News + Politics
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Times-Dispatch op-ed blasts Tech PAC’s backing of Cuccinelli
“Many of us perform balancing acts when making political endorsements. Yet this begs the question: What positions should disqualify a candidate entirely from consideration? What...
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At Values Voter Summit, signs of a morphing Republican Party
There was no surer sign that even the most conservative wings of the Republican Party are aware change is afoot in the United States than...
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Virginia Readies for Election Day
The Virginia governor's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis has been grabbing most of the political headlines, but the...
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13 Virginia Races to Watch in 2013
In Virginia's elections for the House of Delegates, 44 seats have candidates running unopposed, while 56 seats are being contested. The following list includes some...
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Oregon dad killed while honoring bullied, gay son with cross-country walk
“It’s wrong, you know, we can’t have this anymore in our society…. Feeling like I wanted to die myself, and knowing I couldn’t — I...
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Carson Found Guilty in IHOP Shooting
A D.C. Superior Court jury today found 28-year-old Lashawn Carson guilty of aggravated assault while armed and related weapons charges for shooting a gay man...
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Government, Cheesed
In the summer of 1991 I scraped together some coins from my rapidly depleting change bowl and hopped on the 14th Street bus that took...
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Garrison Gibbons Rises Above Hate
The night started like any other performance at Ole Miss. The house lights dimmed, the stage lights came up, and our production of The Laramie...
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Betty White is going purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day
“Call me Betty Purple.” Actress, role model and all-around adorable human being Betty White is joining other celebrities in showing their support for GLAAD’s Spirit...
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Pat Robertson compares transgender people to his castrated horse
“We talk about transgender, I have a former stallion which is now a gelding, because stallions get very aggressive. He wasn’t trying to be a...
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Two polls show McAuliffe leading Cuccinelli in Virginia governor’s race
Two recent polls show Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the race for Virginia governor, but both candidates have less...
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Study shows “It Gets Better” not as effective for bisexual teens
“Those who identify as mostly gay may be expressing an ambivalence about identifying as gay or lesbian due to living in unsupportive environements or getting...
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Supreme Court rejects Cuccinelli’s appeal of ruling against Virginia’s sodomy law
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied a petition by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to appeal a 2-1 decision by the Richmond-based Fourth Circuit Court...
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HRC celebrates year of historic victories at annual dinner
The nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization was in celebration mode Saturday night, marking a year of historic victories from the ballot box to the Supreme Court...
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Ford's Announces Additional ''Laramie Project'' Performances
As a result of the federal government shutdown, Ford's Theatre last week announced that it has had to postpone its run of The Laramie Project,...
