News + Politics
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Nelson backs ENDA, leaving two Senate Democratic holdouts
Sen. Bill Nelson became the latest to put his support behind the Employment Non-Discrimination Act on Monday, inching the LGBT-rights bill one vote closer toward...
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NOM airs anti-equality marriage advert in Hawaii
As Hawaii moves towards same-sex marriage becoming a legal possibility, with lawmakers convening for a special session this week to debate a bill that would...
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ENDA to be considered by Senate before Thanksgiving
Legislation that would protect LGBT people from workplace discrimination will reach the floor of the Senate before Thanksgiving, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday....
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Putin claims Olympic athletes will feel comfortable regardless of sexual orientation
“We are doing everything, both the organizers and our athletes and fans, so that participants and guests feel comfortable in Sochi, regardless of nationality, race...
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Don Dwyer sentenced to jail time for alcohol-related incidents
Maryland Del. Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel Co.), a notorious opponent of LGBT rights in the Free State, was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail...
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Guilty Plea in Stanton Road Stabbing
Michael McBride, defendant in the case of a non-fatal attack on transgender woman who suffered 35 to 40 stab wounds, pleaded guilty earlier this month...
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Ford's Holds Final Laramie-Related Panel
Ford's Theatre Society will host an event addressing anti-LGBT discrimination Monday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Ford's Theatre. The event, ''To Achieve and Cherish...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder avoids taking position on LGBT employment protections
“…that’s a broad statement, so it’d depend on the particular facts of the situation. That’s a hypothetical, that’s very general in that context…The question is...
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AIDS Walk Thanks Booz Allen Hamilton
AIDS Walk Washington, the chief fundraising event for Whitman-Walker Health, the local community health center that specializes in LGBT-sensitive and HIV/AIDS care, will honor longtime...
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Universal Studios Hollywood pulls Bill & Ted show under fire of homophobia claims
“NBCUniversal has taken quick and strong action regarding this matter and also started a productive dialogue around future ‘Bill & Ted’ programming to ensure...
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The Ruling Classless
I consider myself fortunate that I took off last week to work on another project because about the last thing in the world I wanted...
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A Moon for Misrule
If a full moon makes people crazy, what's their excuse the rest of the month? This haunting question arose on Oct. 18 as I sat...
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Tom Ridge torpedoes tea party era at Log Cabin dinner
Tom Ridge lit into the modern-day Republican Party in a fiery speech Wednesday night that called for the GOP to embrace inclusion or face indefinite...
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Monica Palacio To Lead OHR
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) announced Thursday plans to appoint the Office of Human Rights (OHR) Language Access Program Director Mónica Palacio as the interim...
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DNA Sought from Suspect in Gay Columbia Heights Killing
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin announced late last week that he will issue an order, sought by prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office...
