News + Politics
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Maryland churches show love for gay marriage rights: Rally in Frederick a big success [video]
Two hundred people of faith gathered in the city of Frederick yesterday to tell legislators the time has come to legalize civil marriage for gay and...
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HUD Releases Text of Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule
The Department of Housing and Urban Development today released the final text of the department’s new nondiscrimination rule, which will prohibit sexual orientation and gender...
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Maryland lawmakers strongly support gay marriage at rally [video]
Three important state legislators helped to rally support for Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill on Sunday, Jan. 29, at a church in the city of Frederick....
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Maryland Atty. Gen. Gansler warns gay couples: ‘Marriage will go to referendum’ [video]
Maryland’s Attorney General, Doug Gansler, joined a standing-room only crowd at a church in Frederick on Sunday to support gay marriage. Gansler called Maryland’s current...
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Maryland Governor O’Malley: “We Must Choose Words and Laws” Of Compassion
At the closing brunch of...
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The Next Battle
The new issue of OutServe Magazine, which is available online and at select military bases and outside of certain installations across the world, takes on...
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HUD’s Donovan Announces Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule at Creating Change Address
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today told those LGBT advocates...
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Baltimore’s Catholic head uses atrocious “blacks vs. gays” argument against marriage rights
Edwin O’Brien, Baltimore‘s soon-to-be Cardinal, used a speech this week to denounce marriage rights for Maryland‘s gay and lesbian couples. He angrily attacked the pending passage...
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Video diaries convey hopeful experiences of gay youth at Baltimore’s “Creating Change” conference [video]
This week, Baltimore, MD is host to a large gathering of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activsts who are attending the NGLTF‘s 24th Creating Change...
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Maryland’s First Lady Apologizes For “Cowards” Remark Amid Marriage Battles Across the U.S.
Maryland’s First Lady Catherine Curran O’Malley has apologized after a statement she made on Jan. 26 during her opening remarks at Creating Change, the 24th...
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Rea Carey at Creating Change: “We Are Not A Single-Issue Movement”
During her State of the Movement Address at the 2012 Creating Change...
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Gay Republican Jumps into Crowded Field for Ward 5 Council Race
Tim Day, an openly gay Republican who ran against former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) in 2010, announced his candidacy for the May 15...
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Metro Weekly distribution driver dead in crash
A distribution manager for Metro Weekly was killed in a single-car crash near the intersection of 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE in the early...
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Report Details Struggles Faced by LGBT Families, Recommends Paths Forward
On Friday, Jan. 27, a report co-authored by several national organizations will detail how, “ontrary to stereotypes, children being raised by same-sex couples are twice...
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Barney Frank to Marry, DOMA Will Limit Federal Recognition of Congressman’s Spouse
He’s retiring from Congress...
