News + Politics
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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
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Federal judge overturns Montana same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge ordered Montana officials to immediately cease enforcing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Wednesday that found the...
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UMass Guard Gordon Makes History
“I’d seen a gay flag in the stands today, which I highly, highly appreciated…. I have a lot of support behind me, family, friends, teammates,...
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PFLAG House Party Celebrates Progress
Metro DC PFLAG Board Member Tracie Felker and her husband Oliver Tessier, the parents of two openly gay Eagle Scouts, are hosting a party for...
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South Carolina same-sex marriages set to begin Nov. 20
Same-sex marriages are set to begin in South Carolina on Thursday barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a Tuesday decision, the 4th Circuit...
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Is ENDA Dead?
Lobbying efforts are continuing on Capitol Hill during the lame duck session for legislation that would outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination.
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Virginia says “Welcome” to LGBT tourists
Statewide LGBT Tourism Task Force annouced by Governor McAuliffe
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Supreme Court asked to hear Michigan, Kentucky same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Monday to consider two additional cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, this time in litigation coming out of Michigan and...
