News + Politics
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Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul: Stunned by ”hate” response, Still supports gay rights
Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, 29, says her “eyes have been opened” by the “hate” she received after tweeting that she was a fan of fellow...
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Texan Rick Perry suddenly ignorant about gay sex case: Lawrence v. Texas [video]
Rick Perry seems to have forgotten his own arguments again. Just days before the Iowa Caucus vote, Perry spoke at the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in...
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Gay Nativity scene busted up by vandals [video]
A Christmas display that included images of lesbian and gay couples has been vandalized according to KTLA 5. The non-traditional “nativity” scene featured a sign...
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Days Gone By
To get the cliché out of the way, looking back over a just-completed year is generally an exercise in indulging our own perspectives. Those of...
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DCTC vs. Virginia
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), a local advocacy group advancing the civil rights of transgender people, has filed a friend of the court brief urging...
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Insulted gay men and transgender woman react violently in viral videos [video]
A couple of shocking videos made their way onto blogs and around social media this week. They allegedly show separate incidents where gay men and...
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Ron Paul team says accuser claiming Congressman had homosexual aversion is ”not credible”
”Eric Dondero is a disgruntled former staffer who was fired for performance issues…. He has zero credibility and should not be taken seriously.” Quote received...
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New CNN/Time Poll: “Moral Issues” Not That Important to 1 in 5 Iowa GOP Caucus-Goers
A new poll released by CNN/Time this afternoon found that one in five Iowa Republican voters said “moral issues” — like abortion and same-sex marriage...
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Portland’s gay magazine closes after 28 years
Effective December 26, 2011, Just Out newsmagazine, serving Portland’s LGBTQ community since 1983, is no longer in business. Three years of recession have taken...
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George Michael has “best Christmas” after deadly pneumonia scare
Pop and standards singer George Michael, 48, sounded more upbeat on his Twitter feed this week after returning home from his hospital stay in Vienna,...
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Russell Simmons hits the Tweet button a little too fast over Taylor Lautner People “cover”
“Proud of Taylor Lautner for his bravery and his courage.” A tweet (since removed) by music mogul Russell Simmons, after the internet release of an...
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The Caucus Awaits
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the race for the Republican presidential nomination will rack up its first scores on the race for delegates when the Iowa...
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CAGLCC Names 2012 Board of Directors
The Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CAGLCC), the local affiliate of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, elected a new...
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John Geddes Lawrence, of Lawrence v. Texas, Has Died at 68
John Geddes Lawrence, the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that declared sodomy laws unconstitutional across the country, died on Nov. 20, according...
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Tree Topping
It took us six years of searching to finally find a solution to one of our most vexing annual problems of the holiday season. Namely,...
