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Federal Judge to strike down Ohio’s ban on recognition of same-sex marriages
“For the second time Judge Black has affirmed that the marriages of committed and loving same-sex couples must be recognized by the state of Ohio.”...
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Liberty Counsel: ENDA hasn’t passed because it “degrades morality”
“Congress has not passed ENDA because including accommodations for gender-confused adults in these types of laws and regulations violates privacy, degrades morality, and censors free...
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By 2020, HIV vaccine research will reach a defining moment
“By the end of this decade I believe we will have reached a defining moment in the history of HIV vaccination research.” — Professor Jonathan...
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Flashback: Top 15 singles this week in 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for this week 28 years ago, in the edition published on April 5, 1986, was a particularly good one. Nine of...
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50 Best Alternative Albums of the ’90s
April 5th marked the 20th anniversary of former Nirvana vocalist Kurt Cobain’s death, and coincidentally last week Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll...
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Acting American
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is as American as apple pie — especially as portrayed in the new production at Ford’s Theatre. The...
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OHR Launches ”#safebathroomsDC”
The D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) today launched a new public-awareness campaign, ”Safe Bathrooms DC,” aimed at making it easier for transgender people in...
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Magazine: 2014-04-03 edition (PDF)
Metro Weekly – 04-03-14 – Boy George by MetroWeekly
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Mozilla CEO resigns following backlash over opposition to same-sex marriage
Brendan Eich, newly-appointed CEO of Mozilla, has stepped down, the company stated in a blog post. Eich has been facing a barrage of criticism and...
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Next Gen Nominations Open
The Next Generation Leadership Foundation (NGLF), the D.C.-based, national nonprofit aimed at encouraging and mentoring LGBT youth leaders, announced Thursday that it has opened nominations...
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Australian High Court permits ‘non-specific’ gender option
Australia’s High Court has ruled that a mononymous gender campaigner should be permitted to adopt a neutral gender, The Guardian reports. The ruling ends a...
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Recently out Arizona senator told “be more gay” by colleague
“She questioned my integrity. She said she was glad I came out, but that I should be more gay. I’m more offended that she questioned...
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Cyndi Lauper’s “She’s So Unusual” 30 Years Later
If anybody had told me when I was 12 years old and listening to Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual incessantly on my bedroom turntable that...
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Bowser Beats Gray for Dem Nomination
District voters went to the polls April 1 to select nominees from each of the city’s four major political parties for various offices in this...
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Building Blocks
There’s some conventional wisdom about diet: Calories control your weight, macronutrients control your body compensation, and micronutrients control your health. By now, everyone knows weight...
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German Engineering
Sonia Rutstein recently met a man in Germany who inquired about her name. ”Oh, ‘Rutstein.’ This is a German name. Are you German?” she recalls...
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Twin Birthdays
Celebrating my husband’s birthday last week, there were a couple unintentional themes at play. I’d taken him to Puerto Rico for a long weekend, a...
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Courts nationwide poised for next round in marriage-equality fight
For the first time since the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, starting one week from today numerous federal appeals courts will begin to hear oral...
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Boy Wonder
“That’s got more swing than a hooker with a broken heel and a brick in her handbag.” In addition to a steady flow of swinging...
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Stepping Out
“I can’t think of many dance concerts that I’ve seen where it’s been two black men dancing a story that was LGBT,” says Shawn Short,...
