News + Politics
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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...
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Rick Warren’s West Hollywood stunt fails, Saddleback removes anti-gay language for ‘clarity’ [video]
”He kind of just wanted me to know that his church had given a lot of money to people with AIDS, and not to believe...
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Etheridge’s wife, Tammy Lynn, thinks Rick Warren ‘LOVES gays’ [video]
rick is not a televangelist. rick is not falwell. rick spoke of some “stupid” things he’s said (his word, not mine), some missquotes that were...
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Campbell’s ads in The Advocate have conservatives boiling mad
”We support all types of families, regardless of how they’re defined, for more than 100 years. We advertise in a variety...
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Gay-rights leaders come forward with mixed-feelings on Barack Obama
“We are prepared to hold feet to the fire on the issues that are critical to our community.” — Darlene Nipper of NGLTF. ”We have...
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Warren further belittles gay people; Denies meaning what he’s saying; Blames God and media [video]
”I have been accused of equating gay partnerships with incest and pedophilia…. I believe no such thing. I never have…. You know I believe that...
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Melissa Etheridge meets with ‘Pastor Rick’ – Charmed, I’m sure
”On the day of the conference I received a call from Pastor Rick… he told me what a fan he was. He had most of...
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Pope’s religioscience dictates humanity, rainforests need to be saved from GLBTs
“I thought the Christmas angels said ‘Fear not’. Instead, the Pope is spreading fear that gay people somehow threaten the planet. And that’s just absurd....
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Joe Biden: Not to worry gays, Warren ‘opportunity’ is all part of the plan
King: There has been much controversy over the selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inaugural. He’s been a guest on this...
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Barney Frank speaks out on Rick Warren controversy
”Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest. I found that deeply offensive and unfair…. If he was inviting the Rev. Warren to participate in a...
