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This Saturday, June 5, marks the 35th anniversary of the first reported cases of what would become known as AIDS in the United States. Dr. Richard Wolitski, Acting Director of the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP),...
Earlier today, the full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled in favor of transgender Gloucester teenager Gavin Grimm and denied a review of the ruling made by the three-judge panel in April.  Grimm has been challenging the...
It has been quite a year for the LGBT community.  We had a lot to celebrate last June after the Supreme Court affirmed marriage equality.  Since then, the anticipated backlash has been severe coming from the far right -...
Summer has finally arrived in Hampton Roads! OUTwire wishes everyone a safe and fun Memorial Day Weekend!  Please do the following: Thank a veteran, remember those who have passed; Wear sunscreen' Be nice and play safe; Moisturize!  Skin is...
Fans of 'Entourage' star Adrian Grenier and Tom Cruise's first wife, Mimi Rogers, are set to descend on Norfolk this summer to film a political thriller titled "Public Affairs." Grenier, will play a campaign aide who Gets into trouble after...
The Grayson County Virginia School Board has approved an ordinance requiring students to use bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificate. The move comes after President Obama told public schools that transgender students should be allowed to...
Our community has made great strides in a short period of time, but so much more work needs to be done.  Public displays of homophobia are far too frequent. Below is a statement published by the San Diego Men's Chorus...
Today is Harvey Milk Day.  Had he not been assassinated in 1978, today would be his 86th birthday. Milk’s legacy is tied more to the values for which he stood than to the historic significance of his being elected to...
Memorial Day is approaching and while the weather may not feel as if summer is right around the corner, it's almost time to squeeze into last year's swimsuit and hit the beach! Hampton Roads doesn't have a 'gay' beach on...
Thursday, Federal District court judge Henry Hudson upheld Virginia's voter ID law, despite appeals from voters burdened by the law.  Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee who has a reputation for being tough on crime, was also the first judge...