History
Happy birthday, Mr. President
Happy 55th birthday to the finest president of my lifetime. “We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –- that all of us are created equal –-…
Opinion | What we owe Elie Wiesel
Opinion | What we owe Elie Wiesel https://t.co/e4gs4JVjVq — Washington Blade (@WashBlade) July 18, 2016 I don’t know how I missed this a couple of weeks ago. Former GLAA president…
Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk https://t.co/357XoesOQP — USNI News (@USNINews) July 28, 2016 A fine honor for Harvey Milk, who served in the Navy. As…
Tom Chorlton included in “In Memoriam” video at Democratic convention
The In Memoriam video that was shown at the Democratic National Convention on July 27 included former Gay Activists Alliance member Tom Chorlton. Others familiar to Washingtonians who were included…
Thought for Independence Day weekend: a history of shame and struggle, interwoven
153 years ago on this day, the Battle of Gettysburg was underway. Eleven years earlier on July 5th in Rochester, what is possibly the greatest oration in American history was…
Blade, @dcpl announce partnership to digitize newspaper’s 47-year archive
Blade, @dcpl announce partnership to digitize newspaper’s 47-year archive https://t.co/I7M20XUXxO — Washington Blade (@WashBlade) June 30, 2016
Obama Designates Stonewall Inn National Monument
Watch: Obama Designates Stonewall Inn Nation's First Monument Commemorating #LGBT Rights https://t.co/KCCQ3re8ET #p2 pic.twitter.com/o3ltlDkCi2 — New Civil Rights (@newcivilrights) June 27, 2016
House floor sit-in on gun safety recalls early days of LGBT activism
House floor sit-in on gun safety recalls early days of #LGBT activism https://t.co/TkQYSqrVd6 @WashBlade — Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) June 27, 2016
Rep. Steve King’s inverted worldview
ICYMI: Republican Congressman says it is "racist" & "sexist" to replace a slaveowner w/a black woman on the $20 bill https://t.co/5NbDAoHTUo — The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton speaks in Brooklyn after clinching Democratic nomination
An excellent speech by Hillary Rodham Clinton.