Mar 05, 2019
Dupont Gay Bar Cobalt Has Closed
Much like Town Danceboutique, it’s slated to be turned into residential property.
Jan 06, 2014
D.C. Is America’s Gayest City, Says The Advocate
Because of our many gay elected officials and neighborhoods.
“They bring this roadshow around to a lot of different places and it doesn’t attract that much attention,” the Human Rights Campaign’s press director said.
Feb 15, 2013
D.C. is Sooooooooo Gay (No, Really)
D.C. has a higher percentage of residents that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender than anywhere else in the country.
Dec 14, 2012
Queer at Patrick Henry College? Impossible!
The founder and chancellor of Patrick Henry College in Loudoun County simply can’t believe that gay students might attend the conservative religious institution.
Two men were attacked over the weekend in Eckington, and D.C. police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Jun 14, 2012
Gay Prosecutor Appointed to Virginia Judgeship
After being rejected in May by the Virginia House of Delegates, today gay Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland was appointed to a District Court judgeship by a panel of Circuit Court judges.
May 15, 2012
Virginia Rejects Gay Prosecutor for Judgeship
Today the Virginia House of Delegates rejected Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland for a post as a General District Court judge because he is gay, supports same-sex marriage and once questioned the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
Oct 12, 2011
Gay Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Dies
Pioneering D.C. gay rights advocate Frank Kameny died yesterday. He was 86.
An update to our earlier post about a Safeway employee who called a gay couple “faggots” while they were shopping at the chain’s Waterfront store last weekend, then was videotaped offering a half-hearted apology — the employee has been fired, and the grocer has apologized.