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Obama's Tiresome Rhetorical Trick
We all have our rhetorical tics and tricks. For example, mine include the excessive use of clauses such as ''however,'' ''actually'' and ''for example.'' I...
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Turning Point Reached
When some of us say the LGBT movement has reached a turning point, others object. We are not finished, they say, confusing ''turning point'' for...
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Diversity and Unity
I am originally from Usulután, El Salvador, where I founded Mi Nueva Familia, a working group for fellow transgender women living with HIV. Almost four...
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Whose Advantage Is It?
When I transferred schools in my second year of college, there was a shortage of campus housing. So, I looked for an apartment, which came...
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Don't Miss the Boat
Deep into Act 1 of Anything Goes, two listless gossipmongers groan that there's nobody famous aboard this voyage of the cruise ship the S.S. American....
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Haunting Electronica
Last year Sinead O'Connor released a cover version of a John Grant song. But that was only the start of O'Connor singing Grant's praises. O'Connor...
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Marriage Inequality
In a new play now running as part of the lineup at the Source Festival, a gay couple and a lesbian couple in D.C. swap...
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The Out Scout
It was always assumed that Pascal Tessier would join the Boy Scouts. His older brother, Lucien, had joined when he was 7 years old. Four...
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Nats Park Pride
When Pascal Tessier, 16, steps out onto the field of Nationals Park Tuesday, June 25, to accept Team DC’s Spirit Award, all eyes will be...
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Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signs transgender bill into law
Gov. Jack Markell (D) Wednesday evening signed into law a transgender rights bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, insurance and public accommodations and includes...
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John Kerry outlines America’s ‘moral obligation’ to advance LGBT equality
Secretary of State John Kerry declared Wednesday that the United States has a “moral obligation” to promote LGBT rights abroad. During Kerry’s first speech on...
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Delaware House amends transgender rights bill, sends back to Senate for final passage
The Delaware House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that adds transgender protections to the state’s nondiscrimination and hate-crimes laws by a vote of 24-17,...
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West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller becomes 52nd co-sponsor of ENDA
A spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) Wednesday confirmed that the five-term senator will sign on as the 52nd co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination...
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Travel to Brussels now easier for LGBT travelers in the U.S.
Traveling to Europe’s “capital city” became easier yesterday, June 18, with the start of new service between Washington and Brussels. Brussels Airlines is now operating flights...
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Study shows increasing support for gay marriage among media outlets, including Fox News
Major news outlets – even Fox News – are showing increased support for gay marriage, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. The results show...
