News + Politics
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Dancing With Obama
For months, Rick Garcia has been dealing with people who portray President-elect Barack Obama as ''at best half-hearted'' on GLBT issues. ''These are generally gay...
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No-Go for Rodeo
As images of the infamous Dust Bowl of the 1930s served as a backdrop to the Great Depression, D.C.'s GLBT community now has its own...
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Good-Bye Girls
Barbara Chinn (Photo by Patsy Lynch) Despite the anticipation of the Jan. 20 change in presidential administrations, generally much welcomed by the GLBT community, there...
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‘Real World: Brooklyn’ features bisexual MTF transgender geek, and gay Latino dolphin trainer [video]
”I’m one of those really bisexual types — I can never make up my mind…. If I had my own daytime show it would be...
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Hairspray sequel to take Tracy Turnblad through late ’60s trip
””It’s crazy. is amazing, but it’s crazy. There are things in there that I was like ‘Can we do that?’ It’s real John...
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Maryland will see opposing gay-marriage bills
”I’m like a dog. When I get hold of a bone, I don’t let go…. was a great encouragement. We have been...
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DC’s gay Leather Weekend gets ABC News’ coverage
”Let’s just say it’s likely the president-elect will be occupied with many other activities.” Linda Douglass, spokesperson for Barack Obama, telling ABC News that the...
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Cleveland ministers seek to put new domestic partner registry up for vote [video]
”There are so many things they could be doing. Why are they not putting their energies on real issues that affect families like health care,...
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29 sue Arkansas to block voter ban on gay adoptions
We are good parents and more than capable of deciding who we should trust to care for our children, without the state’s assistance. It is...
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Religious Overload
When I was 7, my family was in Ireland during the St. Patrick's Day weekend. We went to Blarney Castle and I ate my first...
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Cut Without Cash
On Dec. 16, Whitman-Walker Clinic, founded in 1973 as a gay men's STD clinic and today serving a diverse population of clients while maintaining GLBT...
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Growing Grassroots
Paquita Wiggins Paquita Wiggins feeds off of adversity. Even before the 31-year-old Chicago native came out as a lesbian, she was advocating for gay equality...
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Mayor Sets Meeting
The recently re-formed Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) is ending a seemingly violent 2008 with a commitment from Mayor Adrian Fenty to meet with...
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Playstation’s beautiful new ‘Home’ filters out ‘gay,’ ‘lesbian,’ ‘bisexual’
”I can understand if they’re filtering out profanity, but if feel like it’s discrimination. By blocking a word like ‘gay,’ which is a preferred term...
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Tammy Baldwin named honorary co-chair of Obama Inauguration
”Every Inauguration holds special significance, but the swearing-in of Barack Obama as president marks a turning point in American history. It’s a privilege to have...
