News + Politics
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Allies on the Ice
As far as the D.C.-area hockey community is concerned, the time to end any stereotypes of hockey as a virulently homophobic sport filled to the...
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As ENDA returns to Congress, Obama’s White House remains a key component
When the White House puts its full weight behind a piece of legislation it wants to see become law, that push is hard to miss....
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Mark Bingham’s mother takes on 9/11, Boston bombing conspiracy theorists
“I’ve come to the conclusion that you really can’t talk to those folks. You cannot reason with them, because they are so invested in the crazy...
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R.I. Senate passes gay-marriage bills, 26-12, sending them back to House for final vote
The Rhode Island State Senate overwhelmingly approved amended House and Senate versions of a marriage-equality bill on a 26-12 vote Wednesday evening, sending the measures...
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Latest ENDA effort greeted with both optimism and skepticism
Hopes are high as the long-stalled Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will see reintroduction in the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday. After years of...
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Rhode Island Senate committee approves two gay-marriage bills
The Rhode Island State Senate Judiciary Committee today approved two bills – H5015 and S38 – aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage in the Ocean State,...
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Full Rhode Island Senate Republican Caucus supports gay-marriage bill
Supporters of marriage equality in the Ocean State got a huge boost Tuesday morning from Senate Republicans, just hours ahead of a scheduled vote by...
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French National Assembly approves marriage equality
“The April 23, 2013, vote marks a new step toward equality for all couples and all families.” Inter-LGBT, an umbrella organization of several French LGBT...
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Community’s Joel McHale is “not picky” when it comes to dude crushes
“Ooh, boy, I have so many. Josh Gad. Brian Williams. Patrick Stewart. Nathan Fillion. Kobe Bryant. Chaz Bono. . . . I’m not picky.“ Community...
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Boy Scouts to vote on resolution ending ban on gay youth
The Boy Scouts of America have proposed lifting the organization’s long-standing ban on gay youth, but keeping the ban on gay adults in leadership roles. ...
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DC Health Clinic Now Recommending Meningitis Vaccination for Some Gay and Bi Men
Whitman-Walker Health, the local nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-sensitive care, is advising self-identified gay and bisexual men, as well as...
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“Ex-Gay” star John Paulk expresses “great sorrow”
“I no longer support the ex-gay movement or efforts to attempt to change individuals — especially teens who already feel insecure and alienated. I feel...
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Bill to protect LGBT students sees bipartisan reintroduction
Members of Congress are trying again to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination, bullying and harassment against students in the nation’s public schools through federal legislation announced today...
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E.J. Johnson is happy to be out sooner than later
“I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought...
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Meningitis is no more a “gay” disease than the flu
“Nothing about being gay makes one inherently more or less prone to meningitis; likewise nor does being straight lower risks.” Health editor James Hamblin on...
