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Title: The Washington Blade, July 9, 1999
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about HIV reporting and tracking in D.C.; American Baptist churches deciding whether to affirm gay and transgender congregants; the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association calling for a press pact with organizations representing journalists of color; a sex offender registration bill known as the DC version of 'Megan's Law' being defeated by the DC Council; Stephen Watson's arrest in the murder of Dennis Dolinger; metro news, including an arrest for soliciting sex in a public park and a lawsuit against Richmond police for malicious prosecution and defamation; local news, including meeting notes from PFLAG-Metro DC, Gay and Lesbian Activities Alliance, Gay and Lesbian Fellowship of National City Christian Church, and The Ushers; world news, including a victory for Namibians seeking permanent residency through same-sex relationships, the bombing of an Australian AIDS service organization, and eased restrictions in the United Kingdom for non-married partners of British citizens; national news, including Steven Mullins pleading guilty to murdered Billy Jack Gaither, Renee Richards discouraging trans people from transitioning, CNN pledging more coverage of gay issues, Rabbi Roderick Young on being a gay Jew, and GLAAD prompting Kia motors to pull an anti-gay ad; an order for United Airlines to provide same-sex partner benefits; the burning of a rainbow flag in Ohio; legislative activities across the United States; presidential contender George W. Bush’s position on gay issues; Capitol Hill updates; and health news, including AIDS Digest; as well as obituaries; a readers forum; a Common Ground column from Loree Cook-Daniels; a feature on mothertongue women's writing community at the Black Cat nightclub; book reviews, including a poetry tribute to Matthew Shepard, interviews with gay fiction writers, and a memoir by a Log Cabin Republican; interview with cabaret performer Lee Roy Reams; “On the Air” round-up of gay media; appointments round-up of DC-area arts events and film clips; “Out and About” round-up of local LGBT meetings; “Community Notes” round-up of local LGBT groups; “Out in the Stars” horoscopes; “Religion and Spirituality” round-up of local faith-based events; “People of Faith” round-up of religion and spirituality news; sports news and line-up; a listing of gay resources; classified ads; personal ads; and E-Files review of porn films., Volume 30, Number 28

Title: The Washington Blade, March 13, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision not to include a question about sexual orientation, state laws protecting transgender people, proposed legislation prohibiting same-sex marriage in Maryland, sex work among lesbian teens, Whitman-Walker Clinic's community-based financial assistance program for people with HIV/AIDS, community group Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), international gay news, appointment of openly gay attorney Q. Todd Dickinson as deputy assistant secretary of the Patent and Trademark Office, lack of gay men registering with the U.S. Selective Service System, and Maine’s repeal of gay civil rights law, as well as obituaries, an op-ed on police violence and unjustified arrests, music reviews, book reviews, television programming schedule, calendar of local arts and culture events, movie reviews, horoscopes, list of gay-friendly religious services, local sports calendar, personal and classified ads, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events and groups., Volume 29, Number 11

Title: The Washington Blade, May 9, 1997
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about the origin of sexual orientation; civil rights bills in New Hampshire and Oregon; a hate crimes bill in Arizona; elections for Maryland City Council and the Alexandria School Board; a public forum for Arlington School and County Boards surrounding the question of a sexual orientation discrimination policy; the 20th anniversary of the Capital Metropolitan Rainbow Alliance; an appeal in a Maryland child visitation case; an organization called PETS-DC that cared for pets of people with HIV/AIDS; the Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day; Ellen’s coming out episode; Whitman-Walker Clinic's renovations; sodomy laws in Australia; a Vatican paper offering acceptance in church with abstinence; a Mexican protest about access to AIDS medication; a DC man who was held hostage in his apartment during a robbery; Kevin Jennings, Director of Gay, Lesbian, Straight Teachers Network, and his inclusion in Newsweek’s ‘Century Club;' a St. Louis theatre company that was unable to find venue for their play; a federal raid of a San Francisco medicinal marijuana club; a study that found ‘abstinence only’ education in California violated guidelines; the proposed ‘HIV Prevention Act;' funding requests from AIDS advocacy groups and pharmaceutical research organizations; a study on Gay stereotypes; an Air Force plane crash and the pilot's sexual orientation; a group's plan to meet the Dalai Lama to clarify statements on homosexuality; the Buddhist group called the Variegated Jewels' outreach to the gay community; the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum rally; Gay and Lesbian Day at Walt Disney World; the African American Gay and Lesbian Empowerment Summit; Mt Holyoke College students occupation of an administration building to demand a ‘safe space;' the first openly Lesbian's election to public office in Illinois; a Florida judge who dismissed a bias complaint; a public service announcements for safe-sex that won an Emmy Award; Chris Smith, the first openly gay British cabinet member; Michael Singerman, a DC activist; and other local, national, and international news; as well as obituaries for Christopher Kuehn, Luis Barrera, Ann Sather, and Kennedy Shaw; letters from readers about the Ellen episode, Chrysler pulling advertisements, condom access in bars, and the obituaries for Bill Steeber and Nelson Kielt; reports on events held by the Chesapeake Bay Bears, DC Asian Lesbian/Bi Sisters, Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, and The Triangle Artists Group; segments on health, religion, and sports; advertisements for local business, services, events, HIV drugs, trials, and support services; entertainment reviews; employment opportunities; real estate listings; and personals and classifieds., Volume 28, Number 19

