News + Politics
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So Sorry
There are few things in life as insulting as an insincere apology for an insult. We know this because it is one of life's guarantees...
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Reaching Out to the Church
A few weeks ago I was invited to sit down with the cast of American University's Bare, The Musical, and discuss my life as a...
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Cendana Surges
An out gay Asian-Pacific Islander-American brought together a coalition of voters, boosted by support from the LGBT community and labor, to beat out sitting Councilmembers...
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Then and Now
Despite the refusal of the White House to comment for months on whether the president supports a federal nondiscrimination policy based on sexual orientation or...
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Good Numbers in Maine on Marriage Equality
New polling numbers from Public Policy Polling today look good for marriage equality supporters: It looks like Maine voters will reverse their 2009 decision and...
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Deal Reached After DOJ Joins Bullying Lawsuit
''I made change for kids that aren't strong enough to make change,'' Dylon Frei, an out gay student in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota,...
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Showdown at Stein
Former Councilmember Sekou Biddle (D-At Large) and sitting Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large), who replaced Biddle in an April 2011 special election, sparred over their...
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Romney Ends Up With Five States on Super Tuesday, Including (Eventually) Ohio — But Santorum Takes Three
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) winning primary races...
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Whitman-Walker Touts Growth, Fiscal Health
Whitman-Walker Health, the local community health center specializing in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and LGBT health care, announced Monday that it is projecting an operating...
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If gays can marry, “how can we deny the same right to two siblings?” says Euro MP Roger Helmer
“Cardinal O’Brien makes the point, quite reasonably, that once you start to tamper with the institution of marriage, you get into some very murky water...
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DOJ Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against MN School District; Settlement Proposal With DOJ, Students Follows
Following an investigation that began in November 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a federal lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District, the Minnesota...
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Trevor Thomas, Out Gay Michigan Congressional Candidate, Gets Former Gov. Granholm’s Backing
Today, out gay Michigan congressional candidate Trevor Thomas (D) announced the support of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) and former Lt. Gov. John Cherry (D)...
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Kirk Cameron calls homosexuality “destructive” to “civilization,” GLAAD fights back
In an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, actor Kirk Cameron, best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the show Growing Pains, once...
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Rise of the Griffin
''I truly believe, unlike any other issue, whatever it takes to win we will do, and we will not cut a single corner,'' Chad Griffin...
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Two Coasts, Two Visions of Equality — for AFER and SLDN
[Photo: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network co-founder Michelle Benecke speaks at SLDN’s 20th annual dinner, where the plaintiffs of the organization’s ongoing lawsuit seeking equal spousal...
