News + Politics
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Latest Polling Continues to Show Majority Support for Question 6
If the Nov. 6 election were held today, a majority of likely voters in Maryland would vote in favor of Question 6, a referendum to...
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“Die Fag!”: Openly gay California vice-mayor accosted at Oktoberfest
“At the time it felt like it wasn’t real. … In hindsight, maybe I should’ve been more cautious, but it didn’t kick in.” Evan Low,...
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Billy Graham Runs Election Ad Supporting “Biblical” Marriage
A new advertisement featuring Christian evangelist Billy Graham began running in newspapers across the country today, encouraging voters to cast their ballots this November for...
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Anti-Gay Lawmakers Make Gains in 112th Congress
Overall support in Congress for LGBT rights has decreased significantly over the past two years, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s latest Congressional Scorecard. Despite...
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BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in Windsor Case
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional and a violation of the equal...
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Univ. of Arizona paper apologizes for anti-gay cartoon
The Daily Wildcat, a student newspaper for the University of Arizona, said the staff was sorry for publishing a comic strip that offended its readers....
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So Long, Sihanouk
Monday, Oct. 15, was Cambodian ''King-Father'' Norodom Sihanouk's last day on this mortal plain. It's okay, don't be sad. He was 89, after all. His...
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Victory Fund Eager for Election Day
The morning of Nov. 7 could be a very good day at the downtown D.C. office of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. Having wrapped...
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With One Presidential Debate Left, LGBT Issues Still Go Undiscussed
The second of three 2012 presidential debates ended last night with no mention of LGBT issues. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney...
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Obama and Romney Get Passes on LGBT Questions
One thing we learned on Tuesday night — or relearned, since every election cycle of the past 20 years has taught the same lesson —...
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Fueling Maryland's Marriage Fight
With less than three weeks before Election Day, Nov. 6, both sides in the fight over Question 6, the referendum to decide whether Maryland's recently...
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McCaskill Featured in Ad Against Question 6
Angela McCaskill, the chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University who was placed on paid administrative leave for signing a petition calling for a referendum on...
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Jury Delivers Split Verdict in Washington Brothers Trial
A D.C. Superior Court jury earlier today found Christian Washington guilty of one count of threats to do bodily harm and one count of simple...
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Vikings’ Chris Kluwe continues speaking in favor of marriage equality for gay couples
Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings appeared on CNN Tuesday to discuss several political issues, but primarily the NFL player addressed the buzz surrounding his...
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Obama’s campaign publishes emotional appeal from gay celebrities
Several celebrities from the LGBT community lent their faces and voices to the re-election campaign of President Barck Obama. A video posted online features Jane...
