News + Politics
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Pew releases new data on LGBT attitudes, experiences
There may have been some awkward Father’s Day calls yesterday, as only 39 percent of gays and lesbians have told their fathers about their sexual...
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Freedom to Work doubles down on push for LGBT workplace protections
With momentum building for what is considered one of the last major pieces of LGBT-rights legislation — the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — the organization dedicated...
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Social Security to ease requirements for transgender people
The Social Security Administration announced Friday a policy change long sought by advocates that will protect the privacy of transgender people and make it easier...
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Coverboy A.J. Williams, 26, Killed in Car Accident
Matt Bamford will always remember his friend Aaron Jerel ''A.J.'' Williams smiling. ''There was just something about his smile,'' Bamford recalls. ''A.J. wasn't the type...
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Montgomery Co. Committee Holds Hate-Crime Discussion
The Montgomery County Committee on Hate/Violence, part of the county's Office of Human Rights, convened a meeting at the Rockville Memorial Library Town Center Wednesday...
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At LGBT reception, Obama shares accomplishments and ENDA support, no mention of order
President Barack Obama said the nation has reached a turning point on LGBT equality during a reception for Pride month at the White House Thursday,...
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News anchor apologizes after saying ”fag” on air
A TV news anchor in Minneapolis, Minnesota flubbed the word “flag” this week, uttering the anti-gay slur “fag” instead. In a video that is circulating...
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14th Street Assault Case Moves Forward
A D.C. Superior Court judge today found probable cause in the case of two men accused of beating and robbing a man in the 1300...
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Family Affairs
For last year's Capital Pride Parade, I brought along my 12-year-old nephew. So in the interest of equality, this year I brought along my 12-year-old...
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Statutory Sunshine State
As a former Floridian, I went into the Capital Pride weekend feeling particularly proud of Hillsborough County, Fla. On Wednesday, June 5, the seven-member Board...
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Virginians choose pro-gay Democratic ticket, mixed results at House level
Virginia voters Tuesday selected a pair of pro-LGBT state senators, Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk, Northampton, Mathews, Accomack counties) and Mark Herring (D-Loudoun, Fairfax counties) as the...
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Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions could radically change legal landscape for gays – or not
The wait is almost over. Before the month’s end, the nation’s highest court will decide two landmark cases that have the potential to dramatically change...
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Russian legislators ban gay “propaganda” as activists attacked
”Traditional sexual relations are relations between a man and a woman, which … are a condition for the preservation and development of the multi-ethnic Russian...
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Leahy reignites debate over gay couples in immigration reform
Sen. Patrick Leahy rekindled the debate over inclusion of same-sex couples in immigration reform late Tuesday after filing an amendment similar to one that failed...
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Defense bill with anti-gay provision under veto threat
The White House has threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes an anti-gay provision advocates say would open the door to discrimination in...
