News + Politics
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D.C. coalition stands strong against budget riders
A press conference of liberal-leaning advocacy groups was convened on Thursday by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). The coalition is opposing attempts by Congress to...
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Editor’s Letter: Lucky 21
As anyone who knows me well can tell you, I’m not big on anniversary issues. When we hit 20 last year, well, that was a...
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Reisner and Fall: The continuing fallout from Ian Reisner’s “fireside chat” with Ted Cruz
Having a "fireside chat" with Ted Cruz has put Ian Reisner at increasing odds with the LGBT community
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Nebraska woman files lawsuit against every gay person
–An excerpt from a nonsensical suit by Nebraska resident Sylvia Ann Driskell, in which she asks U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard to decide whether or not...
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San Diego man jailed for intentionally spreading HIV: “I am not a monster”
–Thomas Miguel Guerra, a San Diego gay man sentenced to six months in jail for intentionally infecting his ex-boyfriend with HIV, as well as exposing...
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Preview: Our in-depth interview with Wesley Taylor
–Wesley Taylor, in an excerpt from our in-depth interview with the Broadway and Smash star ahead of his role as the emcee in Cabaret at Signature Theatre. For the full...
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NBC/WSJ survey shows increased support for gays on social issues
Americans would be more comfortable with a gay or lesbian president than an Evangelical Christian, according to a new survey. First-term senators, Tea Party leaders,...
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Whitman-Walker Health to debut new building on 14th Street
Whitman-Walker Health to debut new building on 14th Street
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Opposing sides in gay conversion therapy battle react to N.J. decision
Advocates of banning the practice of conversion therapy on minors celebrated, while supporters of the therapy lamented the survival of a New Jersey ban, following a decision...
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Glenn Beck: Gay marriage will lead to a fall in church attendance
–Conservative radio host Glenn Beck speaking on his show, Right Wing Watch reports. Beck predicts that if the Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex...
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Supreme Court allows N.J. gay conversion therapy ban to stand
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to a New Jersey law that prohibits the practice of conversion therapy on minors. Conversion...
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Kenya: No room for gays in our country
–Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, speaking at a church service in Nairobi on Sunday, the Daily Mail reports. Ruto made the remarks the day Secretary of...
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Massachusetts women’s college to allow trans women to enroll
–Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, regarding a change in admissions policy for the women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports. “It...
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Ian Reisner digs deeper hole, calls gays “cheap” and “entitled”
Ian Reisner digs deeper hole, calls gays "cheap" and "entitled"
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Airbnb removes Texas home from listings after owner refuses to rent to gay couple
— Jonathan Wang, recounting to KTRK-TV how he and his partner, Brent, were asked to leave an Airbnb home in Galveston, Texas after the owner learned they...
