� Chris Johnson is Chief Political & White House Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson attends the daily White House press briefings and is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association. He's worked with the Washington Blade since 2008 and was a founding employee of the paper when it relaunched under local ownership in 2009. Before coming to the Blade, Johnson covered defense issues for Inside Washington Publishers and previously wrote for MIRS newsletter, a Lansing-based publication covering state political news in Michigan. A Michigan native, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 2003 with a degree in English and Creative Writing. � Google

House panel adopts ‘conscience’ amendment to defense bill

Measure puts burden on Pentagon to prove harassment causes 'actual harm'

June 5, 2013 | 8 Comments

Carney says first lady ‘brilliantly’ handled heckler

W.H. Spokesperson says he hasn’t spoken to Obama about incident

June 5, 2013 | 3 Comments

Republican’s proposal would make it easier to harass gay service members

Measure would put burden of proof on commanders to show 'actual harm'

June 5, 2013 | 1 Comment

Meet the lesbian who heckled Michelle Obama

Sturtz disrupts fundraiser, seeks 'full federal equality'

June 4, 2013 | 48 Comments

Hagel may attend Pride event at Pentagon

Move would be a first for sitting defense secretary

June 4, 2013 | 2 Comments

LGBT-inclusive education reform bill introduced in Senate

Harkin includes SNDA, SSIA provisions as part of measure

June 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

Lautenberg remembered as ‘champion for equality’

N.J. senator delivered stirring speech against marriage amendment

June 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

Could UAFA pass as a floor amendment to immigration reform?

LGBT groups support bill despite exclusion of bi-national gay couples

June 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

White House mum on gay donors, Exxon Mobil

Earnest talks floor amendment for UAFA, but no update on ENDA executive order

May 31, 2013 | 1 Comment

Obama cites ENDA support in Pride proclamation

'I know that when voices are joined in common purpose, they cannot be stopped'

May 31, 2013 | Leave a comment