Washington DC

A heterosexual student at George Washington University was beaten to within inches of his life earlier this week, after another heterosexual student mistook him for being gay.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear the appeal of a group of clergy in Washington, D.C., who want to put the city’s new marriage equality law on the ballot. The denial of review appears to be the end of the line now for opponents of equal marriage rights in the nation’s capital.

2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country. Three states plus the District of Columbia are facing the prospect of losing marriage equality, an additional seven states could start the process of amending their state constitutions to ban marriage equality, five could gain marriage equality.

The District of Columbia’s highest court has rejected yet another challenge to D.C.’s same-sex marriage law, ruling Thursday that opponents cannot ask voters to overturn it. The D.C. Court of Appeals rejected an appeal brought by Maryland pastor, Bishop Harry Jackson.

More than 14 percent of gay men in the District are HIV positive, almost five times as high as the overall rate for the city’s adults and teenagers, according to a snapshot of the community released Thursday by the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration. Interviews with 500 gay men throughout the District found that more than 40 […]

The U.S. Senate has rejected an amendment to the health care reconciliation bill that would have stopped same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia until a referendum could be held. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), who has been relentless in his efforts to stop gay marriage in District, had introduced that amendment, but the full Senate […]

Gay marriage came to the nation’s capital this week, and the Washington Post has been fending off reader complaints for marking the occasion with a front page picture of two men kissing. The above photo of Jeremy Ames, left, and Taka Ariga was taken last week when the District of Columbia began accepting applications for […]

Gay marriage has arrived in nation’s capital. Same-sex couples began marrying in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, with some lining up as early as 3:30 a.m. to pick up their licenses from D.C. Superior Court. More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began last Wednesday. Angelisa Young, 47, and […]

At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation’s capital.

The Archdiocese of Washington has changed its employee health care policy in the latest fallout from the District’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. As of Tuesday, Catholic Charities will no longer offer benefits to spouses of new employees or to spouses of current employees who are not already enrolled in the plan. Under the District’s […]