News + Politics
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Keeping Them Close
Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I've been enjoying a longer-than-expected family visit to Kentucky for my Granny Bugg's 100th birthday party. As anyone who follows me...
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Values Voter
It's very unlikely that anyone who knows me would ever consider me a risk-taker. My nickname is ''Brakes.'' I'm like the babysitter who won't let...
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Officer and a Philanthropist
With Veterans Day coming up Nov. 11, the nation takes some time this month to honor the veterans of the U.S. armed forces. One of...
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Biden: Transgender rights are the “civil rights issue of our time”
Speaking to a supporter at a campaign stop in Sarasota, Fla., on Tuesday evening, Vice President Joe Biden called discrimination against transgender Americans the “civil...
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Kameny Estate Trademarks ''Gay is Good''
Though gay-rights pioneer Frank Kameny has been dead for a year, his affirmation that ''gay is good'' is finding a life of its own. Christopher...
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New Baltimore Sun Poll Shows Marriage Equality Deadlocked in Maryland; Opponents’ Ads May Be Factor in Weakening Support
A new poll by Annapolis-based OpinionWorks done for The Baltimore Sun shows erosion among support for marriage equality among likely voters, with opponents holding a...
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Gay Republican Recants Allegation He Was Assaulted for Political Beliefs
A gay Republican who said he was the target of a brutal beating last week because of his political beliefs and sexual orientation has recanted...
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Romney on Same-Sex Parents: “It’s not right on paper. It’s not right in fact.”
Video has surfaced of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney condemning same-sex parents. The video of Romney speaking to an audience of social conservatives in South Carolina...
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Is Roseanne anti-transgender? Her explantion refers to Nazis, NAMBLA, misogyny from GLBTQ critics
This past weekend, outspoken comedian Rosanne Barr found herself a target of derision from some in the transgender community. Roseanne, a very active user of Twitter,...
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New British sitcom to center on gay seniors, Ian McKellen & Derek Jacobi
Two of the UK’s best known gay actors, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi, have been recruited by ITV to star in a new...
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Gay man claims he was attacked for being a Republican
UPDATE (Mon., 8:43pm): Madison Police say Kyle Wood “recanted his earlier statements in regards to this crime.” In addition, the crime will be cleared as...
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Furr Guilty on Two of Eight Charges
A D.C. Superior Court jury on Friday, Oct. 26, found Metropolitan Police Department officer Kenneth Furr guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation...
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Opposition to Question 6 in Overdrive
With less than two weeks until Election Day, forces fighting against marriage equality haven't just thrown the kitchen sink at their political rivals – they've...
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Corkins Pleads Not Guilty to Seven New Charges
Floyd Lee Corkins II, the man accused of shooting a security guard at the Washington headquarters of the anti-gay Family Research Council (FRC) in August,...
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Jurors Deliberate as Furr Acquitted on One of Nine Charges
Jurors in the trial of Kenneth Furr, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer accused while off-duty of shooting at a car containing five people, including...
