates 41st Anniversary | Longest-running LGBT advocacy organization to honor individuals, organizations promoting equality | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 19 | Global LGBT News Briefs: Ads and Infection | London mayor bans ''conversion therapy'' ads, while Canadian court convicts gay American for HIV infection | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Apr 19 | National LGBT News Briefs: Campus, Catholics and Cops | Bathroom politics hit Pitt, Catholic hierarchy challenged on LGBT youth and LAPD takes a step on transgender policy | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Apr 17 | Whitman-Walker To Honor Sebelius | HHS secretary receiving award at spring gala for work on the Affordable Care Act | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 17 | La Raza Study Challenges Stereotypes | Polling finds evidence that Hispanics hold the same – if not better – views of gays and lesbians as the general population | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 13 | On the Record: Ward 5 Candidates | The contenders vying to replace former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. talk with Metro Weekly about their stances on LGBT issues that have made headlines in the past year | |
| 2012, Apr 13 | New Plea Deal in Works for Furr | U.S. Attorney's Office expected to offer deal to off-duty police officer accused of shooting at transgender women | by John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Choosing a Candidate | LGBT residents are hoping the next Ward 5 councilmember will be an ally and advocate | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 12 | End of an Icon: Vann Chen | Washington marks the passing of ''Mama Chen,'' nightlife luminary | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 12 | SMYAL to host discussion panel on factors leading to LGBT youth suicides | By John Riley | |
| 2012, Apr 12 | LGBT National Briefs: Video Orators and Self-Haters | BYU students contribute to ''It Gets Better,'' while science finds evidence of same-sex attraction in homophobes | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Praise for HRC's Donna Payne | Donna Payne wins Woman of Excellence honor from National Action Network | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 11 | Carson Hearing Rescheduled | Preliminary hearing for suspect in IHOP shooting case moved to May | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 09 | Checked Out | Gay man claims hostile environment at the Library of Congress after being outed | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 04 | Incumbency Trumps in DC and Maryland | Amid light turnout, voters stick with the status quo | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 04 | LGBT News Briefs: Pageant and Parish | Transgender beauty contestant in Canada and churchgoing gay in Austria fight back | By Joe Corcoran and Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Apr 04 | LGBT National Briefs: Campus and Coffee | California schools considering questions on identity and orientation, while Starbucks gets thousands of thank-yous | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Apr 04 | Counting the Crimes | D.C. police reports show 15 possible gay and transgender related bias crimes occurred in March | By John Riley |
| 2012, Apr 03 | Skinner Scheduled for Trial | Man accused of threatening teenage lesbians ordered to drug treatment program as he awaits trial | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 30 | Victim of Georgia Ave. Robbery Speaks | He and partner answer Metro Weekly's questions in face-to-face interview two weeks after his attack | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 29 | Bowie State Opening Center for LGBT Students | New space will be the first dedicated resource center of its kind on an HBCU campus | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 29 | LGBT National Briefs: Arizona advocate, Southeast lawsuit | Caleb Laieski lands post with Phoenix mayor's office, while Georgia high school student president sues over firing | By Joe Corcoran and Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 28 | Talk About Sex | Whitman-Walker offers third Community Conversation | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 27 | GLAAD for Geidner | Metro Weekly senior political editor wins national honor for series on history of DOMA | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 27 | STC Sets Memorial | Celebration of Jared Neff's life to take place April 10 | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 26 | D.C. Officials Announce Arrest in IHOP Shooting | Police arrest a 27-year-old female in relation to the March 11 shooting at a Columbia Heights restaurant | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 23 | Montgomery Found Competent to Stand Trial | Trial of man accused of fatally stabbing transgender woman, Deoni Jones, in Northeast D.C. moves forward | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 22 | Global Briefs: European Push and Pull | French women lose adoption fight, while Ben & Jerry join U.K. marriage push | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 22 | National Briefs: Accountability and Accommodation | GLAAD goes after off-camera offenses, and the Big Apple welcomes Out NYC | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Mar 21 | Hundreds March to Protest LGBT Hate Crimes in D.C. | Event for victims goes viral, prompting residents, city leaders to take to streets in support | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 21 | Obama's Adventures in Wonderland | News Analysis: With the latest White House comments on the Obamas and marriage equality, all pretense of clarity is gone | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Mar 20 | MPD Updates Stein Club on Anti-LGBT Crimes | Newsham promises vigilance in pursuing crimes, but says bias motivation very difficult to prove | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 20 | Chamber Announces Awardees | Area's LGBT chamber of commerce names honorees ahead of April 20 dinner | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 20 | Johnson's Symposium Speech | Lesbian denied Communion at her mother's funeral closes national Catholic gathering with moving words | By Chuck Colbert |
| 2012, Mar 20 | Six-Month Field Test | Assessing DADT repeal at the half-year mark shows little disruption, but sticking points on nondiscrimination and a second front on securing out transgender service | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Mar 20 | Catholic Conclave | New Ways Ministry holds national LGBT Catholic conference in Baltimore | By Chuck Colbert |
| 2012, Mar 20 | Standing Out for Equality | Equality Virginia honors five ''OUTstanding'' Virginians, prepares for April 14 dinner | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 19 | MPD Reports Reveal More Anti-LGBT Attacks | Recent attacks sparking strong community reaction are not alone among reported incidents of past few months | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 16 | PFLAG and PFOX Debate MCPS Fliers on News Channel 8 | Pro-LGBT organization counters ''ex-gay'' organization's claims as Montgomery County considers changes to flier-distribution guidelines | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 15 | New Attacks Alarm D.C. | LGBT community organizers plan march and fundraiser in the wake of recent shooting and assaults; Mayor Gray releases statement of support | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 14 | Losing a Loved One | Shakespeare Theatre's Jared Neff, 30, dies suddenly | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 13 | Kameny Estate Dispute Leads to Lawsuits | Congressional Cemetery interment for gay rights icon postponed as heir files suit on behalf of estate against four Kameny associates | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 12 | Communion-Withholding Priest Suspended | Barbara Johnson, a lesbian who was denied Communion by the priest at her mother's Gaithersburg funeral, praises decision and hopes for healing | By Chuck Colbert |
| 2012, Mar 09 | More Felony Charges for Furr | U.S. Attorney's Office adds charges against MPD officer accused of shooting at group of transgender women and others | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 09 | Council Unanimously Approves Same-Sex Divorce Bill | Measure allows same-sex couples to divorce in the District without establishing residency | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Then and Now | White House won't comment on a federal contractor nondiscrimination policy, but Obama pledged his support for such a policy in 2008 | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Cendana Surges | Next Generation winner bests councilmembers for Dem convention seat | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Deal Reached After DOJ Joins Bullying Lawsuit | Five-year consent decree aims to change environment in Minnesota school district | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Showdown at Stein | Sekou Biddle, Vincent Orange split LGBT Democrats support | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 06 | Whitman-Walker Touts Growth, Fiscal Health | Community health center expected to finish with operating gain for second year in a row | By John Riley |
| 2012, Mar 05 | Rise of the Griffin | As Chad Griffin prepares to take over at HRC in June, Metro Weekly takes a look back at his past three years on the national LGBT scene – in his own words | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Mar 02 | Cendana Shooting for Charlotte | 2011 Next Generation winner vying for a spot at Democratic National Convention | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 02 | Final Farewell | UPDATE: Planned March 3 service ''on hold'' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Mar 01 | Parker and Prosecution | Lesbian judge declines straight marriages, while Massachusetts lesbians face gay hate charge | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Mar 01 | Kato Honor, Banking Request | Gay Jamaican activist wins inaugural Kato award, while Washingtonian pushes global banks on Uganda action | Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Feb 28 | LGBT Activists Reject Marion Barry, Yvette Alexander | D.C. incumbents suffer one-two punch, losing Stein Dems' endorsement and earning lowest scores in GLAA ratings | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 23 | Baltimore County Passes Gender-Identity Bill | County Council votes 5-2 to approve comprehensive nondiscrimination protections | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 23 | National Briefs: Getting Better, Going West | MTV show says ''It Gets Better,'' as Arizona and Nebraska face challenges | By Joe Corcoran and Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Feb 23 | Global Briefs: Eating Out, Standing Up | Aussie PM hears from gay couples, while Sweden takes a step for transgender citizens | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 22 | ''Conscience Clause'' Bills Pass through Legislature | LGBT groups call on Governor McDonnell to veto Virginia adoption measure | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 22 | A Very Long Engagement | News Analysis: As president, Obama has been able to avoid the tough decision about marriage equality that governors in recent years haven't as easily avoided | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Feb 17 | Stein Dems Endorse Muriel Bowser | Club chooses Democrats to back for Ward 4 council race, U.S. House delegate and ''shadow representative'' | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Baltimore County Nears LGBT Protections | County Council majority baking measure to add gender identity nondsicrimination | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 16 | National Briefs: USCIS: New York | New York sees help for binational couple and a campus crusade | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Photo Finish | Lynch and Blade reach settlement for photo use | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Cakes for Causes | Scarlet's Bake Sale harnesses kinky cooks for fundraiser | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Global Briefs: Standing Up in Sweden, Escaping in Entebbe | Community under attack in Russia and Uganda, while activists push back for trans Swedes' rights | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 14 | Komen's Reach | In the wake of its treatment of Planned Parenthood, some in LGBT health consider their own ties to Komen organization | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2012, Feb 13 | Suspect Makes Court Appearance in Jones Killing | Judge orders Gary Niles Montgomery, facing second-degree murder charge, held without bond | by John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 11 | Suspect Arrested in Deoni Jones Stabbing | Police arrest Northeast D.C. man in connection with killing of transgender woman | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 09 | Virginia Adoption Bill Passed | Governor expected to sign legislation, which could further restrict LGBT adoption and foster parenting in the state | By John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 09 | Honoring an Artist | Local lesbian photographer and activist Joan Biren receives prestigious award at Creating Change | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 09 | News Briefs: Left to Right | HRC takes Occupy heat in New York, while AFA attacks Ellen | By Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Feb 09 | Time To Talk | WWH launches monthly ''Community Conversations'' series | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 08 | Remembering Deoni Jones | Vigil draws crowd to bus stop memorial, community calls for justice for slain transgender woman | by John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 04 | PFOX Pushes Student Outreach | Montgomery County ''ex-gay'' group sends its message home with high school students' report cards | by John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 03 | Transgender Woman Killed [UPDATED] | Victim suffers fatal stabbing at Northeast bus stop | by John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 02 | Gender Rights Bill Stuck in Senate | With marriage equality front and center, the proposed Maryland gender identity nondiscrimination bill has been pushed to the sidelines | by John Riley |
| 2012, Feb 02 | National News Briefs | Two referendums: Maine set to re-equalize, while one Jersey boy takes a step back | by Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Feb 01 | A Sudden Loss | Long-time Metro Weekly distributor Gary Teter's passing leaves behind a 25-year partnership and a reputation for quiet accomplishment | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 01 | Marriage Showdown at State Senate | Maryland Gov. O'Malley testifies in support of bill extending marriage equality to gays and lesbians | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 31 | Seeking Order | Advocates see movement on federal action to ban contractors from anti-LGBT discrimination, but thus far the White House is silent | by Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jan 29 | The Next Battle | The question of trans service could be getting a big boost with the focus OutServe has decided to give it | by Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jan 27 | Metro Weekly distribution driver dead in crash | Early morning accident in Northeast does not appear to be cause of death | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 27 | Gay Republican Jumps into Crowded Field for Ward 5 Council Race | By John Riley | |
| 2012, Jan 26 | Prostitution Proposal Sparks Debate in DC | Councilmember Alexander's bill to make prostitution-free zones permanent draws both sides to heated hearing | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 26 | Martin O'Malley Introduces Gay Marriage Bill | Maryland governor's 2012 legislative agenda includes push to legalize same-sex unions | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 26 | Lobbying Legislators in Richmond | Despite Republican control of the legislature, Equality Virginia hopes for small incremental victories on LGBT rights | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 26 | National News Briefs | Posthumous honor for Kameny, while One Colorado releases LGBT health care findings and National Strategy for Black Gay Youth enters first phase | Joe Corcoran |
| 2012, Jan 24 | Recognition, and Limitations | Lorelei Kilker will be attending tonight's State of the Union for fighting workplace discrimination, but her attendance also highlights ongoing LGBT limits | by Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jan 23 | O'Malley To Introduce Marriage Bill | Maryland governor's legislative agenda includes push to legalize same-sex unions | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 20 | Calls for Action in Maryland | Marriage equality advocates recruit volunteer phone-bankers to identify supporters for legislative push and possible referendum | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 19 | GLAAD Announces Nominees | Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner nominated for four-part series on the passage of DOMA | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Down to South Carolina | Gingrich, Santorum and Paul attempt to keep nomination from Romney | By Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Protesting Through Prayer | Catholic University's LGBT students, allies protest Cardinal George's comments on homosexuality | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Youth Protections Praised | VA Board of Juvenile Justice votes to include sexual orientation in discrimination protections | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Standing Tall | Matt Bronson towered over a competitive field at this year's MAL | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Baltimore Bound | TLA launching second QFest film festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Marketing Marriage | GWU student pushes for viral video supporting marriage equality to hit U.S. airwaves | By John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Don't Tell, Go to Jail | Two Maryland legislators hoping to raise the classification of knowingly transmitting HIV from misdemeanor to felony | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 18 | Uganda Official Counters Unitarian Minister | Ugandan minister in exile's campaign against homophobia in his home country comes to Maryland, prompting contradictory response from embassy staffer | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 17 | Rounding-Up Votes | With the 90-day clock ticking down, Maryland's advocates say they are leaving 'no stone unturned' in the effort to pass marriage equality | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 17 | Religious Leaders Debut New Tactic on Marriage | Group claims that allowing gays and lesbians to marry will force ''moral equivalence'' throughout all church activities | By Chuck Colbert Keen News Service |
| 2012, Jan 13 | On Pace for Pride | Capital Pride's June events may be months away, but community engagement is on now | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Jan 13 | Big Year for Marriage | 2012 is likely to see marriage movement, good and bad, in the courts, the ballot box and in the legislatures | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2012, Jan 12 | Grading Mayor Gray | Despite low citywide ratings, mayor's administration gets high marks on LGBT issues | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 12 | Absent Update | News Analysis: Obama's position on marriage has been stalled on ''evolving,'' but there is a path forward if he wants it | by Chris Geidner |
| 2012, Jan 10 | LGBT Groups React to Thomas Resignation | Councilmember Orange holds Ward 5 meeting to assure residents as seat remains open ahead of special election | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 05 | Second-Guessing Support | Some LGBT residents questioning past backing of Harry Thomas amid legal troubles | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 05 | Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Elects New Officers | Wood passes torch to Miguel Tuason | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 05 | Williams Leaving Dupont Main Streets | Executive director steps down as head of nonprofit neighborhood organization | by John Riley |
| 2012, Jan 02 | Community in Mourning [UPDATED] | Year begins with local loss as Peter Fox dies of CNS lymphoma | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Dec 29 | DCTC vs. Virginia | Transgender-advocacy group files brief in suit against Virginia Department of Corrections | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 27 | The Caucus Awaits | Next week, Iowa's GOP voters give the country its first contest of the 2012 primary campaign | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Dec 26 | CAGLCC Names 2012 Board of Directors | Five new members added to eight continuing members serving as board aims to grow Chamber membership | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Virginia Discrimination Reinforced | Board of Social Services votes against more-inclusive adoption/foster regulations | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Baltimore County Grants Spousal Benefits | County extends health care, other benefits to legally married same-sex couples | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Sets Agenda | Nonpartisan group prepares to rate candidates for April primary | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Furr Update | MPD officer accused of shooting at transgender women remains in lockup as lawyers try to negotiate plea deal | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 21 | HRC Releases 2012 CEI UPDATED | Local businesses earn perfect scores on latest equality index | by John Riley [Originally published 12/15/2011] |
| 2011, Dec 21 | Transgender Woman Stabbed | Altercation in Northeast leads to non-fatal attack | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Making a Clean Break | Divorce bill would grant same-sex couples married in D.C. right to divorce without residency | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Jenkins-Miller Custody Fight Continues | Man accused of helping ''ex-gay'' mother flee country surrenders | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 13 | An Outing – Or Not | GOProud's attack on Rick Perry's pollster led Andrew Breitbart to resign from the group, but underlying questions remain unanswered | By Chris Geidner Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Cuccinelli To Run for Governor | Local LGBT groups not enthusiastic about Va. Attorney General's candidacy | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Acting Globally | Administration lays out commitment to support LGBT equality worldwide | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Willard Sentenced to Eight Years | LGBT groups slam plea deal for man who shot transgender woman | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Gay Group Calls for Thomas To Go | DC Log Cabin hits councilmember amid investigation | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Locals Mark World AIDS Day | Personal connections, interventions can help combat spread of HIV, organizers say | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | DC Trans Coalition Hosts Town Hall | Health care and housing discrimination among greatest concerns | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | Witeck Wins Human Rights Award | Local CEO honored for advocacy of LGBT issues, policies in corporate America | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 08 | First Stage for AIDS Memorial | Design competition opens in NYC, while Vermont gets new supreme and Duncan calls for better anti-bullying efforts | By Brian Vetock and Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Dec 01 | Blanchon Wins Leadership Award | Whitman-Walker executive director honored for health center's financial progress | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 01 | Frank Departure [UPDATED] | Serving in Congress since the ''Reagan Revolution,'' gay Democratic Rep. Barney Frank announces his last term | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Dec 01 | Couples Win Baltimore Benefits | Decision is latest victory for same-sex couples, but Maryland AG warns of more fights | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 01 | GLOV To Present Awards | Center's anti-violence task force offers social and ceremony | by John Riley |
| 2011, Dec 01 | Two Tours and a Transgender Bill | Soulforce readies for spring tour as George Michael cancels his, and Massachusetts gets transgender protections | Brian Vetock and Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 23 | Activists Picket MPD and Prosecutors | Transgender Day of Action protesters deliver complaints and demands to D.C. authorities | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 23 | Vigil Honors Lost Transgender Lives | Community marks 10th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 23 | Straight Sister of the LGBT Movement | NBJC's Sharon Lettman-Hicks discusses work, motivation and a lesson from Transgender Day of Remembrance | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 23 | SLDN Takes Aim at DOMA | Seeking equal spousal benefits for LGB servicemembers, group makes its case in federal court | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 23 | News Briefs: Oregon On Hold with Marriage | Gay group decides against ballot measure, while study backs GSAs and Stonewall Museum celebrates | |
| 2011, Nov 22 | Win for Baltimore Police | County cops win right to employee benefits for same-sex spouses | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 18 | Food & Friends Calls for Volunteers | Annual ''Slice of Life'' pie fundraiser short on distribution-day help | By John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Protestors Picket Police and Prosecutors | Transgender Day of Action activists deliver complaints and demands to D.C. authorities | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Phantom Makes Fixes to Filters | Company adjusts its software algorithm for Web filters after blocking LGBT sites on Montgomery County computers | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Court Rejects LCR Rehearing | DADT lawsuit appeal rejected, Log Cabin to decide on appeal to Supreme Court | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Battling the Blood Ban | GW's LGBT law-school group holds blood drive to highlight FDA ban | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Sex and Identity Symposium | American University hosts area universities' joint LGBT-issues conference | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 17 | News Briefs: Bullies, Barber and the FBI | Audiences take in ''J. Edgar'' while Michigan takes on bullies and NAACP's Barber rallies for marriage equality | |
| 2011, Nov 15 | HUD Secretary Supports Marriage Equality | Saying he ''absolutely'' supports marriage equality, Shaun Donovan becomes the first sitting cabinet secretary to do so | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 15 | Federal Leaders Honor Kameny | Local civil rights leader remembered at national level | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Kameny To Be Honored on Capitol Hill | Official memorial service for gay rights icon scheduled for Nov. 15 | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Carrie Evans Named Executive Director of Equality Maryland | Former Human Rights Campaign Staffer Takes Helm, Promises To Deliver on Marriage Equality | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Ebbin Elected | Virginia Senate gets gay member, flips for GOP | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Off-Year Advances | LGBT advocacy organizations celebrate Election Day results | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Clinton's HIV Address | Secretary of State offers strategy for limiting infections worldwide | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Mendelson Fields Testimony | Hate-crime hearing draws activists and police – and differing perspectives | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 04 | Farewell to a Fighter | Hundreds attend closed-casket viewing to pay respects to Frank Kameny | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 04 | Furr Likely To Get Plea Deal | Prosecution expecting an agreement in shooting case involving off-duty MPD officer, transgender women | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Montgomery College Adopts LGBT Measures | Community college endorses anti-bullying statement, expands ''safe zone'' training | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Judge Oetken | Gay lawyer dons his robe, taking his place on the federal bench in Manhattan – and in history | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Sorting Out Solutions | Forum seeks remedies to difficulties facing LGBT community, people of color | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Walking for Whitman-Walker | In rain and snow, thousands raise money, awareness at 25th Annual AIDS Walk | by John Riley |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Queen for a Year | D.C. title holders snag back-to-back wins at national pageant | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Nov 03 | Hail Cesar | Gallaudet student throwing himself in Mr. Gay arena | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Nov 02 | Seeking Adoption Equality | LGBT adoption gets the focus of lawmakers and the White House, but a presidential proclamation calling for equality without mentioning ''gender identity'' raises eyebrows | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 31 | National Register to Accept Kameny House | Designation makes gay activist's house the only nationally recognized LGBT-related historic site – nearing Stonewall Inn's status as ''landmark'' | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 28 | Life in the Fast Lanes | Washington's CHIT Gay Bowling Tournament Celebrates its 30th Anniversary on Halloween Weekend | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 27 | Spirited, But Not Yet Safe | Senate committee fails to include either of two anti-bullying bills supported by LGBT advocates in education bill that proceeded through committee on Spirit Day | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 27 | Attacking Indifference | Community groups converge to offer aid and emotional support to black LGBT youth | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 27 | Gansler Warns of Ballot-Box Fight | Maryland AG predicts marriage equality will pass in Annapolis, but then face voters | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 27 | AIDS Walk's Top 25 | Whitman-Walker honors individuals for efforts against HIV/AIDS | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 24 | Kameny's Artifacts on Display at Smithsonian | National Museum of American History to honor local gay civil rights pioneer with exhibit | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 21 | NoVa Republican's Comments Not Yet Forgotten or Forgiven | Controversial remarks made at AGLA candidate forum continue to make waves after apology | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Kameny Viewing Announced | Committee announces details of Nov. 3 viewing for late gay-rights pioneer | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Stein Dems' Milestone | LGBT Democratic club to mark 35 years with reception, honors | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Athletic Achievements | Team DC holds awards reception | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Silver Anniversary in Heels | Perruzza announces last stint as race organizer | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Leading the Way | WWH announces grand marshals of 25th AIDS Walk | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Research and Recovery | Treatment center honors two for work against meth | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 20 | Evolving Islam | Gay imam touts progressive group, Rep. Ellison reception | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 18 | Dem Departure | Michael Mitchell, who has led Stonewall Democrats for the past two years, to step down at the end of the month | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 14 | Montgomery County Blocks Access to LGBT Websites | Software filter blocks county employees from LGBT sites, including Metro Weekly, claiming such sites contain ''pornography'' | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 13 | Share Our Values | News Analysis: As voters look for candidates who share their moral sense, some new possibilities emerge for the way LGBT issues play in politics | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 13 | Coming Out Gray | Mayor uses National Coming Out Day to address LGBT concerns | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 13 | Whitman-Walker Welcome | Health provider opens its doors for review of renovations and services | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 11 | Frank Kameny Dies at 86 | For more than 50 years, the District legend fought for equality – from his own firing in 1957 to the end of DADT just weeks ago | by Will O'Bryan and Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 07 | Cowboys Calling It Quits UPDATED | Local dance troupe ''going out on top,'' announces 2012 final tour after 17-year run | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 06 | Strong Words, But Still Evolving | At HRC Obama gives tough talk to GOP opponents, later tells ABC News he's ''still working'' on marriage equality | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Oct 06 | Bending with Benevolence | Yoga fundraiser to help women with breast cancer readies D.C. debut | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 06 | Activists Voice Crime Concerns | Town-hall event draws key players, but little grassroots interest | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 06 | PW's Prize | Laurel bar chooses leather titleholder | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Jonathan D. Vadnais |
