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Political strategists charged in Maryland robocall against openly gay candidate
Maryland’s state prosecutor has charged two Republican strategists with allegedly violating state election laws by distributing an illegal robocallduring the 2014 election that critics say...
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Incremental Activism: GLAA celebrates 45 years
GLAA reflects on 45 years of working for LGBT rights
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D.C. councilmember’s bill would prohibit travel to states with anti-gay laws
A D.C. councilmember has introduced a bill that would ban official government-funded travel to any state with a law that could be interpreted as anti-LGBT....
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Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth to headline Capital Pride Concert
Also on the ticket for the June 12 concert, Charlie Puth
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Maryland’s highest court to hear parental rights law challenge
On Tuesday, April 5, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Free State’s highest court, will hear arguments in Conover v. Conover, a case that will test...
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D.C. joins bandwagon banning official state travel to North Carolina
D.C. becomes fifth major city to prohibit employees from planning official trips to North Carolina
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Leslie Jordan named grand marshal of Capital Pride Parade
You may remember him as the diminutive, flamboyant Southerner Beverly Leslie, who frequently locked horns with Karen Walker, on Will & Grace. But now, Emmy Award...
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McAuliffe vetoes Virginia religious exemption bill
Activists in Virginia are breathing a sigh of relief, after Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a bill that would give people leeway to discriminate...
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Liberty Counsel appeals dismissal of Fairfax County lawsuit
Lawyers representing the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) and an anonymous Fairfax County family have appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School...
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Lesbian PAC backs Edwards in Maryland Senate race
A lesbian political action committee is jumping into the U.S. Senate race in Maryland to back U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D) as the rightful successor...
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Latino GLBT History Project announces “Mujeres” award winners
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) has announced the names of four women it will honor at its annual Women’s History Month celebration, “Mujeres en...
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Religious exemptions bill marches toward a McAuliffe veto
In the final days of this year’s legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly approved a bill that provides religious exemptions that would allow individuals and...
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Ken Cuccinelli withdraws name from consideration for Virginia Supreme Court
A day after being certified by the Virginia Senate Committee on Courts of Justice, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has withdrawn his name from...
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Health care cultural competency law hopes to ease LGBT patient angst
“Oh, he’s probably going to like this.” “This should be easy.” Some of Doctor Raymond Martins’ gay patients have told him stories of overhearing things...
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Laid Out in Color
“Interacting with an LGBTQ student is the same as interacting with all students,” says Tina Bradley, a teacher at Ballou STAY High School, an alternative...
