News + Politics
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Anti-gay group in Maine runs out of cash and volunteers
”We’re pulling the plug…. don’t want to be aligned with bigotry and homophobia and hatred.” Michael Heath, executive director of the evangelical group, Christian...
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Jerusalem Mayor says Gay Pride Parade is ‘desecration of the holy city’
”Past experience shows that the parade greatly offends, deliberately and unnecessarily, the feelings of Jews, Muslims and Christians, who view its sheer existence, and the...
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Lesbian fertility v. Doctor’s religion: Case heads to California Court
”The case raises a whole series of questions about the basis for which people can be denied medical treatment, particularly the extent to which gays...
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George Takei and fiancee planning September wedding [video]
”It’s not about a political statement, it’s about legally in California — the California Supreme Court says everybody is equally entitled to marriage. This is...
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8 Virginia men arrested for cruising at Locust Shade Park
”Obviously, we have some concerns about any individual that comes into our park that is loitering and not there for what we consider the normal...
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First gay celebrity divorce for ‘Little Britain’ star [video]
”It is with sadness that Matt and Kevin announce that their relationship has come to an end…. Their separation is amicable.” Portion of a joint...
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Attorney General Mukasey greets GLBT group DOJ Pride
“It’s a theme I embrace. Because all Justice Department employees have the right to be proud of who they are and the work that they...
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Straight couples married alongside gay day excitement
”We feel like the minority, which is rare… We thought we’d be the only heterosexual couple, but we heard there have been others.” Reed Bennett-Eisen...
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Man protesting DOMA, IRS is facing prison for not paying taxes
”Marriage between ‘gender neutral’ couples is legal in California, but our union is not recognized by the Federal Government and we don’t get the over...
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Study finds female relatives of gay men make more babies
”I think this is an example where the results of scientific research can have important social implications…. You have all this antagonism against homosexuality because...
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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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Prison Guideline Grudge
Jeri Hughes, a member of D.C. Trans Coalition, on June 12 fired the latest shot in an ongoing melee between the D.C. Department of Corrections...
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Wayne Remembered
On the eve of the Capital Pride weekend Wayne M. Nesbitt headed out for festive Friday night with friends at the D.C. Eagle. The venue...
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Spinning its Wheels
Capital Pride Parade co-chairs Steven Walker and Eric Reader had watched every float and contingent kick off from the parade's starting point at 23rd and...
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Cross-Border Skirmishes
Let's say you and your partner live in D.C. and are thinking of trading in your domestic partnership for a California wedding. Your heart says:...
