News + Politics
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Obama “couldn’t be prouder” of Jason Collins
President Barack Obama was on his way out of a press conference with reporters at the White House when he stopped and returned to the...
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Federal student aid to start accounting for same-sex parents
The incomes of both parents in a same-sex relationship will begin to be counted by the federal government when determining student aid, the Department of...
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Gay NBA player receives outpouring of support from politicians and advocates
Politicians and advocates are hailing Jason Collins as a hero after the NBA player made history today as the first out male athlete playing in...
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Sentencing Delayed in Family Research Council Shooting
A U.S. District Court judge this morning rescheduled the sentencing of Floyd Lee Corkins II, the Virginia man who pleaded guilty in February of attempting...
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NBA’s Jason Collins comes out in SI interview
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. … I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a...
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Not enough openly gay and lesbian MPs in Parliament says Britain’s Yvette Cooper
“The truth is we don’t have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs being selected for parliament; just as we don’t have enough black and minority...
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D.C. Leaders Show Support for Jason Collins
Jason Collins, a National Basketball Association (NBA) free agent who was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Washington Wizards in February, came out as...
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Allegations Aimed at Anne Arundel Police Chief
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman launched an investigation last week into allegations that the county's top law enforcement officer, Chief Larry Tolliver, used homophobic...
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Alan Gendreau “not part of the NFL draft.”
“Just an FYI. I am NOT a part of the NFL draft. I am training right now with hopes of landing a tryout at a...
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Exercise prevents homosexuality, claims UK politician
“ released boys tensions and thus avoided homo-sexuality (sic)” So says a UK councillor candidate, John Sullivan, member of the UK’s right-wing UKIP party....
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SF Pride retracts unauthorized announcement of Bradley Manning as parade marshal
UPDATE: On May 7, 2013. San Francisco Pride updated its Facebook page with regards to Bradley Manning being selected as Grand Pride Marshal. In part, the group...
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Family Research Council posts videos of Corkins shooting, interrogation prior to sentencing
The conservative Family Research Council (FRC) this week posted two videos of accused shooter Floyd Lee Corkins II to its YouTube page pointing the finger...
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Log Cabin Republicans issue warning on LGBT exclusion
Log Cabin Republicans are making their message to party leaders clear: Support equality for LGBT Americans or risk extinction. In an ad published in Politico...
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HIV-vaccine trial halted after review board finds no effect
“These results do not change the fundamental view that an AIDS vaccine remains critical to any long-term strategy to end the AIDS epidemic.” Matthew Rose,...
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LGBT groups warn of shortcomings as ENDA reintroduced
Today’s reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the Senate and House of Representatives has largely been greeted with cheers, but some are expressing...
