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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Study Reveals LGBT Rental Housing Discrimination
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Dana Beyer, executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, said she was pleasantly surprised that the study found the [...]
German Lawmakers Approve Same-sex Marriage Bill
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE German Lawmakers on June 30, 2017 Approved a Same-sex Marriage Bill. Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers The [...]
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Benefits for Same-sex Couples
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Supreme Court of Texas has ruled no established right exists for extending benefits to same-sex couples. Photo public [...]
4th Circuit Tosses Challenge to N.C. Anti-gay Marriage Law
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Fourth Circuit has thrown out a challenge to an anti-gay marriage law. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals tossed [...]
