� 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

Aggressive Obama meets passive Romney in foreign policy debate

No mention of LGBT human rights abuses abroad

October 23, 2012 | 3 Comments

Buchanan: Romney still supports Federal Marriage Amendment

Republican adviser backs away from comments saying marriage is a state issue

October 21, 2012 | 4 Comments

Gillibrand to hold NYC meeting on fed’l LGBT legislation

Discussion comes on heels of decision against DOMA

October 20, 2012 | Comments Off

Obama campaigns in Va. on LGBT-inclusive vision

President coins 'Romnesia' to describe GOP nominee's shift in positions

October 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

BREAKING: Second Circuit latest to strike down DOMA

Anti-gay law ruled unconstitutional in 2-1 decision

October 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

D.C. gays mobilize to re-elect Obama

Supporters traveling to help in Colorado, Virginia, Ohio

October 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

LGBT issues again absent from prez debate

Invigorated Obama takes on Romney in spirited town hall

October 17, 2012 | 4 Comments

Boehner maxes out $1.5 mil cost cap for DOMA defense

Dems decry continued support for anti-gay law as 'unconscionable'

October 16, 2012 | 7 Comments

Arlen Specter hailed as pro-gay moderate

Voted for DOMA, but later came out against anti-gay law

October 15, 2012 | 1 Comment

New committee to advocate for LGBT-inclusion in U.S. Census

31-member panel includes experts on LGBT issues

October 12, 2012 | 2 Comments