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  • Marriage Showdown at State Senate

    By on February 1, 2012

    The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard more than four hours of testimony Tuesday from supporters and opponents of marriage equality as part of the...

  • Gay Republican Jumps into Crowded Field for Ward 5 Council Race

    By on January 27, 2012

    Tim Day, an openly gay Republican who ran against former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) in 2010, announced his candidacy for the May 15...

  • Metro Weekly distribution driver dead in crash

    By on January 27, 2012

    A distribution manager for Metro Weekly was killed in a single-car crash near the intersection of 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE in the early...

  • Prostitution Proposal Sparks Debate in DC

    By on January 26, 2012

    City Councilmembers Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) presided over a contentious hearing of the Judiciary Committee Tuesday that saw passionate testimony...

  • Martin O'Malley Introduces Gay Marriage Bill

    By on January 26, 2012

    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) announced his 2012 legislative agenda Monday evening, which includes support for same-sex marriage, continuing a commitment he made in July...

  • Lobbying Legislators in Richmond

    By on January 26, 2012

    On the surface, Election Night 2011 looked bad for supporters of LGBT rights in Virginia. Republicans, many of them social conservatives, picked up two seats...

  • O'Malley To Introduce Marriage Bill

    By on January 23, 2012

    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) this evening announced his 2012 legislative agenda, which includes support for same-sex marriage, continuing a commitment he made in July...

  • Calls for Action in Maryland

    By on January 20, 2012

    Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) and Del. Keiffer Mitchell Jr. (D-Baltimore City) rallied marriage equality supporters in Silver Spring Thursday night, Jan. 19, urging...

  • Protesting Through Prayer

    By on January 19, 2012

    A group of LGBT students and straight allies from the Catholic University of America held a campus demonstration outside a conference focusing on marriage and...

  • Youth Protections Praised

    By on January 19, 2012

    Virginia's state Board of Juvenile Justice voted 5-1 Jan. 10 to include protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in new rules governing residential facilities...

  • Marketing Marriage

    By on January 19, 2012

    For Daniel Wein, it's all about love and commitment. The George Washington University sophomore admits he's a fervent LGBT rights activist, so much so that...

  • Don't Tell, Go to Jail

    By on January 19, 2012

    Two bills – one already introduced, one being drafted – in the Maryland General Assembly would classify transferring the HIV virus to another individual as...

  • Uganda Official Counters Unitarian Minister

    By on January 18, 2012

    A Unitarian Ugandan minister in exile, due to reported threats on his life, spoke to a packed Silver Spring church Tuesday night about a proposed...

  • Rounding-Up Votes

    By on January 17, 2012

    The hunt for votes in favor of marriage equality is on in Annapolis. With the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 90-day legislative session Jan....

  • Maryland Delegates Mizeur, Mitchell to Co-Host Town Hall Jan. 19 on Marriage Equality

    By on January 13, 2012

    Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County) announced she is partnering with Del. Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. (D-Baltimore City) to co-host a town hall meeting on marriage equality,...