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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…

GLAA urges more funding for OHR, faults unfunded mandates

Testimony of Tyrone Hanley On the behalf of GLAA Before the Committee on Government Affairs Brandon Todd, Chairman Council of the District of Columbia January 22, 2020 Room 412 John…

GLAA testifies for Panic Defense Prohibition Act

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington Testimony on Bill 23-409, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019, and Bill 23-435, Tony Hunter and Bella Evangelista…

GLAA testifies in support of sex work decriminalization

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington Testimony on Bill 23-0318, Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019 Before the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety D.C. Council October…

Rosendall speaks at Vigil Against the Violence

Remarks by Richard J. Rosendall Vigil Against the Violence Dupont Circle June 21, 2019 Ashanti and Zoe were in their 20s. They were murdered in separate incidents near Eastern Avenue….

Blade: Second transgender woman killed in Fairmount Heights

Michael K. Lavers of the Washington Blade reports: A transgender woman was killed in Fairmount Heights on Thursday. Major Brian Reilly of the Prince George’s County Police Department told reporters…

11 groups fault Mendelson’s failure to heed calls to increase funds for LGBTQ affairs

May 31, 2019 Dear Chairman Mendelson, We appreciate the Council’s efforts in securing additional funding for the Office of Human Rights for fy2020. Based on our conversations with OHR, this…

LGBTQ orgs urge increased funding for Human Rights and LGBTQ Affairs

The following group letter was sent today: 4/30/19 Dear Chairman Mendelson and Councilmember Todd: The undersigned LGBTQ organizations urge the DC Council to increase funding for the Office of Human…

GLAA Budget Testimony on Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Budget Oversight Testimony on Office of LGBTQ Affairs Before the Committee on Government Operations 
April 22, 2019 Please accept this testimony for the record, as I cannot appear in person….

March 29 Is #DecrimNow Call-in Day!

The National Center for Lesbian Rights tweets: @NCLRights In DC, many Black trans current and former sex workers are arrested after being entrapped and profiled by officers, and many cops…