News + Politics
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Louisiana agrees Supreme Court should hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the state of Louisiana urged the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban before a federal appeals...
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Candlelight Vigil to Mark World AIDS Day
Whitman-Walker Health will host a candlelight vigil tonight, Monday, Dec. 1, to commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, now in its 27th year, remembers...
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Obama marks World AIDS Day
President Barack Obama marked World AIDS Day in a proclamation released by the White House, vowing to continue efforts to combat the disease. “In the face...
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Gambian Minister: We won’t accept “Satanic” gays in return for foreign aid
“ any outside bloc that wants to impose acceptance of homosexuals as a pre-condition for aid that we will never accept...
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Transgender Female Assaulted in Dupont Establishment
Thanksgiving transgender attack could not have happened at Level One/Cobalt, which was closed at the time
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Federal judge rules Mississippi same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge found Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves ruled Mississippi’s same-sex...
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Federal judge strikes down Arkansas same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge found the ban on same-sex marriages in Arkansas unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker ruled Arkansas laws prohibiting...
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Michigan asks Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the state of Michigan urged the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a petition...
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Hagel urged to act on military’s transgender ban before departure
Chuck Hagel is facing renewed calls to order a review of the military’s longstanding ban on transgender service.
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Remembering Marion Barry
Former mayor was one of the first D.C. politicians to embrace LGBT rights
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People like gay rights, just not gay kissing
"Support for legal benefits for gays and lesbians should not be conflated with favourable attitudes toward same-sex couples in general."
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Trans Community Calls for Solidarity
Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial service results in calls to action, ending with $10K donation
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Gambia signs anti-gay bill into law
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has signed into law a bill which mandates life sentences for “aggravated homosexuality” and targets “serial offenders” and people with HIV...
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Supreme Court asked to hear Louisiana same-sex marriage case
Plaintiffs in a case challenging Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case before a federal appeals court has...
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Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
