News + Politics
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Senate committee advances Charlie Morgan Act
A Senate committee today approved legislation that would expand federal benefits for same-sex military families. According to a news release, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs...
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FEC set to expand political-donation rights to same-sex couples
The Federal Election Commission is expected to vote Thursday to allow lawfully married same-sex couples to make joint political donations from an individual bank account...
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Federal judge orders Ohio officials to recognize same-sex couple’s marriage
A federal judge Monday ordered Ohio officials to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple wed in Maryland on the death certificate of one of...
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Petition aims to end ban on gay men donating blood
While you furiously refresh The Guardian and Buzzfeed for updates on Kate Middleton’s blue-blooded Royal Baby, take a look at one man’s plan to...
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HRC Gives Top Marks to Area Health Care Providers
Washington-area hospitals and medical centers are at the forefront providing LGBT-competent patient service and care, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2013 Healthcare...
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Gender Rights Maryland Praises ACA Implementation
Gender Rights Maryland, the local transgender advocacy and civil rights organization for the Free State, issued a press release Thursday praising the progress made in...
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Disciplines Delgaudio
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors took disciplinary action against Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) Wednesday night for actions that were detailed in a special grand...
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House Republicans abandon marriage court fight
Lawyers for House Republicans declared in a court filing today an end to their fight over federal statutes similar to Section 3 of the Defense...
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Same sex marriage legalized in England and Wales
History was made at 15:06 GMT today, as Queen Elizabeth gave royal assent to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, legalizing same-sex marriage in England...
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Heather Mizeur seeking to become Maryland’s first female and nation’s first gay governor
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.), who for months has been exploring a potential gubernatorial run, is officially in the race to become the Free State’s...
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U.S. condemns murder of Cameroonian LGBTI-rights activist
The United States condemned “in the strongest terms” yesterday the murder of a prominent Cameroonian LGBTI-rights activist while urging that nation’s authorities to investigate and...
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Breakthrough EEOC Settlement in Maryland
The national LGBT organizations Freedom to Work and Lambda Legal announced Monday they had reached a settlement with a government contractor based in Maryland on...
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Zimmerman verdict pushes LGBT organizations to call for justice
A coalition of LGBT-rights organizations has called for justice for Trayvon Martin after a Florida jury on Saturday acquitted George Zimmerman of the teenager’s murder....
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Cameroonian LGBTI-rights activist, Eric Lembembe, found tortured and killed
“We don’t know who killed Eric Lembembe, or why he was killed, but one thing is clear: The Cameroonian authorities’ utter failure to stem homophobic...
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Team DC Celebrates Champions with Wade Davis
Team DC, the local organization promoting LGBT participation in sports, will hold its annual Champions Awards Thursday, July 18, during which it will honor those...
