News + Politics
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LGBTQ Candidate Spotlight: Dionne Reeder says she’ll be a true independent voice on the Council
At-Large candidate says she'd bring different perspectives to the Council as both a businesswoman and as a community activist
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LGBTQ Candidate Spotlight: The DC Libertarian Party is running an all-gay slate in November’s elections
Martin Moulton, Bruce Majors, and Ethan and Joe Bishop-Henchman on why they believe the Libertarians can be D.C.'s second party
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LGBTQ Candidate Spotlight: D.C. Council candidate Jamie Sycamore hopes voters will see beyond party labels
Independent candidate for Ward 1 says he wants to be a councilmember in the mold of the late Jim Graham
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LGBTQ Candidate Spotlight: Jason Andrean believes DC’s future relies on a better school system
Andrean was warned that his sexuality could be a problem for State Board of Education voters, but he says that's not the case
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LGBTQ Candidate Spotlight: Ryan Tauriainen hopes voters will back an educator for a State Board of Education seat
Tauriainen has already faced a negative whisper campaign that referenced his sexuality, but that hasn't deterred him from running
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56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections
Fifty-six major companies are standing in solidarity with members of the nation’s transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming communities and expressing their opposition to a Trump administration...
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Forum: Cathy Renna Remembers Matthew Shepard
As Matthew Shepard was laid to rest in the National Cathedral, it reminds us of how important his story is to combat hate
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Friendship Place’s annual Walk fundraiser seeks to provide a safety net for homeless LGBTQ youth
The fourth annual Friendship Walks helps fund the organization's work to combat homelessness
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Long Island congressional candidate’s signs defaced with “Gay Lover”
A congressional candidate on Long Island, N.Y., has had his campaign signs defaced with the phrases “Baby Killer” and “Gay Lover” as the 2018 midterm...
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Retired military officers and veterans among groups opposing transgender ban
A number of former military officers, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have filed briefs supporting efforts to...
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1,500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights protections
A group of parents of transgender children has written a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence blasting a recent administration proposal...
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Anti-gay baker Jack Phillips appeared in now-deleted ad opposing gay candidate for governor
A Colorado baker who asked the Supreme Court last year to rule that he can refuse to to bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples has...
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LGBTQ groups ask court to keep injunction blocking transgender military ban in place
Lawyers for anonymous transgender troops argue their clients will be harmed if the ban is allowed to be implemented
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Bonds, Cheh and Allen top GLAA ratings ahead of D.C.’s November elections
Elissa Silverman and David Schwartzman rate the highest among candidates seeking a second At-Large Council seat
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D.C. fines Aetna for violating privacy and disclosing patients’ HIV status
Insurance company's mailings allowed people to see confidential medical information contained inside
