News + Politics
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Sen. Claire McCaskill announces support for same-sex marriage
Sen. Claire McCaskill quietly announced her support for same-sex marriage in a post published on her Tumblr page Sunday evening. Invoking the Bible, the Missouri...
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Commonwealth Kudos for Activists and Allies
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth's chief nonprofit LGBT-rights organization, will recognize seven honorees who have advanced LGBT equality. at its 10th annual Commonwealth Dinner on April...
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Universal Gear Suffers String of Robberies
A Logan Circle clothing store popular with the LGBT community was robbed Saturday, March 23, with two men caught on camera assaulting the store's manager...
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Equality Virginia asks McDonnell to veto student-groups bill
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s primary LGBT-rights group, is asking Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to veto a bill passed overwhelmingly by the Virginia Assembly in February...
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American Academy of Pediatrics says same-sex marriage good for children
Marriage-equality supporters gained another important ally yesterday when the 83-year-old American Academy of Pediatrics declared its support for same-sex marriage. In a policy statement titled...
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No Endorsement from Stein
D.C. Council candidate Elissa Silverman came four votes shy of the threshold needed to earn the endorsement of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's...
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Nominations Open for Next Generation
Springtime is not just about blooming flowers. With school graduations, there is also something of the bloom of youth in the air. With Metro Weekly,...
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Yeah, well, we’re not sure any gay would want to marry Sen. Saxby Chambliss
“I’m not gay. So I’m not going to marry one.” — Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), when asked by Politico if his views on gay marriage...
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Whitman-Walker Sponsoring Pride Parade
Capital Pride announced yesterday that Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center specializing in LGBT and HIV/AIDS care, will be the presenting sponsor of the...
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GLAAD to Fox News: Don’t return to our events until we discuss anti-LGBT bias
“If Kimberly and Jamie expect to attend future GLAAD events, they will first need to sit down with us to discuss Fox News’ embarrassing, biased...
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New Mexico same-sex couples sue after being denied marriage licenses
The saga surrounding New Mexico’s ambiguous marriage laws continued today as two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit after they were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo...
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Coffee at the Center
The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, has kicked off a ''coffee drop-in hour'' for older LGBT adults on Mondays. The coffee hour is...
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Whitman-Walker Reports Good Health
Whitman-Walker Health (WWH), the nonprofit community health center specializing in culturally competent care for LGBT people and individuals with HIV/AIDS, has reported improvements in quality...
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Thank You, Sen. Portman
Family is defined in many ways. It's a couple with kids, a couple without, maybe some pets, or maybe a network of friends who are...
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The Politics of Pain
Whether we're twink or bear, gaybro or drag queen, lipstick or butch, we all share one cultural touchstone: coming out. While the concept has been...
