Talk to Focus on Local LGBT Life

After a short hiatus, Conversations in the Corridor returns to Busboys and Poets tonight with a discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered life in Gateway Arts District. 

Like previous Conversations in the Corridor events, it will feature a freewheeling, open-ended discussion of the topic at hand set amid the decor (and food and drink) of the Howard Zinn Room at Busboys. The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. 

Previous discussions have examined issues like or

While demographic information on sexuality is difficult to pin down, Hyattsville and Mount Rainier both are reported to have larger-than-usual LGBT populations, according to The Washington Post.

Data from the 2000 Census recorded 51 households inhabited by unmarried same-sex partners, 25 inhabited by two male partners, 48 inhabited by two female partners, making up a total of 1.3 percent of Hyattsville's households 

Maryland's LGBT community has also won a series of political battles over the past few months. A judge recently ruled that Maryland must , and

However the marriage bill will likely be headed back to The Maryland Marriage Alliance has spent more than $70,000 collecting signatures throughout the state in an attempt to put same-sex marriage on the ballot, according to the pro-same-sex marriage group Marylanders for Marriage Equality.