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Norton Introduces Bill to Protect LGBTQ, Reproductive Rights in D.C. from Federal Attack

Press Release Feb 19, 2019

Contact: Raven Reeder February 19, 2019 Norton Introduces Bill to Protect LGBTQ, Reproductive Rights in D.C. from Federal Attack WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce…

Washington Blade: ‘We Fight This Kind Of Thing All The Time’: Homophobic Pamphlet Found In The…

Editor Feb 12, 2019

On the train to and from work, Mary Wright will often read a copy of the Washington Blade that she picks up from one of its street boxes. But when she started reading the local LGBT newspaper on Sunday evening, something unexpected fell…

Washington Blade: D.C. sees alarming increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes in 2018

Editor Feb 7, 2019

The number of anti-LGBT hate crimes reported in D.C. in 2018 nearly doubled from the number of reported cases in 2016, according to recently released data by D.C. police.

DCist: A Fixture Of D.C.’s Gay Community, Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse Is Now A James…

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse, a Dupont establishment beloved by D.C.’s gay community, marked its 70th birthday last year, and now it has another cause for celebration: it is one of five restaurants to win the James Beard Foundation’s…

Washington Business Journal: Longtime Dupont Circle favorite gets a big honor from the James Beard…

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse, the longtime Dupont Circle favorite, is getting a sweet hat tip from the James Beard Foundation.

Washington Post: Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse, long a haven for D.C.’s gay community, wins a James…

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Like many restaurants that specialize in grilled meats, Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse has attracted its share of male diners over the decades, but with one important distinction: These men often hold hands. Same with the women who enter…

Washington Blade: Bowser signs conversion therapy ban for adults with disabilities

Editor Jan 25, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Jan. 16 signed a bill approved unanimously by the City Council last month calling for banning licensed mental health practitioners from conducting therapy to change the sexual orientation of adults who are under…

DCist: After Discriminating Against Trans Woman, Cuba Libre Will Pay $7,000 Fine

Editor Jan 16, 2019

While attending a bachelorette party at a Gallery Place restaurant in June, a transgender woman reported being asked to provide her ID to use the bathroom—which is illegal in the District. Ultimately, she was kicked out of the…

Washington Blade: LGBT ANC members create Rainbow Caucus

Editor Jan 15, 2019

LGBT members of the city’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions have formed a Rainbow Caucus, which they say will serve as a forum for sharing ideas and concerns and possibly advocating for issues and legislation.

DCist: The First Dyke March Happened In D.C. Now, Organizers Are Trying To Bring It Back

Editor Jan 8, 2019

D.C. was home to the first-ever Dyke March in April 1993, when 20,000 self-described dykes from across the country joined together to march from Dupont Circle to the White House.

Washington Post: Chest binding can lead to chronic pain. This genderqueer massage therapist wants to…

Editor Dec 27, 2018

In the backroom of a red-brick Capitol Hill rowhouse, Frances Reed laid out yoga mats, rollers and blocks, setting up for a class later that day. The space had the look and feel of a traditional yoga studio, with the sound of crickets…

DCist: Casa Ruby Plans Expansion To Serve Southeast’s LGBTQ Community

Editor Dec 26, 2018

Ruby Corado looked around the joyous party in the living room of a split-level apartment in Langston Terrace, and her heart broke.

Washington Blade: Casa Ruby plans 2019 expansion to S.E. Washington

Editor Dec 26, 2018

Casa Ruby, a local 24-hour drop-in/respite center for LGBT people, plans to expand with a new location to southeast Washington in 2019, Ruby Corado, its namesake and executive director, said this week. She hopes to open The Southeast D.C.…

Washington Blade: Trans woman elected Stein Club president

Editor Dec 4, 2018

Ward 3 community activist Monika Nemeth, who became the first out transgender person to win election to a seat on the city’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission in the city’s Nov. 6 election, won election on Monday night as president of the…

Arts and Culture

Local filmmaker answers the call to document history of DC Black Pride

Athena Naylor Nov 26, 2018

DC’s annual LGBTQ film festival, Reel Affirmations, showcased a wide variety of films that highlight LGBTQ subjects and issues during its four-day run in early November. Notably, the film roster included a 50-minute TV special by first-time…

Washington Post: No longer just male or female: D.C. schools to give families a third option with…

Editor Nov 12, 2018

The District’s public school system is slated to become among the first in the nation to let families select “non-binary” — rather than male or female — when indicating the gender of their child on enrollment forms.

Washington Blade: LGBT veterans honored at D.C. wreath laying ceremony

Editor Nov 12, 2018

Close to 100 people, including LGBT veterans and active duty LGBT service members, assembled at the gravesite of gay Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovich in D.C.’s Congressional Cemetery on Sunday to pay tribute to LGBT veterans.

Washington Blade: First known trans candidate elected to ANC

Editor Nov 7, 2018

Ward 3 community activist and transgender rights advocate Monika Nemeth won election on Tuesday to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in district 3F06, becoming the first known transgender person to be elected to an ANC seat.

DCist: D.C. Agency Highlights Strong Local Law As Trump Administration Seeks To Roll Back Trans…

Editor Oct 30, 2018

As the Trump administration moves to limit civil rights protections for transgender people, the D.C. government is working to assure its citizens that local laws will continue to cover them. "Gender identity and expression are explicitly…

WAMU: Matthew Shepard’s Remains To Be Interred At Washington National Cathedral

Editor Oct 11, 2018

The ashes of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was murdered because of his sexual orientation, will be interred at the Washington National Cathedral later this month. Shepard’s remains have been in storage in Wyoming, where he lived, since his…

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