| 2011, Oct 04 | Pride Placements | Capital Pride announces board changes, new executive director | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Oct 03 | Sunday Death Reported | SW nightclub staff discover patron in distress who later dies at GWU Hospital | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 03 | Shooter Pleads Guilty | Willard accepts plea deal after shooting transgender woman | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 03 | International Arrest | MPD announces foreign arrest in 2007 lesbian homicide | by John Riley |
| 2011, Oct 03 | Mount Vernon Victim | Man Robbed at Gunpoint Could Be District's Latest Bias Crime | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 30 | Presenting PALS | Whitman-Walker Health and Mautner Project Partnering To Provide Support Services Targeting LGBT Seniors | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 29 | Ward Roulette | D.C. redistricting sends substantial numbers of gay Washingtonians into new wards | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 29 | Vigil Voices | Locals remember Gopalan, urge an end to anti-LGBT violence | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 29 | HOME Help | Hill Dems introduce bill aimed at ending anti-LGBT discrimination in housing and lending | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Sep 27 | Strike Against The Center | Vandals disrupt LGBT community center's phone and Internet | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 23 | Center Soiree | LGBT community center prepares its biggest fundraiser of the year | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Date with Delgaudio | In an anti-gay fundraising letter, Loudon Co. supervisor claims to have been beaten for his beliefs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Grieving for Gaurav | Aeronautical engineer, theater enthusiast and former Metro Weekly coverboy Gaurav Gopalan left a mark on the community | by John Riley Photography by Jeff Code |
| 2011, Sep 22 | City Offering Safety Event | GLBT affairs office leading public-safety open house | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 22 | After Party | 1409 Playbill Café closes with a bang and a relocation promise | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Centaurs Celebrate Franson | Leather/Levi club offers rare Bikeus Award to Metro Weekly art director | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Double L Win | Allen Lerch takes Rehoboth leather title | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 21 | Multiple Charges Dog Washington | Man charged in Columbia Heights lesbian assault pleads guilty to felony charge in an unrelated case | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 20 | Gopalan Death Ruled Homicide | Local theater enthusiast's death ruled hemorrhaging due to ''blunt-impact trauma''; investigation continues | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 19 | D.C. Debuts Transgender Employment Program | Existing program enrolls first full class of transgender participants in apprenticeship program | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 16 | Plea Deal Offered in Transgender Shooting Case | Preliminary hearing is rescheduled while defendant considers pleading to aggravated assault | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 15 | NBJC Takes the Hill | Black LGBT organization readies for annual 'Out on the Hill' | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 15 | Local Killed in Texas Accident | Brian McKernan, formerly of Whitman-Walker, killed by wayward car while attempting to aid injured motorcyclist | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 15 | Double Defeat | In 1996, ENDA was hoped to help ease the pain of DOMA, but instead fell by one vote in a Senate focused on a ''thinly disguised example of intolerance'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Sep 13 | MPD Fields Transgender Crime Questions | News media, community activists hound MPD on handling of recent crimes | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 13 | Arrest Made in Trans Shooting | Suspect in Sept. 12 incident surrenders himself to MPD, charged | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Sep 12 | Going Public with Anti-Trans Attacks (UPDATED) | MPD briefs press on weekend death in Columbia Heights, asks for community assistance to ID the deceased | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 10 | Trans Woman Found Dead in Columbia Heights | Cause of death yet to be determined, but police told activists victim suffered trauma to the face | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 09 | NAACP Joins Maryland Marriage Fight | Baltimore branch now part of the Marylanders for Marriage Equality coalition | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 08 | HIV/AIDS Nonprofit Head Insults Gay Councilmembers | Director of Miracle Hands uses radio show to call Catania and Graham ''faggots'' and criticize investigation of his organization | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 08 | Answering the Call | Philip B. Terry-Smith is proud to have gone where he was needed in the 9/11 aftermath | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Sep 07 | Critical Court | Prop. 8 supporters find sympathetic ears in their quest to defend California's anti-gay marriage law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Sep 06 | Trial Date Set for Columbia Heights Altercation | Judge sets November trials for two brothers accused of attacking women July 30 | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 06 | Defending DOMA, Fighting Back | In a case in California, DOJ and DHS are fighting it out with House Republican leaders over immigration law regarding same-sex bi-national couples | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Sep 02 | No Bail for Cop in Trans Shooting | Judge keeps Furr in custody, sets status hearing for October | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 01 | Officer Arrested | Off-duty policeman charged after two transgender women, third victim, shot | by John Riley |
| 2011, Sep 01 | NLGJA Honors | Metro Weekly writers take home wins at national LGBT journalism conference | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Aug 26 | Transgender Shooting Prompts Rally | Rally underscores frustration in the transgender community with MPD; meanwhile, shooting incident is still under investigation | By John Riley |
| 2011, Aug 26 | Honoring the Dream (UPDATED) | Washington's LGBT community joins in celebrating dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. memorial | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Aug 25 | Ebbin Wins Primary | Out gay delegate poised to be Virginia's first out state senator | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Aug 25 | Mapping the New ''Gayborhood'' | Census shows number of gay couples increasing, moving beyond traditional enclaves | by John Riley |
| 2011, Aug 23 | Six Months Later | News Analysis: A half-year after the Obama administration decided to stop defending DOMA, the impact on the legal landscape has been felt throughout the country | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Aug 18 | Prosecutorial Discretion | Homeland Security announces implementation of changes that will enable some in same-sex relationships to avoid deportation | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Aug 18 | Civil Response | O'Malley responds to archbishop's opposition to marriage equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 17 | Sit Down with the Chief | LGBT leaders met with Lanier – and though several came away frustrated, they're still hoping for action | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 11 | Addressing the Data | Local organizations respond to CDC's new HIV incidence report | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 11 | Drag Donation | Stonewall Kickball announces $3,472 for The Center with past season's ''Drag Ball'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 10 | Immigration Woes | News Analysis: As a recent green card denial shows, same-sex married, bi-national couples face continued uncertainty | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Aug 04 | Bridge Builder | La Raza honors lesbian Latina member of its board | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 02 | ''Identical Situation'' | Police investigate Sunday morning shooting that targeted a transgender woman in Northeast | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Aug 01 | Judicial Symbolism | As the recent confirmation of one out gay judge is heralded, another waits longer than any other Obama judicial nominee just to have a hearing on his nomination | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 28 | DADT's Countdown | On Sept. 20, the law banning out gay, lesbian and bisexual military service will come to an end | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 28 | One State, Two Lawsuits | Empire State marriage opponents and supporters head to court | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Marching on Washington | Leaders in fight against HIV/AIDS announce plan for march to coincide with AIDS 2012 | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Petworth Attack | Gay man beaten by three others in possible hate crime | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Forgo Rodeo | ASGRA pushes forward in the black, but Atlantic Stampede remains in limbo | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Ending Isolation | SAGE Metro DC launches program to aide LGBT seniors in need of companionship | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 28 | GLOV Trainings Grow | Former co-chairs establish training protocol for GLLU | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 24 | ''Too Many Times'' | Hundreds gather to remember the life of Lashai Mclean, the latest transgender victim of violence in D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 21 | Community Mourning | Vigil announced to remember Lashai Mclean, transgender homicide victim, at the Northeast D.C. site of the attack | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 20 | Transgender Woman Killed | Victim was shot early Wednesday morning in Northeast Washington | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 19 | Swinging at DOMA | White House press secretary announces Obama's support for the Respect for Marriage Act on eve of Senate hearing on legislation, which would repeal DOMA | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 19 | Courtly Conversation | D.C. Superior Court judge accepts GLOV invitation, as Hannah gets 100 days for latest offense | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Marriage Wars | In 1996, DOMA went from being introduced to being passed by the House – and given the OK of the Clinton administration – in less than 10 weeks | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Maryland Marriage Coalition | Organizations join forces in seeking marriage equality legislation in Maryland in 2012 | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Lawsuit Settled | Metro Weekly co-publisher discusses deal with Post-Newsweek | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Community Needs | DC Trans Coalition releases summary findings of its first needs-assessment survey | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Last Throes | U.S. Court of Appeals wants to know who's left to defend DADT, even as certification to repeal the law may be imminent | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 12 | Parental Guidance | United Church of Christ affirms the rights of LGBT parents, encourages members to push issue with legislators | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2011, Jul 08 | Share your memories of Apex/Badlands | Please contribute to next week's cover story | |
| 2011, Jul 07 | Out Patient Care | HRC lists Whitman-Walker Health as a ''leader'' in 2011 Healthcare Index | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 06 | Critical Mass | Third Council hearing on hate crimes fields a series of complaints from the D.C. LGBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jul 05 | Apex Closes | Management announces sale, abrupt shutdown of longtime LGBT nightclub in Dupont | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Jul 05 | Acknowledging the Past | News Analysis: DOJ's admission of the ''regrettable role'' of the federal government in anti-gay discrimination – and criticism of state and local discrimination – is historic | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jul 01 | Hannah Arrested, Again | Community reacts to Robert Hannah, involved in 2008 murder of gay Maryland resident, up on charges again | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 30 | Holcomb Gets 50 years | D.C. judge delivers sentence for 2009 shooting of gay D.C. resident Anthony Perkins | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 29 | Two-Year Trial | After slur and arrest, gay man finds justice – and the heart to defend his jailer | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 29 | Coiffure That Cares | ''Wig Aid Live'' raises about $2,000 for Wanda Alston House | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 27 | Stunted Growth | News Analysis: Months after Obama announced he was ''evolving'' on marriage equality, the process has stalled | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 24 | A Singular Sensation | After decades of fighting and many false starts, marriage equality legislation passes, signed into law in New York | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 24 | Progress Meets Marriage | Although Obama received cheers for his LGBT advancements, the ''marriage question'' – left unanswered – had some high-dollar donors wanting more | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 23 | Test Time | Locals mobilize for National HIV Testing Day | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 23 | Next Course | Duplex Diner announces renovation, new ownership | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 23 | Helping Hair | Dyer offers ''Wig Aid Live'' for Wanda Alston House | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 20 | Gay T & T | While the focus has been on GLAAD, a closer look shows AT&T's ongoing attempts to influence policy statements of LGBT organizations | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 17 | Safeway Couple Satisfied | Gay couple called ''faggots'' at D.C. grocery store finds resolution | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 17 | Senate Cuts Anti-Gay Amendments | Defense bill passed by Senate committee contains none of House's anti-LGBT amendments, adds provision repealing military code's sodomy law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 17 | Cashier Terminated | Safeway issues second apology and fires employee for homophobic epithets | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Too Little, Too Late | Gay couple says Safeway apology inadequate, while Commissioner Litsky suggests three steps for the company to right the wrong | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Corporate Contrition | Safeway issues an apology to gay D.C. couple insulted by cashier | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Marrying Matters | From Proposition 8 to New York lawmakers – with a bankruptcy court thrown in for good measure – marriage equality is a bi-coastal proposition this week | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Making the Point | Hometown and transplant, locals win LGBT scholarships | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Gender in Virginia | Transgender inmate sues for surgery | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Dog Day | Pride of Pets readies its 18th show of pups in Dupont | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Fostering Grant | T.H.E. sets Fannie Mae funds to parenting effort | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Planning Ahead | Catania holds roundtable with organizers for AIDS 2012 conference | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 15 | Video Apology | Concerned gay D.C. resident records video apology from Safeway cashier who called customers ''faggots'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 15 | Not So Safe | Gay D.C. couple files complaint with the D.C. Office of Human Rights after alleged incident at Southwest Safeway store | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 09 | DADT's Six-Month Mark | From the Hill to the Pentagon, President Obama – and servicemembers – face continued reminders that ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' is still on the books | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 09 | True Sage | Traveling throughout the halls of Congress for the past month has been an unexpected – and successful – lobbyist, a 16-year-old Arizonan named Caleb Laieski | by Chris Geidner Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Jun 07 | Grassroots Growth in Maryland | Two new organizations have formed to tackle LGBT rights in Maryland | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 06 | Maryland Deal Declined | Equality Maryland board member resigns after group rejects conditional $500,000 donation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 06 | 30 Years Later | Smithsonian opens exhibit illustrating AIDS epidemic | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 02 | Airman Discharged | Pentagon confirms Air Force discharge under ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on April 29 – the first and only discharge since Obama signed a bill to repeal the law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jun 02 | Super Heroes | Capital Pride honors activists who have improved the local LGBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jun 01 | Rowland Cancels Appearance | Jennifer Holliday agrees to join Capital Pride lineup | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, May 31 | Defensive Politics | News Analysis: House defense bill vote shows how LGBT orgs' strategy leads House Dems to treat LGBT measures differently than GOP did | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, May 31 | Safe-Schools Funding Slashed | Anti-bullying program that includes work with gay students to be hit with more than $100 million in cuts | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2011, May 27 | Trans Woman Beaten in Fredericksburg | Two arrested, two at large, in attack that police are not calling anti-trans despite epithets | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 27 | Kickoff Conversation | Capital Pride steps off with panel discussion on LGBT media and volunteer orientation | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, May 26 | Cover Quartet | Capital Pride Guide – all four versions – hits streets | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, May 26 | Before the Parade | Four pride celebrations precede Capital Pride pinnacle | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 26 | New Neighbor | Gay Ugandan living in D.C. wins asylum in the U.S. | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, May 24 | Maryland Money Woes | Equality Maryland faces financial crisis, possible shutdown | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 24 | First Out | Frank Bruni named first out gay op-ed columnist in New York Times' history | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, May 24 | Sentencing in Gay Homicide | Judge gives Justin Navarro 40 years in jail for murder of Kevin Massey | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 19 | Monday Move | Black Pride moves to combine with Us Helping Us annual event | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 19 | Party for Pride and Heritage | LGBT Asian/Pacific Islander community marks month | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 19 | Center Addition | Community center hires full-time staffer for tobacco-cessation efforts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 19 | Grant for Good | Verizon award to help SMYAL foster healthy relationships for LGBT youth | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, May 14 | White House Objects to DADT Amendment | House language seeks more impediments to DADT repeal; other amendments seek to ban legal gay marriages at military facilities | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, May 13 | Pride's Destiny | Capital Pride Alliance announces headliner Kelly Rowland | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 12 | For Frank | The Academy of Washington surprises gay rights pioneer with $3,500 donation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 12 | Shine On | Local group offers event countering youth homelessness, which hits LGBT youth hardest | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 12 | Pring Fling | Promoter rallies community for LGBT volunteer fair | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, May 11 | A Complicated Path | News Analysis: Attorney General Holder's unusual decision to intervene in Paul Wilson Dorman's immigration case shows the current law's difficulties – for same-sex couples and the government | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, May 05 | NYAC's Last Days | Youth advocacy organization announces May 13 closing | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, May 05 | Divine Date | MCC-DC celebrates 40-year anniversary | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 05 | Latino Royale | Mpodérate! crowns its new king, queen and drag queen | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, May 05 | Arlington Addition | Youth and adult PFLAG meetings come to county | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 28 | Help From Ohio | Founding executive director of Equality Ohio to help ''stabilize'' Equality Maryland in coming months | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 28 | Telling Secrets | Justin Terry-Smith becomes a children's author with I Have a Secret | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 28 | Sticks and Stones | Mayor Declares April 21 Bully Free DC Day | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 28 | Madame President | Nikisha Carpenter always keeps faith and hope in mind – particularly when Youth Pride Day comes around | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 27 | Name Changer | Clinic rebrands as Whitman-Walker Health | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 27 | Children Caught in the Middle | In Virginia and across the nation, conservatives are pushing fights over gay adoptive parents | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2011, Apr 27 | D.C. Goes for Orange | Stein-backed Biddle falls short, LCR's Mara comes in second | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 25 | Coming Together | Following videotaped attack, hundreds gather at Baltimore McDonald's to push for an end to anti-trans violence | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 22 | Equality Maryland in Upheaval | Staff, board members give Metro Weekly conflicting accounts about departure of executive director Meneses-Sheets | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 22 | FBI Nabs Suspect in Kidnapping | In Alexandria, agents arrest man who helped ''ex-lesbian'' flee U.S. and keep daughter from former civil union partner | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Riders Signed Into Law | Without comment from the president, limits return to District's home rule | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Trying To Tackle Crime | GLOV and others continue ongoing discussion of anti-LGBT hate crimes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Circle Back | Annual Youth Pride moves back to Dupont Circle | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 21 | AGLA's Youth Advocacy | Celebrating a decade of scholarships to LGBT students, Arlington gay group aims to expand its reach | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Chamber's Stars | Local gay entrepreneurs win GWU business competition | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Clinic Kudos | Whitman-Walker recognized as ''Clinic of the Year'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 20 | The DOMA Gag Rule? | Contract with King & Spalding bars all employees of the international law firm from advocating for repeal of DOMA | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Uphill Battles | ENDA and gay immigration rights bills reintroduced, although Republican House expected to stall progress | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Delayed, Not Defeated | After Maryland Senate kills gender identity bill for 2011, advocates start making plans for 2012 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Four Diligent Decades | With little fanfare and an eye for details, the GLAA has irrefutably improved the lives of LGBT Washingtonians | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Adoption Politics | Kaine-backed proposal to open adoptions to gay couples faces opposition from Gov. McDonnell | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Judging Judges | Senate Judiciary Committee okays one of Obama's gay judicial nominees, as two others wait | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 13 | Budget battle | Deal struck by White House and Congress don't cut as deep into gay and HIV programs as feared | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2011, Apr 08 | The Way Home | HUD launches LGBT-inclusive ad campaign as agency reviews more than 350 comments on LGBT-related proposed rule | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 07 | Driven to Complaint | Metrobus passenger says driver targeted him for anti-gay harassment | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 07 | Election Day | Gertrude Stein Club will elect its new president at upcoming meeting | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Apr 07 | LCR Backs Mara | Gay Republicans make City Council endorsement | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Apr 07 | DADT's Last Gasps | From Congress to courts to the Pentagon, military service ban remains – but just barely | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Apr 01 | DOMA's Immigration Imbroglio | News Analysis: The past week has been a wild ride for married, same-sex bi-national couples, but it's not over yet – and no one knows how it will end | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 31 | Hell, No. Love, Yes. | Bishop Carlton Pearson helps celebrate City of Refuge-DC's fourth anniversary of ''radical'' faith | by Tom Avila |
| 2011, Mar 31 | Murder, but no Hate Crime | Justin Navarro faces a minimum of 30 years for stabbing gay man 18 times | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 24 | Remembering Taylor's D.C. Contributions | More than just money, past and present Whitman-Walker Clinic employees laud Elizabeth Taylor's HIV/AIDS advocacy | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 24 | AQUA's New Board | Gay Asian organization welcomes new leadership, focuses on future growth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 23 | DOJ's New Scrutiny | Justice Department's ''historic document'' about anti-LGBT police discrimination signals new approach to investigations -- and to gender identity | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 22 | Center to Move Again | D.C.'s LGBT community organization expected to vacate space before International AIDS Conference | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Awaiting Endorsement | Although Obama and administration officials often discuss their desire to stop anti-LGBT bullying, the White House has repeatedly declined to endorse the two bills with that aim | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Stein Backs Biddle | LGBT Dems vote for endorsement in City Council special election | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Net Gain | NCLR honors George Washington University transgender student athlete | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Hank's Loses CommonWealth Cousin | Lesbian restaurateur sells Columbia Heights venue, expands in Dupont | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Facing Hate | Columbia Heights and the Third District saw more than one-third of city's reported hate crimes in 2010 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 15 | Community Debates Gender Identity Bill | Public accommodations exclusion leads some activists to oppose Maryland nondiscrimination legislation, organize rally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 11 | No Maryland Marriage Vote | Stunning legislators, House chairman sends marriage bill back to committee and into 2012 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 11 | Campus Hate Crime | GW student charged after allegedly beating straight student while using anti-gay slurs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 10 | Talk of the Town | Trying to attend her prom caused a national stir, but Constance McMillen has no hard feelings | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 10 | Rooms and a Board | Chris Dyer creates advisory board to help raise funds for the Wanda Alston House | by Justin Stewart |
