News + Politics
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LGBT Advocates Praise Senate Passage of LGBT-Inclusive VAWA Reauthorization
Today, on a 68-31 vote, the Senate acted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act — a bill that has, in the past, been enacted...
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Backward Glances
Some large portion of the collective Democratic mind will always see the world as if it's still 1993. That's when the backlash against President Bill...
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Sister Courage
The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) used to be called the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. That...
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Chief Lanier Wows D.C.'s Log Cabin Republicans
With a mix of blunt honesty, cheerfulness and quick-witted humor, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier charmed the members of the DC Log Cabin Republicans...
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Anti-Bullying Bill on Track for Vote in D.C.
On April 20, as students around the country recognized the Day of Silence to remember LGBT students who lost their lives due to bullying or...
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McDuffie, Day Net Ward 5 Endorsements
It's endorsement time in the Ward 5 race. With less than a month remaining before the May 15 special election to replace former Ward 5...
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News Analysis: As Campaign Heats Up, Obama Campaign Presents Differing Messages on LGBT Issues
Today, Rolling Stone published its cover interview with President Obama. In it, Jann Wenner asked Obama about marriage equality. From the interview: Wenner: You’ve shied...
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UPDATED: Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime
A Marine from Camp Lejeune, N.C., was fatally stabbed in Southeast Washington early Saturday, April 21, following an altercation with another Marine who allegedly used...
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Cleve Jones to be Honored as White House Champion of Change
Cleve Jones, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist who began his work with...
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Marine Killed in Possible Hate Crime
A Marine from Camp Lejeune, N.C., was fatally stabbed in Southeast Washington early Saturday, April 21, following...
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Transgender Breakthrough
An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained...
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A Woman’s Fight, a Couple’s Resilience
Mia Macy is a veteran and police officer, married to the woman she met in her teens, who wanted to take a job as a...
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Understanding the EEOC Process
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination law. Both federal and private employees, or applicants, can find their...
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LGBT Rally Draws Tiny Crowd in D.C.
Despite low attendance, participants in today's rally for LGBT civil rights – part of the Let's Reach One Million People LGBTQIA Equality Campaign – said...
