News + Politics
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Another Federal Judge Finds DOMA Marriage Definition Unconstitutional, Now in Widow’s Case
Echoing several other recent court opinions, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones today ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act’s federal definition of marriage is...
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Full Council Approves Beninda, Budd
The D.C. City Council unanimously confirmed the nominations of two transgender women to the 15-member D.C. Commission on Human Rights during a June 5 legislative...
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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Passes on Further Review of Prop 8 Case, Setting Up Appeal to Supreme Court
The federal appeals court hearing the challenge to California’s Proposition 8 passed on taking another look at the ruling. The decision today by the U.S. Court...
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Glee’s Darren Criss to Replace Pink at Obama LGBT Event on June 6
Pink was slated to perform at an Obama re-election fundraiser targeted to LGBT supporters set for June 6 in Los Angeles. But, the singer is...
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IHOP Shooting Suspect Rejects Plea Deal
A woman accused of shooting a gay man inside a Columbia Heights IHOP Restaurant in March rejected a plea deal this morning, sending her case...
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Court Filing Expected in Prop 8 Case on Tuesday: What Could Happen?
The U.S. Court of...
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2012 Pride of Pets Canceled
The popular Pride of Pets ''fun dog show,'' traditionally held late-June in Dupont Circle, has been canceled this year due to a scheduling conflict, the...
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Town Hall Tackles Youth Homelessness
Representatives of both local and national D.C.-based nonprofit groups shared their experiences of working with homeless LGBT youth Thursday night, May 31, at the ''LGBT...
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Capital Pride Hosts Interfaith Service
Even in the midst of chaos and activity, there's always time for quiet reflection. So, too, amid a flurry of Pride activities, is there an...
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Illinois AG Supports Marriage Equality Lawsuits, Raising Question of Who Will Defend Civil Unions
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will be joining Lambda Legal and the ACLU in arguing that Illinois’s civil unions law does not meet the...
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Local Gay Legislators Win Fellowships
Two local LGBT legislators will be Harvard-bound this summer. The Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute, the educational and research arm of the Gay & Lesbian...
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News Analysis: The DOMA Decision Is A Narrow One — Which Could Be Key at the Supreme Court
The opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on May 31 striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in...
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Whitman-Walker Launches Transgender Legal Clinic
Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center specializing in HIV/AIDS and LGBT health care, announced today that it will provide a free, ongoing legal clinic...
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AGLA Awards 2012 Scholarships
The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA), a nonpartisan LGBT organization in Northern Virginia, awarded two public high school seniors with $2,000 scholarships at the...
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BREAKING: DOMA’s Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal definition of “marriage” and “spouse” — is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court in Boston...
