D.C. Council Unanimously Votes to Protect LGBT Youth
Yesterday marked an irrefutable victory for LGBT youth across the District, as the District of Columbia Council unanimously approved a bill that will protect LGBT youth from the dangers
Michigan Lesbian Couple Petitions Supreme Court for Right to Marry
Today, attorneys for Michigan couple April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse have filed their petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case, seeking to overturn the Sixth Circuit Court
11 LGBTQ Military Heroes to Remember on Veterans Day
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, Germany and the allied nations ceased hostilities in World War I. For this reason, we celebrate
Same-Sex Marriage Ban Remains in Four States
6th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns lower court decisions that struck down marriage bans Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court rulings of
What Same-Sex Marriage in Virginia Means For Residents
On October 6, 2014, Virginia became the 20th state in the U.S. to recognize same-sex marriages, after the Supreme Court of the United States denied review of three Virginia cases
LGBTQ History #15: The First Dyke March
Over twenty thousand people descended upon Washington, D.C. in 1993 for the first dyke march. A group of activists known as The Lesbian Avengers planned the march out of anger
LGBTQ History #8: First U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on LGBT Issues
There are a dozen lawsuits making their way through the courts at any one time now, but for a long time, the laws regarding homosexuality went unchallenged. Believe it or…
Out Candidate For D.C. Attorney General Talks to News Channel 8
Former President of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, Lateefah Williams is one of five candidates running for attorney general in Washington, D.C. This is the first campaign for a District…
LGBTQ History #6: First Legal Same-Sex Wedding in the World
In 2001, a year where several U.S. states passed amendments defining marriage between one man and one woman, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex…
Decoded: Power, Politics, and Pop Culture
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in Washington, D.C hosted “Decoded - Power, Politics, and Pop Culture”. Local power couple Aisha and Danielle Moodie-Mills facilitated the panel discussion.