News + Politics
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Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay youth
The Boy Scouts of America will end its longstanding ban on gay youth while maintaining a ban on gay adult leaders after a historic vote...
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Black Pride Reckoning
Around this time, I generally find myself reflecting on recent events that have impacted the black LGBT community, not only in Washington, but around the...
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The Crazy Uncle Party
New York novelist Dawn Powell wrote on the cusp of World War II, ''Civilization stood on a ledge, and in the tension of waiting it...
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White House playing quiet on role in Leahy’s amendment decision
White House press secretary Jay Carney declined to say what role the White House played in convincing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to withhold...
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ExxonMobil accused of LGBT discrimination in legal complaint
As one of the last Fortune 500 companies to not adopt an LGBT antidiscrimination policy, ExxonMobil is facing renewed pressure to do so after a...
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Highest percentages of same-sex couples raising children tend to be in red states
Mississippi. North Dakota. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming. That other Dakota. They’re not exactly known as bastions of gay rights, but when it comes to raising children...
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Anger after Democratic senators abandon immigration amendment for gay couples
Tuesday evening witnessed an increasingly rare defeat for the LGBT-rights movement after Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) was successfully pressured by members of the Senate Judiciary...
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Sen. Patrick Leahy withholds gay-inclusive amendments from immigration reform
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy withdrew two amendments to immigration reform that would have provided protections for binational same-sex couples Tuesday evening. At the...
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Moving on marriage in Great Britain; a suicide in opposition in Paris
In a 366 to 161 vote, Britain’s House of Commons said ‘I Do’ to marriage equality with the passage of legislation to legalize same-sex marriage...
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As committee markup continues, gay inclusion in immigration reform uncertain
The pressure is on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to bring a vote on two amendments he filed to provide protections for binational same-sex...
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Gallup: Americans find gay relations as acceptable as wearing fur
A new study from Gallup finds that same-sex relations are now as morally acceptable as wearing a fur coat – fully 59 percent. Acceptance of...
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Peace Corps to open applications to same-sex couples
The Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who want to serve overseas beginning early next month, the organization announced Tuesday. “Service in...
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Ebbin and Others Denounce Virginia GOP Ticket
Two Democratic legislators and the head of a nonprofit organization advocating for LGBT rights in Virginia held a press call Tuesday to condemn the anti-LGBT...
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bolling blasts candidate E.W. Jackson’s comments
“These kinds of comments are simply not appropriate, especially not from someone who wants to be a standard bearer for our party and hold the...
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Virginia legislators’ pro-gay ratings up, but still far from friendly
Virginia General Assembly legislators overall earned higher pro-gay rankings on an annual legislative scorecard published by Equality Virginia Advocates Monday, due largely in part to...
