News + Politics
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Spirited, But Not Yet Safe
On Oct. 20, many parts of Facebook and Twitter turned purple, as individuals, organizations, companies and even the White House changed their profile pictures and...
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Attacking Indifference
Washington residents, government agencies and community groups rallied at an Oct. 24 town hall to sound an alarm about problems facing ''black LGBTQI youth'' in...
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Gansler Warns of Ballot-Box Fight
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler told supporters of marriage equality that he believes same-sex marriage will be passed by Maryland's General Assembly and signed into...
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AIDS Walk's Top 25
Whitman-Walker Health, organizer of AIDS Walk Washington, on Tuesday announced not only the recipients of the event's three major honors, but a list of 25...
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Joel Osteen keeps preaching ‘homosexuality is a sin,’ gay marriage against scripture
Prosperity televangelist Joel Osteen spoke with The Washington Post‘s Sally Quinn about his recent comments on the Piers Morgan show regarding homosexuality and gay weddings. Osteen and...
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Oscar-winner Mo’Nique supports legalization of gay marriage in Maryland [video]
Actress, comedian and talk show host Mo’Nique, a native of Baltimore County, Md., appeared in a new video this week to support gay marriage. The...
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Family Research Council Scores 10 House Votes, Two Relating to DOMA
The Family Research Council’s political arm, FRC Action, today released its “Vote Scorecard” for the first session of the 112th Congress. Of the 10 House...
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U.S. Pastor Council Promotes Video Decrying Annise Parker’s “GLBT Agenda for Houston”
[Image, above: Screen capture of the FaithVotes web site at 1:30 p.m. today. Image, below: Screen capture of the FaithVotes web site at 2:30 p.m....
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Chaz Bono eliminated after abrasive week of ‘Dancing with the Stars’
After six weeks of increasingly tense competition, Chaz Bono was eliminated from ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” The 42-year-old transgender son of Sonny & Cher...
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Another teacher’s Facebook comments about gay kids under scrutiny
”I do not condone bullying or harassment of any kind and I am very aware and saddened by the negative impact this type of behavior...
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NOM uses Obama crowd photos to show “support” for repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage
The gay blog Good As You has twice exposed the “bogus” use of old photographs by the National Organization for Marriage. NOM is using the photos to...
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Debate on DOMA Repeal Bill to Begin in Senate Committee on Nov. 3
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set Nov. 3 for beginning the mark-up of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense...
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Unhappy Feet: Cher annoyed by Bruno’s ‘penguin’ criticism of Chaz on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ [video]
“It was a different Phantom, wasn’t it? It was like a cute little penguin trying to be a big menacing bird of prey…. Some roles...
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Prop 8 Tapes Under Seal, Sets Argument Timeline for Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals fo the Ninth Circuit today granted a stay pending appeal of U.S. District Court Judge James Ware’s order unsealing the...
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Kameny's Artifacts on Display at Smithsonian
The tributes to local gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny continue in the days following his death on Oct. 11, with the Smithsonian offering the public...
