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Wilson Cruz, Deacon Maccubbin to serve as Pride Parade grand marshals
The Capital Pride Alliance announced on Monday that actor and LGBT activist Wilson Cruz and DC LGTBA Pride founder Deacon Maccubbin will serve as grand...
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Primary Battles: 7 Virginia Party Contests to Watch
Today, Tuesday, June 9, is primary day in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Later this year, candidates seeking 4-year Senate terms and 2-year terms in the...
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Franklin Graham calls for boycott against pro-LGBT companies
— Rev. Franklin Graham, the noted evangelist and a prominent figure in the U.S. “culture wars” in a Facebook post musing about how Christians can...
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Whitman-Walker Health announces plans for Elizabeth Taylor site
Whitman-Walker Health, which specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Streetscape Partners to redevelop its Elizabeth Taylor Medical...
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Human Rights Campaign is a “White Men’s Club” according to new report
Human Rights Campaign is a "White Men's Club" according to new report
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Mary Cheney blasts the GOP nominees for their opposition to same-sex marriage
–Mary Cheney, political consultant and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, in an op-ed for Fox News. Cheney, who is openly lesbian and married...
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Texas middle school students disciplined after wearing “Gay O.K.” shirts
—Sammy Heiman, a seventh-grader at Faubion Middle School in McKinney, Texas, and the designer of t-shirts with the words “Gay O.K.” on them, as reported by...
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Minority Corporate Counsel Association to award local business leader Todd Sears
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) will award Todd Sears with its Paula L. Ettelbrick Award. Sears is the founder and principal of Out Leadership and...
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Michelle Duggar still thinks trans women are child predators
The Duggars have no problem calling trans women pedophiles, despite their son molesting five girls
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Pastor to high school seniors: You’re going to hell if you’re gay
–Pastor Scott Carpenter, speaking with North Carolina’s WBTV. Carpenter is under fire from angry parents who claim a baccalaureate service he gave at Kings Mountain High...
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Gay marriage hangs in balance in N.C.
The future of same-sex marriage in North Carolina remains uncertain as the N.C. House of Representatives decides what action to take on a bill that allows state officials...
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Indian families are using corrective rape to “cure” gay children
Corrective rape is becoming an issue in India, with families attacking their gay children to "cure" them
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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N.J. lawsuit alleges conversion therapy violates consumer fraud laws
If a landmark lawsuit being heard this week in New Jersey is successful, it may set in motion a chain of events that would essentially...
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#MyNameIs coalition protests Facebook’s “real names” policy
More than a hundred activists belonging to the #MyNameIs coalition protested outside Facebook’s headquarters on Monday, claiming that their “real names” policy is discriminatory. The policy allows people...
