Gay Marriage Coming to D.C.?
The D.C. Council is getting closer to approving a gay marriage bill, The Examiner reported this week. Openly gay Councilmember Jim Graham said that same-sex marriage was just "steps away” in the...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS in D.C. Video Corner
Fight HIV in D.C. compiled this video of D.C. Council candidates Kwame Brown, Michael Brown, Mark Long, Patrick Mara, Carol Schwartz, and David Schwartzman explaining their positions on how to fight...
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Man Madness: D.C. Council Vs. Department of Corrections
Yesterday, a commenter on this contest expressed dismay that I did not adequately explain the terms and conditions of the Manliest Workplace in D.C. Tournament. And for that I am sorry. The Manliest...
View ArticleDistrict Hate Crimes Hearing Slated for Friday
The D.C. Council's Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary—and chair Phil Mendelson—will hold a hearing on Friday to discuss the law enforcement and judicial responses to hate crimes in the...
View ArticleD.C. Interns Could Get Sex Harassment Protection
Rejoice, Mark Foley's fabled AIM contact list of nubile young pages! As City Paper's very own Loose Lips gloriously aggregated this morning, D.C. Councilperson Mary Cheh is standing up for a main...
View ArticleStraights: Gays Are Looking for You!
According to the Washington Blade, the D.C. Council has urged the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs to include "the 'broader community" in "meetings it hosts for gay activists in each of the city's eight...
View ArticleMarion Barry Accidentally Recognizes Gay Marriage
Over on City Desk, Mike DeBonis is reporting that the D.C. Council voted unanimously to pass a package of bills that includes recognition for out of state same-sex marriages. Why did Marion Barry, who...
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MPD Officer Groped By Suspect
One of the gripes leveled at the Sexist's recent groping coverage is that it has so far focused on only one category of victim—women. Men get groped, too, so let's hear one male victim's story. This...
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Marion Barry: Mary Cheh Has “Great Femininity”
According to a tipster privy to a D.C. Council hearing today, Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry had this to say about Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh: "Ms. Cheh you are attractive, glamorous, and have...
View ArticleProtecting LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence
Tomorrow, the D.C. Council will hold a public hearing [PDF] on the "Protecting Victims of Crime Amendment Act of 2010." The legislation would amend the D.C. Human Rights Act to "protect victims and...
View ArticleWeigh In on Trans Healthcare In D.C.
Last week, we took a close eye to the lack of transgender data in D.C.'s first LGB Health report. This Wednesday, the D.C. Council will do the same in a public oversight roundtable on the report....
View ArticleTrans Activists to D.C.: “Understand That We’re Real People”
[youtube:v=qV-8e5zstcI] Last Wednesday, the D.C. Council held a public oversight hearing to discuss D.C.'s recent LGB Health Report—and its exclusion of transgender health data from the findings. In...
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