News + Politics
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Ward 8 Dems vote in favor of gay marriage; Ward 5 does not
”For our society to continue to discriminate against people because of how they were born is unfair, unjust and profoundly inhumane. I did not reach...
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Texas Mayor quits to be with gay Mexican lover
<p>”In my mind it came to the decision of if I pursue a promising political career or, frankly, sacrifice my humanity, and I felt I...
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Miss California’s curious family: More gay juice squeezes out
”I did date her. I’m not going to deny it, but I’m not going to say anything else.” A quote obtained by ABC News from...
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Adam Lambert loses ”Idol” to Kris Allen; Remains coy about gay speculation
”It’s not dangling over my head. It may be dangling over yours, but it’s not over mine. Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really...
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6th grade history project about Harvey Milk’s accomplishments censored as “sex education”
”This whole thing is unbelievable – first my daughter got called into the principal’s office as if she were in some kind of trouble, and...
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“Glee” catches the queer eyes [video]
”I am not homophobic. In fact, I have two gay dads. See, I was born out of love. My two dads screened potential surrogates based...
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Meet Jenny Durkan: Possibly the first openly gay U.S. Attorney
”I am so pleased the Obama administration also recognizes Jenny’s leadership and experience, and nominated her for this important position. I hope the Senate will...
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Capital Pride Countdown
If Destiny B. Child's (aka Richard Legg) performance at the final Capital Pride meeting on Wednesday, May 13, is any indication, organizers of the 34th...
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Marriage Matters
The setting was nearly divine, as marriage-equality activists gathered in a hall of All Souls Church, Unitarian, in Columbia Heights. The sky turned to twilight...
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Woman on the Verge
When the June/July issue of The Advocate magazine featured ''Forty under 40,'' an exhaustive list of young GLBT people, running through the worlds of business,...
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Tribal Warfare
There is plenty of inequity in our country. Whether it's poverty, discrimination, oppression, take your pick. We're far from perfect. We may be richer, more...
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Sneak attack: Obama quietly weakens anti-gay military policy … by doing nothing?
”This decision makes it significantly easier to strike down at least the application of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in many if not most cases…. We’re...
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Ellen Degeneres delivers funny, touching, and tres gay commencement speech [video]
”I didn’t really have a plan. My point is, by the time I was your age, I thought I knew who I was. But I...
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Help: Gay store in DC offers reward for swarm of thieves caught on tape [video]
”What’s really been advantageous about this posting is it’s gotten other retailers to call us and let us know that they too have been victims...
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Washington state Gov. signs gay-friendly “Everything but Marriage” bill
”They will make for stronger families, and when we have stronger families, we have a stronger Washington state.” Chris Gregoire, Governor of Washington, signing into...
