Petition aims to end ban on gay men donating blood
While you furiously refresh The Guardian and Buzzfeed for updates on Kate Middleton’s blue-blooded Royal Baby, take a look at one man’s plan to remove the stigma—and ban—from gays donating blood....
View ArticleGay marriage could boost Hawaiian economy by $200 million
Hawaii stands to gain $217 million in additional visitor spending if the state’s Legislature passes a marriage-equality law, according to a new report by the University of Hawaii Economics Research...
View ArticlePrinceton Review releases list of LGBT-friendly – and not – colleges
Who’s happier than a gay student at Grove City College in Pennsylvania? Just about everyone, apparently. Princeton Review released its list of the top – and bottom – colleges for LGBT students....
View ArticleOne in three Americans say gays can turn straight
One in three Americans believe gays can choose to be straight, according to a segment of a survey rereleased from the Pew Research Center Tuesday. According to the survey, 51 percent of all Americans...
View ArticleBetty White is going purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day
“Call me Betty Purple.” Actress, role model and all-around adorable human being Betty White is joining other celebrities in showing their support for GLAAD’s Spirit Day on Oct. 17. The former star of...
View ArticleCrossed Out: Just 17 percent of U.S. congregations report out gay parishioners
Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors. So few gay people. Just 17 percent of religious congregations in the United States report having openly gay or lesbian worshippers, according to...
View ArticleSame-sex civil marriages underway in Hawaii
Aloha, Hawaii, and welcome to the club. Hawaii joined Washington, D.C., and 14 other states in allowing marriage equality – with Illinois’s new law set to take full effect in June 2014 – just after...
View ArticleMan on hunger strike against gay marriage: “It will end when this stops or I...
Just consider him a modern, equality-hating, historically confused Gandhi. A 35-year-old Utah man has decided to fast until the state nullifies marriage equality. Trestin Meacham has lost 25 pounds...
View ArticleHunger Strike Update: Court halts gay marriages in Utah, Meacham wants pizza
On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered same-sex marriages in Utah to stop until a federal appeals court can further examine the issue. The decision is sure to please Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old Utah...
View ArticleWelcome to Washington, America’s gayest city: Advocate
Kudos, Washingtonians! You live in the gayest city in the country. America’s Gayest City: Washington, D.C. Kudos, Washingtonians. You’re a part of the gayest city in the country. The Advocate recently...
View ArticlePoll: 8 in 10 say gays can parent as well as straights, but only 6 in 10...
Despite 78 percent of Americans believing that gays can parent at least as well as straight parents, only 61 percent say they support allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt a child, according to a...
View ArticleNellie’s New Top
Just in time for some gorgeous D.C. weather, Nellie’s Sports Bar, at 900 U St. NW, has decided to ditch its outdoor, second-floor tent in favor of a retractable roof. From the bar’s Facebook page:...
View ArticleRepublicans in Early Primary States Favor Marriage Equality
If a study of opposition to same-sex marriage in the early primary states is any indication, Republican voters are continuing to come around on equality. A study released this week discovered that a...
View ArticleNBC/WSJ survey shows increased support for gays on social issues
Americans would be more comfortable with a gay or lesbian president than an Evangelical Christian, according to a new survey. First-term senators, Tea Party leaders, candidates without a college...
View ArticleReport: DC’s HIV status still a “generalized epidemic”
New cases of HIV and deaths related to the disease are falling dramatically in the District, but with 2.5% prevalence, the area remains what the World Health Organization defines as “a generalized...
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