Election

Points breakdown for GLAA primary ratings 2020

Note: Ratings marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a candidate who did not return GLAA’s questionnaire and was therefore rated solely on their known record on GLAA’s issues. At-Large Robert…

Robert White, Jordan Grossman Top GLAA Ratings

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, P.O. Box 75265, Washington, DC 20013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2020 Contact: Rick Rosendall 202-328-6278 Robert White, Jordan Grossman Lead GLAA…

Flag Day meditation: How does America go forward?

June 14, 2019 Actors who have played villains have been known to have difficulty reorienting themselves afterward. There is the tragic case of Heath Ledger after his performance as The…

GLAA rates D.C. candidates in Nov. 6 election

GLAA: Fighting for LGBTQ equality in D.C. since 1971 P.O. Box 75265, Washington, DC 20013 For Immediate Release October 10, 2018 Contact: Rick Rosendall 202-328-6278 Bonds, Cheh, Allen lead GLAA…

The FBI’s lie about ‘black identity extremism’

To the FBI with its despicable fabrication of “Black identity extremism” as a terrorist threat, I offer this song that debuted seventeen years ago. The white singer, responding to the…

GLAA Calls on the District of Columbia to Revise its Riot Statute

GLAA Calls on the District of Columbia to Revise its Riot Statute August 2017 Following the inauguration protest on January 20, 2017, 192 individuals are being prosecuted for felony rioting…

8 months later, Tess Rafferty’s scathing election response is still spot-on

I only just discovered this fine rant by Tess Rafferty this morning, July 5. It feels as timely as when she wrote it after the election. (Hat tip: Morgan McDonald)

It Sure Looks Like a Russian Cover-Up

Tick tock.

Council passes Councilmember Allen’s Emergency Legislation Protecting Women’s Health From Federal Threats

We applaud DC councilmembers advocating for women’s rights and proactively ensuring the healthcare quality for all women. Yesterday, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen introduced this legislation along with the 12…

LGBT Dance Party Held outside Pence’s DC Home

A large crowd held a dance party in the streets of Chevy Chase, Maryland, to protest VP-elect Mike Pence’s policies on LGBT rights pic.twitter.com/yaSKsqDJOU — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 19,…