News + Politics
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Gay leaders leaving behind transgenders
”Sexuality is a tricky question…. You get into transgender—it embraces all of that—and you have people’s fear and dislike of things that are different. Nobody...
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9th Graders are so gay
”I came out to my parents, and they were OK…. Nobody stopped being my friend. Sometimes, when I’m around something, like ‘That’s so gay,’ will...
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Killer of transgender claims 3rd bullet was an accident
“ was in the wrong place at the wrong time…. He became a victim of that defendant’s machismo and utter disregard for...
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Gay Wedded Bliss [video]
”I think for me, I feel like we’ve been married spiritually a long time. But to have the state recognize the marriage, it just feels...
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Children of same-sex unions eligible for Social Security inheritance benefits
You have asked whether the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), Pub. L. No. 104-199, 110 Stat. 2419 (1996), would prevent the Commissioner of Social Security...
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Olson & Tyler: Just Married … At Last! [video]
”I now pronounce you spouses for life in the sight of God, the Jewish community and all people.” Reform Rabbi Denise Eger officiating over the...
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Some California religious institutions offer same-sex marriages
”I believe the family is a cornerstone for a strong society, and I’m all in favor of everything we can do to build up the...
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Teenage lesbian severely beaten by grandmother
”The granddaughter had just finished having sex with another 16-year-old girl and was in an upstairs bedroom. Beddell walked in and found them together. The...
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Lesbian couple of 55 years to be among first to marry in California [video]
”We have to remember to say, ‘I do.’ OK?” Phyllis Lyon, 83, speaking to her lesbian partner, Del Martin, 87. The couple are to be...
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Small study claims gay and lesbian brains similar to opposite sex heterosexuals
”This is a very interesting study demonstrating a possible neurobiological relationship in brain size between gay men and straight women.” Paul Sanberg, professor of neurosurgery...
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Clinic Currency
The Whitman-Walker Clinic on Tuesday, June 17, announced that the organization's 1407 S St. NW administrative building has been sold to JBG Companies for $8...
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Another Xbox ‘gay’ name controversy for Richard Gaywood
”In accordance with Xbox LIVE policy, the gamertag RichardGaywood is no longer allowed. Please change your gamertag before playing Xbox LIVE.” A message that was...
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1980s singers Boy George & George Michael take dose of humility
“I still want to continue making music. But definitely, I’ve got things to do outside of music. Not acting, in case anyone’s wondering…. Just a...
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Two gay priests married in UK; African Archbishop Orombi “shocked” at “blasphemous” act
”Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God to join these men in a holy covenant of love and fidelity…. Such...
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Wayne Nesbitt Dies
Wayne Nesbitt Wayne M. Nesbitt, 45, of Capitol Hill, died in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, after collapsing at the D.C. Eagle, 639...
