News + Politics
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Episcopal Church Votes To Sanction Same-Sex ''Blessings''
Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly July 9 to approve blessings of same-sex weddings and the church's general convention in Indianapolis, according to the...
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Hunting for Fair-Housing Violators
The D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) launched a campaign July 9 to educate District residents about housing discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation...
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Challenges Obama on AIDS Conference Attendance, Policies
With less than two weeks until the kickoff of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, one key participating organization is expressing dismay...
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Losing Tim Lipka
July began with the worst possible news for family and friends of Petworth resident Tim Lipka, 25. ''It was a shock,'' says Lipka's close friend...
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One Stabbing Suspect Held, Two Released
A D.C. Superior Court judge this morning found probable cause that three suspects accused of participating in stabbing a teenage male while yelling homophobic slurs...
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The GOP's Grand Seizure
A fast-moving line of violent thunderstorms known as a derecho hit Washington after nightfall the day after the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable...
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Diaspora and Disparity
Education and awareness can prove powerful tools in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While that might seem obvious to some, it's especially important in underserved, poorer...
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National LGBT Briefs: LULAC, fil-A and Fundraiser
LULAC Comes Out for Marriage Equality The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced June 30 from the organization's national conference in Orlando, Fla.,...
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Global LGBT Briefs: From Sea to Sofia, and State
No Casablanca Date for RSVP Gay Cruise An RSVP Vacations gay cruise expected to visit Casablanca, Morocco, July 1, was reportedly barred from making the...
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DC GOP Adopts Inclusive Platform
The D.C. Republican Committee, the District's equivalent of a state party, has become the first Republican state party to endorse LGBT-inclusive language into its party...
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Plea Deal Offered to Three in Howard Theatre Stabbing
This morning, three co-defendants accused of stabbing a 16-year-old male three times while yelling homophobic slurs at him had their preliminary hearing continued to Monday,...
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LCR’s Christian Berle Leaving To Help Richard Tisei, Out Gay GOP Candidate in Massachusetts
Christian Berle, the deputy executive director at Log Cabin Republicans, is leaving his job at the organization formed to represent gay Republicans to join the...
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DOJ Denies Any “Policy” on DOMA-Impacted Cases at Immigration Appeals Board
In response to Metro Weekly‘s exclusive June 19 report on a series of decisions from the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals that sent...
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Questions on Crime
Members of the D.C. City Council chastised the Metropolitan Police Department for a perceived failure to effectively engage local community members on initiatives aimed at...
