� 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

D.C. Appeals Court hears gay marriage case

City defends law halting effort to repeal same-sex marriage law

May 6, 2010 | 13 Comments

Former activists on trial in Wone case

Unsolved murder has elements of gay mystery novel

May 6, 2010 | 3 Comments

Three teens charged in gay D.C. principal’s murder

Police say victim met killers through sex chat line

May 4, 2010 | 18 Comments

Woman arrested in gay principal’s murder

May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment

Death of patron forces nightclub's early closing

May 3, 2010 | 4 Comments

Hawaii passes civil unions bill

Unsure if governor Will sign measure

April 30, 2010 | Comments Off

D.C. mayor’s office apologizes for anti-gay group’s award

Staff error blamed for 'Certificate of Appreciation' to PFOX leader

April 29, 2010 | 7 Comments

D.C. has marriage, so now what?

Despite successes, activists say ‘we have not overcome yet’

April 29, 2010 | Comments Off

Dem senators from Dakotas, Virginias leaning ‘yes’ on ENDA

Frank says supporters must now ‘do the lobbying’

April 29, 2010 | 9 Comments

Local news in brief

Evidence fight continues as Wone trial nears & more

April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment