By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington BladeFor the second week in a row, witnesses supporting a same-sex marriage bill far outnumbered opponents at a D.C. City Council hearing that was expected to hear testimony from more than 160 people and last into the evening.
Similar to the first hearing on the bill held Oct. 26, many witnesses for and against the Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 gave emotional accounts of how the proposed bill would have a profound impact on their lives and their religious faith.
Andrew Hertzberg, a gay D.C. man who sat at the witness table next to Andy Rollman, his domestic partner, startled some in the audienc ...
By AMY CAVANAUGH, Washington BladeMontgomery County Council member Nancy Navarro is introducing a bill that would obligate county contractors to make domestic partner benefits available to employees in same-sex relationships.
Navarro, a Democrat representing the Maryland county's eastern portion, said she would unveil Tuesday the Equal Benefits Bill.
"There have been conversations my office about my long interest in issues of equity and disparities and things of that nature, so it seemed to be a logical step to introduce this bill," she said. "This is already what the county is doing for employees, and we should require contractors to do the same."
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By REBECCA ARMENDARIZ, Washington BladeLarry Stansbury, the first executive director of Brother Help Thyself and a founding board member of the Capital Pride Alliance, died Saturday from complications following a kidney transplant, according to Brother Help Thyself.
Stansbury first came to the District from Richmond, Va., in the 1970s and began working at the D.C. Eagle, where he eventually became manager. He became involved in local LGBT activities largely through his memberships to the Centaur and Spartan gay motorcycle clubs, the latter of which he served in several roles, including president.
Stansbury helped create in 1978 and eventually ...
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