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Gay Bogeyman
Across 1 Head-turner 5 Hightail it 9 Mortify with porn, perhaps 14 Palindromic fellow 15 Architecture, to Philip Johnson 16 Keep moist in the kitchen 17 Cordial, as a welcome 18 "The ___-splitter" (Lincoln nickname) 19 Where to find your first [...]
State Department: Chechnya Extrajudicial Killings Are 'Troubling'
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE A State Department spokesperson on July 11, 2017, described reports that authorities in Chechnya killed more than two dozen people who were arrested without charge as "troubling." Photo by AgnosticPreachersKid; [...]
Chicago Dyke March: Full of Shame!
BY MARK SEGAL, PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS Hard headline, so let me make it more clear. Whoever is in charge of the Chicago Dyke March has their heads up their asses. If you've read this column before, you've never read language like that from me before, [...]
Human Rights Campaign Launches $26 Million Campaign for 'Grassroots Army'
BY TROY MASTERS, LOS ANGELES BLADE HRC President Chad Griffin at the LA #ResistMarch with former Prop 8 plaintiffs Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo. Photo by Karen Ocamb History will mark the Summer of 2017 as the beginning of the decline of American [...]
Rep. Hartzler Seeks to Bar Transgender Health Care in U.S. Military
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) proposed an amendment barring funds for transition-related care in the U.S. military. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key On the heels of her tirade in committee over allowing [...]
Anti-trans Bathroom Measure Fails to Qualify in Wash. State
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE An anti-trans bathroom measure won't quality for the 2017 ballot in Washington State. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key A citizen-initiated measure in Washington State seeking to bar transgender people [...]
Trump's Voter-data Collection Efforts Could Be Disastrous for LGBT Voters
BY KAREN OCAMB, LOS ANGELES BLADE Alex Padilla is the Secretary of State for California. Photo by Karen Ocamb California Secretary of State Alex Padilla was among the first secretaries of state in the country to refuse to comply with the Trump [...]
Sessions to Enforce Hate Crimes Law 'Aggressively' for Trans Murders
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has pledged to enforce the hate crimes law for transgender murders. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions — criticized for his [...]
Supreme Court Next Stop for Argument Gays Protected Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Supreme Court. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key The legal team behind a lawsuit seeking redress for a Georgia worker allegedly fired for being a lesbian is poised to seek review from the U.S. [...]
Michigan DOC Revises Policy, Allows Transition-related Care for Trans Inmates
BY BTL STAFF A letter from inmate Jami Naturalite to the SPLC, the ACLU of Michigan, and advocate and friend, Lisa C. Gilinger, a transgender attorney in California. The Michigan Department of Corrections has adopted a new policy for the care of [...]
Polis Could Make History with Colorado Gubernatorial Bid
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) is running for governor of Colorado. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key If Jared Polis wins the race for governor of Colorado, he would become the first openly gay person to win a [...]