News + Politics
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A Next Generation Dream
And so but wow, what an amazing few years we’ve been through, right? That sounds a bit flip — well, more than a bit — but...
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Senators move to extend same-sex couples full Social Security benefits
Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a sweeping ruling last June striking down the federal government’s definition of marriage as between a man and...
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Draw Your Weapon
A friend on Facebook last weekend posted a provocative meme by Ricky Gervais that said, “Blasphemy: a law to protect an all-powerful, supernatural deity from...
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Simpson To Run for State Board of Ed
Scott Simpson, a gay man, has announced his candidacy for the open Ward 1 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education that is being vacated...
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Capital Pride Announces 2014 Honorees
Capital Pride, the D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on serving the needs of and celebrating the diversity of the area’s LGBT community, announced Monday the recipients...
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Neil Patrick Harris poses naked for Rolling Stone
“Once all cards were on the table, I got more opportunities than ever. Some actors don’t get hired because you can’t look into their soul...
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Pritzker To Receive Kameny Award
The National LGBT Bar Association, a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, will honor Retired Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Pritzker with its Frank...
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Will Christie punish a New Jersey judge for his gay-marriage ruling?
The New Jersey Supreme Court justice who led Gov. Chris Christie to abandon his fight over a court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the Garden...
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LGBT concerns grow as Brunei implements Sharia law
With the expected implementation of an anti-LGBT law in Brunei that would punish homosexuality with death by stoning, LGBT-rights advocates are mobilizing against the financial...
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Rainbow Response Receives Grant
The Mayor’s Office of Victims Services on Tuesday awarded a $50,000 planning grant to the Rainbow Response Coalition, the local grassroots advocacy organization focusing on...
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Republican Delegate Leads Launch of Repeal Referendum
MDPetitions.com, the conservative political site that is the brainchild of Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington Co.) and was formed to make it easier to collect signatures...
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Washington state Supreme Court gains first gay judge
“She has brought to her work and to her life a never-wavering commitment to ensuring justice for everyone. Her appointment today is a moment all...
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GLOV, HIPS Launch D.C. Hotline
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), an antiviolence and hate-crime response group affiliated with The DC Center for the LGBT Community, in collaboration with Helping...
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Virginia’s Twisted Taxes
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s major LGBT rights organization, in conjunction with tax professionals and a married lesbian couple, held a press conference at the Virginia...
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Biden’s remarks on LGBT executive order leave White House dodging
Does President Obama agree with Vice President Biden that there would be “no downside” to signing an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace...
