News + Politics
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His Lifer Story
Russell (not his real name) is a closeted, conservative priest whom I have known for 30 years. He is active with an anti-abortion ministry. I...
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Back to School
GenderPAC, the D.C.-based, human-rights organization working to eliminate gender stereotypes, released its 2007 GENIUS Index, tracking efforts in academe to promote awareness of and prohibit...
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Match Point
When Walker Chaffin, tournament director of the Capital Tennis Association (CTA), asked attendants of last year's Capital Classic Tournament, via e-mail, how things could be...
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Honoring Heroes
Despite the fact that José Gutierrez is one of Washington's prominent gay, Latino activists, he says he has never received an invitation to take part...
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Saying Goodbye to Cheryl
Cheryl Ann Spector After a 10-week battle with leukemia, local lesbian activist Cheryl Ann Spector died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the George Washington University...
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Stein Club's Accolades
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, arguably among the most influential clubs in District politics, on Aug. 22 announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards....
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Cash Back
The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency has reimbursed Whitman-Walker Clinic, the main organizer behind Washington's Capital Pride parade and street festival, more than $14,000...
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Bowling for Friendship
Cecilia ''C.C.'' Ford has come a long way since losing her partner, Delores ''Dee'' Smith, last year. Smith died from causes that remain obscure, Ford...
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Gender Confusion
It's hard to imagine what Virginia Grace Soto went through during the two days she spent at a male detention center at the D.C. jail....
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Casting a Web
The D.C.-based National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) announced Aug. 15 that the organization is joining those who already broadcast online, such as the Human Rights...
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Fingers do the walking
The Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs announced recently the release of a comprehensive directory listing GLBT-related organizations, ranging from A Common Bond, a group for...
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State Capital Pride
It's been eight years since Rev. Wayne Schwandt, a pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Chesapeake, suggested having a Pride festival in Annapolis....
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Homebodies
When my African boyfriend Patrick arrived in Washington last month on his first visit to America, his top priority was to find a gym. He...
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HAA Hire
Mayor Adrian Fenty announced on Thursday, Aug. 9, Dr. Shannon Hader as the new director of the city's HIV/AIDS Administration (HAA). Hader follows former agency...
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Trans Job Training
While Washington has some of the best civil-rights protections for transgender residents of any jurisdiction in the country -- or the world, for that matter...
