News + Politics
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Sarah Smiles
As April turned to May, change was afoot on D.C.'s American University campus. For starters, April 30 marked the end of Student Government President Tim...
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Confronting the Virus
Think of it as the ''It Gets Better'' campaign for people affected by HIV. Washington-area blogger and HIV activist Justin B. Terry-Smith is asking people...
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Quaranta Claims Victory
Running on a reform platform, Toby Quaranta, 28, won nearly 60 percent of the votes for president of the D.C. Young Democrats, Saturday, May 5,...
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Coming Thursday at Metro Weekly: “How It Ends”
On Thursday, May 10, Metro Weekly is publishing my cover story, “How It Ends,” a special report that looks at what LGBT equality means, where...
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Richard Grenell Speaks Out: Obama “Deserves Credit” For Marriage Stand, Even Though It’s Likely Political
Today, in light of the discussion of whether President Obama would be finishing “evolving” on marriage equality — he did — his Republican challenger, former...
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News Analysis: Obama’s Marriage Equality Support Is Not the Half-Loaf Some Are Claiming
Much is being made — from Gawker...
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BREAKING: OBAMA EVOLVES: “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”
President Barack Obama today announced his support for the right...
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Marriage Equality Question Expected When ABC’s Robin Roberts Interviews Obama Today
At 1:30 p.m. today, President Obama is due to sit down with ABC’s Robin Roberts, and the topic of marriage equality is expected to be...
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Janet Napolitano Mum on Marriage Equality
This morning, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke at the Center for American Progress. After a submitted question about marriage equality was not...
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BREAKING: North Carolina Voters Pass Amendment 1
North Carolina voters went to the polls today and passed the first statewide marriage amendment since Arizona, California and Florida...
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Huelskamp Plans to Offer Amendment Barring DOJ From Opposing DOMA
In a conference call town hall held tonight with constituents, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas), in response to a question about interstate marriage rights for same-sex...
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House Committee Plans to Consider Measures Devised With Support of Anti-LGBT Groups, Email Shows
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) plans to introduce an amendment on Wednesday to the National Defense Authorization Act in a mark-up of the bill before the...
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Carney Signals Obama Comments Coming on Marriage Equality, Talks About Maurice Sendak’s Death
On their way to Albany, New York, today, White House press secretary Jay Carney took some more questions about the president and vice president’s views...
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Capital Pride Accepts Charity Challenge
Capital Pride's ''Friends of Pride,'' a special recognition for those individual donors who help keep the annual LGBT festival free for attendees, isn't new. But...
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HRC, CAP, Williams Make Public Their Research On LGBT Workplace Discrimination
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, Center for American Progress and Williams Institute — none of which are known as...
