News + Politics
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Courtside for Marriage
The fight to expand the definition of family to encompass the diversity of actual families continues in 2013. Legislators in Illinois, Minnesota and Rhode Island...
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Calling on Clinton
There were high expectations for former President Bill Clinton when he walked out onto the blue-carpeted stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
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Tying the Knot in Maryland
Raise a glass to toast marriage equality. As of midnight, Jan. 1, same-sex couples in Maryland could legally marry, following a decades-long effort to secure...
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UFCW Celebrates Maryland Marriages
{Nic Ruley (L) and Brett King of Chicago just before getting married in the Montgomery County Judicial Center Jan. 2 (Photo by Ward Morrison)} It...
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Illinois GOP Chair Endorses Marriage-Equality Legislation
With it appearing more and more likely that Illinois will become the next state to grant same-sex couples the right to marry, the bill before...
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Bank of America Settles in Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination Complaint
Bank of America settled a claim with the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the mortgage lender’s refusal to provide financing to a lesbian...
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Barney Frank Says No to Hagel as Defense Secretary
Outgoing Rep. Barney Frank today announced his strong opposition to former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s reported consideration as the next secretary of defense. In a highly...
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Obama Backs Illinois Same-Sex Marriage Bill
President Barack Obama endorsed same-sex marriage in his home state of Illinois on Saturday, expressing his support through a spokesman for expected legislation that would...
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Obama Describes Hagel Apology for Anti-Gay Comments as “Positive Change”
President Barack Obama defended former Sen. Chuck Hagel on Sunday, describing the Nebraska Republican’s apology for anti-gay comments made in 1998 as evidence of evolving...
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Anonymous Attacks
There's a church I've had to name when writing news stories. But since this is merely my opinion, I'm not naming it. I prefer to...
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A Mixed Bag
When it comes down to it, most years really are a mixed bag when it comes to defining them as ''good'' or ''bad.'' A good...
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Service with SMYAL
A board member of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), the District's only organization dedicated to addressing the needs and concerns of LGBT youth,...
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Dwyer Charged in Boat Crash
An anti-gay lawmaker from Anne Arundel County who once spearheaded an attempt to impeach Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler (D) is facing five charges stemming...
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Pipeline-Protest Charge Against Choi Dismissed
A D.C. Superior Court case against longtime gay rights activist Lt. Dan Choi, who made headlines for protesting the military's now-defunct ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell''...
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End of Omega
Longtime Dupont Circle-area club Omega has closed its doors, according to an announcement posted earlier today on Facebook from the bar's general manager, Perry Morehouse....