| 2011, Mar 09 | Discrimination Debate | Maryland House committee fields testimony on bill to protect transgender community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 08 | DOMA's Immigration Implications | Bi-national gay and lesbian couples and their advocates see a sign of hope in the administration's recent conclusion that part of DOMA is unconstitutional | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 08 | October Affirmations | One in Ten scraps spring plan, returns annual film fest to fall | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2011, Mar 05 | Olson's Stand | Standing on principle and standing in the gaze of history, famed conservative attorney Ted Olson has become one of the nation's most powerful voices for marriage equality | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 04 | Reacting to Arora's Second Flip | Arora's on-again, off-again, on-again support for marriage still angers and concerns many | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 03 | Arora Flip ''a Shock'' | Lead sponsor of Maryland House marriage bill confirms Arora's plan to vote against bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 03 | Marriage Birthday | D.C. mayor commemorates one-year anniversary of same-sex marriage legislation | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 03 | ''An Innocent Kiss'' | A year later, Taka Ariga and Jeremy Ames remember the Washington Post front-page kiss that heralded gay marriage | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 03 | Questions and Consequences | Administration's decision on DOMA putting pressure on other policies and legal cases | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Mar 03 | Maryland Considering Transgender Protections | Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on a controversial bill on March 9 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 03 | Safety Shortfall | Mayor creates new HIV/AIDS entity, while groups struggle to secure condoms | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Mar 02 | Southeast Man found Guilty in Gay Shooting | Antwan Holcomb guilty of first-degree murder in shooting of Anthony Perkins | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 25 | Historic Maryland Senate Vote | Maryland Marriage bill passes third reading in Senate; moves on to House committee | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 24 | Chamber Honorees | Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce announces 2011 awardees | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 24 | Looking for Leaders | Metro Weekly opens nominations for third annual Next Generation Awards | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 23 | DOJ Stops Defending DOMA Provision | Obama decides heightened scrutiny applies to sexual orientation classifications, DOJ accordingly will not defend DOMA's federal definition of marriage | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Feb 22 | Marriage Action in Annapolis | Maryland marriage bill goes to full Senate with vote possible Friday; House version expected soon in Judiciary Committee | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Wheels in Motion [UPDATED] | Maryland marriage bill receives historic approval of state Senate's Judicial Proceedings Committee | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Sights of CPAC | Trump and Coulter provide GOProud support, as threat emerges to cut group from 2012 event | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Prevention Halts | Needle-exchange organization to end services at month's end | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 16 | Maryland Marriage Vote Imminent [UPDATED] | Maryland marriage bill is scheduled for committee vote in state Senate on Thursday, Feb. 17 | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 14 | Maryland Marriage Vote Tally: 23 | Two new senators express support for Maryland marriage bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 11 | GLOV's New Leadership | A.J. Singletary and Hassan Naveed take on the leadership duties for D.C.'s LGBT anti-violence task force | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 10 | The Unspoken Six [UPDATED] | With Brochin expressing support for marriage equality in Maryland, there remain six senators to persuade | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 09 | Marriage Talk in Annapolis | With an optimistic start from one supporter of the bill, Maryland State Senate listens to more than six hours of testimony regarding marriage equality bill | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 07 | Obit: Jeff Coudriet | Local gay activist succumbs to lung cancer at age 48 | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 04 | Kittleman Stands Alone | The sole Republican senator supporting marriage equality in Maryland talks with Metro Weekly about his decision and the upcoming hearing | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Appointments for Equality | Obama nominees and appointees have a history in LGBT equality – from working to fight HIV/AIDS to securing equal housing to ending sodomy laws | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Call for Action | SMYAL releases new report adding to calls for increased support for LGBT youth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Pager Problems | GLLU upgrade creates headache for GLOV | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 28 | Prepping for Repeal Training [UPDATED] | Pentagon sets quick pace for open gay, lesbian and bisexual service, though questions remain | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jan 27 | Montoya's New Post | Prominent HIV/AIDS figure takes on new NMAC role | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 25 | A Modest Step, Some Sharp Complaints | Obama's State of the Union promised open gay military service this year, but his support for ROTC and lack of support for other LGBT initiatives draws criticism | By Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jan 25 | Maryland Gets Marriage Bill | Amid fanfare, legislators introduce marriage-equality measure in Annapolis | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 24 | Richardson Confirmed | Stein Club president to head Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 20 | Gray Names Gay Liaison | Stein Club president Jeffrey Richardson to be new head of Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Top Court Declines | Supreme Court chooses not to hear challenge to D.C. marriage equality | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Pittsburgh Proud | Doug Pamplin wins Mr. MAL 2011 title as weekend makes its debut in a new space | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Momentum in Maryland | Madaleno announces marriage bill as GOP leader resigns | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Changes in the Chamber | Organization selects new executive board and preps for upcoming gala | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Art Housed | A makeshift museum returns controversial video to Smithsonian -- sort of | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 19 | The Canadian Dream | Former bi-national D.C. couple set to reunite, resettle in Vancouver | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jan 16 | A Kinder, Gentler DOMA? | News Analysis: DOJ's continued defense of DOMA may have taken on a softer tone, but it can't erase the sharp underpinnings of the discriminatory 1996 law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Tragedy Strikes Tucson | Shooting kills six, puts congresswoman aided by gay staffer in hospital, and raises questions for the country about fiery political rhetoric | by Chris Geidner |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Budd's Cancer Battle | Local transgender activist released after months of hospitalizations | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Seat Taken | Sekou Biddle takes interim seat on the City Council | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Examining Intent | Equality Maryland to meet with Maryland senator regarding civil-unions bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Looking for Leaders | GLAA calls for nominations ahead of 40th anniversary gala in April | by Justin Stewart |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Awaiting Appointment | Though the mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs is in need of a director, it's too soon for concern | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Anti-Bullying Efforts | Metro DC PFLAG highlights importance of anti-bullying bills in Virginia | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Defining Meth's Impact | MPD chief's comments regarding crystal meth prompt blowback | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 05 | ''Gayborhood'' Money Grab | P Street bank confirms ATM suffered ''skimming'' attack | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 05 | Prepping Pride | Capital Pride set to reveal 2011 theme, introduce organizers and ask for volunteers at kick-off event | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 05 | House Proud | Habitat for Humanity project calls on LGBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 05 | Countering Bullies in the Commonwealth | Virginia delegates introduce set of anti-bullying bills in General Assembly | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2011, Jan 05 | Marching On | News Analysis: With 2011 barely begun, the year promises ongoing LGBT political action – pro or con – on multiple fronts | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 29 | ''A Long, Hard Slog'' | From lawmakers to servicemembers, passage of DADT repeal prompts reflections of the past and hopes for the future | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 29 | Routing in Richmond | Anti-gay bill triggers response ahead of Equality Virginia's lobby day | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Signing Is Not the End | DADT repeal still requires multiple steps after historic legislative success | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Musical Chairs | Democratic State Committee nears Jan. 6 vote to determine interim at-large councilmember | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Sympathetic Sleuths | Bloggers ask MPD to bring in outside forensic team for assistance | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 23 | The Waiting Game | As Dyer departs, the community speculates about his successor at Office of GLBT Affairs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Maryland's Marriage Push | Activist optimistic about bill's passage and combating opposition that may follow | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 22 | DADT Repeal Act Becomes Law | News Analysis: As President Obama signs bill to end military's discriminatory policy, he tells the audience – and the country – that ''we are not a nation that says, 'don't ask, don't tell''' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 19 | Full Circle – With a Lot of Work | NEWS ANALYSIS: With the Senate vote repealing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' a shameful vote of the Congress has finally been reversed – but it took education, compromise and time | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 16 | ENDA's Absence | Employment bill started strong, but is barely breathing at the close of the 111th Congress | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 16 | New Chance for Repeal | DADT repeal gets new life with House and Senate standalone bills after Senate vote fails, but Marine Corps commandant strikes back with concerns about loss of life | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 16 | DADT Goes Back to Court | SLDN filed a lawsuit this week as the first ''shot across the bow'' of a new litigation strategy should congressional repeal of DADT fail in the coming weeks | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 16 | Holding Up a Hero | Kameny becomes third recipient of local human rights award | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 16 | Back-n-Forth Budget | Council saves HIV/AIDS funding while spring shortfall looms, and The Center anticipates two new grants | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Mova Movin' On | Gay lounge plans to go out with a bang, no details yet on future | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2010, Dec 09 | The Wednesday Wait | DADT comes to a head midweek, with all eyes on Reid | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Prop. 8 Goes to Court | Appeals judges hear arguments for dismissing, reversing and upholding earlier ruling | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Survival Guide | Alpha Drugs continues its HIV/AIDS lecture series at holiday gathering | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Arlington Honors | AGLA ends the year with Equality Awards | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Community Kudos | CFNCR recognizes Metro TeenAIDS's Christopher Barnhill | by Justin Stewart |
| 2010, Dec 07 | Pushing for Prosecution [video] | Gloria Allred and Betts family attorney Rene Sandler meet with Justice Department | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 05 | Chiefs Provide DADT Testimony | News Analysis: While some service chiefs oppose repeal of the military law, all told the Senate they can implement repeal | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 02 | Military v. McCain | Adm. Mullen decries ''corrosive'' effect of DADT, as McCain criticizes survey questions in first day of Senate hearings into Pentagon report | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Dec 02 | Awarding the Organizers | LGBT Washingtonians leading nominees for NOI's ''Most Valuable Organizer'' award | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 02 | Safety Monitor | Councilmember's bill would prohibit harassment of LGBT students in public schools, libraries, parks | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Dec 02 | Piece of the Pie | Food & Friends' Thanksgiving fundraiser tops 2009 total | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 30 | Ready for Change | Pentagon report says DADT repeal would be ''low risk''; Defense Secretary Gates urges Senate to pass repeal before the end of the year | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 30 | Breaking: Pentagon DADT Report | ''U.S. military can adjust and accommodate this change, just as it has others in history'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 29 | Eight Days in a Changed World | News Analysis: From marriage to the military, the next two weeks will highlight how far the movement for gay equality has come – and how far it has to go | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 25 | Counting the Votes | Gates sets Nov. 30 release for Pentagon DADT report, leaving all eyes on small group of senators | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 25 | Transgender Needs | Local organization to conduct needs-assessment survey beginning in December | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 23 | Betts Sentencing | Gloria Allred to ask the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Betts murder as a hate crime | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 18 | Ups and Downs of a Lame Duck | Good indicators for DADT repeal after midterms quickly shot down | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 18 | World Bank Relents | Following Metro Weekly report, groups' petition effort, bank pulls matching funds for ''ex-gay'' organization | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 18 | Expanding Effort | The Center hires its first HIV program associate | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 18 | Love Game | World Team Tennis event raises more than $500,000 for HIV/AIDS organizations | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 18 | Lights, Camera, Love | AGLA organizing Artishpere ''kiss-in'' to promote tolerance | by Justin Stewart |
| 2010, Nov 15 | Lame-Duck White House Arrests | Lt. Dan Choi, 12 other arrested at White House DADT demonstration | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 12 | Anti-gay Assault | Metro Weekly videographer attacked in his neighborhood | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 10 | No Easy Pieces | News Analysis: As the military, the Congress and the White House began discussing post-election prospects for DADT repeal, there were more questions and rumors than answers | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 10 | DOMA Taking More Hits | Following up on its summer success attacking the Defense of Marriage Act, GLAD files a second challenge to the 1996 law – as the ACLU files a similar case in NYC | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Trans Remembrance | Local organizations commemorate event with gathering at church | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Smashing Success | Martina Navratilova takes the court with Elton John and Billie Jean King to raise money for AIDS | by Sean Bugg |
| 2010, Nov 10 | A Decade of History | Rainbow History celebrates 10 years of preserving our past | by Justin Stewart |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Helping Us Grow | HIV/AIDS organization celebrates birthday with fall fundraiser | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Nov 10 | PFOX in the World Bank Henhouse | World Bank's workplace-giving program is slated to include an organization that provides support for ''ex-gays'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 04 | DADT on the Line | Questions about the repeal of the military policy loom large in wake of Patrick Murphy's Election Day loss | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 04 | The Republican Wave | In the wake of large House wins for the GOP and a slim Democratic majority in the Senate, LGBT voters, candidates and organizations face new questions and challenges | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 04 | In Lexington, a Sign of Inclusion | Kentucky city picks an out gay man, Jim Gray, to lead | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Court Keeps DADT in Effect | Ruling means military's ban on gay service in place through 2011 absent congressional, executive action | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Looking Locally | As the nation turned out to vote, D.C. was no different | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Clinic Preps Fall Function | Whitman-Walker to recognize Shannon Hader, others at annual Art for Life fundraiser | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Nov 04 | IGBO Returns | Hundreds of gay bowlers heading to D.C. area for international tourney | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Sweet Slice | Food & Friends returns with Thanksgiving fundraiser | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Bracing for Midterms | A Republican House and the possible loss of LGBT advocates in the Senate loom large | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 28 | White House Reminder | Administration advises schools that Title IX law includes language that can protect LGBT youth | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 28 | DADT Roller Coaster | From courts to White House to Pentagon, DADT changing almost daily | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Push for AG Post | GLAA endorses referendum to take attorney general from appointment to elected position | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Local Takes National Title | Miss Gay D.C. becomes Miss Gay America | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Under the Wire | Write-in candidate earns impressive last-minute rating | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Oct 21 | Pentagon Revises DADT Discharge Procedures [UPDATED] | Memos intended to ''ensure greater uniformity and care'' in implementation of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 21 | Mova Files for Bankruptcy | Owner says P Street lounge reorganizing, not closing | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 21 | DADT Ruling Fallout | From the White House to military recruiting centers, Judge Phillips's order halting the enforcement of DADT is having ripple effects across the country | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 21 | Rhee Recap | Some gay leaders assess departing DCPS chancellor's tenure | by Justin Stewart |
| 2010, Oct 21 | GLAA Ratings Redux | Ahead of general election, political group rates additional candidates | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2010, Oct 21 | No Silence on Violence | La Clinica del Peublo launches campaign to educate Latino LGBT youth about IPV | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 13 | Pumped to Race | Volunteers needed for annual, unofficial High Heel Race | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 13 | No Place Safe | Gay D.C. blogger attacked in Stonewall Inn bathroom | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 13 | Sentinels Score | Biennial gay basketball tourney returns to D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 13 | Stein Offers Awards | Gertrude Stein Democratic Club honors allies, members and Desi Deschaine's memory | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 13 | Mourning at Howard [Updated] | Former student commits suicide, seemingly related to sexuality, though father says she was not bullied directly | By Yusef Najafi Originally published Oct. 09, 2010 |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Blowback on Bullying | Locals react and respond to suicides and LGBT bullying | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Party with Purpose | LGBT Latinos celebrating heritage, educating on HIV/AIDS | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Non-Profit Jackpot | Metro TeenAIDS leader honored with Meyer Foundation award | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Family Affair | COLAGE celebrates its 20th birthday in Washington | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Oct 06 | ''You're Going to Hell'' – But First, the Supreme Court | On Wednesday, the justices considered whether the anti-LGBT Westboro Baptist Church's protest of a soldier's funeral was protected by the First Amendment | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Oct 02 | Radical Retelling | Homophobic Ugandan tabloid uses Metro Weekly interview to attack gay asylum seeker Moses Mworeko | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Sep 30 | Step by Step | One Nation March follows on the heels of AIDS Walk | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 30 | Positive Praise | HIV Prevention Working Group recognizes local leaders | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 28 | Human Rights Intervention | Office of Human Rights triggers changes in trans policy at Department of Corrections | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 25 | Felony Status | Judge says it's probable Mclean committed King ''murder with premeditation and deliberation.'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 23 | Giving DADT the Boot | Webb makes a surprising about-face in DADT vote Tuesday, following activists' peaceful ''combat boot'' demonstration | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 22 | Florida Court Finds for Adoption | Court of Appeals finds ''no rational basis'' for the state's law banning adoption by gay parents; unclear if decision will be appealed | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 21 | Senate Falls Short (UPDATED) | Dems can't overcome GOP front on DADT repeal, though blame crosses party lines | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 20 | Census Overlooks Many Same-Sex Couples | Despite gains in participation and identification, study shows one in seven gay couples won't be identified as partnered | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| 2010, Sep 17 | Boot Tales | ''Following his lead,'' former servicemembers visit the office of Sen. Jim Webb to urge him to reconsider his previous vote against the DADT repeal amendment | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 15 | D.C.'s Gray Day | Vince Gray gets Dems' mayoral nod, while NOM-backed Hunter falls to Thomas | by Chris Geidner and Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 15 | DADT Taking Hits | From Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to Lady Gaga to U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips, it's been a rough week for the military's anti-gay policy | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 15 | Washington Work Out | Annual gathering to provide LGBTQ grads with guidance in being out at work | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 15 | Reel Life | Screening of local HIV/AIDS documentary to benefit Latino LGBT youth drop-in center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 15 | Thomas Trounces Hunter | Ward 5 race gives clear win to marriage-equality supporter, despite NOM support for challenger | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 14 | DADT Drama in Trial | Margaret Witt asked for a trial to contest her discharge; now the government is ready to put her relationships under the microscope | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Sep 09 | Many Steps to a First Step | Dana Beyer is working to become Maryland's first transgender member of the Maryland legislature – one door at a time | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 08 | The Remainders | News Analysis: As Republicans look to make gains in the midterm elections and Democrats play defense, few LGBT equality measures remain on the radar for action this year | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 08 | Lobby Days Are Here Again | Two organizations plan September Hill visits to push LGBT equality before the midterm elections | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 08 | Rainbow of Events | Virginia's capital gives gay D.C. two months of nearby events | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 08 | Hate Crimes Law Stands | Pastors' challenge to hate-crimes prevention law tossed out on technical grounds, though judge does not address whether 2009 law is constitutional | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Sep 01 | Feeling the Heat | Community members express frustration, anger at crime meeting | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Sep 01 | Lone Star Slight | Appellate court finds ''legitimate interest'' in denying marriage equality | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 26 | Seeking Spousal Sentiments | From a working group survey of opposite-sex spouses to a ''high priority'' to meet with same-sex partners, DADT repeal talk is moving out to military families | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 25 | Tricky Timing | Justice Department likely to be fighting for DOMA in heat of election season | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 25 | Center Celebrates | Fall Reception and fundraiser to honor four locals | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2010, Aug 25 | Prop. 8's Fall Fallout | News Analysis: The timeline of the elections for governor and attorney general in California mean everything … or nothing … or something to the Proposition 8 appeal | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 25 | Marriage Going Mainstream | News Analysis: Two men or two women marrying is not the shock that it once was, and the view is starting to spread across the nation on several significant levels | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 19 | Arrest and Assault | MPD investigates sexual assault on transgender woman near Dupont, reports claim of self-defense in King homicide | by Yusef Najafi Originally published 8/16/2010 |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Happy-Hour Hunt | Town and Cobalt lead the pack to inherit Bear Happy Hour | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Young Boy Counters Bishop | NOM's final stop of its Summer of Marriage took place in the District on Sunday, where it was countered by The Big Commit – and the small but powerful Will Phillips | by Chris Geidner and Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Nuptials Nixed | With just a day to spare, Prop. 8 supporters win stay and block marriage equality – for now | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Remembering Local Loss | Groups join to mark somber transgender anniversaries | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Rehoboth Arrests | Police arrest six men suspected in string of muggings | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 18 | EFN's End (Updated) | Shaw neighborhood gay bar closes its doors | by Yusef Najafi Originally published 8/17/2010 |
| 2010, Aug 18 | Spousal Surveys and Partner Input | As the Pentagon sends surveys to opposite-sex military spouses about DADT repeal, a spokeswoman says talking to same-sex military partners is a ''high priority'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 14 | Arrest in King Homicide | MPD makes early-hours arrest in Dupont area | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Aug 12 | More Waiting | Although Judge Walker denied a request to stop his ruling striking down Proposition 8 from going into effect, an August 18 deadline gives a brief window for appeal | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 12 | Obama's Choice | News Analysis: The president's relationship with the LGBT community has been rocky; upcoming decisions about same-sex marriage could be disastrous | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 12 | On the List | The DC Center finally gets a response from the USAO-DC regarding community-service list | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 12 | MPD Sounds Alarm (Updated) | String of attacks with anti-gay bias, stabbing homicide, hit District | by Yusef Najafi Originally published on August 5, 2010 |
| 2010, Aug 12 | The Bus Stops Here | With the National Organization for Marriage's bus tour expected in D.C. on Sunday, August 15, opponents of the group and supporters of LGBT equality have a counter-action planned | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 12 | Moving Pictures | Whitman-Walker Clinic launches video contest to promote AIDS Walk | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 09 | Death ruled suicide | D.C. Medical Examiner's Office says Gower died from suffocation | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 06 | Processing the Proposition's Process | Although Wednesday's decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional was historic, it was only the first step in a long journey before the decision is final | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 05 | Upsetting the Tyranny of the Majority | News Analysis: Although some on the right are slinging arrows at the Prop. 8 decision, the force behind their words lacked the power of past arrows | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Aug 05 | Walking Wonders | Clinic launches community partners program for AIDS Walk, announces Lynda Carter as grand marshal | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Aug 03 | Lessons From Jennings | Obama's ''safe schools'' head Kevin Jennings – and GLSEN's founder – spoke freely on Tuesday about the attacks against him and the constraints he feels in the administration | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 30 | Spring Affirmations | District's LGBT film festival – Reel Affirmations – announces plans to move the annual fall event to the spring | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 30 | The Mova Situation | Mova's owner talks about a pending lawsuit, a possible move and what else is going on with the P Street gay bar | By Chris Geidner and Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 29 | Discharged, Choi Charges On | From street protests to hugging a senator, civilian status hasn't slowed DADT activist | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 29 | OutServe Joins the Battle, Servicemembers opens new front | Two new entities supporting DADT repeal sprung up on July 26 – one for ''actively serving gay and lesbian troops'' and the other adding a lobbying arm to another group | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 29 | Seaside Crime Spree | Local gay man among five people assaulted in Rehoboth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 29 | LGBT Leaders Unite | Equality Maryland serves as host for national community gathering | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 29 | Jersey Juncture | With high court declining to hear marriage challenge, Garden State gays will have to wait | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 26 | Local Gay Man Found Dead (UPDATED) | Mark Gower, who danced at Secrets, was found dead inside his Mount Pleasant apartment | by Yusef Najafi Originally published July 23, 2010 |
| 2010, Jul 22 | Choi Discharged (UPDATED) | New York Army National Guard confirms that former Lt. Dan Choi was discharged from the military for violating ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on June 29 | by Chris Geidner Originally published on July 21, 2010, 6:15pm |
| 2010, Jul 21 | Imposters Arrive | Local safer-sex advocate reacts to New York counterfeit condom bust | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 21 | Mountain State's Move | Byrd's Senate replacement could be important in DADT debate | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 21 | Hateful Handbill | MPD Police Chief Cathy Lanier responds to flier with internal investigation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 19 | Parenting Questions | New film about lesbian parents prompts therapist at a Veterans Affairs Department clinic to tell New York Post the ''male-female role model'' is likely needed for parenting | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 15 | Dismissals Explained | Charges against Choi, Pietrangelo ''couldn't be maintained'' because their actions didn't violate the ''Failure to Obey'' law | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Surveying Headaches | Pentagon DADT-repeal questionnaire raises questions of bias and participation from gay servicemembers | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Navigating an Epidemic | White House unveils new national HIV/AIDS strategy | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Priming the Primaries | With Democratic demographics, D.C.'s unofficial Election Day is just weeks away | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Beating's Good-Bye | Gay Washingtonian plans to leave city after bias-related attack | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Charges Dismissed | Government drops all charges against Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo for DADT protests | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 09 | Pentagon Pushes Back | Defense Department spokesman defends DADT troop survey as unbiased, but cannot answer why it polls personnel on negative impact of potential repeal only rather than on negative impact of current policy | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 09 | Tuesday Attack UPDATED | MPD seeks information after Petworth assault with possible bias motive | by Yusef Najafi This article was updated on Saturday, July 10 |
| 2010, Jul 08 | Questions' Quagmire | DADT survey prompts differing views from LGBT-advocacy organizations regarding confidentiality | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 07 | Kagan Ends Hearings | Without many fireworks, Supreme Court nominee answers questions on marriage and DADT | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 07 | Missing Persons Report | Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs releases first health report on gay residents, omits trans people | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 07 | Paddling with Purpose | LGBT swim club preps for annual charity event in Chestertown | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 06 | Palm Springs (GO)Party? | GOProud supports Rep. Bono-Mack – joining with Log Cabin and opposing HRC, the Victory Fund & Stonewall Dems – in one of the most-watched races for the LGBT community this fall | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 02 | The Constitutional Question | White House Domestic Policy Adviser Melody Barnes says the president thinks the law is discriminatory, but declines telling LGBT media whether he views the law as unconstitutional | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 01 | Judging Kagan | Supreme Court nominee's hearings involve opposition to DADT | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jul 01 | Acquitted, But Not Exonerated | Judge finds Wone trial defendants not guilty, but still suggests guilt | by Doug Johnson Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2010, Jul 01 | MPD Training Returns | Member of Rainbow Response says IPV training gives police helpful LGBT insights | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 01 | Nellie's Scores | Washingtonian readers pick a community favorite as best sports bar in metro area | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 30 | Kagan's DADT Dance | Sen. Sessions keeps ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' in the spotlight during hearings for Supreme Court nominee | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 29 | Not guilty verdict in Wone trial | Three gay men acquitted of all charges in trial stemming from murder of attorney Robert Wone | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 28 | Fighting for Recognition | A divided Supreme Court rules that student groups can be forced to take ''all comers'' if they want the benefits of formal recognition | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 25 | Signing Statements | News Analysis: Supreme Court upholds Washington state law allowing disclosure of names of those who sign referendum petitions generally, but domestic-partnership referendum names remain in limbo | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 25 | End Game | Both sides in Wone trial present arguments to trial judge; verdict expected early next week | by Doug Johnson Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2010, Jun 24 | Missing Man Found | Spotsylvania Police announce that man last seen at Ziegfeld's is found | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 24 | Young Blood | Lee Storrow was a model blood donor -- until the inevitable forced him into the banned category | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 23 | Youth to the Fore | LGBT youth issues take center stage at White House pride reception | by Chris Geidner Photography by Ward Morrison |
