News + Politics
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OutServe-SLDN board ousts Executive Director Allyson Robinson
The head of the nation’s largest LGBT military organization was asked to resign Saturday following a vote by the board of directors that led several...
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Obama nominates two more gay men to ambassador posts
President Barack Obama nominated two more gay men to ambassador posts today, including the first to serve as ambassador to a G-20 nation. Obama nominated...
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McAuliffe’s LGBT supporters stand by him on Virginia marriage amendment
The political action committee (EVPAC) for the Commonwealth’s major LGBT rights group, Equality Virginia, released endorsements Friday for the three statewide offices on the ballot...
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‘Ex-gay’ ministry apologizes to LGBT community, shuts down
An anti-gay Christian ministry that sought to “cure” gay people has announced it will shut down after more than three decades. Exodus International, which brands...
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Obama's Tiresome Rhetorical Trick
We all have our rhetorical tics and tricks. For example, mine include the excessive use of clauses such as ''however,'' ''actually'' and ''for example.'' I...
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Turning Point Reached
When some of us say the LGBT movement has reached a turning point, others object. We are not finished, they say, confusing ''turning point'' for...
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Diversity and Unity
I am originally from Usulután, El Salvador, where I founded Mi Nueva Familia, a working group for fellow transgender women living with HIV. Almost four...
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Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signs transgender bill into law
Gov. Jack Markell (D) Wednesday evening signed into law a transgender rights bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, insurance and public accommodations and includes...
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John Kerry outlines America’s ‘moral obligation’ to advance LGBT equality
Secretary of State John Kerry declared Wednesday that the United States has a “moral obligation” to promote LGBT rights abroad. During Kerry’s first speech on...
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Delaware House amends transgender rights bill, sends back to Senate for final passage
The Delaware House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that adds transgender protections to the state’s nondiscrimination and hate-crimes laws by a vote of 24-17,...
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West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller becomes 52nd co-sponsor of ENDA
A spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) Wednesday confirmed that the five-term senator will sign on as the 52nd co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination...
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Study shows increasing support for gay marriage among media outlets, including Fox News
Major news outlets – even Fox News – are showing increased support for gay marriage, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. The results show...
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Lisa Murkowski third Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced her support for marriage equality today, becoming the third Senate Republican to support the right of same-sex couples to marry. ...
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Government study finds nationwide housing discrimination against same-sex couples
Same-sex couples face discrimination in the online rental-housing market at rates higher than opposite-sex couples, according to a first-of-its kind national study released today by...
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ORAM Marks World Refugee Day
Outside, it was a seasonally sunny day in D.C., with spring giving way to summer. Inside, in a meeting room of the Open Society Institute,...