Title: The Washington Blade, May 2, 1997
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out episode and advertising companies' response; a Human Rights Campaign ad that aired during the episode; Levi Strauss and Co.'s decision to stop distribution to the ‘Leather Rack’ and other ‘incompatible’ stores; Alabama's attempt to block funding for pro-Gay student groups; gay candidates in Virginia school board election and Maryland city election; the risk to D.C. Mayor’s Gay liaisons' salaries; an official government phone that was used to attack a video store; the resignation of the Christian Coalition’s leader; the Sisterspaces’s African American Women Writers’ Conference panel on Lesbian, Bisexual and feminist writers; gay candidates in elections in Arlington and California; Ward 6 elections; a textbook covering gay issues in Virginia; Bet Mishpachah Synagogue's community rebuilding; the AIDS Project Los Angeles' lawsuit against a fundraiser; a Wisconsin senator's request that a public broadcaster not air an episode of ‘In the Life’ set in his district; University of North Carolina students' canceled art exhibition following imposed restrictions; the National Youth Advocacy Coalition’s First Annual Summit; the review of a Puerto Rican regulation requiring identification of name and sexual partners of people with HIV; the ordination of a gay Episcopal priest in Georgetown; a farewell to a senior pastor by Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministries; the D.C. Front Runners 12th Annual Spring Fling, and other local, national, and international news; as well as opinion pieces on the risks of registering domestic partners and gains in gay civil rights in small towns; obituaries for Mack Myer and Donnie O’Neal / LaDonna Mills; letters on marriage laws, Anabaptist picketers, D.C. Council and Alexandria School Board elections, a fundraising swim at Tilghman Island, political bumper stickers, activism, and the People with AIDS Committee of Maryland AIDSWalk; reports on events held by the Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance, Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees of Bell Atlantic Inc., LLEGO HIV/AIDS Training Workshop, and Youth Coffee House; segments on health, religion, and sports; advertisements for local business, services, events, and HIV drugs, trials, and support services; entertainment reviews; employment opportunities; real estate listings, and personals and classifieds., Volume 28, Number 18

