News + Politics
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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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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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Corrections
In the March 12 issue of Metro Weekly, the story ''Clinic Counters'' included a sentence with phrasing that read, ''Chinn's and Hawkins' contracts did entitle...
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Mountain State Milestone
Regardless of what the superstitious might say, Friday the 13th was a very lucky day in West Virginia. ''Today, in the State Senate, we passed...
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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...
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Prince William's Party
Gail Dickert is not the only person who is enthusiastic about the first annual gay-friendly prom, titled Shatter the Silence 2009, to be held in...
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Emergency Responders
DC Fights Back (DCFB) staged a protest Friday morning, March 20, demanding Mayor Adrian Fenty develop an emergency plan to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in...
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US shows interest in United Nations’ pro-gay rights declaration
”The United States is an outspoken defender of human rights and critic of human rights abuses around the world…. As such, we join with the...
