News + Politics
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New Jersey Supreme Court rules same-sex marriages to begin Oct. 21
Same-sex weddings will begin in New Jersey Oct. 21, the state’s highest court ruled Friday in a decision that refused to delay a lower court’s...
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CDC urged to stop denying cancer screenings to transgender women
Two national LGBT-rights organizations are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to re-evaluate a discriminatory policy that denies cancer screenings to...
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Mizeur nets Eastern Shore endorsements; Gansler picks Ivey as running mate
The three-way race for the Democratic nod to become Maryland’s next governor continues to build steam, with Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) and Attorney General...
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Moving Forward with Annie's Way
A bill to designate a section of Church Street NW as ''Annie's Way,'' in honor of the legacy of Annie's Paramount Steakhouse, a popular LGBT-friendly...
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Hunting for LGBT History
While the federal government might stop, time marches on. In October, that truth may be particularly poignant for LGBT folks marking LGBT History Month. The...
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Out-of-state same-sex marriages now recognized in Oregon
“Oregon agencies must recognize all out-of-state marriages for the purposes of administering state programs. That includes legal, same sex marriages performed in other states and...
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Post endorsement of Northam, Herring knocks Republicans, gives Democrats clean sweep
“Where Mr. Northam, a fiscal conservative, is measured and moderate – Republicans tried to persuade him to switch parties in 2009 – Mr. Jackson is...
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Phallocentric Fallacy
Earlier this month, The Washington Times printed some commentary by Matt Philbin of the Reston, Va.-based Media Research Center. Essentially, he's disturbed by transgender self-identification,...
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Stein Dems Prepare for Club Elections
Martin Garcia, president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the District's largest LGBT political group, and Angela Peoples, the group's vice president for political and...
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Stephen Fry visits the controversial world of gays “Out There”
“ollywood is a pretty accurate reflection of the way most of the world is looking. And the fact that they can have actors who are...
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Airline passenger has “I Am Gay” slapped on his bag
“I am a white heterosexual male. This trifecta of privilege means that I’m not routinely subjected to prejudice. But for a few minutes I...
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Ford's Finds a Way
Ford's Theatre this afternoon announced that thanks to a donation from Ronald O. Perelman, a member of the Ford's Theatre Society board of trustees, it...
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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...
