News + Politics
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N.J. Gov. Christie Nominates Bruce Harris – Out Gay, Black Mayor – to State Supreme Court
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is nominating the gay, black mayor of Chatham, N.J. to the state’s supreme court, a historic nomination celebrated by...
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Recognition, and Limitations
Sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama at President Obama's State of the Union Address this evening will be Lorelei Kilker, a woman who came forward...
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GLAAD Lays Off 11, Acting Head Says “Tumult” of 2011 Had “Financial Impacts”
On Jan. 27, The Advocate reported that major layoffs had occurred at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a fact confirmed by the organization...
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Lesbian champion Martina Navratilova makes quiet on-court statement about gay rights
“She was all about Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. She repeated that about four or five times, so I just felt I couldn’t...
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Another gay teen, Phillip Parker, commits suicide after bullying
A 14-year-old gay boy, Phillip Parker, took his own life on Friday. Reports are coming out that he was the focus of bullying at Gordonsville...
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O'Malley To Introduce Marriage Bill
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) this evening announced his 2012 legislative agenda, which includes support for same-sex marriage, continuing a commitment he made in July...
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BREAKING: Gingrich Wins South Carolina
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) has won the South...
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Boston Mayor Tells U.S. Mayors to “Get a Commitment” from Congress on DOMA Repeal
[Photo: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (D) speaks at Freedom to Marry’s “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” news conference on Jan. 20, 2012. (Photo by...
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Calls for Action in Maryland
Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery Co.) and Del. Keiffer Mitchell Jr. (D-Baltimore City) rallied marriage equality supporters in Silver Spring Thursday night, Jan. 19, urging...
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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...
