Bil Browning is a long-time LGBT activist and writer. He is the co-owner and Editor-In-Chief of The Bilerico Project. He and his partner, Jerame Davis, live with their teenage daughter in Indianapolis, Indiana.



Bil has fought for gay rights since coming out in high school in rural Indiana. He followed the Clinton campaign across America with ACT UP in 1992 and has organized many protests and direct actions over the years since. Bil has led several grassroots coalitions including the one to pass an inclusive human rights ordinance in Indianapolis and has served in the leadership of quite a few LGBT organizations.



As the original “bilerico,” he is thrilled at the response to his dream of a free space where everyone could interact around LGBTQ issues. Little did he know that ten years later a word he invented would stand for equality, dialogue and community. From his personal homepage to a state-level LGBT politics blog and now in a national arena, Bil has guided bilerico.com through its evolution into The Bilerico Project and its state-level affiliate sites.



A full-time blogger, Bil does consulting work for internet, fundraising and political projects. He is a non-practicing vegetarian and occasionally sticks his foot in his mouth. You can add Bil as a friend on Twitter, Facebook, Friends You Know, or MySpace.



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Blog Entries by Bil Browning

Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments

Posted November 19, 2009 | 10:26 PM (EST)


The marriage equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that several states will be attempting to re-examine their state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and/or civil unions. Surprisingly, this hasn't received as much attention as I assumed it would in the LGBT blogosphere.

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I Have a Problem

3 Comments | Posted October 28, 2009 | 09:50 AM (EST)


I have a problem with faggots.

"I look up in the tree. What do I see? I see a faggot trying to pee on me. I pick up a rock. Threw it at his cock." -- Balloon Boy and his siblings rapping in a YouTube video now removed...

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How Perry Bindelglass became the official Bilerico photographer at National Equality March

Posted October 14, 2009 | 11:38 AM (EST)


This weekend's National Equality March was absolutely amazing and the unexpected moments kept piling up. We ran into Glee star Corey Montieth while shopping and the Mayor of DC stopped me in the street to say hello, but one of the most amazing introductions I had came minutes before...

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Think Positive, Wacky Jackie. Think Positive.

1 Comments | Posted October 5, 2009 | 04:57 PM (EST)


Holy crap! Indiana State Representative Jackie Walorski is seriously being considered as a credible Republican candidate to challenge incumbent Congressman Joe Donnelly? Perhaps the RNC likes having fringe candidates running in that spot - like last election cycle's Tony Zirkle who spoke in favor of segregation and was the...

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Top 5 Best Indiana Gay Blogs

1 Comments | Posted September 22, 2009 | 01:39 PM (EST)


Indiana can be a lonely place to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, but the internet has done wonders to connect our community around the state. Blog.jpgWhen I started bilerico.com as a local blog in 2004, there were only three other...

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Weekly Reader: Fred Phelps, cisgender madness, and an offended reader

Posted September 20, 2009 | 11:28 AM (EST)


We had some fantastic guest posts by LGBT leaders this week on Bilerico Project. Toni Broaddus, Executive Director of the Equality Federation, penned an open letter to Cleve Jones about the federal vs state approach to LGBT rights. Kip Williams and Robin McGehee, Co-Directors of the National Equality March,...

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The Cleve Jones Interviews (Videos With Transcripts)

1 Comments | Posted September 4, 2009 | 11:47 AM (EST)


Last week I had the opportunity to interview veteran LGBT activist Cleve Jones about the upcoming National Equality March and his role inside the community. Instead of doing a standard interview, I asked our readers to submit questions and I simply asked the questions they provided. We've ran the videos...

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Cleve Jones: The Man Behind the Curtain

2 Comments | Posted September 2, 2009 | 01:15 PM (EST)


I had the opportunity to meet veteran activist Cleve Jones Sunday during his recent visit to Chicago. Bilerico Project readers left questions for Jones in the comment section and sent in more via Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail, and I did the interview on their behalf. The response...

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Indiana State Police Intimidate and Search Gay Rights Activist

6 Comments | Posted August 29, 2009 | 10:36 AM (EST)


Gay rights activist Chris Mason from Driving Equality recently did a stretch of road in Indiana and apparently got a dose of Hoosier hospitality homophobia. After getting pulled over for speeding, Mason was let go but was detained again 20 minutes later at a rest area. The activist alleges...

