News + Politics
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Do we have to hear about Dick Cheney’s thoughts on gay marriage? [video]
”Well, I think freedom means freedom for everyone. And as many of you know, my daughter is gay, and its something that we’ve lived with...
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Harry Jackson’s ‘army’ moves to force voter referendum on gay marriage in DC
”We will have an army of signature collectors out in the community and into the churches to make it happen. We have every confidence we...
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Invincible! High school votes gay male as Prom Queen
“I will be wearing a suit, but don’t be fooled, deep down inside, I am a queen! … At one time, prom may have been...
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Reverend carried away after insisting on handing Obama anti-gay marriage letter
”Gays represent a small percentage of the population, but they are powerful church leaders, politicians, judges, and movie executives. For the most part they are...
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Maggie’s Rotten Potatoe: Anti-gay marriage ad teaches typos to New York children
”Say no to same same sex marraige.” Two typos found in the latest TV commercial from Maggie Gallagher‘s National Organization for Marriage. She is basically...
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Dupont Circle rally brings out hundreds of gay marriage supporters, Proposition 8 protesters [video]
“This is a national issue as you all know. And while I found that the decision today in California was depressing, we have the ability...
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Trial Date Set
At this point, a murder trial in the murder of Robert Wone seems unlikely. It's been more than three years and no one has been...
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Correction
In the May 21 profile of Aisha Mills, ''Woman on the Verge,'' Mills' partner, Danielle Moodie, was incorrectly identified as a public-relations professional. Moodie works...
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Equality Crew
It might just seem like a day at the races, as men and women from across the Mid-Atlantic -- as well as some from as...
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Girl Talk
Looking back at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League's annual fall brunch event over the past several years, Betsey Pursell noticed something missing: women. ''It...
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The Color of Pride
It's been days since DC Black Pride's Pure Love Unity Festival wrapped up with a performance by Crystal Waters, but organizers of the annual event...
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Captive Audience
On Sunday evening of DC Black Pride weekend, African-American Collective Theater (ACT) presented a sneak peek at Play Ball, a new play by director/writer Alan...
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California keeps Proposition 8: Anti-gay marriage law remains, but so do marriages performed before November [video]
”Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Chief Justice Ronald George writing for the California Supreme Court which...
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Provincetown: Bizarre hate crime leaves residents in emotional upset
”Patten was screaming biased, anti-gay language. We took him into custody as quickly as possible, so he would not incite the large crowd that was...
