News + Politics
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DC Trans Coalition Hosts Town Hall
When it comes to transgender rights in the District, there's so much more to accomplish, transgender individuals and their allies say. But the volunteer nature...
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Witeck Wins Human Rights Award
Lifelong Arlington resident Bob Witeck, CEO of D.C.-based Witeck-Combs Communications, was one of four recipients honored with Arlington County's James B. Hunter Human Rights Award...
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First Stage for AIDS Memorial
Design Competition Opens for NYC AIDS Memorial To honor the approximately 100,000 New York City residents who have died due to AIDS-related illnesses, a coalition...
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Rick Perry denounces gay soldiers: Says money for Catholic Charities is motivation
Wolf Blitzer of CNN confronted Texas Governor Rick Perry today about his latest commercial called “Strong.” In the ad, the faltering Presidential candidate puts down...
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Tameka Raymond’s gaydar isn’t working
I really feel that the ‘undercover’ gay guys that LOOK str8 should wear a bright wristband. Cuz this isnt really fair. Timbs, caps, vests? A...
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New Jersey Mayor steps down after gay escort scandal
”At this time, I feel it’s time to pass the baton, and allow others to take the reins and lead our town forward. My work...
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Teacher decked by criticism after changing ‘gay’ Christmas lyric
“We are so very sorry this happened. The teacher made a poor decision and it should have never happened.” Jane Mohr, the Assistant Superintendant for...
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Kids confront Michele Bachmann on anti-gay politics [video]
This week, a couple of videos showcased a teenage girl and an 8-year-old boy putting Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on the spot for her anti-gay...
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Perry Attacks “Special Rights for Gays,” Says Obama Move “Not in America’s Interests”
President Obama’s memorandum on use of U.S. foreign policy to advance LGBT equality prompted Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry to say in...
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Secretary Clinton to LGBT People Worldwide: “You Have an Ally in the United States”
Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a major address on LGBT equality as her Human Rights Day Address. Delivered in Geneva, Clinton acknowledged...
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Leading By Example: The Marriage Problem and Other U.S. Inequalities
At a background briefing held today in advance of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Human Rights Day Address about global LGBT equality, the issue...
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Obama Issues Memorandum Directing Government Action on International LGBT Issues
President Obama today issued a memorandum “directing all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights...
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Howard County Approves Gender Identity and Expression Non-Discrimination Bill
The Howard County Council has approved legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression, making it the third jurisdiction in Maryland to...
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Alan Sues, Laugh-In’s resident flamboyant, dies at 85
“He felt like he couldn’t publicly come out. He felt like people wouldn’t accept him.“ Michael Gregg Michaud, a friend of the comic Alan Sues,...
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Lady Gaga honored by The Trevor Project
“As much as we can, come together, as it will take a village and an army — countries and continents, too — to make bullying...
