News + Politics
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Morehouse College students confront campus bias against gays
“Morehouse is like this enclave where Stonewall never happened. It just doesn’t exist in this realm of reality.” Morehouse College senior, Michael Brewer, reflecting on...
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Ellen Degeneres grills John McCain on gay marriage [video]
“I think that people should be able to enter into legal agreements. And I think that that is something that we should encourage, particularly in...
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Conservative principal quits over Gay-Straight club in South Carolina school
“The formation of this club conflicts with my professional beliefs in that we do not have other clubs at Irmo High school based on sexual...
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GLBT Center draws young, ethnic crowd, and clash with surrounding Chicago community
“They are loud. They are exuberant. It’s a real tribute to the neighborhood that these kids feel they can come and be safe. They say,...
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Portland, Oregon’s new gay mayor, Sam Adams
“I’m running not to be a gay mayor, but a great mayor…. But I’m very cognizant, very aware that I’m the first openly gay mayor...
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Governor Schwarzenegger welcomes marriage moola
“You know, I’m wishing everyone good luck with their marriages and I hope that California’s economy is booming because everyone is going to come here...
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Jamaica leader’s gay-unfriendly, defiant comments; Activists reply
“We do have a long-standing culture that is very opposed to homosexuality. I think that is changing. I believe there is greater acceptance now that...
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Spring Surprise
As baseball season enters full swing, the new Washington Nationals stadium will mark its official two-month anniversary May 30. Meanwhile, it seems those Southeast D.C....
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A Place to Call Home
Two weeks before opening the District's first transitional home for homeless GLBT youth, Brian Watson is working on only four hours of sleep, consumed by...
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Equal Protection Victory
The California Supreme Court's May 15 ruling ending marriage discrimination is remarkable not just for the fact of victory, but for the strength and sweep...
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Soldiering On for HIV Vaccine
The September 2007 announcement by Merck that the pharmaceutical giant was halting its large-scale, HIV-vaccine trial due to poor results, haunted a May 16 gathering...
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Hello, Heroes
The Capital Pride Planning Committee, the body responsible for Washington's annual Capital Pride celebration, has selected six people to be honored as this year's Capital...
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Hill Exits SMYAL
Tasha Hill, a Michigan native who came to Washington from Colorado last year to accept the top spot at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League...
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Gay Iranian receives asylum in Britain after boyfriend’s execution
“I wish to inform the Secretary of State that I did not come to the UK to claim asylum. I came here to study and...
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Gays, Abortion, School prayer: Absent from House Republican’s “American Families Agenda”
“This may not be the family agenda you expected from Republicans…. In the past, the Republican agenda for families was about social issues. This is...
