News + Politics
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Gay phone app Grindr hacked? Australian paper reports security flaw
Headless torso shots and dark sunglasses may not have been enough to protect some Grindr users’ accounts from unauthorized access by a “hacker.” According to...
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Baldwin Raised More Than $1 Million in Last Quarter of 2011 for Senate Race
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) announced today on Facebook that her campaign for U.S. Senate raised more than $1 million in the last three months of...
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S.C. Shake-Ups: Perry Drops Out, Romney Takes Tax Questions, Gingrich’s Ex-Wife Speaks
This morning, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced...
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Foolish Thing Desire
A few years ago, before I began dating my husband, my then-boyfriend took me to a summer cookout with a local gay Asian group. It...
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Down to South Carolina
With a Jan. 19 debate – which follows another South Carolina-based debate held three days earlier – this weekend's South Carolina primary appears, nonetheless, to...
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Protesting Through Prayer
A group of LGBT students and straight allies from the Catholic University of America held a campus demonstration outside a conference focusing on marriage and...
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Youth Protections Praised
Virginia's state Board of Juvenile Justice voted 5-1 Jan. 10 to include protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in new rules governing residential facilities...
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Minister at Midnight
Anthony Evans is an anti-gay minister who claims to head a vast network of black churches and sends me frequent updates on his plans. On...
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Standing Tall
Matt Bronson stood out among a crowded field of nine contestants at this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest, held Sunday, Jan. 15. ''I was the...
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Baltimore Bound
The TLA Releasing team behind the annual Philadelphia QFest LGBT film festival, marking 18 years in July, announced new partnerships last week that will see...
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Marketing Marriage
For Daniel Wein, it's all about love and commitment. The George Washington University sophomore admits he's a fervent LGBT rights activist, so much so that...
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Don't Tell, Go to Jail
Two bills – one already introduced, one being drafted – in the Maryland General Assembly would classify transferring the HIV virus to another individual as...
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GLAAD Announces Nominees
Metro Weekly senior political writer Chris Geidner has been nominated for a 2012 GLAAD Media Award for his series on the history of the Defense...
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Maryland gay marriage survey reveals declining support?
A new survey released by Patrick E. Gonzales’ Research and Marketing Strategies, Inc. could indicate a small but important decline in support for same-sex marriages...
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Gay Would-Be Documentarian’s Viral Video A Success — But Largely Excludes Female, Trans And Non-White People
Gay men perhaps know West Hollywood-based filmmaker Ryan James Yezak for his music video tributes featuring nearly naked gay men lip-syncing songs like Katy Perry’s...
