News + Politics
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DC Center Denied
The DC Center, the District's LGBT community center, was dealt a blow in its search for a permanent home after its proposal to rent a...
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District Releases Annual HIV Report
The theme yesterday with regard to HIV/AIDS and other transmittable diseases affecting the District was that progress is being made, but there's certainly more work...
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BREAKING: House GOP Leaders Will Ask Supreme Court By the End of June to Take DOMA Appeal
Lawyers for the House Republican leadership today told a federal court that the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group plans to ask the Supreme Court to...
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Area Hospitals Get High Marks
The D.C. metropolitan area is among the top regions in the country when it comes to the quality and LGBT-friendliness of health care policies and...
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Immigration Board Decisions Suggest Plans For a Post-DOMA America
Recent decisions from the Obama administration suggest that the government is taking tentative first steps to gear up for the day when an American with...
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Gay-Owned Social Driver Honored
The DC Chamber of Commerce recently named local digital agency Social Driver its DC Small Business Champion of 2012, making it the first LGBT-owned business...
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Whitman-Walker and Walgreens Join for HIV Testing
Whitman-Walker Health, the local nonprofit community health center that specializes in LGBT care and HIV/AIDS, will be providing free rapid HIV testing for three days...
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The DOMA Lawsuits: What Is Happening?
The Defense of Marriage Act has taken several hits in recent weeks. The federal definition of “marriage” and “spouse” has been found to be unconstitutional...
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President Obama Celebrates Out Servicemembers at 2012 White House LGBT Pride Month Reception
Today, for the fourth...
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Obama Announces Youth Deportation Changes, Raising Question of Binational Couples Policy
This morning, in a conference call with reporters, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced a new policy of “deferred action” for certain young, undocumented immigrants...
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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...
