Initiative is the countryās first government-funded effort of this kind.
Report claims police confiscation of condoms places sex workers at higher HIV risk
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier among those who testified
Claims authorities placed her with male detainees after 2009 arrest
2011 saw the highest number of anti-LGBT murders since 1996, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projectās annual report
Project will allow hate crime victims to report assaults to community organizations without going through the MPD
Panel discussed anti-trans violence and District policeās response
Hundreds took to the streets to protest anti-LGBT violence
Some of the year's highlights from the Washington Blade photo archive
The following incidents were reported by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Departmentās Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit