LGBT March on Washington, Baldwin Prepares for Fight, Chechnya

> [BladeBlast: LGBT March on Washington, Baldwin Prepares for Fight, Chechnya] sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16508.1.e51966a6b4b6d914a633dcdd253121e4 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16509.1.bd893bb00bee9c0274b70da23906ad9c sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16510.1.a35e244849efcc8e0e8ab064380b2c31 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16511.1.5beeee9a5c60202e161fe4cb8c3bc83e sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16512.1.a01a31d4212872fe55929988c7e94e11 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16513.1.69b8ff2f617e8568d5417051246d8f90 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16514.1.701c91c464c8bfabb37673eaff11854f sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16515.1.d56eae7ad16d68a79cd1f4dcd703d34c > > > ——————————————— > April 20, 2017 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16516.1.d193b4c279ec7b0357c3b8a53cbba695 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16517.1.6f668cce3462c5cd78947d1b707c0fb0 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16518.1.d9ed3a98f79de5ed52d9e4e744962473 sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16519.1.829ee4ac5285c967ef79fa4d6052977f > ——————————————— > > ——————————————— > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16520.1.e977dcd98b62b89d48655cc52918d613 > > ——————————————— > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16521.1.fbec82f7cf09aa4878320952ccaf56c7 > > ——————————————— > Diverse co-chairs named for LGBT march on Washington > By LOU CHIBBARO mailto:lchibbaro@washblade.com > Organizers of a planned LGBT march on Washington scheduled for June 11, which has been named The Equality March for Unity and Pride, released on Wednesday the names of 12 of 13 co-chairs of the event but provided few additional details such as how it will be financed or the route of the march. > . . . READ MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16522.1.7694b16f47029547aae1304d2593a73c > > > > Sen. Baldwin prepares for > re-election fight in 2018 > By CHRIS JOHNSON mailto:cjohnson@washblade.com > As Democrats gear up for the congressional mid-term elections in 2018, one race that will be critical for the LGBT community and potentially a challenge to win is the re-election bid of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the only out lesbian in Congress. > . . . READ MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16523.1.bbabb25ffe1d311b9dec151912cef676 > > Chechnya not ‘politically > independent’ from Russia > By MICHAEL K. LAVERS mailto:mlavers@washblade.com > Chechnya in recent weeks has become the latest flashpoint in the global LGBT and intersex rights movement. Here are some facts about the semi-autonomous Russian republic that continues to garner headlines around the world. > . . . READ MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16524.1.1936100b94271dfb8760bf479a56e7e4 > > Madaleno poised to > challenge Hogan in 2018 > By MICHAEL K. LAVERS mailto:mlavers@washblade.com > Gay Maryland state Sen. Rich Madaleno (D-Montgomery County) appears poised to officially declare his candidacy for governor in 2018. > . . . 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Team D.C. gave out college scholarships to seven LGBT student athletes. Akil Patterson served as the keynote speaker. > (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) > . . . SEE MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16534.1.803e8cbe25b1aab4dcaeec0a86caf2c8 > > ——————————————— > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16535.1.90841450ad18c620ffe10fd993162772 > > ——————————————— > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16536.1.f425a5d2bd22319189456112f525ebb2 > > ——————————————— > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16537.1.2928cf02098a4ef5ede026c96d82fa99 > > Alabama guv to sign anti-LGBT > adoption ‘religious freedom’ bill > By CHRIS JOHNSON mailto:cjohnson@washblade.com > Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is set to sign legislation that would enable taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to deny placement to LGBT families out of religious objections. > > . . . READ MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16538.1.6b374e3cb495429b6f36466d9419151f > > > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16539.1.8e0ed8feff9a18e1de3bd5ba1458a75d > > Trump continues Obama opposition > to LGBT document lawsuit > By LOU CHIBBARO JR. mailto:lchibbaro@washblade.com > In a rare agreement on an LGBT-related matter, the Trump administration is following the lead of the Obama administration in fighting a lawsuit filed last year by a gay rights group against the U.S. Department of Justice. > > . . . READ MORE sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16540.1.cc94f7954687ea1fc1b6a93a49a2d43c > > > sable.madmimi.com/c/24862?id=4106437.16541.1.39db47ffdef5a327766bb5eaead552c4 > > OPINION: Perez and the disappearing DNC > By PETER ROSENSTEIN mailto:news@washblade.com > The Democratic National Committee has all but disappeared since its recent elections — except when they’re asking for money. > > . . . 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