| 2010, Jun 21 | Limited Leave (Updated) | Labor Department changes to family leave policy expected on Wednesday will allow for coverage of same-sex partners' children | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 18 | News Analysis: Case Closed | The Proposition 8 trial in California may take years to go through the courts, but the arguments show how far marriage equality has come | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Ending With a Bang | The Wone trial draws closer to an end, but no nearer to answers | by Doug Johnson |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Virginia Man Missing | Family alerts police to disappearance of Edward Minnoe, last seen Sunday night at Ziegfeld's/Secrets | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Empowered in Mount Pleasant | La Clinica del Pueblo welcomes gay youth to new drop-in center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Founder's Fight Ends | Jerome Sikorski, a founder of Whitman-Walker Clinic, dies at 69 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 17 | DOJ Dollars for D.C. | New federally funded campaign promotes healthy LGBTQ relationships locally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 17 | NOM's Deep Pockets | Marriage foes funding local anti-equality candidate | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Sudden Departure | Hader's resignation leaves city's HIV/AIDS office in temporary hands | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 16 | Conviction for Bias | Superior Court jury finds two men guilty of 2009 robbery and attack, with bias enhancement | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 15 | News Analysis: Opening Arguments, at the Close | With Wednesday's closing arguments in the trial over the validity of Proposition 8, Ted Olson could be opening the case for marriage equality across the country | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 15 | Moving The Center | LGBT community center secures space for two years at 13th and U | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 15 | Mixed Messages on Blood | Advisory panel finds ban on gay blood donors ''suboptimal,'' but the way forward to remove it remains unclear | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 11 | Political Pavement [video] | D.C. honors Frank Kameny with a stretch of 17th Street | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Federal Act Applies | Justice Department applies intimate-partner protections to same sex couples | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Rhee's Tardy Response | The Center finally gets its reply on youth data, two years later | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Eagle Keeps Its Roost | D.C. leather bar secures five more years | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Murder Prompts Renewed Warning | MPD reissues GLOV advisory after May 27 murder in Anacostia | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 10 | IML Entourage | Locals make impressive showing at annual Chicago contest | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jun 09 | Suspension for Secrets | Ziegfeld's/Secrets faces its first ABC-ordered closure in its decades-long history; ANC chair says new development makes club's new location ''not a permanent'' site | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jun 09 | DOMA's Deserted Isle | As Obama further extends federal-employee benefits to same-sex partners, one of the world's most isolated spots grabs a moment of notoriety | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 07 | Trans Woman Shot | Non-fatal shooting in Northeast leads to arrest | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 04 | Sharing Trans Tales | Transgender activist offers local screening of Latino-trans documentary that transcends borders | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 03 | Policy Perspectives | All sides recognize the hurdle just passed toward DADT repeal, but different cautions highlight the delicate balance of compromise | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jun 03 | Cammermeyer Named to Pentagon Panel | Lesbian retired colonel to serve on Defense Department advisory committee regarding women in the armed services | by Chris Geidner Originally published on June 2, 2010 |
| 2010, Jun 03 | Four for More | It's not all Capital Pride as smaller festivals cater to the community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 03 | Bias Training Returns | GLOV prepares for a second round of police training later this month | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jun 02 | News Analysis: Four Days That Shook DADT (UPDATED) | White House steps in to move seemingly intractable stakeholders in the past week's pivotal ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' juncture | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 28 | Glancing Blows | In second week of Wone trial, glances and glares predominate in testimony and in courtroom | by Doug Johnson Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2010, May 28 | Wale Faces the Music | Rapper who cancelled appearance plans to make guest appearance and announcement at Sunday's Black Pride | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 27 | DADT Repeal Clears House | With support from just five Republicans - and opposition from 26 Democrats - House passes amendment aimed at ending DADT | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 27 | One Vote Down, Several (Votes and More) to Go | Key Senate vote on ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' amendment succeeds; repeal advocates say vote marks the ''beginning of the end'' of the military policy | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 27 | Fourth Suspect Arrested | Police make another arrest in Betts investigation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 27 | Wright on Time | Recently-out country singer Chely Wright will headline 2010 Capital Pride Festival | By Yusef Najafi Originally published on May 25, 2010 |
| 2010, May 27 | Second-Place Showing | More than 20,000 people vote for gay D.C. couple in Crate and Barrel wedding contest | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 26 | Discretion Required | Law professor who focuses on legislative issues says DADT amendment ''gives the executive the power'' to decide whether the statute will be taken off the books | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 26 | Digging Into DADT Details (UPDATED) | With support from Nebraska's Nelson, Senate committee pulls closer to DADT repeal amendment; Webb remains uncommitted | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 24 | White House Signals Support | Letter from OMB director Orszag states administration support for compromise to repeal DADT, ensure Pentagon time to complete its ''review'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 24 | Pushing Forward on DADT Repeal Compromise | Levin, Lieberman and Murphy send letter to White House seeking administration's ''official views'' on proposed repeal plan | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 24 | DADT Talks at White House and on Hill | Compromise for repeal proposed by former Joint Chiefs chairman gains steam at meetings with key stakeholders on Monday | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 20 | Mya Cancels Pride Appearance | Capital Pride loses festival main stage headliner, citing medical reasons | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 20 | Rapper Pulls Out | DC Black Pride says Wale's cancellation as event headliner is result of ''homophobia'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 20 | DADT Repeal Heats Up in House | Rep. Frank expects repeal amendment to be introduced next week; ENDA likely to be put off until ''late June, early July'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 20 | Blood Talk | HHS advisory committee will tackle societal and economic – not solely scientific – issues relating to FDA ban on blood donation for men who have had sex with men | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 20 | Impatience on ENDA (UPDATED) | As the legislative window closes, LGBT groups gather behind ENDA -- while keeping a close eye on DADT | by Chris Geidner Originally published May 16, 2010 |
| 2010, May 20 | Strategizing AIDS | White House HIV/AIDS office again opens the floor -- and phones -- for community input | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 20 | Homophobic Scientist Booted (UPDATED) | After homophobic screed surfaces, Jonathan Katz will no longer assist in oil spill efforts | by Chris Geidner Originally published May 17, 2010 |
| 2010, May 18 | Four Years Later, a Beginning | Trial begins in Robert Wone murder case with opening statements and emotional testimony from his widow | by Doug Johnson Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2010, May 18 | Souder's Swansong | Anti-gay Indiana Rep. Mark Souder announces resignation following affair with staffer | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 14 | Line in the Sand | YouTube Ke$ha parody amuses some, offends others, with the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy – and its possible end – as the backdrop | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 14 | Mason Leaving Capital Pride | Executive director of annual LGBT festival making West Coast move for Ph.D. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 12 | Activist Attacked | LGBT youth activist and SMYAL employee Tyrone Hanley violently attacked and robbed at 17th and P | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 12 | No Trial by Jury | Defendants in Robert Wone trial waive right to trial by jury; case will be decided by judge | by Doug Johnson Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2010, May 12 | Immigration Claim Countered | Scrutiny meets evangelical group's claim that Schumer says gays to be dumped from immigration reform | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 12 | GLOV Urges Caution | Three held without bond in Betts case | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 12 | Community Call | ONAP opens the lines for community input on HIV/AIDS | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 12 | Kagan Wins Nomination | Earning bipartisan support in the past, SCOTUS nominee faces new scrutiny from all sides | By Chris Geidner Originally published on May 9, 2010 |
| 2010, May 12 | Gay Vets and Top Brass | Pushing for DADT repeal, a group of gay and lesbian veterans meet with members of the Pentagon working group that is considering how to implement such a repeal | by Chris Geidner Originally published on May 10, 2010 |
| 2010, May 07 | Moving to MAP | In the midst of uncertainty with DADT, Palm Center's Nathaniel Frank moving to broad-based LGBT think tank | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 07 | Mya Homecoming | Local singer to headline 2010 Capital Pride Festival | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 07 | Culture and Recruiting | Latino LGBT History Project offers open house ahead of Pride; seeking immigration experts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 06 | Bruce Onboard | GOProud starts an advisory board, naming ''Independent Conservative'' lesbian radio show host Tammy Bruce to take the lead | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 06 | Commissions Calling | Presidential Appointments Project's new push promotes LGBT candidates for unpaid positions | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 06 | Wone Reckoning | Restraints, sex toys, blocked from trial | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 05 | Fighting Back | As Rep. Patrick Murphy fights for DADT repeal, his own committee chairman, fellow Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, is proving to be one of the roadblocks | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 04 | Marriage Opponents' Appeal | The anti-marriage camp gets another day in court, leaving D.C. to wait for a pivotal opinion | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 04 | Center Deadline | LGBT community center given June 18 deadline to vacate 14th Street building | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 04 | Multiple Arrests in Betts Investigation | Charges made against three teens, mother of one, in Brian Betts homicide case | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, May 04 | Hate Crime Conviction | Southeast man found guilty of committing bias-related assault against elderly gay neighbor | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 03 | News Analysis: DADT's State of Play | Gay leaders may have sought a ''game change,'' but Friday's flurry of activity left the strategy and tactics of DADT repeal unclear | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 02 | Man Collapses at Town | 57-year-old suffers heart attack at local gay nightspot | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, May 02 | Looking for Leadership on DADT | Dean tells crowd at Lafayette Park rally that equality ''can't be abridged'' moments before six Get Equal protesters handcuff themselves to the White House fence | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, May 02 | Arrest in Betts Case UPDATED | Washington woman charged with ''credit card misuse'' related to homicide investigation | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 30 | Pentagon Wants Delay on DADT Repeal UPDATED | Gate, Mullen ''strongly oppose'' legislative action before Pentagon completes DADT study; White House ''committed to getting this done'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 30 | Shifting Timelines | Still no committee vote on ENDA in the House, but lawmakers and advocates call for action, hold out hope for a move in the coming weeks | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 29 | PFOX Receives ''Appreciation'' from Fenty: UPDATED | ''Ex-gay'' leader Regina Griggs received appreciation; mayor's office calls the honor ''a staff level error'' | by Yusef Najafi (Originally published April 28, 2010, 11:45pm) |
| 2010, Apr 29 | Inner Light Securing Space | Cheeks says congregation set to purchase permanent venue | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 29 | Wone Trial Nearing | Judge sets date for final status hearing before May 10 trial begins | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 28 | Hostile Court | In case challenging disclosure of names of those who signed anti-gay petition in Washington, Scalia notes that ''democracy takes a certain amount of civic courage'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 27 | Senate Advances on International LGBT Rights | Foreign Relations Committee approves pro-LGBT equality language, offered by Senators Feingold and Gillibrand, to State Department funding bill | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 27 | ''LGBT People Know'' | Openly gay law professor Tobias Wolff writes of shared experiences in opposing Arizona's harsh new immigration enforcement law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 27 | GLOV's Network Warning | Advisory cites murders of Betts, Perkins in suggesting precautions | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 26 | Waiting for Change | News Analysis: 15 months after Obama entered the White House, many in the LGBT community are wondering when change will come | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 23 | Youth Pride Postponed | Expected rain pushes annual festival from April 24 to May 1 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 22 | One Story, Two Sides | Rep. Frank questions the purpose of Get Equal's ENDA protest in House committee, but group's co-founder says they need to see action on job protections | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 22 | Smallwood Funeral Draws Hundreds | Local LGBT community bids farewell to a ''icon'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 21 | Don't Wait, Don't Stop | The six Get Equal activists arrested in front of the White House appeared in court Wednesday and were released, with Choi and Pietrangelo to face trial on July 14 | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 20 | Protest Coverage Cut Short [UPDATED] | Park Police, Secret Service give contradictory accounts of why Lafayette Park was ''closed'' during White House protest by present and former servicemembers | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 20 | Robbery at Nellie's | Owner of popular gay sports bar robbed at gunpoint, confident arrests to follow soon | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 19 | Supreme Questions | Christian student group challenges a university's nondiscrimination policies in high-profile court case | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 18 | ENDA Vote Coming Soon | Rep. Frank says House committee vote will happen in next two weeks; tells Victory Fund brunch that ''We're gonna win this battle'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 16 | Breaking Barriers | Edward DuMont, praised by colleagues as ''brilliant,'' would be the first openly gay federal appellate judge in the country | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 15 | Obama Issues Hospital Directive | Presidential memorandum requires action on LGBT hospital visitation, other steps by Department of Health and Human Services | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 15 | Pride Mourns Miles | Bill Miles, Capital Pride co-founder, dies of skin cancer | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 15 | Watergate's Strange Bedfellows | Community infiltrator Butch Merritt joins gay Watergate attorney Douglas Caddy for timely Watergate expose | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 15 | We Are Family | Biennial conference strives to answer questions about LGBT parenting | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 14 | To Vote or Not to Vote | White House denies report that liaison office has urged the House not to vote on DADT repeal this year | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 13 | Washington's Guessing Game | Pundits and politicians wonder who the next Supreme Court justice will be, while LGBT observers consider impact of choice on gay issues | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 09 | Stevens to Retire | U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a strong defender of LGBT equality, tells White House of plans to retire. | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 09 | Four Months for Menace | Virginia man sentenced to 120 days for threatening group of ''gay women'' in Adams Morgan | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 08 | New Math | 2010 Census increases outreach to LGBT community and moves a step closer to counting its members | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Apr 08 | Dinner and Dialogue | DC Trans Coalition calls on the trans community to join them for a meal with meaning, indentifying goals in the coming year | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 08 | Latest on Wone Case | Ahead of Wone trial, latest hearing examines ''sexual assault'' theory with judge critical of prosecution claim | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 08 | EqualiCon Coming | Group formed out of October 2009 March on Washington readies for regional conference to move LGBT equality forward | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Apr 08 | Homegrown Galas | CAGLCC and Metro DC PFLAG offer annual soirees, with new twists and new leaders | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Apr 06 | Community Service for Sit-In (UPDATED) | Charges against ''ENDA 4,'' arrested for Capitol Hill action, to be dropped in six months if they respect agreement | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 31 | Deciphering the Data | District's first-ever behavioral risk survey shows that 14 percent of city's gay men are HIV positive | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 31 | Meeting and Greeting the GLLU | Affiliate MPD officers trained in gay unit's services meet members of the community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 30 | Sheehan's Retreat | Retired general apologizes to Dutch for blaming massacre on gay soldiers, but has yet to correct testimony to Senate Armed Services Committee | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 29 | Threatening Language | Evidence of comments at liberal websites suggests that the man charged with threatening to kill Rep. Eric Cantor is gay | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 29 | ENDA Vote May Be Near | With health care a done deal, Baldwin and Frank say House is poised to move on employment anti-discrimination for LGBT people | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 27 | Recess Appointment for Feldblum | Openly lesbian nominee's appointment to EEOC had been held up in Senate, now one of 15 recess appointments made by Obama | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 26 | The Politics of Repeal | Changes in DADT enforcement may signal change is coming for gay soldiers, but most feel more effort is needed from White House to end the policy | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 25 | Pentagon Tries Making DADT ''Fairer'' (UPDATED) | Gates, Mullen announce new policy that requires DADT separation cases be based on ''credible evidence''; changes immediate, apply to all current and future cases | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 25 | Life Lessons | GLSEN conference brings LGBT students to Washington to learn about – and lobby for – safer schools legislation | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 25 | One in Ten's Debt | Producer of annual gay and lesbian film festival asks concerned community members for donations and advice | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 25 | Singing Through Spring | After 26 years, June 20 will see LGCW's final performance for the foreseeable future | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Mar 22 | SE Man Suspected in Gay Homicide | Antwan Holcomb charged with murder in Anthony Perkins case | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 20 | Murphy's Law? | Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy is a leading proponent for repealing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 19 | Not the ENDA the Road | Four arrested as Get Equal stages protest in Speaker Pelosi's office to highlight need for employment protections for LGBT workers | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 19 | ''Not Guilty, Not Ashamed and Not Finished'' | Dan Choi and James Pietrangelo choose to face trial for charges stemming from White House protest against DADT | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 19 | Sheehan's Stand | Retired general testifies in support of DADT by blaming gays for military failures and sexual assaults, believes burden is on gays to prove military will ''become better'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 18 | Hearing, Rally and Arrests | Thursday's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal efforts go from Capitol Hill to incarceration, including an appearance by Kathy Griffin | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 18 | DADT Repeal Still Uncertain | Some question White House, Congressional enthusiasm for 2010 repeal; Rep. Patrick Murphy's bill gets second Republican sponsor as Rep. Anh Cao signs on | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 18 | Wone Trial Nears | Government shifts approach in its case against three gay men in three-year-old murder of a local lawyer | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 16 | Transgender Women Assaulted | Arrest made in attack in Petworth neighborhood; police report hate crime involving a metal pole | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 15 | First Step for Families | New legislation would empower federal government to withhold funds from state adoption agencies that discriminate against LGBT people | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 12 | Motley's NOM Money | National opponents of same-sex marriage donate to D.C. candidate challenging marriage bill author David Catania | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 12 | Ice Capade | Stars on Ice denies allegations that Olympian Johnny Weir was excluded from tour because he's ''not family friendly.'' | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 11 | No, Virginia, There Is No Nondiscrimination Policy | News Analysis: Virginia Gov. McDonnell's executive directive on employment discrimination is about appearances, not policy | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 11 | Festival's Future | Amid harsh economic realities and an evolving community, One In Ten calls for town-hall meeting to chart gay film fest's fate | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Mar 11 | Time for Tributes | Nominations now open for Capital Pride Heroes and Metro Weekly's Next Generation Awards | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Mar 11 | Husbands and Wives | Group same-sex wedding ceremony in D.C. may be one for the Guinness record book | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 10 | D.C.'s Failing Grade | Local LGBT students not included in national CDC survey of risk behaviors; District did not achieve adequate response rate for surveys | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 09 | D.C. Marriage: A Political Achievement | As the first couples to enjoy legal marriage in the nation's capital celebrate their unions, some see a blueprint in the District's success | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 09 | ''My Rock, My Life, My Love'' | Marriage equality arrives with a string of same-sex weddings, the first to be performed in and legally recognized by D.C. | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 05 | Virginia Moves Against Gay Employees of Universities | Letter from Republican Attorney General Cuccinelli tells state university system to end non-discrimination policies for LGBT people UPDATED | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 05 | ENDA May Still Be on Track | Rep. Frank says LGBT employment discrimination legislation will get a vote in the House this month | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Mar 05 | All About the Timeline | Lieberman's DADT repeal bill introduced in Senate with no Republican sponsors, military brass continue push to keep repeal timeline in control of the Pentagon | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 04 | A Scent of Scandal | Freshman Democratic Rep. Eric Massa announces retirement for health reasons amid reports of sexual harassment, ''allegations of misconduct'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 04 | Denny's Bad Data | Local lesbian activist's call for change to discriminatory Wi-Fi restrictions prompts change in policy by Denny's restaurant chain | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 04 | GLAA Announces Awardees | GLAA's 2010 awards will include special recognition for marriage-equality activists, including DC Clergy United for Marriage Equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 04 | Redux in a Tux | Fourth annual Capital Queer Prom to benefit local transitional home for LGBT youth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 03 | Historic Day in D.C. | District's new marriage-equality law takes effect with dozens of applicants, a pledge from Norton to protect it, and fodder from Phelps | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 02 | Roberts Rules | Chief Justice declines to issue stay, clearing the way for marriage equality to take effect in the District on March 3; opponents place hopes on ''due process'' lawsuit | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 02 | Bashing Via Blog | D.C. gay couple falls from No. 1 spot of Crate and Barrel wedding contest after homophobic blog posts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Mar 02 | Jackson's Last-Minute Effort | On eve of marriage equality in the District, anti-equality activists ask Supreme Court to block implementation of law and stop gay marriages | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Mar 02 | Feldblum on Hold | Lesbian nominee's EEOC appointment is held up in the senate by an anonymous hold, Reid working for ''agreement'' with Republicans | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Feb 25 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell … Don't Vote? | Senate Armed Services chairman Levin fears a vote on repealing DADT policy could fail | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 25 | Step Back | Gay leaders in Virginia reflect on McDonnell's removal of sexual-orientation protection | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 25 | Maryland AG Release Opinion on Marriage UPDATED | Attorney General Douglas Gansler's opinion opens the way for immediate recognition of out-of-state marriages | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Feb 24 | Debunking the ''Myths'' of DADT | Media Matters and a coalition of LGBT groups to release report countering the false claims of opponents of openly gay military service | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 23 | Arrest Warrant Issued for Va. ''Ex-lesbian'' UPDATED | Lisa Miller disappeared in January along with daughter she had been ordered to surrender custody of to former civil-union partner | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Feb 23 | The Army Speaks UPDATED | Army leaders tell Congress they oppose a moratorium on DADT enforcement, express tentative support for plans to repeal anti-gay law | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 22 | DADT Repeal Gathers Steam on Hill | Lieberman to introduce Senate bill to repeal policy; new report highlights positive experience of American allies with integrating gay soldiers | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 22 | A Gay New Yorker in the CPAC Court | A young, gay College Republican in the trenches at CPAC finds moments of optimism about conservatism's future | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 22 | Obama Health Care Proposal Leaves Out the Gay | LGBT provisions that were part of the House health care reform bill are missing in president's new health care plan | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Feb 22 | GOProud Goes Big at CPAC | Gay Republican group's participation in conservative confab elicits some harsh rhetoric from the stage, but support from actual attendees | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 19 | Court Sides with City | Judge denies motion to halt marriage-equality law | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 19 | Holding on to Discrimination | Anti-gay activists at CPAC attempt to hold the line against openly gay military service, even as Dick Cheney and others voice support for repealing DADT | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 18 | Weather Warriors | Record-breaking snows kept most people at home, but the call of duty had others out on the front lines | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 16 | San Diego Tragedy | Former Northern Virginia resident believed to be responsible for murder-suicide in San Diego | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 16 | Suspect Pleads Guilty | Man was charged with assault and anti-gay hate-crime bias after threatening group of women outside of a DC nightclub | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 15 | Snow Impact | Two snowstorms and a government shutdown may slow delay DADT repeal efforts, but D.C. marriage equality still on track for early March | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 12 | A Judicial Outing? | Revelation that the Proposition 8 trial judge is gay leads marriage equality foes to claim there's bias on the bench | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Street-Level Soiree | The Center opens the doors on its new 14th Street digs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Neighborhood Investment | Brother Help Thyself announces recipients of its annual giving | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Voices of Experience | Planned summit on DADT will highlight experiences of nations with inclusive armed forces | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Push for Parity | Congressional caucus calls for inclusive immigration reform | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Changes at GLOV | Organization welcomes new co-chairs | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 09 | More Snow, More Need | Food and Friends issues second call for help | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Feb 09 | Voices of Experience | Planned summit on DADT will highlight experiences of other nations that allow military service by open gays and lesbians | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 08 | Foul Weather and Food | Four-wheeled friends needed for Food and Friends meal deliveries Tuesday | |
