News + Politics
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Virginia LGBT advocates call on General Assembly to nix bathroom bill
LGBT advocates and allies are calling on legislative leaders within the General Assembly from both political parties to reject a bill that seeks to restrict...
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Del. Bob Marshall introduces bathroom bill in Virginia
Virginia lawmakers may spend their time during the 2017 legislative session debating a “bathroom bill” that would impose North Carolina-style restrictions on public sex-specific restrooms...
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Avenue Jack to close this month
Connecticut Avenue men's clothing store was known for elegant, eclectic items
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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"
