News + Politics
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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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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...
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Harrassed Indian lesbian couple commits suicide by fire
“Around midnight, they poured kerosene on their body and set themselves on fire. They appear to have hugged each other during the final moments of...
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Gay gossips on the marriages of the stars
“It’s a move that sends an important message to the heartland while garnering tons of press for the celebrities themselves…. It’s a ‘good for them...
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Chemistry is SO gay [video]
Promotional video released by the Marie Curie Actions, a European group that provides funding and logistical help to students who study science featuring some gay-attractive...
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Online, gay dating nightmare
“I have been a silly fool.” Alan Wiseman, 59, after being convicted of harassing Abdulrahman Almoayed who he met on the Gaydar social networking site....
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Actor George Takei announces marriage plans
“Our California dream is reality. Brad Altman and I can now marry. We are overjoyed! At long last, the barrier to full marriage rights for...
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David Mixner, longtime gay activist, says supporting Obama; Clinton gravely disappointed
“The only reason I hesitate is I am very leery of revealing personal conversations with friends because then you’re not a person who can be...
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Pop’s latest out gay star: Sam Sparro [video]
“I’ve always thought, ‘This is me, I’m happy with myself,’ and so that’s what I’m here to project. So that gay teenagers don’t have to...
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O’Malley to sign Maryland bills extending rights of same-sex relationships
“We have two bills that were passed that give equal rights when it comes to medical decision-making and equal rights when it comes to transfer...
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Massachusetts and gay marriage getting along
“I was a huge opponent… I listened to story after story, and I found out they only want what everyone else wants — the opportunity...
