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Seeking Order
Although the White House will not confirm the claim, several sources outside the administration familiar with the process tell Metro Weekly that a proposed expansion...
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Cynthia Nixon comes out again as “bisexual,” but in a gay relationship
For reasons all her own, actress Cynthia Nixon has given the Advocate magazine a clarification about her sexual orientation. She has been under pressure since...
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Meet Stacey Campfield: Gay & AIDS misinformation flows freely from Tennessee senator
Gay radio talker Michelangelo Signorile interviewed Tennessee state Senator Stacey Campfield about his pending, “Don’t Say Gay” bill. That measure would essentially prevent any discussion by...
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SLDN’s Sarvis to Panetta: “Troubled” New Pentagon Program “Continues … Discrimination”
Today, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network executive director Aubrey Sarvis told Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that his organization is “troubled” that a new program directive released...
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Maryland churches show love for gay marriage rights: Rally in Frederick a big success [video]
Two hundred people of faith gathered in the city of Frederick yesterday to tell legislators the time has come to legalize civil marriage for gay and...
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HUD Releases Text of Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule
The Department of Housing and Urban Development today released the final text of the department’s new nondiscrimination rule, which will prohibit sexual orientation and gender...
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Maryland lawmakers strongly support gay marriage at rally [video]
Three important state legislators helped to rally support for Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill on Sunday, Jan. 29, at a church in the city of Frederick....
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Maryland Atty. Gen. Gansler warns gay couples: ‘Marriage will go to referendum’ [video]
Maryland’s Attorney General, Doug Gansler, joined a standing-room only crowd at a church in Frederick on Sunday to support gay marriage. Gansler called Maryland’s current...
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Gay Marriage Law Endorsed by Maryland Churches [video]
A capacity crowd of 200 gathered at a church in Frederick, MD on Sunday, Jan. 29, to ask the state's Attorney General, Doug Gansler, and...
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Maryland Governor O’Malley: “We Must Choose Words and Laws” Of Compassion
At the closing brunch of...
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With 3 You Get Amazing Opera
Landmark’s E Street Cinema presents a screening of Opera on Film: 3 Superstars in Berlin, a taped performance at Berlin’s massive Waldbuhne amphitheater featuring three...
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Let’s hear it for wine and chocolate
They are two of the most important food groups: wine and chocolate. To celebrate these decadent delights, next weekend and every weekend through the end...
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Ford’s Theatre brings together two historical icons
In a work commissioned by Ford’s Theatre, playwright Richard Hellesen explores the two documented encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of...
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Simone Dinnerstein, tonight at Strathmore
The Washington Performing Arts Society presents a concert with celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein. The program includes Schumann, Bach, Brahms and Chopin. Tonight, Sunday, Jan. 29,...
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The Next Battle
The new issue of OutServe Magazine, which is available online and at select military bases and outside of certain installations across the world, takes on...
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Samuel
When Samuel, who's called Damascus, Md., home all his life, came out in high school, it went so well, he even won a title. ''I...
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HUD’s Donovan Announces Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule at Creating Change Address
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today told those LGBT advocates...
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Baltimore’s Catholic head uses atrocious “blacks vs. gays” argument against marriage rights
Edwin O’Brien, Baltimore‘s soon-to-be Cardinal, used a speech this week to denounce marriage rights for Maryland‘s gay and lesbian couples. He angrily attacked the pending passage...
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Video diaries convey hopeful experiences of gay youth at Baltimore’s “Creating Change” conference [video]
This week, Baltimore, MD is host to a large gathering of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activsts who are attending the NGLTF‘s 24th Creating Change...
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Maryland’s First Lady Apologizes For “Cowards” Remark Amid Marriage Battles Across the U.S.
Maryland’s First Lady Catherine Curran O’Malley has apologized after a statement she made on Jan. 26 during her opening remarks at Creating Change, the 24th...
