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- The Washington Blade, July 5, 1996
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- An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on a ruling questioning a military ban on homosexual 'acts' ( U.S. vs. Able), coverage on Georgia's sodomy laws (Bowers vs. Hardwick), gay democrats representing D.C. at the Democratic National Convention, minutes for a variety of gay and lesbian groups meetings including Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance, Polyester Liberation Organization, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and Gay and Lesbian Attorneys of Washington, ads for furniture and a social anxiety workshop, HIV-positive Colombian men standing their ground amidst verbal abuse and death threats, gay school issues in relation to anti-gay parental rights bills, a Supreme Court ruling on key parts of a federal law that could affect gay cable television programs, a noted shift on HIV coverage from thorough reporting to shortened features focusing primarily on celebrities with the virus, reportage warning individuals with HIV/AIDs of a cyclospora parasite that can cause intestinal illness, an obituary on Noel Gillespie, former copyright supervisor at the Library of Congress and a dance and theater critic for the Blade, an article covering the Philadelphia-D.C. AIDs ride, a feature on Center Stage: The Gay and Lesbian Visitor Center which is the first gay and lesbian visitor center for an Olympic city, a film called 'Purple Noon', and ads for gay social media (gay.net) and a summer concert honoring Donna Summer., Volume 27, Number 27
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- The Washington Blade, July 3, 1998
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- An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about the International Conference on AIDS; legislation protecting gay Federal employees; a minister's stance on homosexuality; a sportscaster's possibly anti-gay slur; gay activism; possible overtime violations; gay social groups; the government's anti-gay actions in Zimbabwe; changes to a Vatican pastoral letter to parents of gay children; issues with gay participation and protest in parades; gay rights issues; AIDS prevention in minority communities; HIV and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); gay discrimination; attorney-client privilege after death; the rights of gay parents; HIV/AIDS medical studies; lesbian health; obituaries; letters to the editor; op-eds; music inspired by AIDS; performing arts events of particular interest to the gay community; Princess Christina of Sweden's attendance at the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington performance in Stockholm; Harvey Fierstein's films; a gay-friendly video rental website; a calendar of events; horoscopes; and two teams preparing for the Gay Games., Volume 29, Number 27
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- The Washington Blade, December 8, 1995
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- An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the White House Conference on HIV and AIDS, a Congressional hearing on Parents, Schools, and Virginialues, the death of Tyra Hunter, Methodist and Episcopal gay clergy, a local newspaper's editorial policy regarding gay marriage announcements, Whitman Walker Clinic's efforts to create housing for people with HIV/AIDS, funding provided to community organizations by Whitman Walker, a hate crime involving gay victims, brief reports about local gay organizations, World AIDS Day, reparations to gay victims of the Holocaust by Austria, a potential Russian travel ban on people with HIV/AIDS, Australia's move to ban military recruits with HIV/AIDS, the rejection of a gay church float by a Key West Christmas parade, potential budget cuts for AIDS/HIV work by New York State and the federal government, a lawsuit involving the military discharge of a gay person, the refusal by Ithaca, NY, officials to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, an obituary for Len Goodman, founder of PFLAG, an appreciation of Judy Garland, a review of Cheryl Dunye's films, developments in the gay travel industry, obituaries, and a calendar of events., Volume 26, Number 49