News + Politics
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Chante, You stay! Bebe wins RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race’
”I want to be a role model. I want to be a good role model for the drag community. I want to bring it back...
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Sen. Barney Frank clarifies ‘Scalia homophobe’ remark
” wrote a very long, very angry opinion in which he makes it very clear that he thinks gay people...
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Sen. Chuck Schumer supports gay marriage: It’s about time!
”It’s time. Equality is something that has always been a hallmark of America and no group should be deprived of it. New York, which has...
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Vermont Governor declares he will veto gay marriage bill … because of the economy?
From WCAX-TV regarding the tentative approval by the Vermont Senate of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages: Governor Douglas has said that he opposes...
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Black Pride's Plan
Looking at the recently released lineup for the 19th Annual DC Black Pride celebration, it's obvious that the mood is all about reinvention, filtered through...
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Clinic Releases Review
Whitman-Walker Clinic announced on Tuesday, March 24, that a pro bono, independent review of the clinic's management by the law firm of Arnold & Porter...
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Emergency Responders
Police remove Larry Bryant from Pennsylvania Avenue (Photo by Todd Franson) As Larry Bryant and Keith Holder, both HIV-positive, lay on Pennsylvania Avenue in front...
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Vermont Senate votes to approve same-sex marriage bill
”The consequences are there, politically. But I’m not choosing votes based on what’s politically correct. My vote is going to go to what I think...
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Barney Frank calls out Justice Scalia as a homophobe
”As much as I dislike — I led the fight against it — I don’t think that it’s appropriate to...
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College wrestler talks about motivation, aftermath of appearing on gay porn site
”I didn’t do anything illegal. I didn’t hurt anyone. I don’t think I did anything wrong. Who should I apologize to?… I am straight, but...
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Bachelorette parties: A growing insult at gay bars after Proposition 8
”The women are a hoot, and some can be just delightful. But because not everybody can get married, watching them celebrate, it’s such a slap...
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Rare bit of gay recognition from country musicians
”We actually have some gay people that work with us, and we have a lot of friends that are gay, too, and I know that...
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Taxes for Tyrants
I recently excerpted the HIV/AIDS-related items from the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008. The grim survey ranges from Russia, where...
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Mendelson Urges Recognition
City Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large) has offered the latest word in the push to have Mayor Adrian Fenty recognize same-sex partnerships of other jurisdictions...
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Marriage Push in Maryland
Michael Lacey used to be a private person. On Wednesday, March 11, speaking in front of a crowd of about 30 people in a meeting...
