� Lou Chibbaro Jr. has reported on the LGBT civil rights movement and the LGBT community for more than 30 years, beginning as a freelance writer and later as a staff reporter and currently as Senior News Reporter for the Washington Blade. He has chronicled LGBT-related developments as they have touched on a wide range of social, religious, and governmental institutions, including the White House, Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, the military, local and national law enforcement agencies and the Catholic Church. Chibbaro has reported on LGBT issues and LGBT participation in local and national elections since 1976. He has covered the AIDS epidemic since it first surfaced in the early 1980s. � Google

Mendelson, Orange win Stein Club endorsement

Group also backs two gay candidates for school board

October 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

Md. state senator says casino firm paid for NGLTF gambling mailer

LGBT advocacy group says ballot measure on gambling will hurt marriage equality vote

October 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

Lesbians’ lawsuit against police goes to mediation

Lawsuit charges that the discrimination began in 2006 when they disclosed to fellow officers that they were in a same-sex relationship

October 4, 2012 | Comments Off

Concern over Stead Park renovation plan

Co-founder of local gay sports club opposes renovation of Dupont park that the would reduce by 25 percent the size of its fields

October 4, 2012 | 6 Comments

D.C. Eagle in search of new home

Iconic Bar being forced to relocate to make way for a new office building on New York Avenue

October 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

Jackson says he placed ‘curse’ on Blade

Anti-gay minister suggests he triggered former parent company’s 2009 shutdown

October 3, 2012 | 25 Comments

New Calif. law bans ‘gay’ to ‘straight’ therapy for minors

Measure only applies to mental health professionals licensed by state

October 2, 2012 | Comments Off

Officers, activists recognized at police liaison reception

LGBT community leaders point to 'reinvigorated' GLLU in DC

September 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

Four D.C. gays named as presidential electors

Two gay Republicans and two gay Libertarians have been named by their parties to serve as presidential electors in D.C. under the Electoral College system

September 27, 2012 | 7 Comments

Fresno activists wage lonely battle to oust congressman

California’s newly drawn 22nd District ‘safe’ for anti-gay GOP incumbent

September 27, 2012 | Comments Off