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HRC calls on NBC to expose Russia’s anti-gay law during Olympic coverage
In a letter to top executives of NBCUniversal, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin called on the network to expose Russia’s anti-gay laws during their...
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D.C. Community Mourns Annie Kaylor
As Annie's Paramount Steakhouse has been an institution along D.C.'s 17th Street NW for decades, so, too, has its namesake Annie Kaylor. But at 85,...
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LGBT news quotes (July 24, 2013)
“This financial compensation is one more step toward justice for Edie Windsor, and all of the men and women who confronted similar indifference at a time...
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Crossing Color Lines
It feels weird how often I still find myself having to come out in little moments of my daily life — a random conversation with...
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Evolving Identity
In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, his acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 35 LGBT groups joined a ''call for justice.''...
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Chad In Charge
Chad Griffin doesn't seem very tired, but it's hard to imagine how he couldn't be. It's been a whirlwind of a year for the 40-year-old,...
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D.C. Deal Jeopardizes Relocation for DC Center
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and the owners of Major League Soccer's D.C. United soccer team Thursday morning announced the signing of a public-private partnership...
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Flannel Fete
''For the longest time,'' says Charger Stone, ''people thought you couldn't go into Phase 1 unless you had a lesbian escorting you. And I get...
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Mizeur Makes It Official
When Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) announced her candidacy for governor last week, she became the first openly LGBT person to aim for the...
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DCTC Releases Trans-Needs Assessment
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) on Saturday released the results of its 2011-2012 D.C. Trans Needs Assessment, showing that transgender D.C.-area residents are often at...
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Hear Queer
{Cheyenne Jackson (Photo by Karl Simone)} THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN able to turn on the radio without hearing the soaring work of...
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''To Do List'' Scores
The To Do List isn't perfect. It moves in fits and starts, slipping in and out of rhythm in clumsy, amateurish ways. It's wildly enthusiastic,...
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Senate committee advances Charlie Morgan Act
A Senate committee today approved legislation that would expand federal benefits for same-sex military families. According to a news release, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs...
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Android 4.3 — a dull improvement, but an improvement nonetheless
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) launched today, alongside the new Nexus 7. Sadly, the latter is a much more interesting announcement — anyone expecting any major...
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Divers/Cité brings top entertainers to Montreal
With veteran entertainers such as Hector Romero, Alain Jackinsky, François K and Frankie Knuckles, along with rising stars such Nico Concerto and Raneem, Montreal’s Divers/Cité is flexing its...