| 2010, Feb 05 | Round-Three Rejection | BOEE again blocks effort to put marriage to citywide vote | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Feb 04 | Obama Slams Ugandan Bill | President uses National Prayer Breakfast to highlight homophobia | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Help, with a Hitch | Gay man walks away from social services after religious rift | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Food, Friends and Testing | Organization goes beyond meals for annual event | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Move at Metro | Local gay man appointed by Obama administration | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Shabbaton in the Capital | Weekend for all things LGBT and Jewish comes to D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Just the Facts | The Who, What, When and Why about the Pentagon's DADT working group | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Webb Noncommittal on DADT Repeal | Maryland Senators Cardin and Mikulski call for end to policy. No word yet from Virginia's Sen. Warner. | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Feb 02 | Crawford's Calling | Marriage leader joining national fight in New York | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 31 | Family Feud | Local group protesting right-wing Christian group's ties to Ugandan homophobia | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2010, Jan 30 | Juvenile Charged in Southeast Murder | Arrest comes after January murder of gay man in which police had noted ''no indication'' of hate crime | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 28 | Utah Congressman Takes Aim at D.C. | Freshman representative's bill would block District's marriage-equality law; Del. Norton receives ''new assurances'' that the city's law is ''safe'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 28 | Devil in the Details | Prop 8 challengers focus on the writings of anti-gay-marriage activist on final day of testimony | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 27 | A Nation's Priorities | Obama pledges to end ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' in 2010; gay and lesbian leaders are cautiously optimistic, stress need for ''concrete'' action | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 27 | A Higher Education | Rep. Polis introduces legislation to protect LGBT students from harassment in public schools | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 27 | Lots of Argument, No Proof | Yes on 8 witnesses claim gay and lesbian marriages ''harm'' straight marriages, but are unable to offer evidence | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 27 | Mean-Streets Memories | National award goes to gay man for his memoir of childhood on the streets, and for advocating for others | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 27 | GLOV Rain Check | Group postpones forum, moves ahead on new co-chairs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 26 | Stories of Uganda | House committee hearing called by Rep. Baldwin hears testimony about Uganda's proposed ''Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 26 | Power Outage | Prop 8 proponents claim gays are ''politically powerful'' via testimony of ''expert'' unfamiliar with actual gay history | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 25 | Prop 8 Supporters to Make Their Case | As trial enters third week, marriage equality opponents expected to paint gays as ''politically powerful'' | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 23 | Everyone's a little gay, sometimes | Prop 8 defenders argue that ''gay'' is something anyone can be, not a distinct and unchangeable identity | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 22 | Lambda Legal Challenges OPM | Lawsuit seeks to end OPM ''interference'' in provision of benefits to wife of lesbian federal court employee in California | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 22 | A Hostile Witness | Prop 8 challengers question high-profile supporter who equated gays with pedophiles and bestiality, claiming he learned it ''on the internet'' | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Fierce Words, Little Power | Prop 8 opponents show evidence of gay community's lack of political power and the religious ties to California ballot effort | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Second Southeast Homicide | MPD seeks assistance in homicide of Maryland man, identified as member of LGBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Motion Denied | Judge rejects defense's request to dismiss two charges in Wone trial | by Yusef Najafi Originally published 1/15/2010 |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Alexandria Effort | ''Rainbow Tuesdays'' turn syphilis fight into full STI clinic for gay men | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Mister Matt | Local leatherman takes Mr. MAL title | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Jan 20 | Following the Facts | Prop 8 opponents undermine supporters' contention that gay marriage would harm the institution of marriage | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 16 | Massachusetts Robocalls | National Organization for Marriage uses automated phone calls to stump for Scott Brown | By Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 16 | In Harm's Way | While plaintiffs make case for the harm caused by Prop 8, defense attempts to introduce anti-gay ''expert'' testimony – without the experts | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 15 | Money Changes Everything? | Day 4 of Proposition 8 trial focuses on economic impact of anti-gay policy, as well as psychological toll | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 14 | Judge Sides with City | Superior Court rules against Stand4Marriage initiative effort | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 14 | Marriage Nears the Finish Line | Although marriage equality in D.C. is on track, a number of hurdles must still be cleared | by Chris Geidner Originally published on January 12, 2010 |
| 2010, Jan 14 | Calling Out Calvary | Gay couple launches Facebook effort after homophobic sermon | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jan 14 | Go Mama! Goes | 14th Street neighborhood boutique plans to close its doors this spring | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 13 | 'Will & Grace' Shall Set You Free | Prop 8 defense lawyers point to sitcoms and Barney Frank to prove gays don't face discrimination in society | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 13 | Not Ready for a Close-Up | Supreme Court blocks broadcast of Proposition 8 trial | by Chris Geidner |
| 2010, Jan 12 | Meet the New Bias, Same as the Old Bias | Lawyers challenge California's Prop 8 with comparisons to Anita Bryant's ''Save the Children'' campaign of the 1970s | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 12 | Departure at PFLAG | Local PFLAG chapter's executive director announces exit | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jan 12 | No Camera, Lots of Action | First day of California Proposition 8 trial puts forward arguments for – and against – marriage equality | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 08 | Another Loss for Marriage | With the legislature voting no, the New Jersey fight for marriage equality turns to the courts | By Chuck Colbert Keen News Service |
| 2010, Jan 07 | ''Ex-gay'' Mother Disappears with Daughter | A bitter custody dispute escalates as a mother defies court orders in two states to comply with custody decision | By Dana Rudolph Keen News Service Originally published January 5, 2010 |
| 2010, Jan 07 | Southeast Slaying | MPD asking the LGBT community for information regarding gay man's homicide | by Yusef Najafi Originally published January 5, 2010 |
| 2010, Jan 07 | Madness and Marriage | Kennedy Center mainstay welcomes its first same-sex proposal | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Jan 07 | Fighting Words | A free-speech split emerges in the LGBT community over bus ads promoting an end to D.C. marriage equality | by Yusef Najafi Originally published January 5, 2010 |
| 2009, Dec 28 | Murder in Southeast | GLOV receives anonymous MPD tip of shooting death; victim believed to be gay | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 24 | Financial Aid | Northern Virginia HIV/AIDS primary-care provider gets funding boost | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 24 | A Long Road to Equality | Marriage equality for gays and lesbians is the latest chapter in the District's history of civil-rights achievements | by Chris Geidner |
| 2009, Dec 21 | D.C. Attorney General Backs BOEE on Marriage | Brief from Nickles says Jackson's lawsuit based on “irrelevant stereotypes and prejudice” | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 18 | Heat for a Hero | Kameny misses signing ceremony as his heat is repaired with help from Catania | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Dec 18 | Fenty Signs D.C. Marriage Bill | Marriage equality legislation for same-sex couples now enters period of congressional review | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 17 | Center Meets the Street | Community center and other LGBT groups working through funding pains | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 16 | Gay Federal Employees Closer to Benefits | Domestic-partner legislation moves through Senate committee, only one Republican senator supporting | by Chris Geidner |
| 2009, Dec 15 | Final Vote Victory | Next stop Fenty, then Congress, for D.C. marriage equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 15 | Congress Rolling Back Riders | D.C. may find new freedom in implementing medical marijuana, needle exchange | by Chris Geidner |
| 2009, Dec 14 | Coalition of No Consent | LGBT groups join forces to criticize recent GLLU training | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 14 | Center Makes a Move | LGBT community center to occupy two WWC buildings next month | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 12 | Chamber's New Chief | Local LGBT commerce group hires first executive director, Mark Guenther | by Will O’Bryan |
| 2009, Dec 11 | Feldblum nomination passes Senate committee | Anti-gay groups step up campaign to stop lesbian nominee's appointment to EEOC | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Gay Support Missing for DADT Testimony Proposal | Bill would shield active gay military from reprisals; Rep. Frank calls it a bad precedent | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Book Ends | Lambda Rising, D.C.'s only all-LGBT bookstore, to close after the holiday season | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Opposing Viewpoints | Police, LGBT community remain conflicted on GLLU training | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Calling Contractors | Capital Pride seeks independent help with logistics for 2010 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Rallying for Marriage | Groups plan demonstration of support as marriage equality nears in the District | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 10 | Clinic Community | Whitman-Walker seeks members for advisory group | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 08 | New Jersey Senate Panel Sends Marriage Bill to the Floor | By Chuck Colbert Keen News Service | |
| 2009, Dec 04 | Diplomatic Maneuvers | David Huebner is sworn in as ambassador by vice president with his partner by his side | by Chris Geidner |
| 2009, Dec 03 | Working the Numbers | 2010 Census makes a hard-to-measure move toward gay visibility | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Dec 03 | Historic Vote on Marriage Equality | D.C. City Council votes 11-2 for marriage equality during first reading, as no-vote Barry decries ''litmus test'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 02 | A Stinging Defeat | New York Senate votes down marriage equality bill, despite Democratic majority and governor's support | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Dec 02 | Criticism Continues | Lack of input leaves LGBT activists feeling like “an afterthought” in police liaison unit training | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Dec 01 | Two Decades and Change | With the HIV travel ban lifted, the District will host the International AIDS Conference's return to the U.S. in 2012 | by Chris Geidner |
| 2009, Nov 30 | Editing for Inclusion | D.C. police department will amend hate-crime report to include transgender data, says city's LGBT liaison | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 26 | Trans Target | Montgomery County activist claims harassment by county's Ethics Commission | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 26 | Lacking Liaison | LGBT activists decry de-emphasis of MPD's gay liaison unit, lack of transgender inclusion in tracking hate crimes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 25 | Calling All Priests | Phil Attey wants to help closeted Catholic priests do the right thing, but not everyone agrees that churchouting.org is the right thing to do | by Sean Bugg |
| 2009, Nov 24 | Lacking Liaison | LGBT activists decry de-emphasis of MPD's gay liaison unit, lack of transgender inclusion in tracking hate crimes | Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 23 | International Action | Local activists protest frighteningly homophobic bill proposed in Uganda | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Nov 20 | Courting Inequality | Marriage opposition takes the fight to D.C. Superior Court | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Spiking in D.C. | Volleyball tourney returns to D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Local Leaders | Stein Democrats announce leadership for 2010 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Mister Marcus Luncheon | Local leather community remembers icon at Playbill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Anti-Gay Effort Rejected | BOEE rejects marriage initiative, Jackson files complaint | by Sean Bugg |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Open-House Anger | LGBT community challenges MPD's plans for GLLU, for starters | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Blade Ends 40-Year Run | Money woes with majority holder hit Window Media properties | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Reverend's Return | MCC-DC elects new senior pastor with old ties to the D.C. church | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Federal Employees One Step Closer to Equal Benefits | Despite Republican attacks, federal domestic partnership bill moves forward in the House | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Nov 19 | A New Agenda | Former Blade editors to launch DC Agenda Friday | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Promised Fireworks at Hearing Fizzle | Feldblum confirmation hearing for EEOC post is a strangely quiet affair | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Nov 18 | Anti-Gay Effort Rejected | Anti-gay group appeals District's refusal of initiative to block gay marriage | by Sean Bugg (Originally published 11/17/2009) |
| 2009, Nov 17 | Open-House Anger | LGBT community challenges MPD's plans for GLLU for starters | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 16 | Washington Blade Ends 40-Year Run | Money woes with majority holder hit Window Media properties | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 12 | Wone Update | Defense seeks dismissal of some charges | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 12 | Critical Confrontation | Local LGBT community questions U.S. Attorney's Office about Hannah case | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 12 | One Man's Mark | Larry Stansbury offered decades of service to the LGBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Community Mourns Stansbury | Local gay activist and former head of BHT dies | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Pitch In for Pride | Capital Pride 2010 gears up with a request for volunteers. | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Cupcakes for a Cause | Georgetown bakery's recipe to help Pediatric AIDS | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Move for One in Ten Murray | Executive Director of film festival organizer steps down | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Battle of the Ban | Obama takes final steps to lift decades-old HIV travel ban by early 2010 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Leading By Example | One local uses Council's marriage-equality meeting to pop the question | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Gone Too Soon | Gay Falls Church youth suffers fatal heart attack, leaving behind sorrow and remembrance | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Show Your Pride | Capital Pride calls for board nominations | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Cologne Countdown | Team DC readies to win big at 2010 Gay Games | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Vindicating Gay Veterans | AGLA and SLDN partner to for Veterans Day remembrance | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Time's Up | Immigration inequality forces local man's husband out of the country | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Questions and Answers | Mayor's office hosts open house to address community concerns on police plans for GLLU | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Elections, Ethics and Arguments | The opposition fires its shots at marriage equality | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Testy and Tearful | Both sides of the marriage-equality debate offer hours of testimony before the D.C. Council | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Law of the Land | Long-awaited inclusion of LGBT people in hate crimes law becomes reality with Obama's signature | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Oct 23 | Hate Crimes bill passes Senate | Long-awaited passage of bill tops a week of new LGBT gains at federal level | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| 2009, Oct 22 | Solemn Celebration | Stein Dems honor Deschaine and others at awards reception | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 22 | Marriage Meetings | Monday set for full day of marriage-equality arguments | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 22 | March Madness | 17th Street's High Heel Race sees a few tweaks, while the spirit remains the same | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 15 | 180 Days for Death | Hannah given maximum for simple assault, credit for time served, in Hunter death | by Yusef Najafi [originally published 10/14/2009] |
| 2009, Oct 15 | Walking Tall | WWC raises nearly $1 Million with AIDS Walk | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 15 | Legacy of Liberty | RHP honors new group of local GLBT ''Pioneers'' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 15 | Incoming Ally | NBJC announces new executive director, Sharon Lettman | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 15 | Weekend Warriors | A community converges on D.C. for massive visibility and a push for GLBT equality | by Yusef Najafi and Doug Rule |
| 2009, Oct 09 | Mayoral Welcome | Mayor Fenty greets marchers and voices support of marriage bill | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 08 | Nickles Hits Initiative | D.C. Attorney General Advises DCBOEE Against Anti-Marriage Measure | by Will O'Bryan [Originally published 10/7/2009] |
| 2009, Oct 08 | ''Hollaback'' Help | Local pharmacy hosts transgender support group | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 08 | Countering Complaints | Report offers recommendations for improving conditions involving hate-crime reporting in D.C. | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 08 | Raising the Flags | D.C. plays host to the Ninth Annual Gay Bowl flag football tournament | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Oct 08 | Convocation to Council | Catania fulfills pledge with introduction of marriage-equality bill | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 06 | Catania Debuts Marriage-Equality Bill | Legislation introduced with support of 10 councilmembers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 05 | Britt Returns | Missing Hyattsville gay man apparently unharmed | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 01 | The Doctor is Out | GLBT medical professionals heading to D.C. for GLMA conference | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Oct 01 | Games Over | Washington loses bid to Cleveland as host of the 2014 Gay Games | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 29 | D.C. loses bid (Updated) | Cleveland to host 2014's Gay Games IX | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 25 | Prosecution Gives Charge Rationale | Memorandum strives to explain government's reasoning for seeking ''simple assault'' charge in Hunter death | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 24 | Gay Man Missing | Search on for Kevin Britt Jr. of Hyattsville | by Will O'Bryan Originally published on 9/22/2009 |
| 2009, Sep 24 | AIDS Walk Returns | Clinic hopes to raise $1 million | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Sep 24 | Come Together | Groups join forces to support marriage-equality legislation in the District | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 24 | Gloves Come Off | Community delivers blunt commentary at HIV/AIDS meeting | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 23 | Plea-Bargain Backlash | Community outrage and anger greet defendant's deal for “simple assault” in Hunter homicide | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Marching On | As clock ticks down, local and national advocates work on planning, fundraising for Equality March | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Renegades Routed | Stead Park no longer rugby-ready | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Staying in the House | Barney Frank won't seek Kennedy's Senate seat | by Lisa Keen |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Congressional Calling | Easter Spencer answers White House call for Mautner client at health care speech | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Plea Accepted | Hannah free on bond till 'simple assault' sentencing in Hunter death | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 10 | CTA Serves for SMYAL | Tennis tourney will raise money for GLBT youth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 10 | Focus on Homophobia | Town-hall event to examine homophobia in the black community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 10 | Biking for a Breakthrough | Second annual AIDS ride benefits Virginia doctor's research on HIV | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 10 | Commonwealth Countdown | Virginia's upcoming elections for governor, Statehouse may have a big impact on state's GLBT citizens | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 03 | Q Street Questions | Community mourns, seeks answers, after trans woman killed | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Sep 03 | Calling All Donors | GLBT groups scrambling in wake of D.C. budget cuts | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Sep 03 | Parliamentary Patchwork | D.C. fix expected for married gays to file jointly | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Sep 03 | Hannah Hearing | Plea bargain discussed behind closed doors | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 27 | Coalition Coalescing | Black GLBT group taking steps to identify its place in the community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 27 | Tastee Tempest | Lesbian couple claims discrimination at all-night restaurant, while management denies any wrongdoing | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 27 | T.H.E. Client Killed | Vigil set after trans women attacked, one killed | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Political Split | Gay community's Clark Ray announces candidacy for gay-ally Mendelson's City Council seat | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 20 | North and South | Equality Md. is back in Baltimore, while Richmond center marks its first decade | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Aug 20 | NOM's New HQ | Group opposing marriage equality makes the move to D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Masterstroke | DC Strokes win the gold | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Screenings at Shakespeare | Harman opens doors to bulk of Reel Affirmations offerings | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 13 | Gay Games Grab | Washington makes pep-rally push for 2014 as selection window wanes | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Aug 13 | Swimming for Scholarship | A local swimmer is the newest recipient of Team DC's annual scholarship | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 06 | Milestone Medals | Obama to award highest honor to King, Milk | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Aug 06 | Out on the Trail | Local HIV-positive gay man nears the end of his cross-country bicycle odyssey | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Aug 03 | Remembering Tel Aviv | Local vigil honors youth-center shooting victims | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jul 30 | GLBT Budget Burden | The Center targeted for deep cuts as city tries to mend budget | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jul 30 | October's Advance | Activists debate the pros and cons as national march looms | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jul 23 | DC Coalition Stirring | Decades-old black GLBT group hoping to harness momentum | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jul 23 | Honoring Deschaine | Locals launch foundation in memory of young politico | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jul 23 | A House Becomes a Home | Wanda Alston House prepares to mark its first anniversary serving GLBT youth in need | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jul 18 | No Safe Zone | Gay Iraqis who face escalating violence and deadly attacks are asking Washington for help | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jul 16 | Death Stuns District | Desi Deschaine, 29, dies in apparent drowning | by Will O'Bryan Originally published July 14, 2009 |
| 2009, Jul 16 | Great Gay Gathering | Four local GLBT groups hold picnic at Virginia's Great Falls | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jul 16 | Cruel Countdown | Bi-national D.C. couple weighs options after residency jeopardized | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jul 16 | Charge: Injustice | GLOV calls misdemeanor indictment against gay man's alleged attacker “disgusting” | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jul 10 | Life Preservers | DCAC takes to the Chester River for HIV/AIDS help | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jul 09 | 10-Year-Old Boys | Local leather club reaches double digits | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jul 09 | White Attire Returns | Annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser re-launched under Al Sura banner | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jul 02 | Hiring Help | DC Center offers new help for locals seeking labor | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jul 02 | Executive Exchange | White House reception honors Stonewall anniversary | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Ward Morrison |
| 2009, Jul 02 | Servicemembers' Milestone | Largest organization of gay veterans opens D.C. headquarters | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2009, Jun 25 | Full Circle | Five decades later, the government that fired Frank Kameny now honors him | by Clare Shepherd Originally published on June 24, 2009 |
| 2009, Jun 25 | Virginia Vanity | Saucy gay plates clear commonwealth gatekeepers | by Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jun 25 | Injury, Then Insult | D.C. couple reflects on Boston attack, assailant's light sentence | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 18 | NBJC Transitions | Robinson steps down, Rhue rules interim, and Bartlett talks of tomorrow | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jun 18 | Referendum Wrap-Up | Effort to put marriage-recognition on the ballot ends in favor of marriage equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 18 | Best in Show | PETS-DC marks nearly two decades of helping ill people care for their animal companions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 15 | Referendum Rejected | DC Board of Elections and Ethics finds anti-marriage referendum improper | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Referendum Rumble | Board of Elections hears arguments regarding proposed marriage referendum | by Yusef Najafi (Originally published June 10, 2009) |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Clarification | ||
| 2009, Jun 11 | Summer Sequel | The celebration continues with next weekend's Baltimore Pride | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Addressing an Epidemic | Pride meeting hits HIV/AIDS from multiple angles | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Get Your Kicks | Global gay soccer tourney returns to Washington, ready to kick some ball | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Nickles Says No | D.C. Attorney General advises board to reject marriage referendum | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 04 | Chief Check-In | MPD's Lanier joins GLOV for community meeting | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jun 04 | Three of a Kind | Trans, Leather and Latino communities add their own flavors to Pride | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jun 04 | Divine Intervention | Coalition of D.C. clergy forms to promote marriage equality | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, May 28 | Trial Date Set | Suspects in Wone case face 2010 trial date | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 28 | Correction | ||
| 2009, May 28 | Equality Crew | 16th Stonewall Regatta builds bridges one stroke at a time | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, May 28 | Girl Talk | SMYAL hosts women's networking event at HRC | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 28 | The Color of Pride | DC Black Pride organizers pleased with event's turnout, look ahead to 2010 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 21 | Capital Pride Countdown | Rupaul, Ndegeocello set to headline full slate of entertainment at Pride Festival | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 21 | Marriage Matters | Community meeting brings activists closer to marriage-equality strategy | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, May 21 | Woman on the Verge | Aisha Mills sets her sights on her company and new community involvement | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, May 14 | Anti-Tumor Team | Gay group convened to marshal resources in local cancer fight | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, May 14 | The Gay Outdoors | Adventuring marks 30 years of being out in nature, along with straight allies | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 14 | GLOV Gears Up | GLBT anti-violence group moves to remember victims, re-focus attention on unsolved murder | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 14 | Bringing Safety Back | A new, edgier campaign aims to make safer-sex tools easily available -- and sexy as well | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 07 | Local Leader | Gaithersburg's Sodexo earns kudos for GLBT equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 07 | Proud and Prepared | Gay community's emergency expert uses flu for teaching moment | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 07 | Marriage Beats Malice | As anti-gay protestors rally, Council votes again to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 07 | Mayor Signs for Marriage | Fenty officially backs Council effort for out-of-state marriages | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, May 01 | Keeping the Faith | HRC plans interfaith event for justice and equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Roundtable, Round Two | Second Health Committee meeting highly critical of WWC management | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Rallying Against Equality | Marion Barry joins religious protest against gay ''immorality'' at Freedom Plaza | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Storefront Stand | Gay man stages impromptu Knights of Columbus protest | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Distinguished Honors | GLAA presents its annual awards | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Gay and Gone | Firing leaves Fenty administration with no gay agency head | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 29 | Rallying Against Equality | Marion Barry joins religious protest against gay ''immorality'' at Freedom Plaza | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 25 | Countering Marriage Equality | Anti-gay groups partner for public protest against same-sex marriage recognition in D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Rooms to Remember | WWC offers tribute to Bahr, Chinn, Hawkins | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Pink Praise for A/PI | Pride and Heritage celebrates community accomplishments | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Marriage Movement | Stein Dems pass marriage-equality resolution | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Calling All Kids | Youth Pride Day returns to P Street Beach for an afternoon of celebration and entertainment | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Changing Rabbis | Bet Mishpachah welcomes a new rabbi | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Tackling Transphobia | Student effort underway for trans inclusion in nightlife | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Wilson's Return | Daryl Wilson Promotions rejoins Black Pride fold for 2009 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Turning Point | Commentary: Center Field | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Marriage and Money | Study finds marriage equality could bring millions of dollars to D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 09 | Marriage Milestone | D.C. City Council votes 12-0 to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 09 | Big Business | PEN becomes CAGLCC as it honors community business leaders | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 09 | Model Citizen | Ronnie Kroell gets down to business with CAGLCC | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 09 | Khush Klatch | South Asian GLBT group honors families of LBT women | Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 07 | Council Moves on Marriage | Full support for amendment to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 02 | Police Seek Suspect | Victim allegedly mugged by fellow gay-bar patron | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 02 | Wedding Planners | Catania hints at movement with marriage-equality bill | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Apr 02 | Be Safe | Self-defense class for GLBT community lands at Be Bar | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Apr 02 | Poison Pews | African-American leaders talk about homophobia in the black church | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 26 | Black Pride's Plan | DCBP releases schedule for May Pride celebration | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 26 | Clinic Releases Review | Independent firm finds no substantial mismanagement | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 26 | Emergency Responders | DC Fights Back demands increased HIV/AIDS funding at downtown rally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Corrections | ||
