News + Politics
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Grading Mayor Gray
It's been a rough year for Mayor Vincent Gray. One year into his first term, he's been plagued by negative headlines. Members of his administration...
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News Analysis: The Nitty-Gritty of Obama’s (Possible) Path to Supporting Marriage Equality
In today’s Metro Weekly, I lay out a path forward in “Absent Update” for President Obama’s stalled evolution on marriage equality. Definitely go read that...
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Women of “The View” dismissive of Pope’s anti-gay marriage stance [video]
The Pope’s anti-gay marriage statements made it to the set of ABC’s The View on Tuesday. Despite their mixed bag of terminology and examples, they...
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Out Lesbian Lawyer Wins Special Election in Minnesota, Will Fight State’s Proposed Marriage Amendment
The 2012 election season had winners besides former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Jan. 10. In Minnesota, Susan Allen won her special election to become...
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Absent Update
''I have no updates for you on the president's position on same-sex marriage.'' White House press secretary Jay Carney said the words with exasperation in...
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Gay Fray: Joel Osteen says “I do” to homosexual sin. Celebs say nope to Pope
Good, bad or whatever … the famous are spouting off about LGBT issues Joel Osteen to Oprah Winfrey: I’m not into excluding people. Jesus can...
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Pope jabs at gay marriage with “threatens human dignity” speech? Gingrich’s got his back
The ruler of the Vatican City State, Joseph Ratzinger (aka Pope Benedict XVI), appears to have taken another antagonistic swipe at the increasing acceptance of...
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Romney Takes Two, Paul Comes in Second and Huntsman Third
Unlike the long...
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Elton John pushes for “bridges of compassion,” not vaccine, as cure for AIDS
“ is a disease that must be cured not by a miraculous vaccine, but by changing hearts and minds, and through a collective effort to...
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White House: Obama’s Views on LGBT Issues “Quite Significantly Different” Than Santorum, Mum on Marriage
Responding to a question from Metro Weekly about former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R)’s claim in New Hampshire on Jan. 9 that he and President...
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LGBT Groups React to Thomas Resignation
Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. (D), generally perceived as an ally to the District's LGBT community, resigned from the council late in the evening,...
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News Analysis: Santorum Slips, Says Marriage Is About “Two People, Helping Each Other Out”
Noting that he often is told, “Santorum, quit trying to impose your morality on everyone else,” former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum spent his time at...
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The Pink “Pride Weekend!” Flier Trailing After Mitt Romney
President Obama had the 1996 Outlines survey, where, as a state Senate candidate, he had supported “same-sex marriages” but the White House was unwilling to...
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New Jersey Congressional Dems Urge State Colleagues to Pass Marriage Equality Bill
This morning, all of New Jersey’s Democratic members of the U.S. Congress — including Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez — urged their state legislative...
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Gay Fray: RuPaul, Seth MacFarlane, Tom Arnold, other celebs spout off re: Santorum, political debate
Good, bad or whatever … the famous are spouting off about LGBT issues Tom Arnold: These debates R a disgrace. Will people vote 4 guys...
