News + Politics
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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...
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Ballot Errors Related to Question 6 Being Discovered in Maryland
Marylanders hoping to vote on marriage equality in the Free State are running into a few bumps. Some absentee voters in Maryland have reported that...
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Obama Campaign Announces Support for Marriage-Equality Ballot Measures
The Obama campaign officially put its support behind three marriage-equality ballot initiatives on Thursday. In three similar statements released earlier this afternoon, spokespeople for Obama’s...
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Romney Refused Birth Certificates for Same-Sex Parents as Governor
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing heightened criticism from the LGBT community after The Boston Globe reported this morning that as governor of Massachusetts...
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Transgender Army Veteran Selected to Lead Military LGBT-Equality Group
In a historic move, the nation’s largest military LGBT-rights organization has announced Allyson Robinson, a transgender woman, will be the group’s new executive director. Servicemembers...
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Shape-Shifting and Distractions
Like a mythical shape-shifter or a repertory actor, Mitt Romney will pretend to be whatever you need. Politicians often do this, but he reaches new...
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Kerr's Courage
The 26th annual AIDS Walk Washington is coming together. The community has already raised more than $500,000 for Whitman-Walker Health and 17 ''Community Partner'' organizations....
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Romney Silent on ENDA Position After Log Cabin Endorsement
Members of the left and the right are demanding answers after rumors that Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in exchange for...
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Boston Globe Endorses Gay Republican House Candidate
An out gay Republican running for the House of Representatives has secured the endorsement of one of his state’s largest newspapers. The Boston Globe has...
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Split in Support
Members of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club split over two candidates popular among members of the LGBT community Tuesday night, Oct. 23, resulting in no...
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Signs of the Times
{There goes the neighborhood (Photo by Sean Bugg)} My neighborhood these past two weeks has become an incessant reminder of why this is the most...
