News + Politics
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All in the Family
Elbridge James can admit that advocating for gay rights wasn't an effort he embraced overnight. ''It's a process that took more than 20 years,'' says...
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After School Special
At 18, Christopher Barnhill wasn't necessarily going through a ''tough time'' when he started hanging out at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League's after-school Youth...
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Red October
Red October used to be a fictional Soviet submarine. This fall it was applied to the heat wave in the eastern United States. I think...
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Last Word
''Twenty years ago, if you were gay and lived in rural Kansas, you went to San Francisco or New York. Now you can just go...
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Girl Power
Think of ''Queer Life, Queer Love'' as a sweeping 101 course for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LBTQ) women, on how to live happy, healthy...
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Speed Queen
Carey Murphy has traveled across the country documenting various festivals for the Smithsonian Channel, and now she's ready to document Washington's annual High Heel Race...
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Animus in the Aisles
When Jason ''Jay'' Hill finally realized what was happening, he couldn't believe his ears. ''Get out! Get out!'' That was the order Jay, a 32-year-old...
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Last Word
''I strongly believe that African Americans and the LGBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights. I strongly disagree with Rev. McClurkin's...
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ENDAgate
The principle is simple: Transgenders are human beings who have a right to equal justice under the law. The question -- and it is a...
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Last Word
''This bill in its very core is discriminatory towards anyone who disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle.'' -- Ron Prentice, head of the California Family Council,...
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Now Open for Business
Registration has opened for those planning to attend Washington's first city-sponsored LGBT Economic Development Summit, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Nov....
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Pride Retreat Postponed
Whitman-Walker Clinic has postponed its all-day Capital Pride Planning Committee ''retreat,'' originally slated for Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, and open to...
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AIDS Walk Success
Click for more pics from AIDS Walk 2007 This time last year, the Whitman-Walker Clinic must have been pleased as the tally showed they had...
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Plea for Parents
It didn't take long for Ruth Landy, 40, and her partner of four years, Elizabeth Landy, 34, to realize that even talking about adoption costs...
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Brett's Back
The Metropolitan Police Department is increasing the clarity in its arsenal. Chief Cathy Lanier's plan to expand the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit's services beyond...
