Thanks to Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia, a rider just added to D.C.'s District's 2010 federal appropriation bill will effectively trash all clean needle exchange programs in this city. According to the Examiner:
NewsChannel 8 talk show co-host Doug McKelway threatened gay blogger Michael Rogers yesterday on live television, DCist reports. McKelway was interviewing Rogers about Outrage, a new documentary on closeted gay politicians and the activists who out them. Rogers, who advocates outing gay politicians who promote homophobic legislation, appears in the film.
"I have a problem with [...]
* DCist reviews Tuesday night's Stella show, reflects on the obsessive cult of Stella that filled 6th & I to hang with three comedian strangers they like to consider their "surreal pals." Meanwhile, Michael Showalter is my favorite!!!1
* Via New York Times: What it feels like for a girl. Or boy, depending on where you're [...]
The District of Columbia may be a few Senators short of statehood, but it's close to securing some other rights for its citizens, D.C. Council member David Catania says. At Saturday's 2008 GLBT Economic Development Summit, Catania "reaffirmed that a same-sex marriage bill will be introduced to the Council in January, and that he is [...]
The D.C. Council is getting closer to approving a gay marriage bill, The Examiner reported this week. Openly gay Councilmember Jim Graham said that same-sex marriage was just "steps away” in the District. Those steps, however, are significant ones; since Congress has oversight over D.C. Council legislation, local marriage will become a national issue. In [...]
