News + Politics
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Girl Scout cookies in demand after release of anti-transgender boycott video
A video appeared on YouTube this week featuring an unidentified teenaged girl complaining about transgender “boys” being allowed into the Girl Scouts. At the end...
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City of Orlando first in Central Florida to register domestic partners
Orlando, Florida began registering domestic partnerships for some legal recognition. The scope of the registration is limited to being within the city’s boundaries. Any two...
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Friendly Fire
''Some of my best friends are '' is deservedly one of the most mocked phrases in the English language, given that it...
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Leather in the Lead
There's an axiom of which I never grow tired: Perspective is everything. I think I'm an ethical person; others would cast me into the pits...
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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,...
