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May 2006
Leading the Way at Brooklyn Pride . . . Endorsements . . . Dwan Prince Verdict . . . Lunch With Lambda Recap

March 2006
Upcoming Endorsements . . . Heated Congressional Forum . . . Celebrating Council Speaker Quinn . . . LID in the Op Ed Pages

December 2005
Not Letting Bloomberg Off the Hook . . . Court Upholds Lopez Torres Victory . . . Rainbow Heights Saved . . . Protesting Scalia

October 2005
Torres Fights to Hold Slim Lead . . . Protest This Columbus Day . . . Anti-Gay Smear in Council Race . . . Outreach and Social Events

August 2005
LID Backs Weiner; Other Endorsements . . . Summer Soiree . . . New LID Leaders . . . Saving Rainbow Heights . . . And More!

June 2005
No DA Endorsement . . . Markowitz Supports Marriage . . . LID Helps Rainbow Heights . . . GENDA Back on Albany Agenda

April 2005
Rashaw Brazell Murder . . . Upcoming Endorsements . . . Lunch With Lambda Recap . . . Glick Death Benefit Legislation

March 2005
Marriage Hypocrisy . . . Courts Back Bloomberg on Equal Benefits . . . Troublesome Behavior at Borough Hall . . . Getting to Know Gary Parker . . . Homophobia from Mary Golden

January 2005
Annual Meeting . . . Thanks to Liz Daly . . . More on Gay Marriage . . . Lunch With Lambda

December 2004
Election Wrap-Up . . . Lesbian Baiting in Brooklyn Senate Race . . . Bloomberg Bottles Up Equal Benefits Law . . . Hill to Lead Women's Institute

November 2004
Election Endorsements . . . The Return of Outing . . . LID's Poet Laureate

September 2004
Primary Endorsements . . . Harley Diamond's Historic Campaign . . . Brooklyn Dems Stand Firm on Gay Marriage . . . Head to Ohio to Help Kerry

May/June 2004
Endorsement Meeting . . . Cross the Brooklyn Bridge for Marriage Equality . . . Proposed Changes to LID By-Laws . . . Equal Benefits Bill Passes

March 2004
Kerry for President . . . LID Executive Board . . . Harley Diamond Running for Judge . . . Defend Same Sex Marriage

January 2004
Much Ado About Marriage . . . Remembering Mary Pinkett . . . Dadey to Head Citizens Union . . . Lunch With Lambda . . . Tish James

August 2002
Crucial Primaries . . . Stop Noach Dear Again . . . Playing Politics with the Bench . . . New DP Law . . . Transgendered Win Brooklyn Lawsuit

May 2002
Fleishman for District Leader . . . Cuomo, McCall Visit LID . . .Strong Backing for Transgender Bill . . . Lambda Brunch Success . . . LID Joins Times Ad . . . Albany Update . . . Phelps in Brooklyn . . . Violence Stats Released

August 2001
Stakes High in Primaries . . . GOP Seeks to Thwart Local Gay Rights Laws . . . ENDA Reintroduced . . . Surge in Brooklyn Same Sex Households . . . Violence Stats Released

July 2001
Endorsement Season Nears End . . . SONDA Dead Again . . . L.I.D. Goes to Albany . . . Rogowsky Mourned . . . LID Opposes Tymkovich . . . Brooklyn Pride Overcomes Hurdles

February 2001
DiBrienza endorsed . . . Lambda Lunch Honorees . . . Park Slasher Strikes Again . . . Senators Oposse Ashcroft . . . New LID Board

January 2001
President's Message . . . LID Opposes Ashcroft . . . Boy Scout Update . . . Pataki Honors Impellizzeri . . . Film Focuses on LID Members

December 2000
Election Post-Mortem . . . LID Member Makes Difference . . . Electoral College . . . District 15 Moves on Scouts . . . Owens Finally on Immigration Bill . . . Schenley Murderer Confesses

