News + Politics
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212 members of Congress urge Supreme Court to rule against DOMA
More than 200 members of Congress filed a brief today urging the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. For the first...
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Virginia organizations join “Red State Brief” asking Supreme Court to overturn DOMA, Prop. 8
“It is through this brief these citizens can speak so that the anti-equality opinions of the current state administration, as represented by Attorney General Ken...
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Maryland attorney general urges Supreme Court to strike down DOMA, Prop. 8
“Proposition 8 deprives the children of same-sex couples of the benefits of being raised in a secure, protected family unit with two married parents. In...
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Mary-Louise Parker denies making a gay slur
“Do you want to wake up tomorrow? I’ll make one phone call.” — Antique-store owner Daniel Seldin, describing in a police report what Mary-Louise Parker...
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Spa World Has LGBT Community Steamed
Many in the D.C.-area LGBT community are in an uproar after a popular Northern Virginia spa stated a policy of barring LGBT patrons. According to...
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Obama administration calls on Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 8
The Obama administration called on the Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 in a brief filed today, declaring the California ban on same-sex marriage...
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Congress approves LGBT-inclusive VAWA, Obama vows to sign
An LGBT-inclusive Violence Against Women Act swept through the House of Representatives today, winning a bipartisan majority in the Republican-controlled chamber. Voting 286-138 Thursday, the...
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REPORT: Obama administration will file brief in Prop. 8 case
The Obama administration will file a brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court, NBC News reported Thursday afternoon. “Administration officials say the...
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Picking and Choosing
Because my life isn't simply about being gay, I spend a lot of time thinking about issues that are important to me even if they...
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DC Trans Coalition Calls Task Force a ''Publicity Stunt''
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTCT) submitted testimony to the D.C. Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Wednesday alleging that an external review by...
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Where are congressional Democrats on Prop. 8?
The Thursday deadline is rapidly approaching for the Obama administration to file a brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court. But while...
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Nearly 300 employers urge Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
Nearly 300 businesses and city governments filed a brief with the Supreme Court today calling for the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids federal...
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Transgender Testimony
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on SB449 – a bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming people in Maryland in...
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Poth Trial Pushed to April
The trial of a Michael Poth, a now-former Marine accused of stabbing a fellow Marine during an altercation in D.C.'s Barracks Row neighborhood in April...
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Chuck Hagel confirmed as defense secretary
After weeks of delay, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense, voting 58-41. The vote comes nearly two months...
