Michael Crawford is a community organizer and online political junkie based in Washington, DC. He is Associate Editor of Bilerico and Managing Editor of Bilerico-DC. Bilerico-DC covers LGBT politics and culture in DC, Maryland and Virginia.

He has a wide range of experience in political advocacy and online organizing including stints as an organizer of the 2000 Millennium March on Washington for LGBT Equal Rights, Associate Field Director for the Human Rights Campaign and Communications Director of Energy Action Coalition.

When not rocking the internet to create progressive change, Michael is chair of DC for Marriage, a group of local residents working towards equal rights and responsibilities for same-sex couples in the District of Columbia.

He committed to being part of the new solution and not part of the old problems.

Blog Entries by Michael Crawford

DC Marriage Bill Introduced: What's Next

5 Comments | Posted October 7, 2009 | 10:08 AM (EST)


Yesterday DC Council Member David Catania introduced a bill that would legalize marriages between same-sex couples. The bill, known as the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, sets the stage for DC to become the next place where gay and lesbian couples can marry. DC...

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How We Win Marriage in DC

Posted August 21, 2009 | 02:22 PM (EST)


Much has been made of the external challenges we face in DC as we build a movement to win and keep marriage for same-sex couples including the possibility of a Prop 8 style ballot fight and potential intervention from members of Congress. Each of those is a challenge that we...

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Rev. Al Sharpton on Marriage, Mormons and Prop. 8

Posted January 15, 2009 | 12:36 PM (EST)


Rev. Al Sharpton left no doubt on where he stands on marriage equality and the passage of Prop. 8 in his speech at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta:

It amazes me when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing...

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