News + Politics
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Barney Frank Retiring, News Conference in Massachusetts This Afternoon
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not be seeking re-election to the House of Representatives, putting an end date on his more than 30 years in...
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Lady Gaga sends Toronto teen video of encouragement
“I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you for being such a strong advocate of the LGBT community in your school....
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Rapper T.I. puts (semi) homophobic foot in mouth
“Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, ‘C’mon man, I think gay people are...
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Archie’s Big Gay Interracial Wedding Cover
The cover of the January 2012 edition of Life With Archie, depicting the marriage of Kevin Keller to his boyfriend Clay Walker, has just been...
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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe calls Britain’s David Cameron “Satanic”
“It becomes worse and Satanic when you get a prime minister like Cameron saying countries that want British aid should accept homosexuality. To come with...
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Wayne Besen considers legal action against PFOX
“ asked for people, you know, somebody needs to run Greg over. He needs to be hit with a bus. Somebody should inject...
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That Guy
For much of my life, I've tried hard not to be that guy. You know that guy, the one who has a number of sincerely...
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Golden Hour
It was the ''golden hour'' of late afternoon on Nov. 3 during the viewing for gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny when I walked outside the...
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Major League Baseball adds protection for its gay players
“Non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation were added to Article XV.” A line from Major League Baseball’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, officially protecting gay baseball...
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Don’t drink the water in Peru … unless you want to be gay!
“Unfortunately strontium reduces male hormones and suddenly we’ll be as Tabalosos, as other towns, where the percentages are increasing of homosexuality.“ Huarmey Mayor Jose Benitez...
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Activists Picket MPD and Prosecutors
More than 30 local activists representing a coalition of LGBT organizations protested in front of Metropolitan Police Department headquarters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
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Vigil Honors Lost Transgender Lives
Following a year that saw a spike in reported anti-transgender attacks, the Washington-area LGBT community held a vigil at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington,...
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Straight Sister of the LGBT Movement
At first glance, Sharon Lettman-Hicks doesn't seem like your typical LGBT activist. For starters, she's a straight woman. She's married to a military husband. She...
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SLDN Takes Aim at DOMA
On Monday, lawyers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network took the next step in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of unequal spousal benefits granted to servicemembers...
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News Briefs: Oregon On Hold with Marriage
Oregon holds off on 2012 marriage ballot measure Marriage activists in Oregon have announced they will not continue their campaign effort to legalize marriage between...
