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At White House, Military Families Don’t Include Gays and Lesbians — Yet
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched their new initiative, Joining Forces, “to support and honor America’s service members and their families.”...
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Benefit Set for HRC Video-Team Staffer
On Wednesday, April 13, Nellie’s Sports Bar will be hosting a benefit for Ben Shallenberger, who was recently diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and...
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Aimee Mann at The Birchmere
The former lead singer of 1980s new-wave band ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”), Aimee Mann gained further recognition as a solo artist for her work on...
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The Color Purple returns to DC
The Color Purple, which earned 11 Tony nominations in 2006 and launched its first national tour at the Kennedy Center in 2009, returns to D.C.,...
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United Kingdom to allow blood from sexually inactive gay men
“A complete ban is unfair and discriminatory but we need to protect public health, so the 10-year rule is what is being considered.” An unnamed...
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Christian conservatives: Avoid word ‘gay’ and use ‘sodomy’ to ‘control public opinion’
”Stop using the word ‘gay.’ Because, if we give them this term that is grounded in an identity we’re giving – we’re conceding that to...
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Palm Center Merges With Williams Institute
The Palm Center, a think tank that has been dedicated to unparalleled research about the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy over the course of the...
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Maryland Out Gay Sen. Madaleno “Extremely Disappointed” By Move Killing Gender Identity Bill
Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery), the only out LGBT member of the Maryland Senate, provided a statement to Metro Weekly regarding today’s move by the Senate...
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Breakdown of Maryland Senate Vote to Send Gender Identity Bill Back to Committee in 2012
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, said the organization was “shocked and appalled” today, April 11 — during the last day of Maryland’s legislative...
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Maryland Senate Kills Gender Identity Bill, Sending it Back to Committee in 2012
The Maryland Senate this afternoon sent the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, back to the Judicial Proceedings Committee during the bill’s second reading,...
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Maryland Senate to Consider Gender Identity Bill Today, the Last Day of State’s Legislative Session
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, is on the schedule to be discussed and expectedly voted upon today, April 11, in the Maryland Senate...
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Creator of NOM’s anti-gay ‘Bus Tour’ shares revelation: I now support same-sex civil marriages
”As you may already know, I was the one behind the 2010 Summer for Marriage Tour which the National Organization for Marriage sponsored and operated...
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Boy George thinks gay friend was brutally attacked for not conforming
”It’s hard to say and you don’t want to jump to conclusions, but it must have been something to do with the way he looked…...
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Presbyterian minister admits wrongs in preaching against gay marriage, homosexuality
”I think, is that it’s easy to condemn homosexuality if you are not gay. It is much harder than condemning pride, or lust or greed,...
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Target Corp. loses case against gay rights protesters in California
”The verdict in the Target v Canvass for a Cause case is in!!! Within an hour we will know … if the judge upholds fundamental...
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Author of Gandhi biography downplays gay story during book tour
”To avoid any controversy, with all respect to the author … it was a decision which was jointly taken in the interest of everything being...
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee 7-4
The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted today, April 9, 7-4 in favor of the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235. The legislation passed...
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Ralphie May’s Lisner Stand
One of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Ralphie May debuted on season one of Last Comic Standing and is known for his ability to connect...
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Yuri’s Night: Space Holiday at the Artisphere!
Intended as a “holiday for space,” the annual event Yuri’s Night celebrates the world’s first manned space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in the...
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House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Schedules “Defending Marriage” Hearing
Today, House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) called for a hearing on “Defending Marriage,” which is scheduled to take place on...
