News + Politics
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Bringing Safety Back
Washingtonians share their District with a virus that refuses to leave. HIV is still here. It can still be fatal. And it's spreading at a...
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Bad Shepherd
''Every single person who voted for this, they're gone,'' shouted Rev. Anthony Evans, associate pastor of D.C.'s Mount Zion Baptist Church, into a news camera....
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Blame it on Obama: Trump lets Prejean keep title, Past queens work positive spin [video]
”We had a little bit of a dilemma with Carrie, who’s here, who’s lovely, and who gave a very, very honest answer when asked a...
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Seth MacFarlane: Big champion of gay rights [video]
”Despite what ‘Family Guy’ would have you believe, I’m not gay…. This is one where it’s okay for the people who have made that leap...
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NPR cut gay politicians’ names from review of ‘Outrage’ movie
”I asked that my name be removed in protest of NPR’s policy of not ‘naming names’ of closeted or rumored-about politicians – even those who...
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Update: Military policy on inclusion of gay soldiers [video]
”We have had preliminary discussions with the leadership of the Pentagon, Secretary Gates, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, this is, as you know, George,...
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Wanda Sykes stuns Washington with roast of President Obama & DC elite [video]
Wanda Sykes, comedian and Hollywood actress who recently came out as a lesbian, taking on the politics of DC at the 2009 White House Correspondents...
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It’s the Prejeans! Your all-American broken home (Thank goodness they’re ”not gay”) [video]
”The gay and lesbian community has been supportive of Carrie. It’s just been overwhelming…. I’m not gay…. Just this past Sunday ...
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Massachusetts’ 5th Marriage Anniversay: All’s well! (mostly)
”I was out of work for eight weeks, spent a week in the hospital. That was the first time I really felt thankful for the...
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Washington TV anchor Doug McKelway berates gay blogger Mike Rogers over outing of politicians
”No, I’m not . Absolutely not! Take that back, because I do not mean that…. I’m about ready to do a...
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Mayor Fenty: Gay marriage in DC’s future
”I think you can certainly anticipate that is in the future of the District of Columbia. How soon, we don’t know. But this...
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Lady Gaga’s gay turning point
”I’ve got so many gay fans and they’re so loyal to me and they really lifted me up. They’ll always stand by me and I’ll...
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Utah Rep. Chaffetz: I will fight for Americans against Washington, D.C.’s gay marriage bill
”Some things are worth fighting for, and this is one of them. It’s not something I can let go softly into the night. . ....
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M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers: Yes, I’m gay, and proudly so
”There are two reasons really. One is that I enjoy working and even though many have this idealistic belief that the entertainment industry and studios...
