� � 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

Public figures cause uproar with anti-gay tweets

Both Fantasia and Azealia Banks faced criticism after anti-gay posts to social networking sites

January 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

Actor Matt Dallas comes out on Twitter

Star of ABC Family sci-fi drama Kyle XY also announced engagement to Los Angeles musician Blue Hamilton in tweet

January 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

Gay Scout’s Eagle application accepted

'We felt without a doubt he deserved that rank,' review board chair Hazarabedian said

January 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

Sullivan launches own subscription site

Sullivan recently left Washington D.C. for New York, has already raised over $300k in subscriptions

January 10, 2013 | Comments Off

Critics assail Pentagon over blocked gay sites

Internet filter blocks not just adult sites, but also blogs and the sites of organizations like GLAAD and HRC

January 10, 2013 | Comments Off

Video: Interview with gay kiss marine

Bryan Leffew of the YouTube site Gay Family Values interviews the same-sex couple whose marine homecoming kiss made headlines last year

January 10, 2013 | Comments Off

Video: Dan Savage wants us to thank straight people

Says that we owe our election day victories to our straight allies that have come to our aid

January 9, 2013 | Comments Off

Video: Baldwin sworn in as first ‘out’ US Senator

Video of historic moment when Wisconsin's long-time lesbian Representative joins the Senate

January 7, 2013 | Comments Off

Studios said Liberace biopic ‘too gay’ for theaters

Director laments, 'I was stunned... it made no sense to any of us'

January 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

L.A. LGBT weekly co-owner dies

Mark Hundahl, the straight co-owner of LGBT weekly, Frontiers L.A., died of cancer on Dec. 27 at the age of 61

January 3, 2013 | Comments Off