Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Trans Woman Shot to Death Near D.C.-P.G. County Line
Police in Fairmount Heights, Md., a small town in Prince George's County just across the border from D.C., are appealing to the public for information about the murder of a 27-year-old transgender woman who was found shot to death on a street about [...]
LGBT Democrats Play Visible Role at DNC Winter Meeting in D.C.
The Democratic Party's support for LGBT rights and the election of a record number of LGBT people — nearly all Democrats — to public office in the 2018 midterm elections were widely discussed at the Democratic National Committee's 2019 Annual Winter [...]
Pelosi Visits Floriana, Plugs Equality Act
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told LGBT activists and others who joined her on a visit Friday to a Christmas tree outside Floriana Restaurant on 17th Street, N.W. near Dupont Circle that's dedicated to her that she will give top [...]
Matthew Shepard to be Interred at Washington National Cathedral
The ashes of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in one of the nation's most infamous anti-gay hate crimes in 1998, will be interred at the Washington National Cathedral on Oct. 26, according to an announcement on [...]
Activists Warn of Hidden Provision in Insurance Plans for HIV drugs
Officials with organizations representing people with HIV and other chronic illnesses are urging patients who rely on drug manufacturers' co-pay assistance contributions to help lower the cost of their prescription medication to be extra careful if [...]
Brother of Parkland Shooter Launches Anti-Bullying Group
The younger brother of the 19-year old youth charged with killing 17 people in the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has announced the formation of a national anti-bullying organization that he says will be supported by high [...]
One Year Later, Organizers Say Equality March Had Lasting Impact
This weekend's Capital Pride festivities in D.C. will take place on the one-year anniversary of the June 11, 2017 Equality March for Unity and Pride, an LGBT protest march that drew as many as 80,000 LGBT people and their allies to the nation's [...]
AIDS Watch Brings 500 Activists to Halls of Congress
Nearly 550 people living with HIV and their allies visited the offices of more than 200 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday as part of the 25th anniversary gathering of AIDS Watch, the largest constituent-based annual [...]
LGBT Advocates Joining Next Week's March For Our Lives in D.C.
The Human Rights Campaign and the National LGBTQ Task Force are among a large number of LGBT advocacy organizations and LGBT activists expected to participate in a March 24 demonstration in the nation's capital against gun violence. The March For [...]
S.C. Bill Would Label Same-Sex Marriages as 'Parody Marriages'
Six members of the South Carolina House of Representatives last week introduced a bill calling for redefining same-sex marriages in the state as "parody marriages" and prohibiting the state from recognizing such marriages. "'Parody marriage' means [...]