News + Politics
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Ford’s Theatre “Christmas Carol” cast raises $88,000 for Food & Friends
In the spirit of the holiday season, Ford’s Theatre Society has announced that a donation drive during performances of this season’s “A Christmas Carol” raised...
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Historians move 2018 conference to Baltimore from Charlotte over HB 2
If North Carolina were a fictional character, it would be the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, shrieking, “‘Tis but a scratch!” while its...
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Transgender journalist announces run for Virginia House of Delegates
Danica Roem, a former journalist for the Montgomery County Sentinel and a lifelong resident of Manassas, Va., has announced she will run as a Democrat against longtime...
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San Diego man behind Gay Pride nudity lawsuit dead from apparent suicide
The man who sued the San Diego Police Department for discrimination after he was cited for public nudity during San Diego’s Pride celebration has been found...
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Republican lawmaker compares gays to ISIS
A Republican lawmaker in Colorado says that not allowing Christian business owners to discriminate against LGBT customers is the cultural equivalent of the Islamic State...
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Freedom for All Americans names boards of directors
Freedom for All Americans (FFAA), the group dedicated to ensuring nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people, and its Education Fund have announced the names of those who will lead...
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Robert Kennedy’s grandson arrested after allegedly defending gay friend in bar
RFK Jr. claims his son got into a fight after his friend was repeatedly subjected to homophobic slurs
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John Waters hospitalized; misses own Christmas party
Baltimore filmmaker is home recovering and is doing "fine"
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Fake news site touts fake book saying Obama is gay and Muslim
"Tell-all" alleges same-sex sexual liaisons, torture via Diana Ross songs, and a campaign against an anti-masturbation dolphin
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Alabama governor considering anti-LGBT Roy Moore to replace anti-LGBT Jeff Sessions
The embattled Alabama Chief Justice is "one of the top picks" of state Republican Party leaders
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Transgender boy in New Jersey barred from Cub Scout pack
An 8-year-old transgender boy has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because the Boy Scouts of America does not recognize his gender identity,...
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Boy George on George Michael’s death: “The sadness is beyond words”
Culture Club singer calls George Michael's death "devastating"
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Richard Hammond says he doesn’t eat ice cream because he’s not gay
Comment gets Richard Hammond criticized and ridiculed on social media
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Actress Carrie Fisher dies at age 60
Carrie Fisher, the actress who played the iconic role of Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60....
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Boycott and economic fallout from HB 2 may continue in North Carolina
The NAACP, the oldest civil rights group in the United States, is calling for a boycott of the state of North Carolina after the Republican-dominated...