October 2000
November 7th Election . . . Rick Lazio's Shameful Record . . . LID Urges School Board Action on Boy Scouts . . . Golden Honors Homophobe . . . Republicans Kill Hate Crimes . . . Transitions . . . School Board Shuffles

Summer 2000
Heated Primaries . . . Lentol Supports SONDA . . . $10,000 Reward in Slope Slasher Case . . . Dear's "Disingenuous" Response . . . New LID Board Members . . . Sing Out Proud! Seeks New Voices

June 2000
LID Backs Owens, Ford . . . Noach Dear at it Again . . . Finally a Hate Crimes Law . . . Transgender Bill Introduced . . . Brooklyn Delegation Scores High on Federal Report Card . . . Slope P.O. Blocks Lesbian Mail . . . Stop Dr. Laura!

May 2000
Endorsements June 1st . . . LID Backs Transgender Bill . . . SONDA Advances . . . Brooklyn Pride Events . . . Nadler Introduces Immigration Bill . . . Homphobic Candidate in Campaign Finance Snafu . . . Corrections

March 2000
3 LGBT Delegates Elected in Brooklyn . . . Gays Not Welcome Part I and Part II . . . LID Won't Back Millennium March . . . Homophobic Programming on BCAT . . . New LID Board Elected

January 2000
Bradley vs. Gore . . . 4 LGBT Delegate Candidates on Ballot . . . Brooklyn St. Pat's Parade Nears . . . To March or Not to March . . . Brooklyn Reps Get High Grades on Hate Crimes

November 1999
Election '99 Wrap Up . . . Murderer Sentenced . . . One in Five LGBT Domestic Violence Cases in Brooklyn . . . New LID Board Member

October 1999
Judgeships, Charter Top Ballot . . . The Mayor and the Brooklyn Museum . . . Gore, Bradley After Gay Vote . . . Brooklyn Lesbian Sues NYPD . . . From the Archives

September 1999
Hot Primaries September 14 . . . Weiner Missteps on Rights Vote . . . Fossella Batting .000 . . . Another Lesbian Attack in Slope . . . Slow News Day? . . . Charter Steamroller Visits Brooklyn

Summer 1999
Clean Sweep in School Board Races . . . Fed Bill Threatens Gay Rights . . . Civil Court Endorsements July 20 . . . Report from Stonewall Conference . . . Apuzzo Leaves White House . . . Albany Update

April 1999
Gay Candidates Top School Board Races . . . Hikind's Words Prove Hollow . . . SONDA Support Strong . . . St. Pat's Post Mortem . . . Fleishman Brooklyn Pride Grand Marshal . . . Survey: Gay Voters Diverse

March 1999
Brooklyn St. Pat's Blocks Gays . . . NYPD Botches Brookyn Gay Murder . . . The New Dov Hikind? . . . Nelson Wins Council Seat . . . LID Elects Officers . . . Beep Appoints Liaison . . . Flatbush Church Welcomes Gays

November 1998
Gay Dad Appointed to Slope School Board . . . Gentile
Wins . . . Near Clean Sweep for LID . . . Winter Council Races On Tap . . . LID Joins National Stonewall Federation

October 1998
Honor Matthew Shepard's Memory . . . Only Game in Town . . . Tell HRC NO on D'Amato . . . Bias Crimes Hit Home . . . More Endorsements . . . Alaska, Hawaii Ballot Props

September 1998
Additional Primary Endorsements . . . LID Mourns Liz Garro . . . and Tony Genovesi . . .Fosella Shows Extremist Colors . . . Correction on HIV Bill . . . Expanded Partners Bill Introduced

July 1998
Stop Noach Dear . . . LID Endorsements . . . DP Breezes Through Council . . . Brooklyn Members Stand Against HIV Reporting . . . Panel Nixes Silber as Marshall . . . Owens, Towns Sign On . . . Fond Farewell to Beyond Words

