The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage. The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of Elections and Ethics turned them down. City...

By Tim Craig Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 15, 2009; 3:30 PM The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, setting off a wave of excitement in the gay community even as opponents vow to continue the fight on Capitol Hill. The bill, approved by...

Health professionals and community members continue to work avidly toward developing a vaccine for the AIDS virus Gay and bisexual men account for more new HIV infections in the U.S. – 53 percent – than any other population group. Moreover, this is the only risk group in the nation in which...

Reporting from Washington – The District of Columbia Council took a major step Tuesday toward joining New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Massachusetts in legalizing same-sex marriage. In the first of two votes, the council passed a bill 11 to 2. Although the outcome was expected in...

During her speech condemning international homophobia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also announced the United States would host the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Eric Goosby, who is the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, called the decision momentous, as the country...

The following is an excerpt from a recent memo issued by the Center for American Progress. The memo directly counters the inflammatory and downright false comments propagated against the rally for marriage equality that is currently ongoing in the district. Be sure to read the entire memo, but most...

New Jersey State Sen. Paul Sarlo says he will not bring up the bill in the Judiciary Committee he chairs unless there are enough votes to pass it along to the whole Senate. And the Bergen County Democrat said today that there currently are not enough votes. Gay rights activists are pushing lawmakers...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington says it won’t continue social service programs it runs for the District if the proposed same-sex marriage law isn’t changed. The bill states religious organizations wouldn’t have to perform or make space available for same-sex...

The Ancient Civilization of Washington D.C. Happy Transgender Awareness Month! We’ve got TONS of stuff going on in our community this month in an effort to honor and uplift our transgender community members! In addition, November is the month that hosts the “To Write Love On Her Arms”...

Microsoft gives $100K to Wash. gay-partners effort (AP) – 1 day ago OLYMPIA, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. has donated $100,000 to the campaign supporting more partnership rights for Washington state gay couples. That’s the largest single donation in favor of Referendum 71, which asks voters to approve...