News + Politics
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Washington County, Md., to Offer Benefits
Lambda Legal, an LGBT legal organization, announced June 13 that Washington County, in Maryland's panhandle, will extend spousal benefits to county employees with spouses of...
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Defense Secretary Panetta Recognizes LGBT Pride Month With Video Message
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made history this morning by releasing...
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Mayor Set To Sign
Mayor Vincent Gray (D) has set a date, June 22, to sign the recently passed bill to combat bullying, intimidation and harassment of youth in...
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Faith in Family
When I married my husband, I got a ceremony, a ring, a certificate, a honeymoon and a commitment. Oh! And a swell dinner at Restaurant...
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Men's Summer Summits
Health activists, get ready for a busy July, because Washington will be playing the role of host city. With D.C. set to host the 19th...
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Global LGBT Briefs: From Russia with Grudge, to Uganda's Mugisha and soccer showdown
Moscow Authorities Ban Gay Pride For A Century After many attempts by LGBT activists to obtain permission to hold a gay pride parade, the Moscow...
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National LGBT Briefs: Troop Leader Challenge and Tennessee Win
SPLC Secures Equal Expression in Tennessee School District Following its May 17 letter to school authorities in Savannah, Tenn., the Southern Poverty Law Center reports...
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There's No Place Like Pride
It's nearly summer and pride is in the air. Thousands of locals and out-of-town visitors lined up along the District's streets and crowded onto Pennsylvania...
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BREAKING: Thorne-Begland Becomes Virginia's First Out Gay Judge
The openly gay prosecutor whose nomination for a judgeship was rejected by the Virginia General Assembly in May was temporarily appointed to Richmond General District...
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Obama Urges Support For Maryland Marriage Bill; O’Malley Vows to “Do All He Can,” Spokeswoman Says
Marriage equality supporters in Maryland got a boost from President Obama, who told a crowd at Baltimore’s Hyatt Regency hotel on Tuesday, June 12, that...
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BREAKING: Mendelson Wins Interim Chair, Michael Brown Takes Interim Pro Tem
Just one month after a special election in Ward 5 to replace former Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D), first elected in...
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Buns Away
So I'll share a little secret: When I first decided to take my 12-year-old nephew to this year's Capital Pride Parade to ride in our...
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TVC’s Anti-Trans Attack Email Sparks Outrage, But Not Surprise, From LGBT Activists
Although the only...
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Gray Wows at Town Hall
Speaking at a June 7 Capital Pride town-hall meeting at the Charles Sumner School at 17th and M Streets NW, Mayor Vincent Gray (D) received...
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing Into ENDA; Harkin Gives No Commitment on Mark-Up Session
[Photo: Lee Badgett, left, and Kylar Broadus are seated as Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), right, and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduce themselves to Sam Bagenstos, third...