| 2009, Mar 19 | Mountain State Milestone | West Virginia gets first statewide GLBT-advocacy organization | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Mendelson Urges Recognition | Councilmember pens letter to Mayor Fenty regarding out-of-state partnerships | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Marriage Push in Maryland | Activists gather in Annapolis to advance marriage-equality legislation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Prince William's Party | Northern Virginia county gets its first GLBT prom | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Emergency Responders | DC Fights Back demands increased HIV/AIDS funding at downtown rally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 12 | Pride Appointment | Capital Pride Alliance chooses Dyana Mason as new executive director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 12 | Clinic Counters | Blanchon holds tight to WWC reins amid examination of management | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Mar 12 | Status Quo on 17th | ANC sub-committee recommends renewing the moratorium on new liquor licenses in neighborhood, with minor changes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 12 | ANC Consensus | Dupont group unanimously supports few changes to 17th Street moratorium | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 05 | Prison Progress | Activists offer measured praise for transgender plans | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 05 | Barnett Takes the Helm | SMYAL names acting executive director to permanent spot | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Mar 05 | Partners in Limbo | Activists plan new strategy as out-of-state partnerships wait for recognition | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Mar 05 | Clue-Hunting Quartet | Four gay men keep the Robert Wone case alive online | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 26 | American U. Honors | University organization accepting nominations for GLBT award | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 26 | Seeking GLBTs Under 30 | Metro Weekly Announces Nomination Process for Next Generation Awards | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 26 | D.C. 'Fired Up' for Gay Games | Public rally held to show support for hosting of international sports event | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 26 | Singing Truth to Power | David Jobin to lead Washington's gay men's chorus | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Feb 26 | Gay Green Leaders | GLBT organizers of Power Shift '09 talk about event, and why our community should care about being green | by Yusef Najafi Photograph by Christine Irvine |
| 2009, Feb 20 | Catania Goes Collegiate | Council member appointed to George Washington faculty | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Feb 19 | Calling All Cheerleaders | Local sports enthusiasts ask for support at upcoming bid rally for the 2014 Gay Games | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 19 | Credit and Caution for Clinic | Catania welcomes WWC document, but asks for more substance | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 19 | BLAGOSAH Blooms | Howard University's resurgent GLBT student group plans its evolution and expansion | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 12 | Cherry Changes | Annual party weekend moves beyond 'circuit' association | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Feb 12 | Attacker Sentenced | Georgetown hate-crime assailant given nearly three years | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 12 | Survey for Safety | Rainbow Response releases data in effort against partner violence | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Feb 06 | Attacker Sentenced | Georgetown hate-crime assailant given nearly three years | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 05 | Helping Hands | Brother Help Thyself awards $103,000 to grantees | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 05 | After the Fallout | Terminated staff react to David Catania's criticism of Whitman-Walker Clinic's recent managerial decisions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Feb 05 | Washington Blade Parent in Receivership | Small Business Administration hits Avalon Equity Fund | By Duncan Osborne Gay City News Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2009, Jan 29 | The Waiting Game | DOC proposes transgender committee, activists remain skeptical | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 29 | Welcome to Washington | GLBT immigration group expands efforts in D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 29 | Catania Calls Out Clinic | Councilmember grills Whitman-Walker's Blanchon on recent cuts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 22 | Corrections | ||
| 2009, Jan 22 | Executive Engagement | The GMCW back Groban and Headley | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 22 | Orgy Attack | Group's pressure stops sex party | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 22 | Meeting with the Mayor | Members of GLOV sit with Fenty, Lanier to discuss violence | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 16 | Fenty, Lanier Meet with GLOV | GLOV's Farris pleased with commitment from mayor and MPD | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 16 | No Wone Murder Charge | U.S. Attorney's Office sticks to obstruction, tampering | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 15 | Lobby Days Loom | New leaders prepare to make GLBT constituents' voices heard | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 15 | Quarter-Century Contest | MAL marks a milestone, while Wayne Nesbitt is remembered | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 09 | Now Hiring | Capital Pride Alliance announces search for paid, part-time executive director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 08 | No-Go for Rodeo | Atlantic Stampede not part of ASGRA's new year | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2009, Jan 08 | Good-Bye Girls | Grassroots group prepares tribute for Whitman-Walker stalwarts Chinn and Hawkins | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 01 | Cut Without Cash | WWC says it cannot afford severance packages for new layoffs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2009, Jan 01 | Growing Grassroots | Local activist Paquita Wiggins is helping to launch a Maryland chapter of Stonewall Democrats | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2009, Jan 01 | Mayor Sets Meeting | GLOV announces Jan. 16 date with Fenty and Lanier | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 21 | Flight Risk Dismissed | Restrictions eased against gay men at center of Wone murder case | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Dec 18 | Logan/Shaw Murder | MPD seeking suspects in shooting death of gay man | by Yusef Najafi (Originally published 12/17/08) |
| 2008, Dec 18 | Civil Strategy | Forum looks at advancing marriage equality in D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 18 | Focus on Frustration | Government and grassroots debate responses to D.C. hate crimes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Dec 18 | GLOV Presses Fenty | Grassroots groups asks for more from mayor as brother of latest victim speaks out | by Yusef Najafi, Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 16 | WWC Announces New Cuts | Virginia clinic closing, layoffs coming | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 11 | A Lizard Last | Lee says Lizard Lounge latest victim of current economy | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 11 | Inauguration Celebration | GLBT Groups to hold inaugural ball at Mayflower Hotel | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Dec 11 | Lending an Ear | ''Listen'' event mines young gay men's experiences around HIV | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 06 | Mid-Atlantic Inauguration | MAL organizers say rooms are secure, liquor-law change a boon | by Doug Rule |
| 2008, Dec 05 | Southeast Stabbing | Police looking for suspects in possible hate crime | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Dec 04 | Northern Va. Nods | AGLA takes party time to laud leaders | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Dec 04 | Wone Widow Files Suit | Recent developments in Robert Wone case include $20 million civil lawsuit | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Dec 04 | Gay Leaders Land in D.C. | Openly gay elected officials gather for 24th international conference | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 27 | Eagle Anniversary | Local bar celebrates with charity auction and title tourney | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 27 | Village People | Gay interest in retirement concept that favors 'aging in place' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Nov 27 | Professor of Pride | Georgetown Law's Nan Hunter wields academic activism | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Terry's Turn | New E.D. in at PreventionWorks | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Nov 20 | New Blood | Equality Maryland hires new Executive Director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Guilt Confirmed | Guilty Plea in C&O Attack | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Stein Successors | Gay Democrats club elects new officers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Lambda Center Cuts | Director says too few patients for gay-specific programs | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Rainy Day Rally | Thousands take to National Mall against Prop. 8 and for marriage equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Indictments in Wone Case | Obstruction charges brought against Swann Street suspects | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 13 | UHU Turns 20 | HIV organization marks bittersweet milestone | Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Nov 13 | The GLBT Beat | Community crafts responses to crimes, past and present | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 13 | Proposition 8 Challenge | D.C.'s Minter leads court challenge, while local couples weigh options | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 13 | Prop 8 Protest | D.C. joins national movement with Nov. 15 rally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 06 | Bring It | Locals hoping to lure 2014 Gay Games to D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Nov 06 | Final Countdown | Long presidential campaign offers emotional end for gay D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 30 | Robbery at Fireplace | Suspect flees, unsuccessful in attempt | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 30 | Healthy Discussion | Meth Group leaders to share Seattle summit insights | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 30 | A Warm Gesture | GMCW adds coat drive to its list of community-outreach efforts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 23 | Pink Shadow | Renewed DC Sentinels launch gay basketball tournament | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 23 | Hope Emerges from Horror | Judy Shepard and local activists reflect on the decade since Matthew Shepard's murder | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 16 | Arrest in Shaw Attack | MPD announces arrest in Shaw murder case | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 16 | Intersection Altercation | Gay couple critical of U.S. Attorney's Office after P & 15th incident | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 16 | The Producer | Gay local brings TV to Iraqis, 'Watercolors' to America | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 10 | BLAGOSAH's Back | Howard University student group revives for 8th anniversary at HRC Hype '08 launch | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 09 | MPD Seek Hannah | Wanted poster released in Tony R. Hunter manslaughter case | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 09 | Out in this World | Gaylaxicon returns to metro area for GLBT sci-fi fans | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 09 | Day in Court | Judge refuses to release G'town hate crime suspects | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 09 | Legal Eagle Lands in D.C. | California-court hero Shannon Minter to open Equal Justice career fair | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 06 | Suspects Held | Alleged Georgetown attackers set for Wednesday hearing | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 02 | Honor Roll | ''Report Card'' improves D.C. standing in HIV fight | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 02 | HIV and Aging | Elder Think Tank offers HIV discussion | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Oct 02 | Fund Run | WWC readies AIDS Walk and run with Louganis, launches Project Red | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Oct 02 | Call To Action | Local residents, activists, friends of victim gather for vigil, solutions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 30 | Suspect Apprehended | Police arrest one suspect involved in July hate crime | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 25 | Nipper Nabs National Job | Mayor Williams' GLBT liaison finds new home with Task Force | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 25 | New Day | NAPWA launches HIV/AIDS day for gay men | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 25 | Muffins for Minors | SMYAL readies for 11th Annual Fall Brunch | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 25 | Anti-Crime Encore | New group's second meeting draws crowd, cops, Council | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Sep 25 | Honoring Hunter | Friends, family, activists plan vigil to honor victim and resist fear | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Latino Art and Honors | Heritage Month commemorated with exhibit | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Assaulting Behavior | More attacks and a strike back | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Gay History Project | Obama talks, McCain balks | by Mark Segal Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Stirred to Action | Viciousness of recent anti-gay attacks spurs community reaction | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Attack Victim Dies | Tony Randolph Hunter succumbs to injuries in possible hate crime | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Gay Attack Victim on Life Support | Sept. 7 robbery in Shaw has police on lookout for four suspects | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Rain or Shine Rackets | Tennis players prep for annual Cap Classic | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Celebrating The Center | Center fundraiser a success | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Riding for Research | AIDS Ride directly benefits research | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Free State Victory | High court rejects petition effort to block Mont. Co.'s trans-inclusive protections | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Capital Pride Prep | Pride Alliance gears up with call for volunteers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Sep 11 | Candid Camera | Baltimore man creates 'vlog' to raise awareness about HIV | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Hickey Departs D.A. | Transition at Different Avenues | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Snowden Steps Down | Black Pride President Steps Down | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Capitol Hill Questions | New legislation would extend same-sex benefits | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Courting Smokers with Help | Mautner Project debuts new smoking-cessation campaign for local LBT women | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Sep 04 | A Rootin' Tootin' Return | Atlantic Stampede gay rodeo readies for 17th year | by Will O'Bryan Photograph by Ward Morrison |
| 2008, Aug 28 | Club Kudos | Stein Club presents annual honors | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Aug 28 | Arrested Development | GLBT activists debate arrests in new Mount Vernon strip | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 28 | Fighting Back with Love | Victims of hate crime make a public plea for nonviolence | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 21 | Political Points | Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance rates DC's politicians for the primaries | |
| 2008, Aug 21 | Ban on the Run | D.C. man lauds travel-restriction victory in his global fight against HIV/AIDS | by John Bavoso Photo by Ward Morrison |
| 2008, Aug 21 | Full Moons in the Sun | DC Cowboys get colorful, tropical and nude with charitable calendar for 2009 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 14 | Cruising Through the Crunch | 
Gay car club thrives despite rising gas prices | by Ben Heisler |
| 2008, Aug 14 | There's Smoke, No Ire | The Center tackles tobacco as venues accommodate smokers | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Sudden Shutdown | Gay promoters left without a venue after RnR closes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Graham Joins Trans Activists | Councilmember takes up the cause for Transgender rights | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Fur Follies | Annual Bear Invasion marks 12th year | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Gay, Global and Growing | Local man ushers foreign-policy effort to its next stage of gay advocacy | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jul 31 | Riled Over Rules | GLBT activists, Schwartz, critical of proposed Human Rights Act changes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 31 | Playing Out | Team DC recognizes three out student athletes with scholarships | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 31 | Judicial Jousting | Ruling by Montgomery Co. judge disappoints | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Praise for Padget | Post's gay playwright wins headline honor | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Sex-Worker Soiree | 'Grind the Vote' hits D.C. to raise political awareness | Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Adams Morgan Malevolence | Neighborhood sees new attack on group of gay men | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Marathon Man | Local Ted Hobart memorializes slain lesbian couple one step at a time | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Crime Update | July 17 U Street-area attack remains mostly a mystery | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 17 | Prepared for the Worst | Activists in Maryland await judge’s ruling on Montgomery Co.’s transgender anti-discrimination law | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 17 | Growing Pains | GLBT elders avoid re-entering the closet with monthly discussion group | Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 10 | Caron Honors Kristen | Meth group's Degan praised by national treatment center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 10 | Transforming Corrections | D.C. Trans Coalition continues effort to amend DOC guidelines on transgender inmates | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Jul 03 | From Acting to Actual | The Task Force welcomes local, Rea Carey, as new Executive Director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jul 03 | An End to Chaos | Owner dispels rumors of new location coming | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 26 | 'Gay' for Effort | The Washington Renegades Rugby Football Club return from Ireland, Mark Bingham Cub tourney empty-handed but energized | By Yusef Najafi Photos by Brett Marden |
| 2008, Jun 26 | The Stein Stamp | Democratic club finalizes season's endorsements | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 26 | Oral Exam | WWC offers free testing | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 26 | New Pastor at MCC-NOVA | Tim Agar joins the Virginia-based church | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 26 | Chaos Space Emptied | Leftover furniture, kitchen equipment put on curb | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Spinning its Wheels | Capital Pride Planning Committee's float never made it to the parade | by Yusef NajafI Photo courtesy Eric Reader |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Wayne Remembered | Sudden death of leather local shocks community | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Prison Guideline Grudge | Activist faults transgender guidelines | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Clinic Currency | Whitman-Walker to sell S Street headquarters | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Discrimination Wins One | Groups miss deadline to challenge signatures collected against transgender rights | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Grand Central Fire | Baltimore gay club & newspaper offices damaged | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Ebbin Joins SLDN | Gay Virginia Delegate serving as new Communications Director of military support organization | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 17 | Clinic Currency | Whitman-Walker to sell S Street headquarters | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 16 | Wayne Nesbitt Dies | Former Mr. DC Eagle collapsed suddenly at same venue | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Lawson and Order | DCCA's new gay president aims for amity between Dupont residents and businesses | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Making a Splash | International gay swim meet comes to D.C. area | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Parental Rights | Virginia makes a good decision regarding lesbian custody dispute | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Battlefield Montgomery | Support garnered from Equality Maryland | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 05 | Furmansky's Farewell | Dan Furmansky looks back at the growth of Equality Maryland | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 05 | Gay and Green | Burgundy Crescent brings recycling to Capital Pride Festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 05 | Budding Prides | From ''T'' to Latino, the Pride season grows to include greater diversity | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, May 29 | Furmansky Announces Departure | Executive Director of Equality Maryland leaving at year's end | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 29 | Shake-up at SMYAL | Questions follow departure of director, loss of funding | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 29 | Patio Politics | Jack's faces overcrowding charge for 2007 High Heel Race | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, May 22 | Soldiering On for HIV Vaccine | Hope remains despite setbacks | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, May 22 | Hello, Heroes | Six awarded Pride honors | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 22 | Hill Exits SMYAL | Health reasons cited | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 22 | Spring Surprise | Ziegfeld's/Secrets clears big relocation hurdle | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, May 22 | A Place to Call Home | D.C.'s first transitional home for GLBT youth to open June 1 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 15 | Pageant with a Cause | Contestants from around U.S. gather for THE | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 15 | Powerful endorsement | Stein Democratic Club announces candidate choices | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 15 | Honored with Pride | Metro Weekly honored for coverage | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 15 | Safety Patrol | Groups join to protect GLBT students in Arlington | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 15 | Virginia's Historic Moment | Lawrence Webb's win makes him state's first black, gay elected official | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, May 15 | Postponed Dragon | Regional flooding pushes Dragon Boat race to Capital Pride weekend | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 08 | Summer Playground | Billie Jean King gets D.C. pumped for its very own court | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 08 | Sex Worker Survey | DC Survey turns up victims of violations by police | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 08 | Kudos on the Red Carpet | One in Ten honor B.O.I. at annual gala | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 08 | State of Hate | Condemning hate in City Council | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, May 08 | Gay Cop Conclave Hits D.C. | Gay Officers Action League chapter hosts conference's first local landing | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, May 01 | Montgomery County's Trans Ally | Groups come together to help protect anti-discrimination law | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 01 | Meth Movie | Free screening of 'Tweakers' organized by DC Crystal Meth Working Group | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 01 | Post Power | Convention blended faith and entertainment with one eye to the future, one to the past | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, May 01 | Jody's Family Affair | PFLAG head, Huckaby, talks about allies, outings and his ''biological clock'' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Apr 24 | NOVAM'S IMAGINE-ation | Faith-based organization to hold entertaining fundraiser for HIV/AIDS education and services | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 24 | To the Max | Clinic celebrates 15 years of service in Southeast | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 24 | Fitting Tribute | Gay theater enthusiast remembered with namesake award | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 17 | Top of the Center | David Mariner appointed Center executive director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 17 | Talking race and orientation | PFLAG hosts panel on gays and race | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 17 | Picking Favorites | Nellie's wins Shaw neighborhood poll | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 17 | Problem Solver | Activist Brian Watson honored by GLAA, along with five others | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 17 | Accomplishments and Challenges | Equality Maryland celebrates one victory and lays groundwork for a new battle | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 10 | A Church's Special Guest | Rev. Fernando Frontan to speak at MCC | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 10 | Preparing for the Pope | Gay Catholics primed for papal visit | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 10 | Protecting Peers | Rainbow Response meeting guides response to domestic violence | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Apr 10 | The Return of Ziegfeld's | Closed due to stadium construction, a Southeast nightlife legend paves the way toward a grand reopening | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Apr 03 | Out in the Open | Taking on domestic violence in the gay community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Apr 03 | Uncommon decency | Transgender women prepare to file lawsuit in response to treatment in D.C. jails | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 27 | Calling on Rhee | The DC Center's Sessa sees slow acknowledgement of gay-related student data | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 27 | Memorial Day Disconnect | DC Black Pride sees competition from local party promoter | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Mar 20 | Fighting to Keep Equality | Lawsuit filed against Md. County Board of Elections | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 20 | Old Timers | Aging in America Conference includes sessions for gays | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 20 | PEN Dinner | Annual Dinner for local GLBT Chamber of Commerce | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 20 | Do Tell | American allies extol their gay-inclusive militaries | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Mar 20 | Strained Glass | Bullet holes at MCCDC trigger little alarm, big bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 13 | Allied for Pride | Capital Pride Alliance wins bid for gay festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Mar 13 | Mautner Honors Maccubbin | Lambda Rising owner is latest Man of Mautner | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 13 | Lavender Legalese | A new group hopes to offer free legal services to Maryland's GLBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 13 | Cure Cycle | A handful of D.C. locals prepare for a new NYC-DC ride to raise money for ''groundbreaking'' HIV research | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Chili Night | Trade show features chili cook-off | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Benton Honored | Local gay publisher lauded by community | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Chaos Closes | 17th Street venue ceases operation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Asylum Granted | Kosovo GLBT activist finds safe harbor in U.S. | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Southeast Memories | Members of the gay and lesbian community gather to share their recollections about the venues of Southeast D.C. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Lawrence King Vigil | GLSEN holds memorial for slain youth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Avon Calling | Whitman-Walker's Lesbian Services receive grant | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Making Plans | Gay Democratic club charts its course | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Parental Guidance | PFLAG-DC set to honor Tipper Gore and Anacostia's Covenant Baptist Church at next weekend's gala | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Pee Shy | Group hopes to block Maryland anti-discrimination measure | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 21 | Wicked Win | Lesbian Rock Band Wins Top Prize | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 21 | Distinguished Group | GLAA Announces 2008 Awards | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 21 | Case Dismissed | ''Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine'' charge against popular local DJ Rob Harris dropped | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Feb 14 | Scarlet Contribution | Annual bake sale raises $12,000 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 14 | Gone, Never Forgotten | Remembering the Southeast businesses | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 14 | Survival Tactics | D.C. Rape Crisis Center offers sessions for lesbian and male sexual-abuse survivors | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Feb 14 | Countdown for Chaos? | The decade-old 17th Street gay nightspot is forced to halt its entertainment and now faces an uncertain future | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Branching Out | A stronger D.C. presence for Immigration Equality | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Warm Donation | Black Pride brings in the coats | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Baking for Beneficiaries | Scarlet's brings out the baked goods | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Clarification | ||
