Die in at NOM counterprotest

Queer Rising, NYC LGBT activists, held a die-in in front of a NOM rally in Washington, DC.

Maryland may recognize out-of-state gay marriages

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler today announced that Maryland could recognize gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions – like Washington, DC – where they were legal.

The announcement doesn’t make the recognition of gay marriages a reality, however. That would only come if the Maryland General Assembly enacted legislation; the Court of appeals …

Withers: RIP Dennis deLeon, 1948-2009

This story might get lost with all the attention focused on Washington DC, but let’s take a moment to remember Dennis deLeon. The 61 year old activist died on Monday of heart failure.

“He was a pioneer and a visionary, and in his lifetime he sought to curb and eliminate health …

Withers: DC Council votes for gay marriage

In a 11-2 vote, the City Council of Washington, DC voted for gay marriage.

We are a bit short-handed today, so expect more about this later . Until then have a sip of the bubbly and congrats to the District.

Behind the news: Washington Blade was almost saved

A publisher was in negotiations to buy and run the Washington Blade before it was shut down on Monday.

From a press release:

(Washington DC) In response to media inquiries and an apparent information blackout by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Nicholas F. Benton, owner of the Falls Church News-Press, a …

Two-Thirds of GLBT Americans Think Nation Headed in the Right Direction

(Washington, DC) American GLBT adults say they are more optimistic for the future than their heterosexual counterparts.

A new national survey conducted online in mid-August by Witeck-Combs Communications and Harris Interactive shows two–thirds (67%) of GLBT adults say that things in the country are going in the right direction, compared to …

Senate to convene first-ever hearing on gay immigration equality

(Washington, DC) On Wednesday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever Congressional hearing on obstacles faced by lesbian and gay couples under U.S. immigration law.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the committee, has scheduled a 10 a.m. hearing on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). The bill, sponsored …

Kirby Dick on Outing Gay Celebrities.

Outrage, Kirby Dick’s fascinating survey of the hypocrisy of closeted conservative politicians, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last weekend. I wrote about the Q&A that followed the screening in this post for The Wrap.

In the clip below, Dick explains why he kept the focus on politicians, rather than exploring all closeted celebrities and the people out them. “I really had my hands full with Washington DC,” he said.

In the film, Dick includes two really funny media guffaws that I have embedded beneath the clip from the premiere.

See Kirby Dick on Outing Gay Celebrities.

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