News + Politics
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Peroutka Stands Firm on Ties to Anti-Gay Secessionist Group
Anne Arundel County Council candidate refuses to back away from association with the League of the South
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Transgender Teen Stabbed on Metro
A 24-year-old Greenbelt man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly stabbing a transgender teen while aboard a Metro train on Wednesday afternoon. Reginald Anthony Klaiber,...
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Ugandan court strikes down anti-homosexuality law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has annulled the controversial anti-homosexuality act which President Yoweri Museveni signed into law in February. The legislation increased the punishment for homosexuality, which...
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Utah School Fires Employee for Promoting “Homophones”
“A ‘SOCIAL media strategist’ for a school in Utah has been sacked after writing a blog post explaining what a homophone was. According to Torkildson,...
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Gay ANC Commissioner Charged with Assault
A gay ANC Commissioner in Ward 2 has been charged with simple assault following an altercation stemming from his actions against a homeless man on...
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Religious freedom bill could spur adoption discrimination
Legislation introduced in Congress this week aimed at protecting the religious beliefs of child welfare service providers is drawing criticism from LGBT-rights advocates who say the...
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Immigration reform protest sparks action by LGBT Equality Caucus
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus will draft a statement to Obama on needs of undocumented LGBT people
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to New Jersey “ex-gay therapy” ban
A challenge to New Jersey’s law prohibiting “ex-gay therapy” for minors was dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson dismissed...
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Did Kevin Smith just come out? (Update: Sadly not.)
Director sends cryptic Tweet to followers.
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Blood on a Beach
“It’s terrible,” my lover Patrick says by phone from Brussels about anti-Israeli demonstrators holding signs that say, “Hitler was right.” As a native of Congo,...
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SMYAL Taps Sultan Shakir
The Board of Directors of Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), an organization dedicated to working with and empowering LGBTQ youth, announced early...
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Tony Hawk declares support for gay marriage
“That’s how I feel about marriage equality, we all deserve to follow our hearts.” — Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, the latest celebrity to star in...
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Toni Atkins briefly becomes California’s first out gay governor
For a few brief hours Wednesday, California will have its first openly gay governor. California State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D), who is gay, will...
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Federal appeals court rules Virginia same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court found Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday.
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Victory Fund Endorses Snowden for At-Large Seat
Courtney Snowden, a Democrat-turned-Independent seeking one of two at-large seats up this election cycle, received a boost when she netted an endorsement from the Gay...
