Frank ‘troubled’ by process of naming interim senator
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View ArticleNewsom: Supreme Court defeat would trigger new ballot measure
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View ArticleENDA to be introduced on Thursday
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View ArticleFrank not interested in chairing Federal Reserve
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View ArticleWhy coming out still matters
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View ArticleVictory Fund endorses Catania for mayor
David Catania won the Victory Fund’s endorsement even though he hasn’t yet announced his candidacy for mayor. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, an...
View ArticleLevine seeks U.S. House seat from Va.
Mark Levine (Photo courtesy of Levine for Congress) Gay rights attorney and radio talk show host Mark Levine on March 9 officially launched his campaign for the U.S House seat in Northern Virginia...
View ArticleRecommitting to the Victory Fund mission
Victory Fund President Chuck Wolfe told Sunday’s crowd about his recent heart attack and thanked supporters for their work during his absence. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Last Sunday was...
View ArticleBarney Frank blasts Uganda over anti-gay law
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank on Wednesday blasted the Ugandan government over a law that imposes a life...
View ArticleWorld Bank president meets with LGBT advocates
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund held their spring meetings in D.C. from April 11-13. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers)World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on April 11 met...
View ArticleBarney Frank doc screens at Tribeca
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) “Compared to What: the Improbable Journey of Barney Frank,” a documentary about former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.)...
View ArticleHouse race divides LGBT advocates
Richard Tisei said he would serve as a strong advocate for LGBT rights within the ranks of House Republicans if elected. (Photo courtesy of Tisei). The controversial decision earlier this year by the...
View ArticleENDA’s long, frustrating path
Rep. Bella Abzug (Photo public domain) May 1974 — Rep. Bella Abzug (D-N.Y.), along with Rep. Ed Koch (D-N.Y.), introduce the Equality Act, which would have amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to...
View ArticleWhere is ENDA after 40 years?
Sen. Jeff Merkley (left) is chief sponsor of ENDA, which still hasn’t passed after an early version was introduced 40 years ago. Barney Frank (right) led the fight during his tenure in the House...
View ArticleEbbin, Levine chasing Beyer in Va. congressional race
Adam Ebbin and Mark Levine, two gay candidates for Congress from Virginia, are trying to catch frontrunner Don Beyer in the run-up to next week’s primary. (Photos courtesy of the Ebbin and Levine...
View ArticleShould we always vote for the LGBT candidate?
Richard Tisei (Photo courtesy of Tisei). A gay man is running for Congress in Massachusetts against a straight incumbent. The gay man has been endorsed by the Victory Fund. So why are so many members...
View ArticleWhat does evil do when it retires?
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has been in Congress since 2006 with not one bill she sponsored signed into law. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) What do people with truly evil thoughts...
View ArticleWhy I support Muriel Bowser for mayor
Muriel Bowser has said she is committed to hiring a cabinet that will function under strict ethics rules. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) As an out and proud gay man, the choice to support...
View ArticleBarney Frank’s ‘Improbable Journey’
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) Last week, Roll Call reported that “Sheila Canavan and Michael Chandler, the documentarians who filmed former Rep. Barney Frank...
View ArticleDNC LGBT Caucus maps plans for 2016
DNC LGBT Caucus Chair Earl Fowlkes said he would like to see 500 LGBT Democrats selected as delegates to the 2016 convention. (Washington Blade file photo by Damien Salas) Members of the Democratic...
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