News + Politics
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Jimmy Carter now for gay civil marriages
U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 87, told the Huffington Post that he is in favor of civil marriage rights for gays. Previously, the Baptist Democrat had...
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Kirk Cameron tells Daily Beast “I’m not homophobic”
“I thought it was heartless, to tell you the truth, to take a few subjects, which are very important, he crammed it into a rapid-fire,...
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Meghan McCain: “you’re nobody” without a gay rumor
“Honey, you’re nobody unless you have a gay rumor about you.” Meghan McCain, blogger and daughter of Arizona Sen. John McCain (R), on rumors about...
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Anti-gay Kirk Cameron bothered by “being on receiving end” of name calling; Morgan rebuts his “moaning, whining”
Televangelist and former 1980s teen icon Kirk Cameron went on NBC’s Today Show to promote his latest Christian film and to defend his recent denigration...
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Chamber Announces Awardees
The Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, aka the Chamber, has announced those to be honored at the group's 2012 awards dinner under...
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Johnson's Symposium Speech
A national symposium in Baltimore dealing with gay and lesbian relationships in the Catholic Church concluded on an affective note March 17 when the woman...
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Six-Month Field Test
Sixth months ago, the United States military, under the direction of President Barack Obama, began allowing out gay, lesbian and bisexual service for the first...
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Catholic Conclave
A Catholic case for same-sex marriage took center stage in Baltimore during the weekend at a national conference where a church theologian advocated marriage equality...
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Obama's Adventures in Wonderland
On Monday, March 19 — and, in fact, on more than 20 occasions since September 2011 — first lady Michelle Obama told supporters that the...
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Standing Out for Equality
Ahead of the organization's Ninth Annual Commonwealth Dinner, April 14, Equality Virginia this week announced its 2012 OUTstanding Virginians, who will be honored at the...
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Liberia’s celebrated President wants to keep gay sex criminalized
In a videotaped interview with The Guardian news agency, the much lauded President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, told a reporter that she and her country...
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MPD Updates Stein Club on Anti-LGBT Crimes
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Peter Newsham and Capt. Edward Delgado of MPD's Special Liaison Unit, which includes the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU),...
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Michelle Obama: Supreme Court Picks Will Impact Whether Americans Can “Love Whomever We Choose”
At multiple events in New York City on Monday,...
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Supreme Court Turns Down Christian Fraternity and Sorority’s Appeal
The Supreme Court today denied review in a case brought by Christian student groups against San Diego State University, declining consideration of the question of...
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MPD Reports Reveal More Anti-LGBT Attacks
As seasonal temperatures rise, attacks with some indication of anti-LGBT bias are also apparently increasing. A shooting at a Columbia Heights IHOP Restaurant and a...
