News + Politics
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Nearly $1.5 Million Spent on Defending DOMA
Since House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) agreed to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts 15 months ago, more than 1.4 million taxpayer...
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CNN host cuts off anti-gay Bryan Fischer for saying things that are ‘just not true’
An anti-gay director of the American Family Association was brought on air to discuss his criticism of “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” The conversation...
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Gallaudet President Says He Wants McCaskill To Return
Gallaudet University President Alan Hurwitz this morning defended his decision to place an employee on administrative leave after it was revealed she signed a petition...
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Weekend of Awards
It was a busy weekend for Ron Simmons, president and CEO of Us Helping Us, People Into Living (UHU), the D.C. organization working to improve...
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Washington Brothers Trial Begins
Monday, Oct. 15, featured jury selection, opening arguments and cross-examination of the government's first two witnesses in the case against brothers Christian and Dalonte Washington,...
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GLAA and Stein Ready for Races
When it comes candidates courting LGBT votes, the District enjoys an abundance of office seekers and incumbents. Several candidates running for political office tested their...
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Zynga, EA say no push back over pro-gay stances; Nordstrom supports gay marriage
A report from GamesIndustry International quotes insiders at two major video game-producing companies as saying their companies have experienced no negative repercussions for their support of...
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Sen. Arlen Specter Remembered for Moderate Streak on LGBT Issues
Former Sen. Arlen Specter, the longest serving senator in Pennsylvania history, died on Sunday from complications of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The 82-year-old legislator, whose career took...
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Committee to Advise Census Bureau on LGBT Populations
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the establishment of a committee tasked with advising the organization on LGBT populations for implementing the once-a-decade national census. The...
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HRC Adds $1 Million to Marriage-Equality Campaigns
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil-rights organization, announced today that it would contribute $1 million to assist pro-equality groups in four...
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Freedom to Marry Sets Weekend Engagement
As activists continue to pour resources into the four states that will vote on marriage equality this November, Freedom to Marry is taking their fundraising...
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Biden, Ryan Spar Over Range of Issues at VP Debate
The first and only vice presidential debate of the campaign concluded last night with no mention of LGBT issues. Vice President Joe Biden and Republican...
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Equity Rising
The International Federation of Black Prides, an organization sprouted from the 1999 D.C. Black Pride event and today encompassing dozens of groups, announced Thursday evening...
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CAGLCC Makes the List
The Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, aka the Chamber, is celebrating its inclusion in the Washington Business Journal's 31st annual ''Book of...
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Montgomery Indictment Expected by Next Month
Government prosecutors say they expect Gary Niles Montgomery, a 55-year-old homeless man accused of fatally stabbing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, to be indicted within...
