News + Politics
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Federal court upholds California ban on ‘ex-gay’ therapy
California’s ban on “ex-gay” reparative therapy for minors was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that...
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Same-sex couples to receive equal federal tax recognition nationwide
Same-sex couples married in jurisdictions that recognize their right to wed will be considered married for federal tax purposes regardless of where they currently live...
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Fuzzy Little Balls
I was still in elementary school when I first began banging tennis balls against the cinder-block side of my grandparents' garage using an old wooden...
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Sniping on the Mount
After the Aug. 24 rally at the Lincoln Memorial honoring the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, some people complained...
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Next Generation's Next Step
Many are familiar with Metro Weekly's Next Generation Awards, which for five years have celebrated members of the LGBT community younger than 30 who already have...
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Maryland's Gay Wunderkind
You can't blame Jack Andraka for not yet knowing what career he wants later in life. Then again, the average 16-year-old isn't often the inventor...
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LGBT news quotes for August 29, 2013
“I used to look at gay men and think, ‘I’m not like that, I don’t want to be like that, that’s not me.’” Ricky Martin admits...
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Obama commemorates March on Washington with LGBT-inclusive address
President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in a speech that called for unity and directly...
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Steve Lonegan says Cory Booker’s indifference to gay rumors is ‘weird’
The New Jersey Republican running against Newark Mayor Cory Booker for the U.S. Senate said Tuesday that it’s “weird” Booker won’t deny rumors that he...
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Charlie Morgan Act pushes forward as VA continues denial of benefits
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will push forward with a bill that would expand federal benefits to same-sex military families after indications from the Department of Veterans...
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Talking LGBT Tech
The LGBT Technology Partnership, a national nonpartisan group of LGBT advocacy groups, academic institutions and technology companies that seeks to address technology issues of specific...
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War Over Molotov's Words
About a dozen people from the D.C. and Maryland LGBT community picketed outside the concert of the Mexican rock band Molotov Monday night as part...
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Equality Maryland PAC in Election Mode
Maryland's next general election is well more than a year away, but LGBT groups and their allies are already raising money for candidates committed to...
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LGBT Groups To Picket Molotov Concert
Members of the D.C.-area LGBT community announced Friday they plan to picket outside of a concert by the Mexican rock band Molotov due to the...
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules photographer cannot deny services to same-sex couple
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Thursday that a wedding photographer who refused to provide services to a same-sex couple violated the...