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Pandora's Box: The National Equality March

2 Comments | Posted August 17, 2009 | 12:51 PM (EST)


I've made my concerns about the National Equality March known and Cleve Jones responded with his reasons why it should go forward. After spending a week at Netroots Nation talking to Kip Williams, the Director of the march's organizing campaign, Equality Across America (EAA), I'm reminded of...

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PR 101: Dustin Lance Black Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Pics

2 Comments | Posted August 5, 2009 | 04:52 PM (EST)


Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is suing Starzlife, the website that published pictures of the writer having sex with an ex-boyfriend, for three million dollars damages. Black is also suing the person who leaked the naughty photos.

From GCN:

"Black, who also speaks on gay rights issues...

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Chocolate Love

1 Comments | Posted July 21, 2009 | 11:16 AM (EST)


Not only does Fritz have Pizza Eating Disorder, he's a chocoholic. I know, I know, chocolate isn't good for dogs. It can make them sick; it can even kill them if they eat enough. Fritz, however, has always stood ready to commit choco hara-kiri like a loyal samurai.

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Indiana Newspaper Publishes Same-Sex Marriage Announcement: Madness Ensues

12 Comments | Posted July 17, 2009 | 11:58 AM (EST)


When the Elkhart Truth published a same-sex wedding announcement for Micheal Berkey and James Chapin earlier this week, Hoosier fundies went bananas. The couple plan to be married July 25th in Iowa.

It didn't take long for the American Family Association of Indiana to start spinning and spreading lies....

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Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With "Fried Chicken And Potato Salad"

1505 Comments | Posted July 14, 2009 | 12:28 PM (EST)


The Young Republicans convention was held in Indianapolis last weekend and their election of a racist, middle-aged woman as President isn't the only controversial item to come out of the GOP gathering.

Local Republican blog Hoosier Access was able to get RNC Chairman Michael Steele to sit down...

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CVS: Condoms Vs Shoplifters

1 Comments | Posted June 26, 2009 | 03:49 PM (EST)


A coalition of labor unions is criticizing CVS pharmacies for locking up condoms in some of its stores. The group, Change to Win, says that putting the rubbers behind glass means that young people will be less likely to ask for them, while CVS counters that the locked case...

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Urgent! Save Hate Crimes Bill Now!

31 Comments | Posted June 25, 2009 | 02:50 PM (EST)


I just got a phone call from a well placed source on Capital Hill that confirmed that the hate crimes bill currently before the Senate will be added to the Defense Authorization Bill. Remember how well that worked out for us last time?

Congressmembers can use our lives to...

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10 Reasons Why a LGBT March on Washington is a Bad Idea

16 Comments | Posted June 9, 2009 | 09:15 AM (EST)


(Crossposted from The Bilerico Project)

Chalk this up as one of the worst ideas ever. Speaking at Utah Pride yesterday, Cleve Jones announced plans for a march on Washington on October 11th. Of course, the focus will be on marriage equality. Witness the headline: "March on Washington for...

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Indiana Removes Gay White Men from HIV/AIDS Funding Priorities

1 Comments | Posted June 1, 2009 | 09:07 PM (EST)


The Indiana State Department of Health recently cut gay white men as an HIV/AIDS funding priority. African-American and Hispanic men who have sex with men are still included as priority populations. The decision was made by the department's advisory Community Planning Group (CPG).

The CPG is a Center...

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Arresting queers in the name of Christ and other fundie e-blasts

15 Comments | Posted May 8, 2009 | 11:04 AM (EST)


One of the side effects of running a popular LGBT blog is that not only does every queer org send you their press releases and promos, but you get all the far right screeds from anti-gay religious groups too.

Two interesting e-blasts came into the ole inbox this morning...

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That old house across the street

Posted May 4, 2009 | 02:51 PM (EST)


(Crossposted from The Bilerico Project)

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I spent most of last Thursday morning and early afternoon watching them demolish the abandoned house across the street. I tweeted the play-by-play and sent pictures too. Here's a small slideshow of the event.

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