News + Politics
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Playgirl quits publishing
“Playgirl is going all-Web. The last print issue will be the Jan/Feb 2009 magazine, which comes out Nov. 18.” Portion of an e-mail from Playgirl...
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Lesbian wedding announcement draws angry response in Utah
“It’s not a legally-recognized marriage in the state of Utah. So to run it as such, I find offensive. That’s no different than running somebody...
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Lindasy Lohan angered over police’s ‘gone gay’ remark
“Police, you shouldn’t get involved in everyone else’s business when it comes to their personal life. It’s inappropriate.” Lindsay Lohan reacting to questions from paparazzi...
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New HIV-infections still increase among men having sex with men
“The new estimates confirm that a vast majority of new infections in the U.S. occur in gay and bisexual men, and that Blacks are significantly...
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Horrific murder of Angie Zapata detailed as one-night sex partner tells how he ‘killed it’ [video]
“You get the sense that maybe he wasn’t seeing Angie as a person. Then you get an idea of the violence behind this act.” Crystal...
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Georgia TG fired after coming to work as woman, told ‘immoral’ and ‘coworkers would be uncomfortable’
“It’s been devastating. I never thought this would happen, for one thing. And not from a public sector job…. This is about the right of...
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Daddy, Why is there a woman in the Men’s Locker Room?
“I can’t do it anymore. Every time I go through there, it’s tearing my insides out…. I don’t want to keep confusing these kids. This...
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Swedish children’s books include gay parents & nontraditional race, gender images
;”Portraying a gay family in a story that is not simply about gay families shows that these families exist too and are just as normal...
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17th Street identity crisis: Gays head east of Dupont; restrictions tough on business
”We used to know how well we were doing by the number of Safeway bags our customers would store behind the counter. As time went...
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Massachusetts House joins Senate in repealing out-of-state marriage ban
”This is a true victory for equality. In repealing this law we’ve sent the message loud and clear that in Massachusetts, we respect and honor...
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Riled Over Rules
In the months-long debate between the District and the transgender community regarding the treatment of gender-variant detainees in District jails, the ongoing dialogue seems to...
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Playing Out
At James Madison High School in Vienna, Va., being the gay member of an all-male swim team was ''rough'' enough, says Dan Martinelli. The feelings...
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Guarding Our Gains
The value of a coordinated effort by many people was never more evident than in the current battle against a proposed rulemaking by the D.C....
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Judicial Jousting
Equal-rights advocates in Maryland say they are disappointed, but not discouraged, following a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge's July 24 ruling in favor of Citizens...
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McCain’s befuddled “position” says something about being against gay adoptions — Huh? [video]
”My position is: It’s not the reason why I’m running for president of the United States, and I think that two-parent families are best for...
