News + Politics
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Iowa Senator Grassley wants US Constitution to ban gay marriage in his state
”My take on the decision is that it is more sweeping than anybody anticipated, it’s probably set a pattern maybe for other...
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New York’s Governor Paterson moves to legalize gay marriage
”This is a civil rights issue. For too long, gay and lesbian New Yorkers, we have pretended that they have the same rights as their...
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Gay Penguins Book is most hated in library for 3rd year
”Books that address same-sex parenting, or same-sex relationships, are particularly prone to challenges in the US. In the case of ‘And Tango Makes Three,’ there...
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Tennessee schools blocking all gay info websites; ACLU demands removal of filter
””When I found out about this web filtering software, I wasn’t looking for anything sexual or inappropriate – I was looking for information about scholarships...
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Marriage and Money
Michael Crawford has been hearing ''I do'' quite a lot lately. Mainly, it's when he's volunteering as a member of DC For Marriage, asking D.C....
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Changing Rabbis
Growing up in Chicago, Rabbi Toby Manewith thought she was going to be a lawyer. ''I sort of always wanted to be a lawyer,'' the...
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Tackling Transphobia
Nightlife in D.C. is not as transgender-inclusive as it ought to be. At least, not according to Equality, Campus Style, a coalition of local GLBT...
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Wilson's Return
It was just about this time last year that members of DC Black Pride (DCBP) got the news that Daryl Wilson would be running a...
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Turning Point
I listened to my boyfriend Patrick on the overseas call as he tried to wrap his French-African voice around the unfamiliar word, ''Iowa.'' The gay...
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University of Virginia anti-gay hate crime: 5 young men assault 2 others [video]
”Based upon the facts as we currently know them, we believe this to be a bias-motivated crime, in that the perceived sexual orientation of the...
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National boycott of Jamaica due to rampant violence against gays set to launch in NYC
”If you love your gay friends and family members, you won’t visit Jamaica. If you care about the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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Lindsay Lohan pokes fun at herself with mock eHarmony profile [video]
”I’m recently single … I think.” Actress Lindsay Lohan appearing on FunnyOrDie in an eHarmony-style personal profile. She mentions many of the infamous things she’s...
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Maryland votes to remove ‘gay tax’ on property; sidesteps transgender issue
The Associated Press is reporting that Maryland the legislature has passed a revision to existing inheritance laws that benefits same-sex couples. The bill still needs...
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Beltsville, MD preacher calls for national fight against DC Council’s pro-gay marriage vote [video]
”There was only one item on the agenda that had to do with gay rights according to the printed agenda. For this reason, I was...
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Social work indeed: Gay dean, black professor squabble at OSU
”In effect, it’s going to take a seven-figure settlement to get me to drop this case. I will likely retire immediately, leave Ohio State and...
