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D.C. Council approves bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBT youth
Tuesday, December 2, 2014The D.C. Council has approved a bill to prohibit LGBT youth from undergoing gay-to-straight conversion therapy. -
Democrat Muriel Bowser defeats openly gay council member in bid for DC mayor
Wednesday, November 5, 2014WASHINGTON -- Democrat Muriel Bowser was elected mayor of the District of Columbia on Tuesday, defeating independent D.C. council member David Catania, who was seeking to make history as the District's first white, openly gay and… -
D.C. residents picking new mayor in competitive race
Tuesday, November 4, 2014WASHINGTON -- An unusually long and competitive general-election campaign for District of Columbia mayor is drawing to a close Tuesday, with voters deciding whether to continue Democrats' perfect record when seeking the city's highest office. -
Election preview: Top 10 races to watch for LGBT candidates
Saturday, November 1, 2014This year’s election night is likely to be an important one for the LGBT history books: Voters in Massachusetts are expected to elect the nation’s first-ever openly gay state attorney general, and voters in Maine could… -
Rabbi of prominent D.C. synagogue tells congregation: ‘I am a gay man’
Wednesday, October 8, 2014WASHINGTON -- The rabbi of a prominent synagogue in Washington D.C. is telling his congregants that he's gay, and that he and his wife of 20 years are divorcing. The Washington Post reports Rabbi Gil Steinlauf… -
Man charged with stabbing transgender girl on D.C. Metro train
Thursday, July 31, 2014WASHINGTON -- A man has been charged with stabbing a transgender girl on a D.C. Metro train. WTOP reports the Metro Transit police say 24-year-old Reginald Klaiber has been charged with stabbing a 15-year-old on a… -
Gay man assaulted, called ‘faggot’ inside D.C. grocery store
Tuesday, July 8, 2014A Washington, D.C., gay man says he was attacked July 2 inside a Safeway store by an unidentified woman who punched him several times in the face while calling him a faggot, reports the Washington Blade.… -
First transgender priest to preach at National Cathedral
Saturday, June 21, 2014WASHINGTON -- An openly transgender Episcopal priest is set to preach at Washington National Cathedral. The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge, the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University, will be a guest preacher on Sunday. He'll be the… -
Maryland man sentenced for assaulting transgender woman in D.C. store
Monday, June 16, 2014WASHINGTON -- A man who pleaded guilty to pistol-whipping a transgender woman in a convenience store in Washington has been sentenced to 28 months in prison. Thirty-six-year-old Michael Phillips of Fairmount Heights, Maryland, was sentenced Monday… -
The 35 most LGBT-friendly U.S. Cities, according to Vocativ’s ‘Queer Index’
Wednesday, June 11, 2014Which U.S. city is most friendly toward LGBT residents? Which big cities don't even make the list? What's the gayest city in "red state" America? Which metro area has the highest percentage of out politicians? Where…
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