� 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

Local news in brief

GLAA honors local leaders & more

April 22, 2010 | Comments Off

Police: Murder defendant lured victim by posing as gay

Grand jury could deem murder a hate crime

April 21, 2010 | Comments Off

Slain D.C. middle school principal was gay

Brian Betts hailed as innovative educator, hero to students

April 20, 2010 | 12 Comments

16 Democratic senators uncommitted on ENDA

Despite uncertainties, House to forge ahead on job bias bill

April 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

Local news in brief

Gay activists missing at Fenty campaign kick-off & more

April 15, 2010 | Comments Off

Capital Pride board member dies

Bill Miles, 52

April 12, 2010 | Comments Off

Lesbian professors resurface as possible Supreme Court picks

Obama set to nominate second Supreme Court justice

April 9, 2010 | 8 Comments

Evans, Brown enter race for Council chair

Anti-gay candidate runs in at-large contest

April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

LGBT groups take stance on priest sex abuse

Catholic League criticized for linking scandal to homosexuality

April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

Proposed city budget shows mixed AIDS funding

Hike in federal funds comes as D.C. makes $500,000 cut

April 5, 2010 | Comments Off