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Victory Fund endorses two gay Republicans for Congress
Two gay Republicans running for Congress secured the endorsement of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund Tuesday. Richard Tisei of Massachusetts and Dan Innis of...
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Holder gives state attorneys general the OK to stop defending gay-marriage bans
Attorney General Eric Holder appeared to give state attorneys general the green light to stop defending bans on same-sex marriage during a speech in Washington...
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Taking the Cake
Back in early 2007 I found myself sitting in the fondant-bedecked office of a professional wedding-cake baker in search of the perfect (yet still affordable)...
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The Culture of Cash
It's not your imagination. In a 2010 study by the American Psychological Association, 73 percent of respondents indicated that money was the chief cause of...
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Push to repeal California law protecting transgender students fails
A new California law providing protections for transgender public school students will not qualify for a voter referendum after a petition drive to place the...
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Review: ‘Thief’ is a stolen opportunity
They say honesty is the best policy, so let me preface this by saying I’ve never played a Thief game. The original trilogy, which spanned...
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Congressional Candidate Sickles Comes Out
Virginia Del. Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax Co.) came out as gay in a Feb. 21 column in The Washington Post, making him the third out gay...
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Victory Fund Endorses Catania for Mayor
D.C. Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) has gotten a big-name endorsement, even before he officially announcing any candidacy. The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, the...
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Jack Evans: No Super Bowl for Arizona
Mayoral candidate and incumbent D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is calling on the National Football League to move the 2015 Super Bowl from Arizona...
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RuPaul rings NASDAQ closing bell as Wall Street rises sharply; New ‘Drag Race’ begins
Wall Street stocks rose quite a bit higher today, perhaps aided by an extra set of high heels. Drag superstar RuPaul Charles rang the closing bell...
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Anti-gay law prompts U.S. review of Uganda relations
The signing of an anti-gay law by Uganda’s president drew harsh criticism from the United States Monday, prompting an internal review of U.S. relations with...
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McCain, Flake call for veto of Arizona’s anti-LGBT bill
Both of Arizona’s U.S. senators have voiced their opposition to a controversial state bill that critics say would provide businesses with a “license for discrimination.” ...
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Jason Collins signs with Brooklyn Nets to become the first openly gay athlete in the NBA
“The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision. We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he...
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Poth To Ask for New Trial
The legal team for the former Marine convicted of stabbing a fellow Marine while uttering a homophobic epithet has been granted additional time to file...
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UHU To Unveil New Mobile-Screening Unit
Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc. (UHU), the local support group for HIV-positive black gay men, will unveil its new mobile health-screening unit Friday,...
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Pizzeria reserves “the right to refuse service to Arizona legislators”
“Funny how just being decent is starting to seem radical these days.” — A post on the Facebook page of Rocco’s Little Chicago Pizzeria in...
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The Grand Candy comes to Iota Cafe this Thursday
Arlington-based The Grand Candy performs at a party celebrating the release of its debut album, NSFW, recorded at D.C.’s famed Fugazi-popularized Inner Ear Studios. Led...
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Say You Love Satan gets a concert reading
The new Rainbow Theatre Project offers its third of five “concert readings” of classic LGBT-plays and musicals, this time Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s dark comedy Say You...
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Justin Timberlake returns to Verizon on Monday
After taking a seven-year hiatus from music, the now-proven movie star and superb Saturday Night Live host came charging back in a big way in...
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Walmart’s semi will blow your mind
As President Obama cracks down on improving fuel economy standards for the semi-trailer trucks that roam our nation’s highways, manufacturers are looking at ways to...
