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GLAA's Agenda: 2013 (PDF) (HTM) / Election Project 2013 D.C. Marriage Bureau / Timeline on D.C. Marriage Equality Bill Status At-A-Glance Enter your email address to join the GLAA Announcements list Latest LGBT News from Google Police: Gunman Used Anti-Gay Slurs Before Killing Man In Greenwich Village - CBS Local May 18 Former justice offers predictions May 18 Will Boy Scouts Accept Gay Youth? Vote Is Imminent - ABC News May 18 Gay Lyons: Luncheon celebrates recipients of Women's Fund grants - Knoxville News Sentinel May 18 Hollande Signs French Gay Marriage Law - New York Times May 18 Gwist Recap: The Best Video Clips From The Gay YouTube Channel, May 12 -- 18 - Huffington Post May 18 Chinese LGBT Activists Held by Police During 'Gay Day' - IBTimes.co.uk May 18 Gay marriage not on front burner in Wisconsin (story, video) - Fond du Lac Reporter May 18 Gay marriage across the world - NDTV May 18 No joy for gay pride as AFL rules out themed match - The Age - The Age May 18 No 10 denies anyone in Downing Street called anti-Europe anti-gay marriage ... - The Independent May 18 Crowds break up gay rights rallies in Georgia, Russia - Chicago Tribune May 18 From Kenya: courage is beautiful - GLAA Forum May 18 Quick Quotes: What Old People Think About Gay Sex - Crunk + Disorderly May 18 Duncan Gay considers raising speed limits to 120km/h - NEWS.com.au May 18 Daniel Radcliffe Talks Gay Sex Scenes In Kill Your Darlings: 'I Was Given Step ... - Entertainmentwise May 18 Harsh reality for gay Africans continues - eNCA May 18 French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage into law - The Independent May 18 France's gay marriage bill signed by Hollande - RTE.ie May 18 Troubled past comes back to haunt Isle of Man's gay residents after lesbian ... - The Independent May 18 Banning gay marriage impacts on skilled migration - Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney Morning Herald May 18 Portugal allows gay adoption - euronews May 18 The Buzz: Anti-gay rights group blasts Harvey Milk Day in ads - Sacramento Bee May 18 Ky. Voices: Celebrate cultural gifts of gay geniuses - Lexington Herald Leader May 17 Crowd Led by Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia - New York Times May 17 Senate advances gay rights bill for first time ever - STLtoday.com May 17 Philip Hammond breaks ranks on gay marriage - The Independent May 17 Gay-marriage party sends message: St. Paul welcomes diversity and fun - Pioneer Press May 17 Hollande set to sign gay marriage into French law - The Local.fr May 17 EU study: Gay people still face discrimination - Deutsche Welle May 17 Cuba's Gay Community Celebrates 'International Day Against Homophobia And ... - Huffington Post May 17 For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar - New York Times May 17 Parents Rally Against Lifting Ban on Gay Boy Scouts - CBS Local May 17 Bradlee Dean: Gay Marriage Results In Plague Of Rocks, Rabies - Wonkette - Wonkette (satire) May 17 Blogger apologizes for gay slur, deletes anonymous account - Houston Chronicle (blog) May 17 UFC suspends Nate Diaz for tweeting gay slur - USA Today - USA TODAY May 17 Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses - Los Angeles Times May 17 Why Gay Actors Going Public Matters - Huffington Post (blog) May 17 France to sign gay marriage into law - Telegraph.co.uk May 17 Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority Support Gay Athletes - CBS Local May 17 Last revised on May 16, 2013 by Richard J. Rosendall Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC P.O. Box 75265, Washington, DC 20013 voicemail: (202) 667-5139 E-Mail: equal@glaa.org Recommended Reading List (click here) GLAA Online is sponsored by: Crew Club 1321 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 Support GLAA GLAA is an all volunteer organisation. Our expenses are paid by our yearly Awards Banquet and by membership dues and contributions. If you would like to join GLAA this can be done through PayPal or through our membership form.

GLAA supports birth certificate bill with changes 05/16/13 Election Night Unofficial Results: Bonds beats Silverman by 4 points 04/23/13 Rosendall introduces Ellison at ACLU Dinner 04/11/13 Turner slams bill to restrict cultivation centers 03/20/13 Rosendall, Summersgill testify on marriage officiant bill 03/14/13 Frumin and Bonds top GLAA's D.C. Council candidate ratings 03/13/13 Order your tickets now for GLAA's 2013 Awards Reception 03/07/13 GLAA Announces 2013 Distinguished Service Awards 02/18/13 GLAA supports birth certificate bill with changes 05/16/13 DCTC: Sentencing of MPD Officer Furr Devalues Trans Lives 01/11/13 GLAA supports Human Rights for Ex-Offenders Amendment Act 10/15/12 GLAA endorses Brian Watson for Interagency Council on Homelessness 07/09/12 GLAA testifies on police response to hate crimes 06/29/12 GLAA endorses Budd, Beninda, other nominees to Human Rights Commission 05/23/12 Rosendall, Summersgill testify on marriage officiant bill 03/14/13 Suggested Reading on Marriage Equality 11/28/12 GLAA issues Manifesto Against Religious Bullies 05/25/12 GLAA testifies for Judicial Declaration of Parentage Amendment Act 02/09/12 GLAA supports Human Rights for Ex-Offenders Amendment Act 10/15/12 GLAA issues Manifesto Against Religious Bullies 05/25/12 GLAA endorses Budd, Beninda, other nominees to Human Rights Commission 05/23/12 DCTC: Sentencing of MPD Officer Furr Devalues Trans Lives 01/11/13 GLAA testifies on police response to hate crimes 06/29/12 DC Trans Coalition writes Mayor Gray urging police reforms 02/29/12 Office of Police Complaints issues annual report for FY 2011 02/28/12 GLAA opposes Prostitution Free Zone Amendment Act 01/24/12 D.C. Attorney General's office raises constitutional concerns on PFZ bill 01/24/12 Turner slams bill to restrict cultivation centers 03/20/13 D.C. Council limits medical marijuana cultivation center sites 01/18/12 DC Appleseed releases Sixth HIV/AIDS Report Card 03/08/11 GLAA urges Medicaid protections for same-sex partners 11/01/11 GLAA endorses Brian Watson for Interagency Council on Homelessness 07/09/12 GLAA urges passage of anti-bullying bill 02/08/12 Alert: D.C. hospitality venues need your support 11/27/12 GLAA to Safeway: Moving forward with D.C.'s LGBT community 06/20/11 Invitation to GLAA 41st anniversary reception on April 26 03/05/12 November 3 - Kameny to lie in state at Carnegie Library 10/20/11 Franklin E. Kameny, 1925 - 2011 10/11/11 A Brief History of Congressional Anti-LGBT Discrimination in D.C. 06/07/11 Alliance of Fighters 04/28/11 Awards presented at GLAA 40th Anniversary Reception 04/20/11 Rosendall: Eulogy for Jeff Coudriet 02/16/11 Frank Kameny's 85th birthday celebrations 05/19/10 GLAA's OutHistory entry 04/30/10 GLAA's Flickr Page 04/18/08 GLAA Timeline 1971 - 2007 The Kameny Papers Smithsonian displays Kameny pickets 08/31/07