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Covers:  gay issues, same-sex marriage, transgender, lgbt issues, international lgbt issues, gay, lgbt, transgender issues
Award-winning @WashBlade Int'l News Editor, son, husband, brother, uncle, global LGBTQ expert, NH-born, siesta aficionado, #FreePress

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I have been a staff writer for the Washington Blade since May 2012. The passage of same-sex marriage laws in Maryland and Delaware, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the burgeoning LGBT rights movement in Latin America and the consecration of gay New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson are among the many stories on which I have reported since my career began in 2002. My work has appeared in the Huffington Post, the Village Voice, Fire Island News and other media outlets. I have also discussed LGBT-specific …

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Chris Pappas wins NH Democratic Senate primary

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By Michael K. Lavers Verified, Joe Reberkenny Verified, Emma LaPointe
| Los Angeles Blade Verified
New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday won the Democratic primary in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in the U.S. Senate. Pappas defeated Karishma Manzur, who was his primary challenger, by a 61.8-36.1 percent margin. The gay congressman will face off against former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, who defeated former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown in the Republican primary.
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Chris Pappas wins NH Democratic Senate primary

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By Michael K. Lavers Verified
| The Washington Blade Verified
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey speaks outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) clinched the Democratic seat for his reelection campaign in Massachusetts’s primary election on Tuesday. Markey won the deep-blue state with 64.8 percent of the vote, according to NBC News, triumphing over Marine Corps combat veteran and Congressman Seth Moulton, who received 35.2 percent of the vote.
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Iceland implements gender-neutral blood donor rules

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By Michael K. Lavers Verified
| Los Angeles Blade Verified
New rules that will allow more gay and bisexual men to donate blood in Iceland took effect on Sept. 1. The Iceland Review, an English-language magazine, notes the new regulations the country's Health Ministry approved are gender-neutral. Some restrictions, however, remain in place for potential donors, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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