Title: The Washington Blade, May 16, 1997
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles Maine passing a civil rights bill; states banning Gay marriage; serial killers in D.C. and Virginia; teen views on coming out; National Lesbian Political Association Committee honors, including to activist Sheila Alexander-Reid; investigations into the murder of two campers (Lollie Winans, Julianne Williams) and commemorative ‘Take Back the Trails’ Memorial Day weekend event; Lammas Women’s Books and More; the D.C. Rape Crisis Center; AIDS research into triple-drug combinations and the lymphatic system; discharges under ‘Don’t Ask, Don't Tell’; Aide to homophobic former U.S. Rep. comes out; the National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization meeting in D.C.; Lesbianism and motherhood; vacationing in Palm Springs. Local, national, and international news, including: opposition to Cypriot repeal of Sodomy laws; debate over Philippine ban on Gay people in the military; Romanian Orthodox Church criticizes repeal of Sodomy law; U.S. Episcopal Church extends benefits to employees’ unmarried domestic partners; anti-Gay and pro-Gay bills in state legislatures and AIDS-related bills; Chicago man jailed for refusing to pay taxes in protest for treatment of Gay people; Californian city council recognizes Coors Brewing Company as Gay friendly; Chrysler Corporation telephone poll over withdraw of advertising during ‘Ellen’; first openly Gay Republican elected in Texas to city council; actor stopped by police for giving ride to transgender woman previously arrested for prostitution; smoke free nights in Seattle Gay bars. Obituaries for William ‘Tom’ Ritchie, George Oldham Jr., and James Richardson. Letters on the newspaper’s coverage of Bisexuality, the Cherry Jubilee II fundraiser, and the Arlington School Board elections. Reports on events held by the Alexandria Gay and Lesbian Community Association, D.C. Lesbian Avengers, Gay/Lesbian Fellowship of National City Christian Church, and the Coalition to End Prejudice in Our Schools. Advertisements for local business, services, and events. HIV drugs, trials, and support services. Entertainment reviews. Employment opportunities. Real estate. Personals and classifieds. Calendar of events for the Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Weekend., Volume 28, Number 20

Title: The Washington Blade, March 20, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on a Clinton adviser denying claims of 'outing' staffers; a delay in the nomination of Fred Hochberg; the fourth annual Millennium March on Washington; activists calling on Black leaders and organizations to do more to combat AIDS; martial artist Lauren Wheeler's preparation for the Gay Games competition; a support group for older African American men; the Passages Conference for Lesbians; a police officer's anti-gay remarks and threats towards a gay man; the Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization's protest of a St. Patrick's Day parade; the Clinton Administration's AIDS prevention programs; and other local, national, and international news; obituaries; a 'Readers Forum' featuring letters from readers; a piece on the Millennium March; a highlight of Annie's Paramount Steak House; book, theatre, music, and performance reviews; calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, and sporting events; an astrology section; classified, personal, and encounters ads; and advertisements for various services., Volume 29, Number 12

Title: The Washington Blade, June 5, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on President Clinton signing an executive order banning discrimination against federal civilian employees, Capital Pride events, repeal of sodomy law in Rhode Island, efforts to repeal Cyprus’ sodomy law, international gay news, the ethics of investigative media coverage of gay men ‘cruising’ in public restrooms and unsupported connections to child endangerment, national news, stalls in passage of New York state civil rights bill, lesbian health news, and HIV and AIDS health news, as well as obituaries, a profile on writer Armistead Maupin and the television adaptation of his work, book reviews, Lambda Literary Award winners, theatre reviews, television programming, film reviews, Capital Pride Festival schedule of events, list of gay resources, list of religious and spiritual services in the D.C. area, classifieds, personals, and ads for an HIV medical trial, pharmaceuticals, gay-friendly businesses, sports events, social events, services, and groups., Volume 29, Number 23

Title: The Washington Blade, May 29, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the death of AIDS activist Steve Michael, planning for the World Gay march in Rome, local athletes participating in the Gay Games, use of the ‘Homosexual panic defense’ in Maryland murder case, the Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival, unveiling of the African American Hispanic AIDS Quilt, death of Atlanta activist Tony Daniels, international and national gay news, legal limitations of parental rights, employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, lesbian health news, and HIV and AIDS treatment outcomes, as well as an opinion piece challenging the use of genetics to explain sexual preference the effects on parents, movie reviews, book reviews, theatre reviews, music reviews, television programming, cultural events calendar, Capital Pride Festival schedule of events, list of gay resources, list of religious and spiritual services in the D.C. area, classifieds, personals, and ads for pharmaceuticals, gay-friendly businesses, events, services and groups., Volume 29, Number 22

Title: The Washington Blade, March 5, 1999
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS' plans to become more inclusive of the gay community; a local pastor's meeting to discuss homosexuality; the controversy surrounding a Boston College professor's female-only class; DC Councilmember Jim Graham's decision to step down as a fundraiser for the Whitman-Walker Clinic, Maryland civil rights bills related to sexual orientation and transgender issues; the questioning of a suspect in the Georgetown Starbucks murders case, the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Park Slope, and other local, national, and international news; obituaries; a 'Readers Forum' featuring letters from readers; a column about a business idea that offers a gift for every lesbian; performance, music, book, and theater reviews; calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, and sporting events; an astrology section; classified, personal, and encounters ads, and advertisements for various services., Volume 30, Number 10

