News + Politics
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D.C. Allen Makes $25,000 DC Center Donation
Washington businessman D.C. Allen, owner of 14th Street's Crew Club gay gym and spa, on April 2 announced a donation of $25,000 to The DC...
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“Bullying players made him feel better,” says former colleague of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice
“Bullying players made him feel better…. I can’t believe that anywhere else in the country it is worse than this — it’s the absolute worst.”...
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Was that Princess Di with Freddie Mercury?
“e felt she was obviously Princess Diana and would be discovered at any minute. But people just seemed to blank her. She sort of disappeared....
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Malaysia’s Mohd Puad Zarkashi defends offensive gay stereotypes
“We do not want to create hatred towards LGBT but it’s just that we need to convince people not to get involved in such activities.”...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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Mark Kirk becomes second Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk announced his support for same-sex marriage today, becoming the second Senate Republican to endorse marriage equality. “When I climbed the Capitol...
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Delaware’s Sen. Tom Carper endorses same-sex marriage
The flood continued Tuesday as Democratic Sen. Tom Carper endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry in a statement posted on his Facebook page. As...
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Poth Trial Delayed
The trial of Michael Poth, the former Marine accused of fatally stabbing fellow Marine Philip Bushong during an altercation in D.C.’s Barracks Row neighborhood in...
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Crowd Rallies in D.C. for Transgender Health
A crowd of more than 100 people rallied at the Columbia Heights Plaza Saturday, March 30, to demonstrate support for equal treatment in health care...
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Sen. Bob Casey latest Democrat to support same-sex marriage
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced his support for same-sex marriage today, becoming the latest in a floodof Democratic senators to declare their support over the...
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Groups challenging Medicare ban on gender-reassignment surgeries
“Medicare’s categorical exclusion of this care lacks any scientific basis. Study after study has shown that these surgeries are the only effective treatment for many...
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Singapore’s homophobic culture forces Element, a new mag for gay Asia, to publish as digital only
“Not many gay men would pick up a copy of a magazine like this on a newsstand — that’s just the culture here.”...
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English football player Robbie Rogers explains his decision to come out and leave soccer behind
“I started feeling very different and it was a case of, ‘All right, I’m good at football and I get attention from girls. Why don’t...
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Choi Found Guilty
A U.S. magistrate judge Thursday found former Army Lt. Dan Choi, a gay rights activist who became famous for being discharged under the military's ''Don't...
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Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and America’s embrace
It’s easy to forget that it wasn’t even 11 months ago President Barack Obama remained opposed to same-sex marriage. “I believe that marriage is the...
