News + Politics
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Robin Roberts caps 2013 list of famous gay, bisexual and transgender celebs
Morning TV host Robin Roberts used her Facebook page to thank those who have helped her recover from a rare and serious blood disorder. Somewhere between...
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Equality Maryland endorses Anthony Brown in governor’s race
Equality Maryland PAC, the political action committee for the Free State’s major LGBT right organization, issued a list of endorsements for the 2014 election season,...
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Alabama Christmas parade rocked by Prancing Elites dance crew
A group of African-American males from Mobile, Alabama marched as the final Christmas Parade contingent for the nearby town of Semmes. Some of the event’s...
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Freakanomics evaluates the peceived wealth of gay men, and examines the earning and spending power of LGBT households
Economist Stephen Dubner used his recent Freakanomics podcast to ask, “Are Gay Men Really Rich?“ Back in October, Dubner’s fellow economist, Steve Levitt, attempted to rationalize how one might go...
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Cracker Barrel supports gays by removing Duck Dynasty merchandise from — Oops! Nevermind.
Rising from the culture war over Duck Dynasty‘s Phil Robertson and his anti-gay, religious rants, came this unexpected tidbit from Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Posted...
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Federal judge rules Utah’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge declared Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Friday. U.S District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that while marriage law has traditionally...
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Obama: U.S. delegation to Sochi Olympics ‘speaks for itself’
President Obama said Friday that the composition of the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, “speaks for itself,” while specifically naming two...
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Eugene Delgaudio defends Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson against “Homosexual Lobby”
“If we don’t come to his defense, the Homosexual Lobby will guarantee that our families never see anything wholesome in the media again.” — Eugene...
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Virginia LGBT License-Plate Bill Pre-Filed
As part of Equality Virginia's campaign to secure an ''Equality for All'' branded license plate in the state, Del. K. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria, Fairfax Co.)...
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Uganda Parliament passes anti-gay bill
“I am officially illegal.” —Frank Mugisha, head of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), following the Ugandan Parliament’s passage of a bill that, while no longer including...
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D.C. Council Unanimously Passes Bill for LGBT Homeless Youth
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to pass a bill to better meet the needs of homeless youth who identify as ''lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender...
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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson suspended from series for homophobic remarks in GQ interview
“It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just...
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Brian Boitano comes out as third gay American delegate to Sochi Olympics
The number of out gay athletes part of the U.S. delegations to the Sochi Winter Olympics increased to three Thursday after Brian Boitano came out...
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New Mexico Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal
The New Mexico Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in the state Thursday, making New Mexico the nation’s first Southwest state to legalize marriage equality....
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Seasonal Solace
For many LGBT people, religious faith can be tricky. And that may be more true as we catapult into Christmastime, when everything seems to be...