| 2008, Feb 07 | Writing on the Wall | Chief Lanier offers strong response to homophobic graffiti | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Calling on Annapolis | Equality Maryland preps for its own Lobby Day | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Lobby Day 101 | Spending a day in the trenches with Equality Virginia, hoping to change minds and win votes | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Damien Ministries' Nickel Dies | Priest spent over a decade with HIV/AIDS organization | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Now Open | Youth Conference Opens Registration | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Assault at HRC Store | Clerk is pistol whipped during robbery | by Yusef Najafi and Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Grant Givers | BHT Announces This Year's Grant Recipients | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Tragedy in Woodbridge | Young gay man killed in Virginia robbery | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Church Lady | A local reverend continues her battle against stigma and HIV/AIDS in D.C., one test at a time | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 24 | A Friend's Passing | GLBT community loses ally | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Tennis Trophy | Charity benefits from successful tournament | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Latino Outreach | History project seeks new members | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Searching for Answers | A recent Town Hall meeting on HIV/AIDS offers hope | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Sink or Swim | Faerie founder to guide locals to ''midlife awakening'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Medical Check-In | Providing insight on the recent updates, WWC's CEO provides staffing figures as well as his vision for the clinic | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 17 | No Endorsement from Stein Club | No majority reached by DC GLBT Democratic Club | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 17 | Mautner Project Appoints New E.D. | Leslie J. Calman hopes to double budget of lesbian health organization | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 17 | Marriage Buildup | As a landmark marriage bill approaches in Maryland, the political gears rev up, while the loss of a key ally stuns | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 17 | Clinical Restructuring | WWC's sweeping plans for 2008 include both hirings and firings, and a new, 'edgy' HIV/AIDS awareness campaign | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 14 | An Ally's Death | Maryland State Senator Gwendolyn Britt dies | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 10 | GLBT Affairs Releases 2007 Report | DC Mayor's office participated in more than 130 community meetings | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 10 | Town Hall Set for HIV/AIDS | 'This Is Not the Dream' meeting to be held at Unity Fellowship Church | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 10 | Bringing the World Home | Gays and lesbians are being encouraged to accept foreign exchange students into their homes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 10 | Lay-offs, Restructuring at Whitman-Walker | Lay-offs, New Hires Both Part of the Clinic's 2008 Restructuring Plans | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 03 | Arresting Development | Five individuals have been arrested for recent Metro attack | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jan 03 | The Gay Squad | Arlington County's GLLU plans to ''expand'' in the new year | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 27 | Into the Sunset | Dakota Cowgirl/Titan's Ramrod shuts its doors | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 27 | Survey Says: Lesbians are Sadder | Holiday-related stress and depression levels are higher among lesbians respondents | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 27 | A SMYAL-ing Report | GLBT youth group shows increase in assets, decrease in liabilities | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 27 | Half Off | Local gay luminary shares tale of dramatic weight loss | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Dec 20 | HIV/AIDS Report Card | DC Appleseed Center pleased by progress | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 20 | Resolution to Wed | Kensington Town Council calls on Maryland legislators to pass marriage equality bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 20 | Mum's the Word | Police, Metro, victim reveal no new information or video in hate-crime investigation | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 20 | Locating Linder | A fraud case sparks a search for an activist's remains | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Dec 13 | Beyer Opts Out | Dana Beyer removes self as candidate for Maryland Senate | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 13 | D.C. Center Plans 2008 | Meeting at GLBT community center discusses DC's HIV/AIDS report, situation with former Director, calendar listings | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Dec 13 | Naked for NOVAM | D.C. Cowboys share chiseled bods for charity | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 13 | Hate Rail | Local man says mugging escalated into anti-gay hate crime on Metro | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 06 | 2008's Gay Agenda | D.C. Center hosting annual community meeting and holiday brunch | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 06 | Hate Talk | Forum looks at perceived spike in D.C. hate crimes | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Dec 06 | Meth by the Numbers | First community-based survey regarding crystal methamphetamine use offers a 'glimpse' of local usage | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Dec 06 | Making Census Sense | Analyzing the D.C. and Maryland Census Reports | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Local Loss | Local judge, activist, leather leader Neil Alexander dies | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Marriage Options | The Center to hold public forum on marriage equality in DC | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Power in Numbers | The Human Rights Campaign honors those discharged under ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Stein Democratic Club Elects Officers | by Will O'Bryan | |
| 2007, Nov 15 | Never Forgetting | Transgender Day of Remembrance reminds D.C. residents of cold cases, murders | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 15 | The Aqua Decade | GLBT Asian group hits the ten spot | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 15 | Sudden Ending | Family, friends and supporters bid farewell to beloved philanthropist, owner of Go Mama Go! | by Yusef Najafi Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Nov 08 | Sudden Loss | Noi Chudnoff, owner of Go Mama Go! and supporter of gay community, dies | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 08 | Memorial Day | An annual service remembers fallen GLBT veterans | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 08 | Keeping the Faith | Damien Ministries celebrates 20 years of HIV/AIDS-related service to the D.C. community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 01 | Healthful Opportunity | 'Out and Healthy' conference focuses on LGBT community health issues | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Nov 01 | Fighting Back | Washington, D.C. HIV/AIDS organizations to hold march during American Public Health Association meeting | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 01 | Hugging it Out | Group organizes protest at Rite Aid | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 01 | Finding Family | Choreographer Peter DiMuro seeks community input for a December debut | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Nov 01 | All in the Family | Straight founder of new Maryland group seeks to aid black, same-sex households | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Nov 01 | After School Special | SMYAL's annual brunch raises money for -- and awareness of -- its youth center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 25 | Girl Power | Daylong conference strives to encourage healthy living among LBTQ women | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 25 | Speed Queen | On your mark, in your pumps: The 17th Street High Heel Race | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 25 | Animus in the Aisles | Gay couple claims to have been kicked out of U Street Rite Aid for ''hugging'' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 18 | Now Open for Business | LGBT Economic Development Summit coming to Washington Plaza Hotel on November 3 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 18 | Pride Retreat Postponed | Meeting to discuss Whitman-Walker's involvement in DC's Capital Pride receives lack of reponse | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 18 | AIDS Walk Success | Over $800,000 raised by approximately 6,000 people | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Oct 18 | Plea for Parents | Rockville adoption agency targets gay community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 18 | Brett's Back | Police chief appoints former Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit head as supervisor of all liaison units, issues transgender order | by Yusef Najafi Photograph by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Oct 11 | HAA calling for HIV/AIDS listings | DC's Department of Health updating Directory of Services | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 11 | Crawling for Kids | Youth Pride Alliance scholarship benefit to be held October 20 on17th Street in DC | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 11 | Out On the Web | Mark Shields brings Coming Out Day to the YouTubed masses | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 11 | One Stroke at a Time | A new calendar raises money for a unique, local rowing club | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Oct 04 | HRC honors GLLU | Washington Convention Center site of upcoming Award and Dinner, October 5 and 6 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Georgetown Suspect Arrested | Philip Anderton Cooney, son of Bush administration member, charged with hate crime assault | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Suspected Shooter Surrenders | Raina Johnson surrenders after being charged with shooting domestic partner in Adams Morgan | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Filling the Vaccine Vacancy | The search for an HIV vaccine remains strong at NIH | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Dr. Discrimination | Montgomery Co. Council hears testimony on transgender bill | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Mouse Trap | Gay locals offer shelter and job to woman in need | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Celebrating Growth | Mautner Project annual gala honors contributors | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Call to Arms | Aubrey Sarvis comes to SLDN with a mission to get DADT repealed | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Mean Streets | Police investigating three possible hate crimes | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Suddenly Susan | Fighting discrimination in Largo | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Workplace Warriors | Out and Equal brings the fight for job equality to D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 20 | Marriage Blow to Maryland | Activists disappointed, not discouraged, by Court of Appeals decision | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 20 | Boykin's Election Trail | Leading gay-rights figure to speak about 'Presidential Campaign' issues at American University | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 20 | Virginia Vetting | Virginia State and House candidates invited to answer questions at forum for GLBT concerns | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 20 | Transgender Assault | Juvenile males involved in altercation with TG female in Northwest DC | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 20 | Police Back PFOX | Ex-gay group mum, but Arlington County Police say officers responded to scuffle | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 20 | PFAW's Gay Ambassador | James Hormel talks about People for the American Way's GLBT agenda ahead of the D.C. Gala | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 13 | Permanent Position | Dyer Named Permanent Director of GLBT Office | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 13 | Calling All Kings -- and Queens | BHT returns to King's Dominion for annual gay night | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 13 | A New Honor | The Center announces first-ever awards for service | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 13 | Under One Roof | Gay expo offers diverse services for GLBT couples and singles | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 13 | A Pioneer Passes | Phase 1, Ziegfeld's founder Chris Jansen dies at 61 | By Yusef Najafi and Sean Bugg File photograph by Henry Linser |
| 2007, Sep 13 | PFOX's Tall Tale? | Gay activist asks ex-gay leader to resign | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Saying Goodbye to Cheryl | After apartment fire and battle with leukemia, local lesbian historian dies | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Back to School | GenderPAC tracks equality in academia | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Match Point | Tennis tournament raises funds for AIDS group | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Honoring Heroes | GLBT Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with reception and exhibit at The Center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 30 | Stein Club's Accolades | Gay Democrats announced their 2007 awardees | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 30 | Cash Back | Capital Pride reimbursed by the District for street festival security fees | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 30 | Staying In | Soldier ''perceived'' as gay stays in service | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 30 | Bowling for Friendship | Local athlete finds life after tragedy | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 23 | Casting a Web | NBJC launches a new online broadcast | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 23 | Fingers do the walking | D.C. drafts a new GLBT resource directory | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 23 | State Capital Pride | Maryland to celebrate Chesapeake Pride on Saturday | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 23 | Unceremonious Moment | Soldier ''perceived as gay'' is convicted, demoted by military court | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 23 | Gender Confusion | With few answers in gender mix-up case in D.C. jails, activists look for solutions | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 16 | HAA Hire | DC Mayor picks HIV/AIDS Administration office head | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 16 | Trans Job Training | District to hold career day and job fair | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 16 | Mixed Schoolbag | Stein Club gets assorted answers but few hard commitments from Rhee | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 09 | Recreational Appointment | Gay man to head D.C.'s Parks and Recreation | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 09 | Information Deficit | Friends, family and colleagues of slain lawyer, Robert Wone, are asking the general public to come forward with information | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 09 | Going to Town | Bailey and Guggenmos unveil plans for the newest addition to D.C.'s nightlife scene | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Aug 02 | Journalistic Mission | NLGJA selects new executive director | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Aug 02 | High and Dry | Apex loses water for a night | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 02 | Safety Monitor | DCPS educators gather to keep queer kids safe | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Aug 02 | Mayoral Meeting | DC Mayor Adrian Fenty sits down with his LGBT Advisory Committee | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jul 26 | Slave Masters | The 4th annual MASTER/slave conference kicks off this weekend | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 26 | Change of Scene | A popular gay bar changes owners | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 26 | Universal Mother | Saying goodbye to Margo | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Relocation moves forward | DC Council passes law to allow displaced stadium-area gay clubs to relocate, plus other GLBT-related Acts introduced | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Reinvigorating the activists | Equality Virginia holds its annual conference this weekend | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Words Worth | Engraving at Dupont Metro dedicated to HIV/AIDS caregivers | Photograph by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Birds and Bees | Gays make headway at veterinary convention | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Wondering About 'Down Under' | Graham floats suggestion that Dupont Circle space house displaced gay adult venues | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jul 12 | Permanent Tribute | Engravings to honor HIV/AIDS caregivers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jul 12 | Public Opinion | Input Sought on GLLU 'Enhancement' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 12 | Seeing the 'T' in GLBT | D.C. marks the first-ever Transgender Awareness Month | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 12 | Blessing in Disguise | Local lesbian activist battles leukemia after coping with apartment fire | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Jul 05 | Safety first | National anti-bullying legislation is launched | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 05 | Wrapping up GLLU's loose ends | Liaison unit's Web site goes down, then back up; Chief Lanier discusses volunteers at the unit | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jul 05 | The Rainbow Samaritan | Maryland native's GLBT relief group funneling gay charity globally | Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 28 | Premature Closing | 2120 Shuts its doors | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 28 | Raising the Bar | Gay African-American is new head of the D.C. Bar Association | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 28 | A 'Fix-It' Job at D.C. Fire Department | New GLBT liaison to focus on outreach to the community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 28 | Looking Back on Pride | Whitman-Walker, Community Partners examine the pros and cons of new Capital Pride structure | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Comprehensive Curriculum | Montgomery County, MD launches gay-inclusive sex-ed curriculum | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Here come the chatans | Rabbis discuss same-sex commitment ceremonies at D.C. Jewish Community Center | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Clearing the air | Washington, D.C.'s police chief says Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit not being disbanded | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 14 | Diving for Dollars | Lambda Divers help GLBT health groups | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 14 | 'Raw' Deal | Petworth gay sex party gets unwanted attention | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 14 | Countdown to Closure? | DCRA serves shutdown order to gay 2120 club | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 14 | History in the Unmaking | Fire takes a toll on an activist's gay archives | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Up in Flames | Lesbian historian's archives damaged, lost in apartment fire | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Rowing Your Boats | Annual Regatta Grows | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Granting Entry | Brother Help Thyself opens grant process | by Sean Bugg |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Death in the Family | Activist Richard Rausch dies at 71 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Frank's Day | Council Kudos for Kameny | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Building Bridges | Capital Pride forum tackles challenges, successes for the GLBT community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jun 07 | Relocation Reloaded | After acrimony and jockeying, Council moves to help displaced clubs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 31 | Gay in Court | Local GLBT lawyers sworn to Supreme Court | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 31 | Marching Forward | D.C.'s Dyke March gets ready for its 14th year of taking the streets | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 31 | A Pride Trans-formation | D.C.'s trans community organizes its first dedicated Capital Pride event | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 24 | Row Your Boat | Asian/Pacific-Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA) paddle team wins race | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 24 | Debate Heats Up | Lines being drawn in relocation battle of DC nightclubs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 24 | Power in numbers | 'D.C. Fights Back' aims to find solutions to AIDS in Washington | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 24 | Judge Hits D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Agency | District urged to settle with diversity trainer | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 17 | On the Red Carpet | One in Ten honors individuals and groups for support of GLBT arts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 17 | Stein Dems Back Bill | Group votes to back move to aid displaced Southeast DC gay club venues | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 17 | Safe Haven | Gay man from Kosovo granted political asylum in the U.S. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 10 | Whitman-Walker high school essay contest | AIDS Walk asks students to write about stopping spread of HIV/AIDS in their community | by Yusef Najfai |
| 2007, May 10 | HIPS Needs Help | Volunteers needed to provide safety info, counseling, and other needs to DC sex workers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 10 | Bus Boys Head to Beach | ''Rehobus'' to offer seasonal trips to Rehoboth | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 10 | Tale of Two Mommies | Recent developments in lesbian child-custody case highlight risks and disparities in legal rights | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 03 | Bowing Out | Craig Bowman Leaves National Youth Advocacy Coalition | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 03 | New Year, New Mix | Asian/Pacific Islander GLBTs offering updated Pride and Heritage | By Will O'Bryan Photograph by Todd Franson |
| 2007, May 03 | Resigning the Case | Prosecutor quits gay-related homicide | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, May 03 | On the Beat | New unit supervisor to serve under GLLU commander | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Cheers and Tears for Hattoy | Politicos, family and friends gather in Capitol to celebrate life of Bob Hattoy | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Honor Roll | American University awards gay leaders | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Leadership changes | SMYAL announces new ED, SLDN bids farewell to co-founder | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Murderer sentenced to 26 years | Preston Randolph Logan had criminial history before brutal death of transgender girlfriend 'Diamond' Lee Person | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Strike Two | Effort to reopen Southeast DC clubs hits another snag | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 19 | Correction | ||
| 2007, Apr 19 | Revising Treatments | New STD treatment plans mirror current trends in treating gay men | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 19 | Buying Time | Sentencing postponed in transgender murder case | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 19 | A Family Affair | Rainbow Families conference aims to help both current and prospective gay parents | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 19 | Acknowledging Accomplishment | GLAA marks 36th anniversary with awards gala | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 12 | Local Briefs | New Director for DC's Gay Men's Chorus; 3 Pro-gay bills pass in Maryland; DC gays march for voting rights. | by Yusef Najafi and Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 12 | Gays Groups Evaluate May 1 Candidates | Michael Brown favored in Ward 4; split opinions in Ward 7 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Apr 12 | Talking About Silence | Gay rights opponents ask parents to keep kids out of school on Day of Silence | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 05 | Correction | ||
| 2007, Apr 05 | Departing Mautner | DeBold resigns from the Mautner Project | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 05 | Campus Pride | Organizers at George Mason University unleash series of events for all | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Apr 05 | Screening for Staff | Gay immigration doc focuses on congressional audience | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 29 | Rolling Along | Gay families expected at 2007 Egg Roll | By Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 29 | Defeated Bill | Transgender discrimination bill defeated in Maryland | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 29 | Athletic Support | Scholarship to benefit gay student athletes | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 29 | Tackling Tomorrow's Taxes | New law allows joint filing for D.C. domestic partners in 2008 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 29 | The Beat Goes On | Advisor to police chief outlines plans to 'expand' departments GLBT policing program | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Positive Changes at Whitman-Walker Clinic | Three distinguished physicians added to staff of DC's HIV/AIDS Clinic | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 22 | PEPCO adopts equal benefits for domestic partners | Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliances praises Mid-Atlantic power company | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Revealing struggles | American University includes gay Latinos in international conference | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Campus Crusade | Local Equality Riders bringing gay-affirming message to Christian universities | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 15 | Healthy Choice | Whitman-Walker Clinic to hold 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Week' open house | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 15 | The Birds vs. the Bees | Opposing groups react to Montgomery County's sex-ed pilot program | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 15 | Flamingo Road | Freddie's Beach Bar in Crystal City is one of Virginia's longest-lasting gay establishments | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Mar 08 | Zoning Out | A nude-dancing licensing issue hits a snag | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 08 | Transgender Titles | Transgender Health Empowerment launches its first pageant | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 08 | Final Chapter | 'Metro Weekly' co-founder Marc Slyman dies | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 08 | Prime-time Pioneer | Former Washingtonian, Bob Hattoy, dies in California | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Mar 01 | Local News Briefs | GLBT issues in 2007 Virginia Legislative Session; Marylander activists support transgender rights; One in Ten receives arts grants from DCCAH | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 01 | Positive Nutrition | Local dietitian offers nutritional ''dos'' and ''don'ts'' for HIV-positive people | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Mar 01 | Defining a Foe | Town-hall meeting grapples with meth 'epidemic' in DC's gay community | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Feb 22 | State of the Movement | GLBT leaders discuss activism in new political climate and impact of new technology | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 22 | Last minute break | Gay masseur in Manassas, VA gets special use permit to operate home business | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 22 | Local Briefs | 13 Organizations join Whitman-Walker in Capital Pride planning; DC Cowboys donate calendar proceeds; 'Scarlet's Bake Sale' raises over $20,000 | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 22 | Visible Moments | KhushDC honors five South Asian activists for their equal rights efforts | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 15 | Troubling Times | Suicide of two young girls highlights the hurdles faced by gay youth | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 15 | Murder suspect pleads guilty | Family of slain transgender woman hears details of her death | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 15 | Local News Briefs | DC Police chief names Lt. Jova head of Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit; Unid@s advocates for Latino/a GLBTs; Cuc Vu named HRC's chief diversity officer | |
| 2007, Feb 15 | OHR Head Speaks to Stein Democrats | New DC director of Human Rights office encourages gay applicants for Commission vacancies | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Speaking of Gay | Pioneering local conference continues study of 'Lavender Languages' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Gays Win Some, Lose Some in Virginia Legislature | Bills on hospital visitation and health insurance advance; Efforts falter on non-discrimination and repeal of marriage ban | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Maryland Lobby Day | Activists fight for same-sex marriage rights, transgender equality. Rally to be held in Annapolis, MD on February 12. | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 08 | D.C. AIDS Agency Realigns, Sets Goals | Health department head remains as interim leader of DC's HIV/AIDS Administration | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Nipper Sets Departure Date | Search begins for replacement director of Mayor's GLBT Affairs office | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Local News Briefs | Councilman Graham's legislation to review safety of youth-oriented nightclubs. DC Rape Crisis Center creates GLBT-focused groups | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 01 | Drinking and Entering | Teen murder opens discussion about changes to Washington's nightlife policies for underage patrons | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 01 | Community Growth | Brother Help Thyself awards grants to 32 local organizations, focuses on smaller groups | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Feb 01 | Local News Briefs | Lesbian Murder Mystery, Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Transgender Murder Update | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 25 | CTA gives to SMYAL | Local Briefs | Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 25 | License for Ladies | Edge-Wet owner hopes to open venue in NE with female dancers | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jan 25 | Growing Concerns on 14th Street | Attack on gay restaurant owner adds to crime worries of neighborhood businesses | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Local Briefs | Meth Campaign to Continue | |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Changes Ahead | Whitman-Walker joins Washington Free Clinic, ends AIDS Marathon fundraiser | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Missing Arlington man found dead | Ebe's discovery raises more questions than answers for sister | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Back on the Streets | Sgt. Brett Parson leaves D.C.'s groundbreaking Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit to focus on a new beat | by Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Jan 11 | Calling All Non-profits | Capital Pride Organizers give GLBT groups opportunity to plan this year's events | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 11 | Death Strikes in Transgender Community | Murder of Diamond Person highlights the problem of domestic and other violence | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 11 | Face to Face | Despite amendment loss, gay Virginians are taking the battle to the state legislature | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Jan 04 | From D.C., with Love | Bi-national gay couple tackles borders and barriers to stay together | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, Jan 04 | Capital Pride Invites Input | Organizers of DC's Pride Parade and Festival reaching out to community groups to expand planning committee | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 28 | Transgender Tragedies | A new analysis finds Washington, D.C. topping the list in transgender murders | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 28 | Republican Soul Searching | The Log Cabin Republicans elect a new president | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 21 | A Life Remembered | The transgender community gets a new resource, honoring the memory of Tyra Hunter | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 21 | Breaking Point | Gay issues lead to local Episcopalian schism | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Dec 21 | Coffee Talk | For 20 years, the HIV+ Coffeehouse has offered a warm respite | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 14 | Correction | ||
| 2006, Dec 14 | Labor Pains | Mary Cheney's baby faces hostile state | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Dec 14 | Change at BHT | Larry Stansbury stepping down as executive director of Brother Help Thyself | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 14 | Fenty Moves Forward | GLBT community awaiting word on the new DC Mayor's transition developments | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Dec 14 | Unfettered Access | Students make the case to bring condoms from behind the locks at CVS | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 07 | Tina Time | Groups meet to mark meth-awareness day | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Dec 07 | A Night of Vigilance | Whitman-Walker marks World AIDS Day with candlelight vigil | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Ward Morrison |
