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  • GLAA Issues ''Manifesto Against Religious Bullies''

    By on May 25, 2012

    The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C., (GLAA) issued its ''Manifesto Against Religious Bullies'' today, just as the DC Black Pride weekend is...

  • NAACP Gets to Yes

    By on May 24, 2012

    A group calling itself the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hardly sounds cutting edge. Yet 62 of 64 board members for the...

  • GLAA Celebrates 41st Anniversary

    By on April 19, 2012

    The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (GLAA), the nation's oldest continuously running gay rights advocacy organization, will mark its 41st anniversary with...

  • Incumbency Trumps in DC and Maryland

    By on April 4, 2012

    As with District residents writ large, D.C.'s LGBT community shouldn't expect any major changes in its collective relationship with the city's elected officials. With results...

  • Three Cheers

    By on March 29, 2012

    One philosophy that I'm lucky enough to share with all my co-workers at Metro Weekly is the idea that the work we do is more...

  • Showdown at Stein

    By on March 7, 2012

    Former Councilmember Sekou Biddle (D-At Large) and sitting Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large), who replaced Biddle in an April 2011 special election, sparred over their...

  • Final Farewell

    By on March 2, 2012

    [UPDATE: Organizers of the planned March 3 service for Frank Kameny announced today, March 2, that the service is “on hold in deference to the...

  • LGBT Activists Reject Marion Barry, Yvette Alexander

    By on February 28, 2012

    If elections were solely decided by the LGBT community, some incumbent councilmembers would be serving on borrowed time. Incumbent Councilmembers Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and...

  • Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Elects New Officers

    By on January 5, 2012

    The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) of Washington held elections in December for its five executive officers for 2012, as the organization pushes for...

  • Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Sets Agenda

    By on December 22, 2011

    The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (GLAA), a nonpartisan political organization for the LGBT community and the oldest continuously operating one of...

  • Kameny in Combat

    By on October 27, 2011

    My first direct experience of Frank Kameny's combative style came during a gay rights debate that I arranged at Villanova University in March 1978 for...

  • Frank Kameny Wins

    By on October 13, 2011

    In the sad hours that followed the Tuesday evening news that the legendary and indomitable Frank Kameny had died in his home at the age...

  • Confronting Biased Policing

    By on August 17, 2011

    Police reformers should never be confused with police opponents. Reformers seek changes in policies and procedures, accountability for misconduct, and community-based policing that is about...

  • Police Chief Lanier Meets With LGBT Leaders to Address Community Concerns

    By on August 16, 2011

    In an effort to reach out to LGBT organization leaders who have expressed concerns about safety and police decisions in recent months, Metropolitan Police Department...

  • Alliance of Fighters

    By on April 28, 2011

    Representatives from the faith, business and arts communities joined political activists and public officials on April 20 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gay...