News + Politics
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LGBT-Rights Leaders Mark Transgender Day of Remembrance
Activists and LGBT leaders across the globe are marking the 14th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance today as a means to raise awareness of the...
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Congressman Calls for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform
In a column published by The Hill this afternoon, California Rep. Mike Honda (D) called on his fellow lawmakers to pass broad immigration reform that...
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Nate Silver Credits His “Outsider” Status
“I’ve always felt like something of an outsider. I’ve always had friends, but I’ve always come from an outside point of view. I think that’s...
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Chamber Head Faces Misdemeanor
Following an Oct. 26 incident, Mark Guenther, the executive director of the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, was charged Nov. 7 with...
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New Charges Possible in Howard Theatre Stabbing
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia says it expects superseding indictments to be handed down in the next two weeks for the...
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Oregon Lawmaker Becomes First Out Lesbian Speaker
Oregon became the first state to elect an out lesbian speaker of a state legislature on Thursday in what was another victory for LGBT candidates...
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Trial Set for Robinson
The man accused of attacking a transgender woman in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood in August rejected a government plea offer Wednesday, prompting a D.C. Superior Court...
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Virginia Board Stands Firm Against Cuccinelli
Virginia's Board of Juvenile Justice this week re-endorsed a set of revised rules that protect LGBT youth. The move comes despite pressure from Attorney General...
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Days Go By
Soap operas were a kind of omnipresent force of entertainment during my youth. Many of them are long gone by now, distant memories for aging...
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Welcome to Missibama
As we move into the holiday season, imagine a Southern town square with a resplendent Nativity scene on some warm December evening. Nearby, lights shine...
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Maryland's Marriage Success
The dust is beginning to settle after Maryland voters approved Question 6, a referendum on the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which grants same-sex couples access...
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From Tuesday to Tomorrow
It wasn't long after the first polls closed on the East Coast on election night that Republicans knew something was wrong. First Michigan was called...
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Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance
Local LGBT activists are readying their annual observance of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Sharing the same mission of mourning and education as other...
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No Nest Yet
As the saying goes, rumors of the demise of the DC Eagle are greatly exaggerated. Of course, there was that Facebook invitation to a Nov....
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Obama Nominates Gay African-American Judge to Federal Bench
President Barack Obama nominated seven judges to the federal bench today, including the president’s first out African-American nominee. Judge William L. Thomas was nominated by...