Title: The Washington Blade, March 12, 1999
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on recent murders involving gay victims, legislative response to these murders and hate crimes, George Washington University Health Plan's end to domestic partner benefits for employees, an Arlington County Circuit Court's ruling against domestic partner benefits in Virginia, openly gay Republican politicians, women building homes in Nicaragua following Hurricane Mitch, Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun's death, a federal hate crime bill, and other local, national, and international news; obituaries; a 'Readers Forum' featuring letters from readers; a piece on the death penalty; a section on comic books' appeal to gay readers and GLAAD's Media Award nominees; movie, theater, music, and book reviews; a piece on Craig Byrnes, International Mr. Bear; calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, and sporting events; an astrology section; a list of gay community resources; classified, personal, and encounters ads; and advertisements for various services., Volume 30, Number 11

Title: The Washington Blade, March 6, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on scientific evidence exploring the connection between hearing and sexual orientation, judicial ruling in Alaska limiting the state’s ability to restrict issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples, gay hate crimes, U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sexual harassment laws also apply to sex discrimination in cases where both the plaintiff and defendant are the same sex, internet censorship of gay sites, the 11th Passages women’s conference, resistance by Britain’s Caribbean territories to repeal sodomy laws, increase in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ violations in 1997, New Jersey court ruling finding the Boy Scouts’ practice of barring gays from leading troops as discriminatory, passing of protections for transgender people at Rutgers University, and AIDS-related health information, as well as obituaries, a feature on rapper Queen Pen, movie reviews, 7th OutWrite Conference for gay writers, book reviews, theatre reviews, music reviews, television programming schedule, calendar of local arts and culture events, horoscopes, list of gay-friendly religious services, gay community resources listings, local sports calendar, personal and classified ads, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events and groups., Volume 29, Number 10

Title: The Washington Blade, September 26, 1997
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the success of a gay-themed movie (In and Out), Lesbian appointment to President Clinton's staff, Maine referendum prohibiting discrimination, lesbians charged with murdering their roommate, Catholic support group, Congress prevention of DC expenditures on domestic partners law, AIDSWalk successful fundraising, gay film fest banned in Korea, anti-gay song release, increase in Congressional funding for AIDS programs, President Clinton's plan to attend Human Rights Campaign event, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force adds bisexual and transgendered people to mission, California legislature passes bill banning discrimination. This edition also includes obituaries, reviews and announcements of television shows, gay travel magazine, music, books, film, dance. religious services and other events, and classified ads and personals., Volume 28, Number 39

Title: The Washington Blade, April 2, 1999
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the significance and effects of Equality at Home, the murder of a gay homeless man in Richmond, the merger between gay.com and gay.net, lesbian victims of domestic violence and their struggle to find help, the suspicious death of a gay man in Southwest DC, the addition of sexual orientation to a Maryland hate crimes bill, criticism of the Bank of Scotland's plan to open a 'direct bank' in the US, the suspension of a Methodist pastor for performing same-sex unions, jury selection for the Matthew Shepard murder case, a documentary called Cathedral of Hope airing on television, Frank Kameny's appearance on a talk show called American issues, and other local, national, and international news; obituaries; a 'Readers Forum' featuring letters from readers; a piece on accountability and diversity in advocacy groups; book, art, and music reviews; calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, and sporting events; an astrology section; classified, personals, and encounters ads; and advertisements for various services., Volume 30, Number 14

Title: The Washington Blade, August 8, 1997
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on a National Institute of Health-commissioned panel on lesbian health priorities, community reaction to DC's 'rescue plan,' the Democratic State Committee's selection for a new DC council member, the Fairfax Lesbian and Gay Citizens' Association's status as a corporation, DC Care's new director, the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia's recent property purchase, and other local, national, and international news; obituaries; a directory of professionals; a 'Readers' Forum' featuring letters from readers; a 'Writer in Residence' column; a travel section; movie, theatre, and book reviews; calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, and sporting events; an astrology section; classified, personal, and encounters ads; and advertisements for various services., Volume 28, Number 32

