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Unasked and Unanswered Questions
It’s finally almost here. Political junkies, pundits, and members of Washington’s media have been anticipating this moment since April: when some of the candidates seeking...
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DC Center Names Award Recipients
The DC Center for the LGBT Community will honor three local community leaders for their contributions to the Washington-area LGBT community at its ninth annual...
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Council Candidates Seek Stein Endorsement
At least half of the 14 non-Democrats seeking one of two seats on the D.C. Council have confirmed their intention to attend and participate in...
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Hispanic Heritage Honors
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and educating the public about the history and contributions of D.C.’s LGBTQ Latino...
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Senate Power Shifts Yet Again
Virginia Republicans seized control of the state senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving them complete power over the operations of the state’s General Assembly and...
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Ministers for Marriage Equality
More than 60 ministers, rabbis and other faith leaders in Virginia were left in limbo earlier this week as they waited for the U.S. Supreme...
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Metro Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond
The man accused of stabbing a transgender teenager on a Metro Green Line train has been held without bond and scheduled for both a preliminary...
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ANC Bumper Crop
Almost 11 percent of candidates, or one out of every nine, who are seeking a seat on their Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) are LGBT, according...
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An August Race in Arlington
The two candidates running in a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Virginia House of Delegates sparred in a debate held at...
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Schwartz: An “Abomination” If I’m Left Out of Debates
With the Aug. 6 filing deadline for candidates to declare their candidacy behind them, some D.C. mayoral contenders are raising the issue of debates –...
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Hotline Call Frequency Slow But Regular
Last Friday, Aug. 1, marked the three-month anniversary for the LGBTQ Violence Response Hotline. Although there is still much more needed to publicize the 24-hour...
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Deadline Day for District Candidates
Tens of candidates for various offices in the District of Columbia found themselves racing this week to beat the 5 p.m. deadline on Wednesday, Aug. 6,...
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Peroutka Stands Firm on Ties to Anti-Gay Secessionist Group
Anne Arundel County Council candidate refuses to back away from association with the League of the South
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Transgender Teen Stabbed on Metro
A 24-year-old Greenbelt man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly stabbing a transgender teen while aboard a Metro train on Wednesday afternoon. Reginald Anthony Klaiber,...
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Gay ANC Commissioner Charged with Assault
A gay ANC Commissioner in Ward 2 has been charged with simple assault following an altercation stemming from his actions against a homeless man on...
