� � Phil Reese is the Manager of Digital Initiatives and web editor at the Washington Blade. Before coming to the Blade in 2011, Reese contributed to a number of both web and print publications around the nation, and co-hosted the only weekly LGBT politics roundtable show, Same Sex Sunday, which was available for download via podcast. Reese received his Masters of Library and Information Science for the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and his Bachelor's degree in English and Communication from Central Michigan University. He is a Detroit native, and has been following stories related to leaders of the LGBT community and its advocacy organizations for over 10 years. Google

Fast Five Fix: April 30

GLAAD calls for discipline in case of Cleveland DJ seeming to call for corrective rape of a young lesbian, Kevin Jonas and his wife get a new show, and more

April 30, 2012 | Comments Off

Fast Five Fix: April 27

Wedding bells for Chirstine Quinn, Budweiser to UFC: stop homopbobia & sexism, Romeny supported gay scouts in 1994, and more

April 27, 2012 | Comments Off

2012 proving busy year for Victory Fund

Group endorses 7 House candidates, opens West Coast office

April 26, 2012 | Comments Off

Meet GLAAD’s new firebrand-in-chief

Plainspoken Graddick working to restore media watchdog after scandal

April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

UPDATED: Nation’s largest LGBT funder changing its focus?

Advocates worry ‘ATM is closed’ at Arcus Foundation

April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

National news in brief: April 27

Pa. set to get first openly gay lawmaker, polling giant notes seismic shift in opposition against anti-gay amendment in days before North Carolina vote, and more

April 25, 2012 | Comments Off

Fast Five Fix: April 24

Reports of the death of an ex-gay leader, a PTA group focusing specifically on LGBT kids, the commercial that could win over North Carolina, and more

April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Fast Five Fix: April 23

Possible marine-on-marine hate crime murder in S.E. DC this weekend, Kony 2012 funding linked to more anti-gay groups, Missouri gets a 'don't say gay' bill, and watch Cher honor Chaz

April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

National news in brief: April 20

Spitzer renounces 2001 study, Illinois marriage bill dead, LAPD new trans policies, and an airman discharged under DADT to be reinstated

April 19, 2012 | Comments Off

GLAAD elevates Herndon Graddick to President

After a tumultuous 2011, GLAAD is coming off a string of successful campaigns and has named a new leader from within

April 14, 2012 | Comments Off