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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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McAuliffe proclaims June as LGBT Pride Month in Virginia
Sometimes it’s the little things that speak volumes. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proclamation recognizing June 2015 as LGBT pride month is not a momentous court decision...
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DC Strokes’ annual Stonewall Regatta reaches record number of entrants
DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBT rowing club in the world, will host the 22nd annual Stonewall Regatta, featuring more than 20 rowing clubs...
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Virginia Senate candidate thinks gay people should have separate restrooms
Virginia Senate candidate thinks gay people should have separate restrooms
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Other People’s Children: Surrogacy and its misconceptions
It was a medical problem and a sister’s deep concern that first planted the idea in Sarah Cowen’s mind of carrying a baby to term...
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Anti-gay American Family Association wants a DC radio station
Anti-gay American Family Association wants a DC radio station
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Two LGBT bills to become law, but without Gov. Hogan’s signature
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is declining to put his signatures on two pieces of legislation that seek to advance LGBT rights, instead allowing them...
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LHP announces plans for ninth annual DC Latino Pride
The Latino GLBT History Project has released plans for its ninth annual DC Latino Pride, set to kick off this upcoming weekend. The celebration spans...
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Schooling Fairfax in Nondiscrimination
Apparently no one in Fairfax County has heard of the telephone. Or the Internet. Amid outcry from concerned parents and community members over the addition...
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Fairfax readies for another fight, this time over ‘family life’ curriculum
Two weeks after the Fairfax County School Board added gender identity to the Fairfax County Public Schools’ nondiscrimination policy during a heated meeting where board...
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Capital Pride Gala to Honor Eric Holder and 9 other Heroes
Capital Pride will honor former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and nine other individuals or organizations who have made major contributions to the D.C.-area LGBT community...
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Fairfax County School Board adds gender identity to nondiscrimination policy
Gordon Baer’s voice cracked slightly as he addressed the packed auditorium at Luther P. Jackson Middle School in suburban Falls Church. “A hostile climate detracts...
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D.C. coalition stands strong against budget riders
A press conference of liberal-leaning advocacy groups was convened on Thursday by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). The coalition is opposing attempts by Congress to...
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Whitman-Walker Health to debut new building on 14th Street
Whitman-Walker Health to debut new building on 14th Street
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D.C. nondiscrimination laws go into effect today
Two contested D.C. Council bills appear to have survived a 30-day congressional review period required of all District legislation and are slated to go into effect today, Saturday, May...