| 2006, Dec 07 | One More Step | Gay marriage gets its day in Maryland's high court | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Dec 07 | Words of Wisdom | A debilitating stroke was just the latest obstacle for Sally Michael to overcome | By Yusef Najafi Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Nov 30 | A Time to Remember | Transgender Health Empowerment honors the heroes and the fallen of trans community | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 30 | Historic Controversy | Anti-gay activist launches campaign against Kameny's acceptance at Library of Congress | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 23 | Temple Bound | The Academy finds a new temporary home | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 23 | Without a Trace | Donald Ebe has disappeared before, and his sister fears this time may be the last | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 16 | Home-Grown Victories | Maryland makes its own gay history on Election Day, readies for renewed marriage fight | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 16 | Youth Movement | SMYAL's fall brunch raises funds and highlights dangers of ''ex-gay'' movement | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 16 | Cherry Date | D.C. circuit party moves to Capital Pride weekend | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 09 | Win Some, Lose Some | Election Day sees Virginia anti-gay amendment succeed, but other places bring good news | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Nov 09 | Honor Role | Gay veterans gather to honor those who served | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 09 | Holiday Help | Volunteers bring Thanksgiving to all | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Nov 02 | Room to Grow | With new grant, programs, The Center maintains pace and looks to growth | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Nov 02 | Family Planning | Whitman-Walker's Maybe Baby parenting seminar tries to answer the 'if' and 'when' of adoption | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Oct 26 | ATLAS Shrugs | As the city's smoking ban approaches, Mark Lee brings 16 years of holiday-weekend parties to an end | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Oct 26 | Community Advice | Advisors point to GLBT priorities | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Oct 26 | No Welcome Wagon | Manassas denies home business permit to gay man | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Oct 19 | Harsh Reality | Clinic debuts ''Reality Check,'' exceeds AIDS Walk goal | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Oct 19 | Love Game | D.C. takes to the courts for the 14th annual Capital Classic | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2006, Oct 19 | Racy Revelry | D.C.'s High Heel Race turns 20 in grassroots style | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Oct 12 | Kameny's Gay Paper Trail | The gay pioneer's papers enter the Library of Congress | by Bob Roehr |
| 2006, Oct 12 | Independent Ink | Small Press Expo in Bethesda includes 'Gay Interest' section for GLBT cartoonists & artists | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Oct 05 | Paging Mark Foley | Washington's October surprise | by Bob Roehr |
| 2006, Oct 05 | Power Walking | Organizers hope the 20th annual AIDS Walk will exceed expectations in money and participation | by Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Sep 28 | Honoring Latino Contributions | GLBT Hispanic Heritage Month observed with reception and exhibit at The Center | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 28 | Closed Door for Navy Hopefuls | Local recruiting office closed as gay Americans attempt to enlist | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 28 | Ramming Speed | A 14th Street stalwart gets a name change | by Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Sep 21 | Old Dominion to Get a Mister | Virginia leather competition set for October 7 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 21 | HRC vs. MAM | Two big gay events go head-to-head next month | by Dan Odenwald |
| 2006, Sep 21 | Sidewalk Stories | 17th Street's landmark Trio Restaurant finds itself targeted by the DCCA | by Bob Roehr |
| 2006, Sep 14 | Rove's Family History | 'The Architect' explores relationship between Karl Rove and his late gay stepfather | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 14 | Queer Campuses | Former GW dean takes issue with 'Advocate' guide's 'first and only' claim | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 07 | Gay Dems Honor Own | Gertrude Stein Democratic Club observes work of four DC community leaders at 30th Leadership Awards | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Sep 07 | Broncs, Boots and Beats | Dusty days and dancing nights welcome ASGRA's 15th annual Atlantic Stampede | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Aug 31 | Richmond in the Pink | 'The Pink Party' event to focus support on gay issues in Viginia | |
| 2006, Aug 31 | Sister Schism | Trans debate continues at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Aug 17 | Cherry Announces Grants | Circuit party organizers to distribute $30,000 to gay community groups | by Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Aug 17 | GLAA Rates Candidates | DC Mayoral and Council hopefuls evaluated on efforts to assist gay and lesbian community | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Aug 17 | Murder in Dupont | A stabbing death in a Swann Street townhouse leaves more questions asked than answered | By Bob Roehr Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Aug 03 | Community Briefs | Equality Prince William to Rally Against Amendment | by Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Aug 03 | Marriage Proposal | Amendment Re-filed in D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Aug 03 | A Change in the Pulpit | GLBT community ally Rev. Alvin Jackson leaves D.C. for new pastures in New York | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jul 20 | SMYAL's Weiss announces resignation | Executive director to leave position at D.C. GLBTQ youth organization | by Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Jul 20 | Balking at the Deal | A gay media merger founders in Rehoboth Beach over allegations of crime and obscenity | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jul 13 | Anderson vs. Iran | A 'New Republic' staffer organizes Dupont rally marking one-year anniversary of gay executions in Iran | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 29 | Honored Guest | Group recognizes efforts for gay parity in Foreign Service | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 29 | Be Bar Moves Ahead | Owners of proposed gay lounge in Logan Circle sign 'voluntary agreement' with DC beverage board | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 22 | Home Work | A revitalized gay Latino group searches for a home | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 15 | Suspension on Stead | Sponsorship shortfall prompts The Center to pull film series | by Will O'Byran |
| 2006, Jun 15 | Stein Dems Back Cropp | GLBT Democratic club endorses candidate for DC mayor | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 15 | Truth or Consequences | Combating the ''ex-gay'' movement with Truth Wins Out | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 08 | Community Connectors | Pride season town-hall meeting explores building bridges among diverse communities | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 08 | An Advertising Impasse | NBJC meets with Baltimore newspaper over rejection of gay-focused ad | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 08 | Taking Pride | The GLBT community makes its annual return to Pennsylvania Avenue | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 01 | AIDS at 25 | The lessons of the past help drive the goals of the future | by Bob Roehr |
| 2006, Jun 01 | Making a Splash | D.C. Strokes preps for 13th annual Stonewall Regatta | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jun 01 | Refusing to Run | A Baltimore newspaper rejects a gay ad | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 25 | Dedicated to D.C. | Gay activist Philip Pannell enters DC 'shadow' senate race | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 18 | Honored Quartet | Gay Men's Chorus of Washington offers Harmony Awards at Annual Spring Affair | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 18 | Trans Regs Advance | District Commission on Human Rights moves to strengthen regulations against gender discrimination | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 11 | Task Force Titans | Politics, literature and community service share annual honors | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 11 | Pink Politicking | DC Mayoral candidates offer support for gays, and engage in some pointed exchanges | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, May 04 | Pulse of the People | Town-hall meeting examines the state of black, gay D.C. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 04 | Be Bar scores a victory | Church group not recognized as protestant of gay bar liquor license | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 27 | GLAA Marks 35 Years | Gay organization uses anniversary to applaud others with awards for service | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 21 | Youth Pride Festival Rescheduled Due to Weather | New date set to Saturday, April 29 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 20 | Be Bar Faces Off with Opponents | Hearing on new Logan area lounge and dance bar packed with gay supporters and protesters from nearby church | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 20 | Growth Spurt | Youth Pride Turns 10 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 20 | Gay Families on a Roll | Rain and protesters do little to dampen mood at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 13 | The Kids Are Not Alright | A community forum and a new report examine the hardships faced by the city's GLBT youth | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 13 | D.C. Coalition Coalescing | Organization continues to promote black GLBT interests after nearly 30 years | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 06 | Lizard Lounge's Last Act | Citing D.C.'s new smoking ban, promoter Mark Lee closes his popular Sunday night party | By Sean Bugg Photograph by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Apr 03 | Lizard Lounge club announces closing night | by Sean Bugg | |
| 2006, Mar 30 | Log Cabin's Councillor | Gay GOP Latino appointed to PACHA | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Mar 23 | Anniversary Gift | The Center celebrates its first year with the opening of a new cyber center | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Mar 23 | Last Dance | VelvetNation's promoters announce a final date for the popular weekly gay dance event | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Mar 16 | Oldham Redux | Former D.C. HIV/AIDS leader returns for NAPWA top spot | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Mar 16 | Healthy Dialogue | Panel discusses issues for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health Awarness Week | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Mar 16 | PSA tackles ''PNP'' | TV ad warns against crystal meth usage in the gay male community | by Danielle Dawkins |
| 2006, Mar 09 | First To Go | Club Washington eviction marks first step in changing the face of Half and O Streets SE | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Mar 02 | Good Cop, Bad Cop | Forum examines police abuse in the gay, lesbian, bi, trans community | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 23 | Happy York Day | DC declaration of 'Robert L. York Jr. Day' honors a local GLBT leader | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 23 | Gay-borhood Watch | DC Police seek help in finding convicted 'gay pick-up crime' offender | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 16 | Losing an Ally | Gay leaders mourn the death of Coretta Scott King, mull the future of the King legacy for GLBT civil rights | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Frason |
| 2006, Feb 09 | Lost in Translation | GLAAD takes issues with local Spanish-language column | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 02 | Bolton's Strange Bedfellows | U.S. and Iran share homophobic alliance at U.N. | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 02 | Gay Grant Giver | BHT awards more than $130K to community groups | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Feb 02 | Closing-Time Cops | DC Police announce increase in late-night patrols of Adams Morgan following attack on gay couple | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jan 26 | William Waybourn Leaves Window | Gay newspaper publisher with chain that bought the Washington Blade and other media outlets steps down after 10 years | By Duncan Osborne Gay City News Special to Metro Weekly |
| 2006, Jan 19 | Slice of Strife | Gay couple gets little help in aftermath of Adams Morgan attack | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jan 12 | Strategic Planning | After a long year of financial instability and uncertainty, Whitman-Walker Clinic announces plans to reconfigure its board and services | By Sean Bugg |
| 2006, Jan 05 | The Pink Past | Five years on, Rainbow History Project collects, preserves and promotes D.C.'s GLBT history | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Jan 05 | Bashing the Ban | Nightlife and restaurant supporters rally against legislation to prevent smoking in DC workplaces | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 22 | Bike Beat | Community businesses help to acquire bikes for DC Police's Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 22 | Killer Sentenced in Transgender Murder Case | Antoine Jacobs to serve 16 years for the 2003 shooting of Bella Evangelista | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 22 | Reticent and Respected | Victory Fund chooses local favorite Brian Johnson to head its board | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 15 | Smoke Saga | DC City Council moves forward with smoking ban for restaurants and nightlife venues | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 15 | Partisan Acclaim | Gertrude Stein Democrats honor Mayor Williams and others for GBLT contributions | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 15 | Hitting Back | 'Crystal Meth Sucks' campaign sees success | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 08 | Crystal Campaign Hits Bars | DC's GLBT Center takes anti-crystal methamphetamine message to DC's gay nightclubs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 08 | Vacancy Filled | Mayor Williams chooses Darlene Nipper to succeed the late Wanda Alston as head of DC's LGBT Affairs | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 01 | Eagle Honors | Bennett Long is the new Mr DC Eagle 2006 | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Dec 01 | Applauding Allen | STD coalition honors Crew Club owner for anti-syphilis efforts | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Nov 17 | Deciphering Syphilis | CDC points to MSM as bearers of the STD torch, but local experience may tell a different story | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Nov 03 | Eminent Eviction | Gay businesses in Southeast respond to the D.C. government's stadium land-grab filing | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 27 | Dawson's Discount | NoVa lesbian local launches card to benefit gay interests | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 26 | Bob Siegel Responds to D.C. Land Grab | District government gives Southeast gay clubs 90 days to vacate | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 15 | Marching On | Black Gay Leaders Confront MMM on Their Turf | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 13 | Budgets and Buildings | The D.C. GLBT Center's board moves to nix lingering concerns | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 13 | AIDS Walk 2005 | $462,000 and counting | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Sep 29 | Setting the Course | The National Black Justice Coalition's summit fights for the future | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Sep 29 | Aging with Optimism | The Center in DC holds gathering of organizations that serve gay seniors | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Sep 29 | Walking for Whitman-Walker | 19th annual AIDS Walk held Saturday, October 1 to raise $250,000 in pledges | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Sep 15 | Rainbow Relief | D.C. gay community makes effort for hurricane victims | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Aug 25 | Gathering Steam | Local meetings of GLBT blacks gaining momentum for Million More Movement demands | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Aug 18 | Five Alive | A new anti-AIDS campaign, ''5 Days of Action,'' slated to hit D.C. in October | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Aug 11 | The Eagle Keeps Its Nest, For Now | With building sale, D.C.'s oldest leather bar begins searching for a new location | By Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Aug 04 | Method Man | A local gay man makes his meth use into a very public issue | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jul 28 | The Heat Is On | ANC and Cada Vez, home to the gay Latino event Fuego, are ready to rumble | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jul 21 | Family Affair | Millions More Movement Unity Takes a Hit from One of Its Own | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jul 14 | A Phoenix from the Flames | Less than a year since LLEGÓ closed its doors, a new LGBT Latino organization is evolving | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jul 14 | Human Rights Revisited | DC City Council supports move to protect transgenders | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jun 30 | New STD Fee | WWC Raises Minimum Fee for Some Services | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jun 16 | Traffic Jam | Minimal police presence at Pride Parade attributed to Clinic financial problems, lack of communication | by Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Jun 16 | Graham Goes Smoke-free | DC Council member announces support to ban smoking in bars, restaurants | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jun 16 | Flames of Passion | Small fire hits private adult venue | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jun 09 | Financial Woes Increase at Whitman-Walker | Clinic cuts major programs, lays off more than 50 employees; more changes imminent as cash-flow problems remain | By Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Jun 09 | Graham Joins Smoke-Free Effort | By Will O'Bryan | |
| 2005, Jun 02 | Tending the Grassroots | Anti-gay vetoes from Governor Ehrlich aside, the state of Maryland continues to progress | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, May 26 | Party Crasher | Leather community holds panel to discuss a 'Tina' drug crisis | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, May 19 | Cash Crunch at Whitman-Walker | A cash crunch hits its payroll as Whitman-Walker reports overcharging of government contracts | by Sean Bugg |
| 2005, May 19 | Finding Safe Harbor | Law firm recognized for helping LGBT asylum seekers | By Will O’Bryan Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2005, May 12 | Bhangra, 'Boxer' and Brunch | Pride & Heritage 2005 celebrates the gay Asian community | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, May 12 | Lighting the Way | Spirit of Light Awards at LuLu's to benefit Transgender Health Empowerment | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, May 05 | Good Government | Metro Police GLLU makes last round of prestigious grant award | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, May 05 | Dinner on Deck | SLDN enlists Carol Moseley Braun and Deb Price for annual dinner | by Will O'Bryan Photos Courtesy SLDN |
| 2005, May 05 | Places at the Tables | LGBT community leaders gather to tell Mayor Williams what his priorities should be | By Sean Bugg |
| 2005, May 05 | Parenting in the Pink | Groups launch local, annual LGBT parenting conference | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Apr 28 | Order vs. Oysters on 17th Street | Proposed restaurant faces residential regulators | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Apr 14 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th annual Leadership Awards | Award presented to Howard Dean, $70,000 raised for NGLTF | By Will O'Bryan Photographs by Henry Linser |
| 2005, Apr 14 | Laurels for Leaders | GLAA celebrates 34 years, and honors those who have provided ''distinguished service'' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Apr 07 | Evacuation Plan | Community meeting set to discuss future of O Street Corridor near Nationals' proposed baseall stadium in Southeast DC | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 31 | Give a Hoot, Don't Recruit | UDC Law Students Protest Military Recruiters | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 31 | Smoke Signals | Whitman-Walker Joins Efforts to Prohibit Smoking | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 24 | Virginia's Resolved Outpost | Alexandria defies commonwealth wisdom with 2142 | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 17 | Talking Tina | National Coalition for LGBT Health meeting assesses crystal meth's threat to the community | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 10 | Victory in the Heart of Texas | Lupe Valdez made history when she was elected sheriff -- now she's a nationwide sensation | By Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Mar 10 | Health Fare | LGBT Health Awareness Week begins March 13 | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 03 | Raisin' Funds in the Sun | NGLTF kicks off its first Winter Party Festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Mar 03 | Welcome Home | Open House for The Center, Metro D.C. PFLAG and BHT's new shared office space | by Randy Shulman Photographs by Todd Franson |
| 2005, Feb 24 | Innocent Ads? | 'Marriage Works' hit the walls at Farragut North | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Feb 24 | Home Sweet Home | The Center finds a home downtown with PFLAG and Brother Help Thyself | By Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Feb 17 | HIV and LGV in MSM | Recent news on STDs is an acronym soup seasoned with clinical and political fallout | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Feb 17 | Celebrities Shine for PFLAG | New ad campaign reins in the stars to support gay family members | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Feb 10 | Conferring for Campus Equality | HRC holds second gathering of LGBT students from historically black colleges and universities | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Feb 03 | BHT Holds 27th Reception | $91,655 in grants given to community organizations | by Will O'Bryan Photographs by Henry Linser |
| 2005, Jan 20 | Military Backup | MCSN marks first year of trying to pick up the Pentagon's slack in supporting gay service members | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jan 06 | Tsunami Spares Gay Enclave | Waves stop short of Paradise Complex on Thailand's Phuket | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Jan 06 | Barriers to Health | Lesbian healthcare could be negatively impacted by recent anti-gay marriage laws | By Michele Forsten |
| 2004, Dec 23 | Baker Bids Clinic Farewell | Whitman-Walker's executive director set to resign | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Dec 16 | Challenging Principals | Anti-gay actions may point to spike in institutional hostility toward gay teens since election | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Dec 09 | SLDN's Full Court Press | A new legal challenge aims to overturn 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' | By Sean Bugg |
| 2004, Dec 02 | Making the Syphi-list | New STD data keeps D.C. in the top 25 | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Dec 02 | Shake-Up at HRC | Cheryl Jacques resigns post as board cites 'difference in management philosophy' as reason for departure | By Sean Bugg Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Nov 18 | No Cherry on Top | After a smaller-than-expected Cherry 9, the Cherry Fund unable to make planned donations to charities | By Sean Bugg |
| 2004, Nov 11 | Expo Absent | Gay travel event skips D.C. | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Nov 11 | Gay-N-C | Logan Circle voters elect a gay-majority ANC | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Nov 11 | Pink People Feeling Blue | Some local, gay Kerry campaigners share their post-election emotions | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Nov 04 | Worst-Case Scenarios | What to do when break-ups, disability, unemployment, death or other financial traumas strike | By Mark Helm |
| 2004, Oct 28 | Blog Me A Story | As blogging blossoms everywhere, gay bloggers step out on stage | By Doug Rule Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Oct 21 | AIDS Walk on the Rebound | Organizers hopeful that fundraiser will reach goal of $580K | By Sean Bugg Photography by Michael Wichita |
| 2004, Oct 21 | Racing Against the Rules | After almost two decades, D.C.'s infamous High Heel Race remains an orphan institution | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Oct 14 | No Ifs, Ands or Butts | 'Mary Quits' anti-smoking campaign lands in hostile territory | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Oct 07 | Adult Zone Shut Out | Proposed baseball stadium would displace adult gay clubs in SE Washington, DC | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Sep 30 | This Man's Army | Retired gay general, Keith Kerr, takes aim at 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Sep 23 | 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Goes to War | New study examines the lives of gay and lesbian military personnel in Middle East | By Will O'Bryan Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Sep 16 | Setting the Course | Gay issues fill the edges at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's national black political conference in D.C. | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Sep 16 | An Office of One's Own | Mayor creates Office of LGBT Affairs, with Wanda Alston at the helm | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Sep 09 | Politics of Interpretation | Harold Brazil claims Kwame Brown is misrepresenting his same-sex marriage stand | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Aug 26 | UPDATE: Arrest in R Street Murder | Police charge man in shooting of Annie's waiter | By Will O'Bryan Metro Weekly Staff Writer |
| 2004, Aug 26 | Rating the Runners | Candidates Evans, Schwartz, Fenty and Brooks earn high marks from GLAA, while Allen stumbles | By Will O'Bryan Chart design by Tony Frye |
| 2004, Aug 26 | Murder Shakes 17th Street | Popular Annie's Waiter Shot and Killed; Police Pursue Possible Lead | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Aug 26 | UPDATE: Violence Continues in Dupont | Murder followed by fresh attack on 16th Street; Mayor speaks at Annie's | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, Jul 15 | From 'Coverboy' to Cover Story | 'Outing' activists target congressional staffer based on Metro Weekly appearance | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2004, May 06 | In the Bag | Religious group slips anti-gay literature into Gender PAC conference bags | By Sean Bugg Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Apr 01 | Mayor with a Mission | San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talks about his fight for gay marriage | By Sean Bugg Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Mar 25 | Life During Wartime | SLDN finds discharges of gay soldiers declined as nation goes to war | By Sean Bugg Photo by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Mar 18 | Marriage Update | Log Cabin launches anti-FMA campaign; California puts the brakes on, while Massachusetts may be moving forward | by Bob Roehr |
| 2004, Feb 26 | Closed for Business | DC's oldest bar, Nob Hill, shuts its doors after 50 years | By Sean Bugg Additional reporting by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2003, Dec 18 | The Ex Files | Wayne Besen takes his campaign against ex-gay activism on the road with a new book | by Sean Bugg |
| 2003, Nov 20 | Marriage Win in Massachusetts | State's Supreme Court says same-sex couples deserve marriage rights | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, Nov 06 | Changeover | HRC Taps Cheryl Jacques to Take the Top Spot | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, Oct 16 | Building Blocks | The new headquarters of the Human Rights Campaign | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, Sep 11 | RAVE On | DJs and dancers gather at Capitol to fight the goverment's newest fronts in the drug war | by John Murph |
| 2003, Sep 04 | Comic Sutra | The mythological draw of comic books | by Chord Bezerra |
| 2003, Jul 03 | Victory Party | Gay rights activists celebrate Supreme Court's decision | by Chord Bezerra |
| 2003, Jul 03 | A Supreme Victory | The biggest gay rights victory ever will lead to an even larger battle over marriage | by Sean Bugg |
| 2003, Jun 05 | On the Agenda | With or Without a ‘Gay Agenda' Leaders Find Plenty of Common Ground | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, May 29 | Day of Tribute | A Missing Wreath Doesn't Change Memorial Day Message | by Chord Bezerra |
| 2003, May 22 | Eyes on the Hill | AIDS Watch 2003 Aims to Send a Message to a Reluctant Congress | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, May 15 | Go East! | The Queer Asian/Pacific Islander Community Gets Proud | by Will Doig |
| 2003, May 08 | A Threat to Our Kids | PFLAG Parents' Meeting with Senator Santorum Turns Ugly | by Will Doig |
| 2003, May 01 | Santorum Ad Nauseam | Will Sen. Santorum's Anti-Gay Remarks Put Him in the Lott Seat? | by Duncan Osborne |
| 2003, Apr 24 | Shaping the City | GLAA Honors Activists and Groups Who Make a Difference | by Stephen Chapman |
| 2003, Apr 17 | Squeeze Play | RAVE Act Slips through Senate in Amber Alert Bill, Heads to White House | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Apr 10 | Staph Evaluations | Doug Ward Takes His Medical Expertise Primetime | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Apr 03 | They Fought the Law | A History of Gays and Cops in D.C. | by Stephen Chapman |
| 2003, Mar 27 | Let's Talk About Sex | Panel Debates Lawrence v. Texas | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Mar 27 | DADT Discharges | Military Discharges Down in 2002 | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, Mar 20 | Crystal Clear | Forum Focuses on Impact of Crystal Meth in LGBT Community | by Stephen Chapman |
| 2003, Mar 13 | Distress Calls | The U.S. Needs Soldiers and Gays are Responding. Will the Ban be Lifted? Don't Ask. | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Mar 06 | Fit to Print? | GLAAD Report Shows Surge in Commitment Ceremony Announcements | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Feb 27 | Membership's Privileges | The Days and Nights of the Best of Washington | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Feb 20 | Cautious Optimism | Advances, Hopes Highlight AIDS Conference | by Bob Roehr |
| 2003, Feb 13 | The Wait Is Over | Will Rapid HIV Testing Change the Face of Prevention? | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Feb 13 | Care to Comment? | Second comment period added to ABC revisions | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Feb 06 | Drug Bill Needs a Fix | Senator Biden's RAVE Act Returns | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Feb 06 | Comeback Kid | Mavel Comics' Rawhide | by Will Doig and Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Feb 06 | War Torn | Did NGLTF Really Join the Anti-War Movement? | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Jan 30 | The Fetal Position | PLAGAL Marches for Life or with Uneasy Allies | by Will Doig |
| 2003, Jan 23 | Community Matters | More Police Officers to Join Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit | |
| 2003, Jan 02 | Choosing Its Battles | The Task Force Breaks its Silence on Iraq | by Will Doig |
| 2002, Dec 19 | Unlawfully Wed | While the Government Continues to Condemn Same-Sex Unions, More and More Churches Move Ahead | by Will Doig |
| 2002, Dec 12 | Ornamental | Shopping Guide for Tree Trimming | |
| 2002, Nov 21 | Fully Wired | Breaking Down the Buzz Behind Energy Drinks | by Will Doig |
| 2002, Nov 14 | Ebony & Ivory | DC's Piano Bars | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Oct 31 | Spare Any Change? | PFOX's Poorly Designed Sexual Conversion Ads | by Will Doig |
| 2002, Sep 12 | Tennis, Anyone? | Sports Gauge | by Will Doig |
| 2002, Sep 05 | Striking Out | Sports Gauge | by K. Krisberg |
| 2002, Aug 15 | Wet-n-Wild | Washington Wetskins (Sports Gauge) | by K. Krisberg |
| 2002, Jul 25 | Future Tense | Local psychics reviewed | by Will Doig and Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 25 | Renegades Rugby | Extreme Tradition | by K. Krisberg |
| 2002, Jul 04 | And The Wiener Is... | 15 Hot Dogs for the Fourth | by Jonathan Padget |
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