News + Politics
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Powerful endorsement
At their Monday, May 12, meeting, members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club voted to endorse candidates in several upcoming District elections. ''For Ward 2,...
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Honored with Pride
D.C. Pride and Heritage, a celebration of the local Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community, honored Metro Weekly May 10 for empowering the local A/PI GLBT community...
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Safety Patrol
Daniel Hays still remembers what life was like in his native Jefferson City, Mo., before coming out in 2002. Hays, an Arlington resident and president...
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President Castro’s daughter leads Cuba’s pro-GLBT education effort with festival
“There’s political support for this educational strategy. It’s the best thing that’s happened to us…. is helping us a lot … not only because...
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Denver lesbians guilty of trespassing: “Honor” to serve sentence for community, justice
“It’s an honor to serve a sentence for something that may help improve our community, that may help us take further steps on the road...
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Cayman Island Tourism apologizes over same-sex kiss detainment by police
“This police officer, upon seeing my boyfriend and I kiss, walked up to me, grabbed my arm and told me that I was going to...
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Paula Abdul on gay Idol contestants, George Michael and gay best friends
“I fought so hard for Danny and David. And I stood my ground. I said, This kid is needed – especially Danny- because he is...
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Hip-Hop Stars’ hidden gay lives brought attention by MTV Executive’s book
“Everyone knows. It is not a secret in that sense. It is just that people do not talk about what goes on in private and...
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Nepal gets first gay politician
“Representing a sexual minority, I will make sure the new constitution protects sexual groups, people with disabilities, small indigenous casts and others.” — Sunil Babu...
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Residents of Lesbos want to ban GLBT use of ‘Lesbian’
“To use this word and to get it imposed internationally constitutes a rape of our historic identity and our human rights.” –Charges from a legal...
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British star urges Hollywood gays to come out
“In this so-called liberal industry, no one has the guts to come out because of the box office, but someone has to be first in...
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Filipino Cardinal upset by gay men’s festival participation
“I am not angry at gay men. But, I am against what they’re actually doing.”— Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, head of Manila’s Roman Catholic Church, on...
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State of Hate
D.C. City Council Chairman Vincent Gray wants to condemn hate. Vincent Gray On Monday, May 5, Gray announced a resolution condemning hate that he planned...
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Gay Cop Conclave Hits D.C.
In 2005, Brett Parson, then a sergeant with Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, headed down to Key West to catch the end of a national conference...
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Summer Playground
Iconic lesbian tennis champ Billie Jean King served the first ball for a new match in an unlikely location -- downtown D.C., on the site...