May 1998
Pataki Slashes Gay Funding . . . Brooklyn Dems Oppose Needle Ban . . . Slope School Board Loses Gay Representation . . . HIV Reporting Gains in Albany

February 1998
Larocca, Weiner Visit LID . . . Cohen Wins . . . DNC Moves on Gay Delegates . . . Brooklyn Pride Set for '98. . . Dear Stockpiles Campaign Warchest . . . LID Elects Board . . . Timetable Set for School Board . . . Clergy Address Homophobia

January 1998
Harris Resigns School Board . . . Silber Joins Bench . . . Apuzzo To Keynote 20th Anniversary . . . February 3rd Special for Polonetsky Seat . . . LID Helps Found National Gay Democratic Group . . . Campaign '98 in Full Swing . . . Lambda Line via Email

December 1997
Silber Scores Historic Victory . . . Gay Baiting in Bay Ridge . . . Federal DP Bill Introduced . . . Maine Activist Need Help NOW . . . Clinic Escorts Needed . . . LID Responds to Brooklyn Bridge Column . . . Hate Crimes Bill Introduced

October 1997
Apuzzo Named to White House Staff . . . Primary Recap . . . Brooklyn Dems Desert Ruth . . . Brooklyn Delegation Oposses Needle Ban. . . Crespo Honored

Summer 1997
Council Races Top Primary . . . Shame on Dick Gephardt . . . Pressure Blocks Weak Partnership Bill . . . New Congressional Lines for Brooklyn . . . LID Mourns Pair

April 1997
Molinari Sponsors Regressive HIV Bill . . . Brooklyn Pride Slated for June 14 . . . Endorsements on 13th & 28th . . . Fisher Backs Full Domestic Partnership . . . Enoch Williams Retires!

March 1997
Domestic Partnership Reignites . . . Non-Discrimination, Bias Bills Pass Assembly . . . Albanese Capitulates on St. Pat's Parade . . . Millman Wins . . . Silber Endorsed by Victory
Fund . . . Ruling Throws Congressional Districts Into
Question . . . Lambda Lunch Honorees Tapped . . . News in Brief

February 1997
Millman Backed in 52nd Special . . . LID Elects 1997
Board . . . Sharpton Packs the House . . . Hundreds Protest Hynes . . .Audre Lorde Senior Project . . . Dyke-TV & MTA Wins . . . News in Brief

December 1996
LID Mourns Assemblywoman Dugan . . . Audre Lorde Grand Opening . . . Hynes Seeks Death Penalty for Gay Man. . . LID Urges DP Benefits at MTA . . . Election 96: Postmortem . . . New Slope Book Store to Open . . . Coney Island Hospital Sale Moves Forward

November 1996
Vote November 5th . . . What's New at the LID Web Site . . . Mourning Clyde Moss. . . Fight the Dyke-TV Shuffle . . . Bye to BHS ED

September/October 1996
LID Primary Clean Sweep . . . Lesbian Chosen for Electoral College . . . AVP and LID Town Meeting . . . LID/CBID to Host Schumer . . . Lesbian Coffee House Opens . . . DOMA & ENDA . . . New Life for Room of Our Own?

Summer 1996
Schumer Votes for DOMA . . . Arrest in Sylvia Lugo Case . . . Harris Wins School Board Race . . . LID Receives BATF Award . . . Congratulations Debra Silber

May 1996
Same Sex Marriage . . . Assembly Passes Non-Discrimination Bill . . . Ryan White Act Reauthorized . . . New LID Board Member . . . King Appointed to CB6 . . . Lunch With Lambda . . . School Board Aftermath

March/April 1996
School Board Endorsements . . . State Senate Backs Campus Discrimination . . . LID Launches Web Site . . . Bias Crime Stats for Park Slope . . . Lesbian and Gay Dems Gather in Philly . . . District 13 Airs AIDS Education

February 1996
LID Elections . . . Albany News . . . Gay Officer to 78th Precinct . . . Diaz Resigns CCRB