Title: The Washington Blade, December 11, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about the trial related to the death of Tyra Hunter; a statement by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) opposing ‘reparative or conversion therapy;' plans for ‘D.C. Equality Begins at Home’ march as part of coordinated events nationwide; guidelines released by the Ralph Nader’s Public Citizens Group about ‘Post-exposure Prophylaxis’ (PEP) for HIV exposure; stockholders of Cracker Barrel voting against non-discrimination hiring policy; the 20-year anniversary of the Whitman-Walker Clinic Lesbian Resource and Counselling Center; a convicted killer potentially targeting the gay community; a grant from D.C. Department of Health to HIV Community Coalition for first pilot program in the nation to develop AIDS education for the transgender community to be run by ‘Transgenders Against Discrimination and Deformation; and local, national, and world news coverage, including protests in India against local film depicting a lesbian relationship, a Florida radio station apologizing for staging a mock gay bashing at a fundraiser, the South Carolina Lesbian and Gay Pride Movement promoting visits to Bob Jones University, opposition in Boston to the order to extend health benefits to domestic partners of city employees, concern the Teletubbies may be singing anti-Gay slurs, and release of a booklet entitled ‘Classroom Crusades: Responding to the Religious Right’s Agenda for Public Schools; as well as profiles on a gay couple at a Prince George’s County fire station and Omar Reyes being crowned ‘Señorita Gay America,' obituaries for Skip Singleton, Christopher Van Scott, and Ray Pugh, letters about the Human Rights Campaign support of Al D'Amato, reports on events from Gay and Lesbian Attorneys of Washington, Triangle Artists Group, and Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance, segments on health, religion, sports, entertainment reviews, advertisements for local businesses and services and HIV drugs and trials, employment opportunities, announcements for local events, and classified and personal ads., Volume 29, Number 50

Title: The Washington Blade, November 13, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about the discrimination and wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city by the mother of Tyra Hunter, a transgender woman; the incoming Speaker of the House, Robert Livingston; African American lesbians and AIDS; the resignation of Jim Graham from the Whitman-Walker Clinic due to his election to the DC Council; the Initiative 59 vote on legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes in D.C.; brief updates from Youth Pride Day 1999, Triangle Artists Group, Gente Latina de Ambiente (GELAAM and La Clinica del Pueblo, and D.C. Lesbian Avengers; a Gay African American town forum; a rally against anti-Gay violence; same-sex European couples seeking legal recognition of their unions; brief national updates on news of interest to the gay community, including: the arrest of two Texas men for consensual sex; a proposed Gay civil rights ordinance in Dade County; the impact of changes to Kaiser Permanente's benefits packages on people with AIDS; the county attorney in Matthew Shepard's murder trial; a Washington state student receiving a homophobic death threat letter, a Penn State student gathering in opposition to an anti-Gay gathering; the sentencing of a Virginia man who murdered several Gay men; the University of Nevada-Las Vegas not disciplining a security officer for an anti-gay email; brief updates from Capitol Hill of interest to the gay community; national updates of interest to the gay community regarding cases going to the Supreme Court, including fees, funding, and Huck Finn; legal briefs of interest to the gay community; Alameda County in California issuing AIDS state of emergency; AFL-CIO union discussing gay worker issues; and health news, including lesbian health and AIDS; as well as a calendar for community occasions; obituaries; a readers forum; Amazon trail syndicated column from Lee Lynch; Common Ground column on connecting gay people and heterosexual allies; a profile of photographer Berenice Abbott; a profile of writer Randy Boyd; a section on the Publishing Triangle literary awards; a profile of writer Erika Lopez; review of gay theater performances, including Love is the Devil play and Shakespeare Theatre's Twelfth Night; a review of 1998 Washington Craft Show; a review of Windows cabaret show; a map of D.C. places of interest to the gay community; On the Air round-up of TV shows of interest to the gay community; guide to local arts events of interest to the gay community; Out and About and The Point round-ups of events of interest to the gay community; a comic strip by Alison Bechdel; religion and spirituality news; sports lineup; classified ads; and personal ads., Volume 29, Number 46

Title: The Washington Blade, November 6, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles about the election of Tammy Baldwin, the first open lesbian to win a seat in the U.S. Congress; the elevation of Karen Tramontano to a position as Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Chief of Staff; gay candidates who won and lost bids for elected office in the D.C. council and in Baltimore County; perspectives on the reelection of Maryland Governor Parris Glendening (D) and election of D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams (D); a community-based plan in Alameda County, California, to generate awareness about AIDS among African Americans; a policy change at the Washington Post newspaper to publish paid announcements of same-sex commitment ceremonies on a different page and day than its announcements for traditional weddings and engagements; an investigation into an alleged shouting of anti-Gay language at a civilian at the U.S. Marine Barracks; a shooting in Baltimore that left Leonard 'Lynn' Vines, a gay man, seriously injured; reports of discrimination based on sexual orientation monitored by the Fairfax Alliance for Citizen Equality; a change in costs for the AIDS drug ritonavir; a report on the progress of Initiative 59 to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in D.C.; and hostility encountered by gay vacationers; as well as a profile of the film Goldmine about the heyday of British glam rock, book reviews, and announcements, and calendars detailing community activities and sports., Volume 29, Number 4

Title: The Washington Blade, February 13, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the expansion of the organizational team for the Millennium March on Washington planned for Spring 2000, the wrongful death lawsuit against the D.C. Fire Department for a rescue worker’s taunting of transgender woman and car crash victim Tyra Hunter, same-sex marriage bans across the country including Maine and Washington, a feature on GLAAD director of community relations Cathy Renna, the settlement of a lawsuit by the Montgomery County Board of Education for disclosure of a student’s HIV-positive status, the student petition for a gay student center and staff support at George Mason University, refusal of Caribbean island governments to allow Gay and Lesbian M/S Leeward cruise ship to dock, gay-friendly beach vacation destinations, a review of INTERIORity exhibit by Triangle Artists Group (TAG), and the opening of gay art gallery Rivaga, as well as movie reviews, a feature on Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, a feature on Venus Magazine founder Charlene Cothran, book reviews, television programming schedule, calendar of local arts and culture events, divert and conquer comic strip, horoscopes, list of gay-friendly religious services, local sports calendar, personal and classified ads, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 29, Number 7

Title: The Washington Blade, February 20, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum conference including appointment of executive director Jubi D. Headley Jr., Dupont Circle civic group commitment not to include police activity related to muggings in its challenge to JR bar’s license, labor contract between employee union and Whitman-Walker Clinic explicitly banning discrimination against transgender employees, the Canadian national women’s hockey team and its out lesbian players, protests in Belize against the arrival of gay cruise upon the M/S Leeward, feature on lesbian figure skating duo and their challenges with updated competition rules at the Gay Games, changes to requirements for gay asylum seekers related to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and survey results on the use of triple-drug therapy for HIV patients, as well as an op-ed on the Defense of Marriage Act, book reviews, obituaries, theatre reviews, music reviews, television programming schedule, calendar of local arts and culture events, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green comic strip, horoscopes, list of gay-friendly religious services, local sports calendar, gay community resources listings, personal and classified ads, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 29, Number 8

Title: The Washington Blade, February 27, 1998
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the Patient Bill of Rights banning sexual orientation-based discrimination by federal government health insurance plans, the decision by religious discrimination legal organization Rutherford Institute to represent the family of a child barred from a Virginia karate school due to having AIDS, the D.C. AIDS office’s failure to spend federal and city funds, interview with Colonel Dennis Hejlik about the resolution of a martial court case against five Marines who tossed a tear gas grenade into Capitol Hill gay bar Remington’s, Freddie Mac’s extension of partner benefits to gay employees, opposition of Maryland Gay civil rights bill due to lack of protections for transgender people, international news on gay rights and anti-gay sentiments, creation of gay-friendly housing at colleges and universities, hepatitis infections and vaccinations, AIDS-related health information, and the GLAAD media awards nominations with a focus on websites, as well as obituaries, painter Max Lawton and the In the Neighborhood exhibit, Steven Reichert’s art exhibit Geometric Abstraction, music reviews, Lambda Literary Award nominees, book reviews, television programming schedule, calendar of local arts and culture events, movie reviews, horoscopes, list of gay-friendly religious services, local sports calendar, personal and classified ads, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events and groups., Volume 29, Number 9

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