News + Politics
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Rationing Religious Freedom
The religious right is fighting to turn America's religious freedom from a shield into a sword against public policies and groups they dislike. Posing as...
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White House downplays message of gay-inclusive Olympic delegations
The White House is downplaying any message of condemnation of Russia’s anti-LGBT law that could be perceived from the composition of the U.S. delegations to...
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GOP's Mark Obenshain Concedes in Virginia
At a Richmond press conference Wednesday afternoon, Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) conceded the attorney general's race to state Sen. Mark Herring (D). Herring's...
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Pennsylvania’s GOP governor backs LGBT nondiscrimination bill
Pennsylvania’s socially conservative Republican governor has endorsed legislation that would outlaw LGBT discrimination in the state, drawing praise from advocates and signaling the GOP’s continued...
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Obamas, Bidens to skip Sochi Olympics, send gay-inclusive delegations
Top United States officials will not attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, this February, signaling a continued strained relationship between the two countries over...
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The Hope for the Pope
So here we are, nearing the end of 2013 under the annual bombardment of year-in-reviews and ''Person of the Year'' covers. While I enjoy reading...
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Social Security begins paying claims of same-sex couples
Social Security has begun processing claims and awarding payments to the surviving spouses of same-sex marriages in what is the latest change made by the...
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Fed student-loan process to account for marriages of same-sex couples
The nation’s federal student-aid programs will receive an update to better reflect the post-DOMA legal environment, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Under the...
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UPDATED: DC Eagle Closing in Current Location
After nearly 26 years at its current location, The DC Eagle, D.C.'s main bar catering to the leather/Levi crowd, will close its doors. According to...
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D.C. activists join Friday protest against India sodomy ruling
About 25 protesters, most affiliated with the LGBT South Asian group KhushDC, gathered in front of the Indian Embassy off Dupont Circle Friday night for...
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All states now processing benefits for same-sex National Guard families
More than a month after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered all states to come into compliance with federal policy, every state in the nation...
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EMILY’s List adds Mizeur’s Maryland gubernatorial campaign
EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to supporting the candidacies of pro-choice Democratic women seeking public office, announced Friday it was placing...
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U.S. Customs to broaden recognition of same-sex families
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will recognize same-sex couples as families during the customs declaration process following the enactment of a Final Rule sent Friday...
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GLOV Announces Guardian Award Recipients
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), a program of The DC Center dedicated to preventing and responding to violence against the District's LGBT community, will...
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U.S. critical of India re-criminalizing gay sex
The U.S. State Department criticized a decision by the Supreme Court of India re-criminalizing homosexual conduct yesterday, but gave few hints as to how the decision...
