News + Politics
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WWC Announces New Cuts
Nearly a year since Whitman-Walker Clinic's January 2008 restructuring announcement, which included staff layoffs of up to 10 percent and the sale of its headquarter...
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Colin Powell says time to look again at military policy that excludes gays
”We definitely should reevaluate it. It’s been 15 years since we put in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ which was a policy that became a law....
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Maine residents begin battle over gay marriages
“There is clearly a lot of support for us winning marriage in Maine. There’s a lot of momentum, there’s a lot of enthusiasm. We’re really...
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Florida Governor Crist’s wedding draws gay-rights protesters
“Our goal is to have marriage for all Floridians. There’s not a pleasant way of bringing out injustice and there’s no version of protesting injustice...
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Killer gets life in prison for stabbing gay man at UK crusing spot
“You murdered in a particularly savage way, stabbing him in the back with a carving knife with such force that it completely severed...
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Top Evangelical lobbyist, Richard Cizik quits after telling NPR he’s shifting away from opposition to gay marriage
Terry Gross of NPR: As you identify more an more with the young voters and their priorities, have you changed on gay...
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Daily Show’s Larry Wilmore takes on Proposition 8 [video]
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Wanda Sykes promotes gay visibility on Jay Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ [video]
”That was me observing ‘Day Without a Gay.’ I don’t want to leave you hanging, but I said, ”I’ll just give you a little taste...
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A Lizard Last
Mark Lee, host of the Sunday night institution, Lizard Lounge, has announced that he will discontinue the weekly dance party, with Sunday, Dec. 14, serving...
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Inauguration Celebration
A coalition of GLBT-advocacy organizations, including the nation's largest, the Human Rights Campaign, have announced plans to celebrate Inauguration Day 2009 with a party, ''Out...
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Lending an Ear
In the District, people talk about HIV/AIDS -- a lot. Of course, with a statistical profile that puts D.C. on par with sub-Saharan Africa when...
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Like a Glove
At a recent forum to discuss HIV/AIDS and young, gay men -- or men who have sex with men, to be perfectly accurate -- the...
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Wednesday call for ‘Day Without a Gay’ gets mixed reaction
”We’ve reacted to anti-gay ballot initiatives in California, Arizona Florida, and Arkansas with anger, with resolve, and with courage. NOW, it’s time to show America...
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Christian conservatives flustered by Newsweek cover article pointing to Biblical support of gay marriage
”Religious conservatives will say that the liberal media are once again seeking to impose their values (or their ‘agenda,’ a favorite term to describe the...
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Ecuadorian immigrant ‘gay bashed’ by Brooklyn gang for holding onto own brother’s arm
We believe all of this happened simply because of who these individuals are and who these perpetrators perceived them to be. For some reason (they)...
