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Lou Chibbaro Jr.

Lou Chibbaro Jr. has reported on the LGBT civil rights movement and the LGBT community for more than 30 years, beginning as a freelance writer and later as a staff reporter and currently as Senior News Reporter for the Washington Blade. He has chronicled LGBT-related developments as they have touched on a wide range of social, religious, and governmental institutions, including the White House, Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, the military, local and national law enforcement agencies and the Catholic Church. Chibbaro has reported on LGBT issues and LGBT participation in local and national elections since 1976. He has covered the AIDS epidemic since it first surfaced in the early 1980s. Follow Lou

Stories By Lou Chibbaro Jr.

Politics4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi visits Christmas tree decorated in her honor

Gay manager decorates tree in honor of soon-to-be House Speaker
News4 years ago

Pope’s statement on gay priests draws mixed reaction

Some say Francis is backing away from ‘Who am I to judge?’
National4 years ago

LGB adults half as likely to have guns than heterosexuals: report

Non-Hispanic whites more likely to keep firearms in home
Midterms 20184 years ago

Gays for Trump leader loses race for N.C. House seat

Peter Boykin, founder and president of the North Carolina-based group Gays for Trump, lost his race for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives...
National4 years ago

Tom Gallagher, U.S. Foreign Service officer, dies at 77

Longtime LGBT rights advocate came out publicly in 1975
National4 years ago

Sex trafficking bill prompts Craigslist to drop personal ads

Widespread crackdown on "all sorts of sex spaces, from dating sites to webcams” feared
National4 years ago

LGBT historic site projects continue under Trump

National Park Service approves 4 locations, ‘Sexuality Equality’ fellowship
National4 years ago

Local LA couple raises $300,000 after lawmakers defund Univ. of Tenn. LGBT center

Chad Goldman and Brian Pendleton organize to privately fund LGBT Center for University of Tennessee students
AIDS and HIV5 years ago

CVS exposes patients’ HIV status in mailings

CVS Caremark, a division of the CVS pharmacy and healthcare company, abruptly discontinued a mailing last week to patients in Ohio receiving HIV-related medication from the...
World5 years ago

U.N. human rights chief criticizes Trump over trans, media comments

The United Nations’ human rights chief on Wednesday criticized President Trump over his statements against transgender people and other minority groups. The New York Times reported...