News + Politics
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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...
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Out at the Ballgame
Time flies as enthusiastically as those errant fly balls, meaning it's time once again for Team DC's Night Out at the Nationals. In its eighth...
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Former AGs Meese, Ashcroft Call Obama Move on DOMA “Extreme” in Appeals Court Filing
This past week, the appeal of Karen Golinski’s case seeking equal health insurance coverage for her wife began with the filing by the Republican-led House...
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Warren Supports DOMA Repeal Bill, Wasn’t Endorsing Federal Marriage Equality Bill, Spokesperson Says
While Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren says she supports the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, comments related to...
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Hank's Asks for Help
It's Round 3 for Jamie Leeds, owner of Hank's Oyster Bar at 1624 Q St. NW, and a handful of nearby neighbors, with the latest...
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Maryland Marriage Equality Supporters Expand Campaign, Planning for November Referendum
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition of groups fighting to uphold Maryland’s recently passed marriage equality law, announced on May 7 that they had opened...
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Mixed Messages Outside Town Hall
Just as Mayor Vincent Gray (D) was hitting all the right notes before a crowded room at the second annual ''Political Roundtable'' Capital Pride town-hall...
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Montgomery College To Host LGBT Consortium
Montgomery College's Takoma/Silver Spring campus will host a daylong consortium Friday, June 22, aimed at determining best practices for promoting LGBT acceptance on college campuses....
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ENDA Senate Hearing on June 12 to Include Trans, Legal, Business Witnesses
This morning, the Senate Housing, Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee announced the witness list for the upcoming June 12 hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act...
